Foods You Can Reintroduce in Phase 2

[Tiny T]

Originally Posted by nsage

I guess i don't understand some restrictions. there is a recipe for a breakfast cookie with raisins & oatmeal, yet raisins are a no no. Whats up?

how many raisins are we talking about? They are okay, in moderation. They have a high sugar content though...for example, not good if your having a snack of just raisins...but stretch them out enough in your cookies and they are not that bad with only a few raisins per cookie once you make them...you follow me?

[nsage]

Thanks, that makes sense. I believe the big breakfast cookie has one table spoon in it. The cookie is so big, my husband or I could eat it all.

[Tiny T]

Originally Posted by nsage

Thanks, that makes sense. I believe the big breakfast cookie has one table spoon in it. The cookie is so big, my husband or I could eat it all.

sounds great
where's this big breakfast cookie recipie???...lol

[nsage]

This is what I found on an old site. I think I will try the baked next. The cookie is so big, I missed typed, my husband and I could NOT eat the whole thing.

Homemade:
BIG Breakfast Cookie
Ingredients for 1 BIG Cookie:

1/3 cup cups oatmeal
1 Tb raisins (I omitted and added 1 Tbls coconut for 1 point. Would be good without too.)
1 Tb flour (equivalent to 0 points)
1/3 cups fat-free dry milk
1/4 cup applesauce (no-sugar added)
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 Tb Splenda or other no-calorie sweetener

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with Pam. Mix all ingredients together and spoon a large mound on cookie sheet. Bake for 15-20 min, until golden brown on edges.
I also like the baked oatmeal mostly because I can do more than one serving at a time
BAKED OATMEAL
2 cup uncooked oatmeal
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup fat-free skim milk
1/2 cup Egg Beaters (or 2 eggs)
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (use an apple instead in the food processor for chunks of apple in it)
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1/4 cup Splenda
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbs ground cinnamon
Combine wet ingredients and add dry ingredients. Bake in sprayed 8" square pan at 350 for 35-45 min. keeps well in refrig. Or freezer. It's good cold or warm. Makes a great take along breakfast. 6 servings @ 2 WWP
Variations:
4 pkts. Of Nestles ff (25 calorie) hot chocolate mix added to it and eliminate the cinnamon; 6 bars @ 2 WWP
Substitute pumpkin for the applesauce & use pumpkin pie spice instead of cinnamon.
Two mashed bananas instead of applesauce
2 mashed bananas, small canned crushed pineapple (drained) and 2 carrots grated instead of applesauce (bake this one in 11 x 7 pan for 55 min; 6 servings @ 3 WWP
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[Angies_Journey]

I did read that there are updated food lists out there because after the book was written years ago, they reevaluated the glycemic index in many foods and they now allow MEDIUM bananas as a fruit choice. There were many other changes as well.

[no2atkins]

Originally Posted by nsage

I guess i don't understand some restrictions. there is a recipe for a breakfast cookie with raisins & oatmeal, yet raisins are a no no. Whats up?

There seems to be a huge lack of consistency if you think of this as a diet...your not not allowed any certain foods..remember? its up to you to keep it realistic on what you can or cant do....bananas, raisins...lol...they would be a every once in a blue moon meal...

however...saying that..that cookie doesnt sound so bad if your about to go on a 20 mile bike ride...but yeah..if your gonna sit in front of a TV or computer..better to have an egg...lol...

[RedRox]

I don't think the original big breakfast cookie was a SB specific recipe, but just one that was adapted for SB purposes. It should not be made with raisins if you want to keep it beachy. If you can find organic turkish apricots at a healthier food outlet (they are brown and look more like a dry prune than the bright orange dried apricots one normally finds) you can chop those into raisin-sized pieces and it would be a good approximation. Even the regular orange dried apricots chopped up would be a good SB friendly option, I just happen to like the non-sulfite version better.

You can have a medium banana a day though if you like as a fruit serving. They were added into the P2 foods list a few years ago.
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And I eat about 3/4 cup of oatmeal (cooked) every day for breakfast along with fruit and sweetened with a bit of agave nectar. It's just a single serving of grains which we are allowed as well and the soluble fiber in it is good for lowering LDL cholesterol.

[no2atkins]

Originally Posted by RedRox

I don't think the original big breakfast cookie was a SB specific recipe, but just one that was adapted for SB purposes. It should not be made with raisins if you want to keep it beachy. If you can find organic turkish apricots at a healthier food outlet (they are brown and look more like a dry prune than the bright orange dried apricots one normally finds) you can chop those into raisin-sized pieces and it would be a good approximation. Even the regular orange dried apricots chopped up would be a good SB friendly option, I just happen to like the non-sulfite version better.

You can have a medium banana a day though if you like as a fruit serving. They were added into the P2 foods list a few years ago.

And I eat about 3/4 cup of oatmeal (cooked) every day for breakfast along with fruit and sweetened with a bit of agave nectar. It's just a single serving of grains which we are allowed as well and the soluble fiber in it is good for lowering LDL cholesterol.

what's great about SB is that it is up to you to make these choices. everything is Circumstantial, if your about to go on a 15 mile bike ride then go ahead eat the raisin cookie, if your about to take a nap...sit and watch the game..then ummm maybe not so much. also if you had some already questionable meals that week then again..NO...if you find your under a pound or two then again..yes proceed with said evil cookie.

remember this is not a low carb diet, raisins while high in sugars are still a non processed God given food.

than being said do not make raisins a regular staple.

just use the common sense that has gotten you this far.

[sassycass830]

I start P2 on thursday, and I have some Kashi Go lean Crunch in my cupboard, is that good enough to start with, or should i go with Fiber One. I like both the same, just going without spending extra money right now would be good

[RedRox]

The crunch version of KGL is too high in sugars, although the plain KGL is OK. You could probably mix the Fiber One and the KGL crunch 50/50 to get the overall sugar content down into an acceptable range. There should be 8 gms or less of sugars per serving (30 gms total) for cold cereals.