Day Two
Today it's another venture to the grocery store ... not only did I forget the salad dressing yesterday, I also meant to get some lunch meat so I could make Dr. Agatston's Phase 1 version of sandwiches (lettuce wraps) today.
I love honey ham and I actually had two different types from two different delis left in my fridge pre-SBD kitchen purge, but honey ham is on the Foods to Avoid list. It's too high in sugar to be allowed.
Mmmm ... honey ham and Swiss would hit the spot. So now I'm missing that, too. Don't even get me started on how much I wanted some toast this morning.
Anyway, Dr. Agatston points out that any lunch meat I choose should be free of fillers. They're found in pre-packaged, processed luncheon meats, so I'm headed to the deli counter.
Fillers are actually starches derived from bread, corn or potatoes, so you'd actually be eating foods from the Foods to Avoid list without even realizing it if you eat these types of meats.
By the way if you're following the diet, make sure you choose lunch meat that is low in saturated fat.
Dr. Agatston recommends: Turkey breast, boiled ham, chicken breast or lean roast beef. Like honey ham, honey roasted turkey is also off-limits.
As for putting the turkey to use, I remember a tortilla party wrap we used to make at holidays that was basically turkey, cream cheese, tortilla, lettuce and tomato. So I left out the tortilla (sigh!) and spread the cream cheese (2 tablespoons of fat-free or light are allowed daily on Phase 1) onto my turkey slices, wrapped them in the lettuce and ate a few slices of tomato alongside. Not bad!
I'm looking forward to trying a Phase 1 recipe tomorrow, Dr. Agatston's crab cobb salad, so I'll let you know how that goes.
My carb cravings are still crazy! But ... so far I've managed to fight the urge to down a bag of saltine crackers. Two days down, 28 to go!
