I'm Katie

Hi,

-I'm Katie and I'm 30.

-I am a wife to {Luke} and mom to three active kids {Livi, Spencer and Mac}.

-There are so many things I love to do {read, relax, watch movies, create new things, blog surf, spend time with my family, and learn new things}

-In my quest to be a better person, an on-going battle, I love to learn things from other women.

Thanks for your contributions and suggestions.

Asian Coleslaw

Phase 1, 2, & 3
Prep Time: 10 min Total Time: 3 hr 10 min
Makes: 12 servings, 1/2 cup each

INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup SOUTH BEACH LIVING™ Ranch Dressing
1/4 cup no-sugar-added peanut butter (0g trans fat)
1 Tbsp. lite soy sauce
1 bag (16 oz.) coleslaw blend
1 Tbsp. chopped PLANTERS Dry Roasted Unsalted Peanuts DIRECTIONS Mix dressing, peanut butter and soy sauce in large bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Add coleslaw blend; toss to coat. Cover. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled. Top with peanuts just before serving.

* I have not made this, but it might be a good alternative to the Chinese Coleslaw I love...without the extra fat.

Cheesy Ham Omelet

Phase 1, 2, & 3
Prep Time: 5 min Total Time: 12 min
Makes: 2 servings, half of an omelet each

INGREDIENTS
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. fat-free milk
3 slices OSCAR MAYER Thin Sliced Smoked Ham, chopped
1 tsp. thin green onion slices
dash of pepper
1/4 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese DIRECTIONS Beat eggs and milk in small bowl with fork until well blended. Add ham, onion and pepper; mix well. Spray 8-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Pour egg mixture into skillet; cover. Cook on medium heat 6 minutes or until egg mixture is set but top is still moist. Sprinkle cheese evenly onto half of omelet. Using spatula, fold egg mixture over filling; cover. Remove from heat; let stand 1 minute. Cut in half to serve.

Salsa Omelets

Salsa Omelet -
South Beach Diet Recipe (Phase 1)

(Add as much or as little of these items as you want I don't use a certain amount)
low fat ham
green peppers (chopped)
onion (chopped)
mushrooms
1 slice low fat cheese
salsa
2 eggs

Take ham, onion, green peppers, & mushrooms and cook in a frying pan with a little water. After everything is cooked enough for your tastes put them on a plate. Take 2 eggs (or egg beaters whichever you prefer) and scramble in a bowl with a little water. Then spray pan with butter flavored spray and put in eggs. Spread to fit bottom of pan then cover it cooking on low heat. When eggs seem completely cooked, put cooked veggies on one side of the flattened egg, place half a slice of the cheese on top. Let it melt a little (you can put the cover back on so it will melt faster or just leave it there for a few minutes. Then take a little salsa and spread on top of the cheese. Fold the side of the egg that has nothing on it over top of the veggies and cheese, then put the other half of the slice of cheese on top of the omelet. Take out of the frying pan and top with a little more salsa.

*I have eaten these and they are pretty stinkin' good. I just omitted what I didn't want: ie muschrooms)

Suzy's Fettucine Alfredo

1 small spaghetti squash (about 2 pounds)
1 Laughing Cow Light Herb and Garlic cheese
2-4 Tbsp crushed garlic
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray (to taste)
2 Tbsp light Parmesan cheese
4 4-oz cooked chicken breasts
4 c broccoli, steamed1. Cut squash in half, lengthwise. 2. Remove seeds with a spoon or fork. 3. Wrap each half in plastic wrap and put both halves in microwave for 6-11 minutes, depending on size. 4. Remove squash halves from microwave, let sit with wrap on for 1-2 minutes. 5. Put Laughing Cow cheese in bottom of large bowls and smoosh it around. 6. Scrape out insides of squash gently with a fork and put in bowl on top of cheese. 7. Add garlic and stir ingredients well. 8. While stirring, add butter spray to help blend ingredients. 9. Slowly sprinkle Parmesan cheese and stir. 10. Add cooked chicken breasts and steamed broccoli and voila-- fettucine Alfredo!
Makes 4 Servings Per Serving: 310 cal, 36 g pro, 24 g carb, 7 g fat, 2.5 g sat fat, 90 mg chol, 2 g fiber, 710 mg sodium

Low Fat Raspberry Summer Sensation

Ingredients:
2 cups raspberry sorbet or sherbet
1 cup cold fat free milk
1 pkg. JELL-O vanilla flavor fat free sugar free instant reduced calorie pudding & pie filling
1 tub cool whip free whipped topping, thawed
1 cup raspberries
Recipe: Low Fat Raspberry Summer Sensation
Line 9x5 inch loaf pan with foil. Spoon sorbet into pan amd freeze it for 10 min.
Pour milk into large bowl.
After that add dry pudding mix.
Then beat with wire whisk 2 min. Gently stir in whipped topping.
Spread pudding mixture over sorbet in pan.
Freeze 3 hours or overnight. To unmold, invert pan onto plate and remove foil.
Just before serving top with raspberries. Let stand 10 to 15 min. to soften before cutting into 12 slices.

Graham Cracker Snacks

Graham crackers
apprx. 2 TBS. Low-fat/no-fat cool whip

Crack a graham cracker in half. Add cool whip, make a sandwich and freeze.


Great low fat alternative to a icecream sandwich. My family loved these...GREAT summer treat.