The Fresh Baked Smell of Phase 2

Well Phase 1 is officially done and Phase 2 is officially begun. Not that I haven't cheated over the past few days. Didn't help much that I made a bunch of not so south beach friendly christmas presents.

We're now allowed to have more carbs in the way of low glycemic fruits, whole grains, carrots, and sweet potatoes. In addition to our now usual haul of fresh veggies, low fat cheeses, beans, nuts, and tofu products we've also purchased apples, oranges, brown rice, carrots, whole grain oat flour, whole grain teff flour (a fantastic tasting and nutritious alternative grain to wheat) and oats. We also bought plain brown ricecakes and some cracker sticks made with whole grains and seeds.

We woke up a little late today so we made the Oat Pancake for breakfast that's in the southbeach book. It's large, in charge, and full of protein. Pretty filling too. They suggest using low fat cottage cheese or low fat tofu. I think next time I'll try the tofu to see how its different. Topped with some sugar free syrup and I cant believe its not butter spray and its tasty and filling.

Since that was a little late for breakfast instead of lunch we had two snacks. We stopped by America's Cup for some no sugar added boysenberry and blueberry frozen yogurt topped with a couple Tbsp of fresh strawberries. Then we had some of the previously mentioned cracker sticks with a couple of carrot and celery sticks and a couple tablespoons of olive and garlic hummus.

Dinner will likely be spaghetti squash topped with tofu cacciatorre and low fat italian cheeses with a salad. Ugh I'm full just thinking about it.

Oh and most exciting of all... Bob's Red Mill makes a whole grain gluten free bread mix. Gluten free breads tend to be the worst about not using whole grains, adding sugar, and are super super expensive. It's a little cheaper to by the bread mix and hey...I have a bread machine to boot so why not? Also we won't be eating that much bread and because of the lack of preservatives gluten free bread (b/c its also often all natural) tends to go bad very quickly. Stuff in the store can be hit or miss with how long it will last you. If I'm making it fresh and then refridgerating it my bread should last a bit longer. Can't wait. Mmmm I love the smell of bread yeast.