Dressing: (this is the same dressing that I use for shell/pasta salad). Marinate the tomatoes for a few minutes or a few hours, they taste great either way. I like to grate fresh black pepper over the top just before serving.
- 2/3 cup splenda (or 1 tsp. stevia)
- 1/2 cup oil (I like to use 1/4 cup olive oil mixed with 1/4 cup canola)
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. pepper
- 1 tsp. paprika
Put in shaker then refridgerate container for up to several weeks.  Pour over sliced tomatoes and marinate.
You can also put in other kinds of vegetables (peppers, cucumber).
Posted on June 28th, 2007 by neslyn
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If you are looking to snack on something crunchy and you don’t want to eat all the salt and starch of potato chips, these chips taste great. I love the lemon spicy flavor but you could use any spices that appeal to you! This takes about 1 minute to prepare and approximately 4 or 5  minutes to bake! You can eat them warm or cold.
- 1 or 2 whole wheat tortillas a (Superstore has stone ground whole wheat tortillas).ÂÂ
- Spray with a olive oil spritzer the sprinkle with Clubhouse Lemon & Herbs or Lemon Pepper seasoning or Parmesan & Herbs (Clubhouse).ÂÂ
- bake in 350 degree F oven until crisp/brown (don’t overcook)
Break into pieces and enjoy! Credit for this idea comes from Donna Newell.
Posted on June 26th, 2007 by neslyn
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We had some left-over turkey tonight, and had some whole wheat tortillas so I made my first quesadilla:
- chopped cooked turkey meat (but you could use any kind of left over meat, eggs or seafood
- 1/2 chopped tomato (you can also add peppers, mushrooms, onions, etc.)
- tex mex or shredded low fat cheese
- 1 whole wheat tortilla
I just put a layer of turkey, topped with tomato and about 1 Tablespoon of cheese. Fold in half. Toast in a grill or fying pan sprayed with a little olive oil. This took about 3 or 4  minutes in total to prepare and cook – home cooked fast food – great tasting without all the fat and sodium. I was really hungry so didn’t take a picture! I’ll take one next time. I enjoyed it so much the first time, I made it again and this time took the above picture.
TIP: I bought a turkey breast, baked it in the oven, then put the meat in the fridge (and some in the freezer), so that I have cooked turket meat ready any time I need it. Easy and fast when you are hungry.ÂÂ
Posted on June 26th, 2007 by neslyn
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Sue found this product at Superstore with no salt added which is great for a chicken bouillon mix. If you compare this product to the Knorr chicken bouillon cube (per 1/2 cube 1130 mg sodium) it seems like a great choice.
Per 20 ml:
- Calories 40
- Fat 0.5 g
- Sodium 95 mg
- Carbohydrate 9 g
- Sugars 3 g
- Protein 0.3 g
Posted on June 26th, 2007 by neslyn
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This is a great hearty healthy soup. Great for lunch or anytime. It also freezes well. There is no additional salt added (except bouillon), so you may have to season to taste.
- 1 turkey (or chicken) carcass – boil with 2 l water in a large pot.
- add 1 large onion chopped
- 1 clove garlic
- boil for approximately 1 hour
- strain the liquid and remove remaining meat from the bones.
- return broth to the pot and add:
- 3 stalks of finely chopped celery
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 2 large cloves garlic finely chopped
- 3 parnips finely chopped
- 1/2 large turnip chopped
- 1 bag of baby carrots chopped
- 1 Tablespoon Italiano seasoning (Clubhouse)
- 1 chicken bouillion cube 1130 mg sodium per 1/2 cube (or Luda Chicken bouillon mix 95 mg sodium/20 ml)ÂÂ
- 1 tsp. parsley
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. oregano
- 1/2 tsp. Mrs. Dash chicken grilling blend (optional)
Simmer on medium low heat until vegetables are cooked (approximately 1 and 1/2 hours). Add more water if desired. Skim fat when cool. You could add cooked rice, cooked barley, cooked lentil soup mix, cooked pasta (cooking before adding to the soup will help reduce the starch in those foods). You can add any vegetables in this soup that you wish.
Posted on June 26th, 2007 by neslyn
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Dressing: (this is the same dressing that I use for shell/pasta salad). Marinate the tomatoes for a few minutes or a few hours, they taste great either way. I like to grate fresh black pepper over the top just before serving.
