Saturday, February 12, 2011

rice paper rolls, soup and salad

Rice Paper Rolls (208 calories)
3 pieces rice paper
3 TBSP dumpling filling (see dumplings for recipe)
1/2 cup grated carrots
1/2 cup slivered celery
soak rice paper in warm water to soften, place filler inside and fold then roll up.
a perfect take along lunch.

Soup and a Salad (302 calories)
this is a store bought soup and the salad is just lettuce, carrots and half a hard boiled egg.

Rice Paper Rolls
60 cal 3 pieces rice paper
115 cal 3 TBSP dumpling filling (see day 2 for recipe)
23 cal 1/2 cup grated carrots
10 cal 1/2 cup slivered celery

130 cal 250 ml Gardennnay Market Vegetable Blend soup (Campbell's)
20 cal 2 cups lettuce
23 cal 1/2 cup grated carrot
30 cal 1/2 hard boiled egg

we had lots of high calorie food at our dinner table (a birthday party) and I was tempted but it really helped to fill my plate with the meal I had chosen before sitting down. nobody even seemed to notice...

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