OMG I LOVE Pesto!!! I have had regular pesto before but only a few times and it was a yummy thin crust pizza that was just pesto and cheese. That was at least 10 years ago. Then I saw a recipe for sun-dried tomato pesto in the Gourmet Nutrition cookbook and I thought, I’ll have to try that some time. I mentioned it to my roommate. She saw some made by Classico at the grocery store so she picked it up. It is YUMMY!!!! Cheesey, garlicy goodness! Lot’s of bang (flavour) for your buck (low in calories).
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2 Tbsps Classico Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto (45 calories, 2.5g fat, 4g carb, 1.5g protein)
2.5 oz Chicken (120 calories, 3g fat, 0g carb, 21.5g protein)
1 Stonehedge Flax Tortilla (60g) (150 calories, 5g fat, 27g carb, 5g protein, 5g fiber)
2 large leafs of Romaine Lettuce and few strips of yellow pepper (not even worth counting)
TOTALS: 315 calories, 10.75g fat, 31g carb, 28g protein 5g fiber
Today I found something that made me very happy. When you are only 5′1″ tall and are… ah… more mature… ; ) you don’t get to eat much so anything lower in calories and good for you is exciting to me. Especially low carb. Yah, so what I found is a flat bread (a little lighter and fluffier than a tortilla) that has less fat and carbs and more protein and fiber and fewer calories than the above tortilla. It’s a US company and the product is called Flat Out Bread. Lot’s of info at their website though the nutrition info is different than what is on the package here in Canada. I bought them at Safeway on sale 2 for $6. One Multi-Grain and one Italian Herb. Tonight I will use it to make a pesto and cheese pizza. Anyways, here’s the info if one were to use this flatbread instead of the tortilla above.
1 Multi-Grain Flat Out Bread (53g) (120 calories, 2.5g fat, 16g carb, 9g protein 7g fiber) only 9 grams net carbs! much better than 22 grams net carbs for the tortilla : )
TOTALS: 285 calories, 8g fat, 20g carb, 32g protein 7g fiber
Obviously all my “recipes” (they seem more like… compilations to me) are female serving sizes. Guys would just double it.
Bye for now. Be back later with the pizza!