Dieting that Tastes Good

One thing I've learned over the years as a dieter is that if the food doesn't taste good, I'm not likely to stay on my diet. I had friends munching on peanut butter and jelly rice cakes and I just could not get into it. Instead, I strive to find things that I like that stay within my calorie count. Last night, I made Egg Fu Yung for dinner. These deep fried egg and vegetables patties are served over rice. The only reason I made them was for my husband who has been a trooper with all this diet food fare.

My daughter suggested trying to alter the recipe for her and I as an experiment. So I deep fried the batch for the grandkids, hubby and son-in-law and made a small batch of experimental patties for my daughter and I. And they were delicious, so I thought I'd pass on the recipe.

Donna's Egg Fu Yung (Makes 6 patties)

One small container of egg beaters
4 cups of chopped vegetables. I used:

• 2 cups mushrooms
• 1 cup bok choy stalk diced in large pieces
• 1 cup bok choy greens
• green onions to fill out the measuring cup

Add salt, pepper and Chinese 5 seasons to taste to the egg beater mixture and stir in vegetables.

Spray the pan with vegetable oil. (I also use a large can I saved and cut the top and bottom off of for a form.) I put the form in the pan to heat also and then take 1/2 cup of the vegetable egg mixture and pour into the form when hot. Let it set until lightly brown on bottom. Loosen patty from form with a knife. Remove form and turn the patty to brown the other side. The vegetables will still be someone crisp. Put it in a baking dish. Continue this process until all six patties are cooked and then cover the baking dish and place in the oven at 300 degrees for 30 minutes.

Sauce:

Low fat vegetable broth (Wal-Mart's brand only has 10 calories per cup)
Dilute with equal amount of water.
3 T. soy sauce
Cornstarch to thicken

This is a very satisfying dish and can be eaten on 1/2 cup of rice.

Each patty is about 106 calories. Sauce is about 30 calories for a cup.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Today's Weight: 133.0