This morning began with a girl jumping on top of me, tickling me and asking me out for breakfast. After some coaxing, Maggie, her boyfriend, Barry and I headed off to Denny’s. I haven’t been to a Denny’s in probably 10 years so I looked up the menu on the drive. The most amazing pancake breakfast off the Fit Fare menu caught my eye, leaving me craving this meal: Banana Pecan Pancake Breakfast!
“Glazed pecans cooked into two hearty wheat pancakes and topped with fresh banana slices. Served with two scrambled egg whites, two strips of turkey bacon and a side of warm syrup. Fit Fare® Lean: Under 15g of fat. Fit Fare® Fiber: Over 8g of fiber.”
What a surprise when I clicked the nutritional facts and found this so-called “fit” menu item was 750 calories! 750 calories is NOT fit, Denny’s! I knew it was too good to be true! But at least I can make them at home 😀
In the end, after endless time spent weighing my options, I decided on the Fit Fare Omelette, minus the cheese.
“Egg white omelette with spinach, mushrooms, freshly made pico de gallo and shredded Cheddar cheese. Served with two slices of turkey bacon and seasonal fruit as your side choices. Fit Fare® Light: Under 550 calories. Fit Fare® Protein: Over 20g of protein.”
Barry made his own pancakes, Blueberry banana, with a side of eggs, hash browns, and bacon.
Marie’s Meatloaf. How can I describe mom’s meatloaf?
More More More! Give me! I’ll fight you for it! Get back! I’ve got a fork and I’m not afraid to use it!
Yeah, something like that…
My mom makes the best meatloaf I have ever had (mmmm, especially the butts, of the ends, of the loaf), so the last time she made it, I plugged it into MyFitnessPal… full fat block cheddar cheese, 85/15 beef, bread crumbs…
Needless to say, I needed to try my hand at it. I’ve recreated mom’s loaf using extra lean beef and it still rocked. Sunday, I recreated it using a ground poultry blend, fat free cheese and Fiber One cereal bread crumbs.
The magical thing about meatloaf is that the possibilities are endless! In the past, I’ve thrown in vegetables, sauces, meats… literally, anything my kitchen had…
The cool thing about my mom’s meatloaf: no condiments required. All the flavor is in the loaf!
Basic Bundo Poultry Loaf
serves 8
- 1 lb 98% fat free ground chicken
- 1 lb 93 % fat free ground turkey
- 2 1/2 Tbsp onion soup mix
- 2 1/2 Tbsp Shake n Bake BBQ glaze, powder
- 2 Tbsp Fiber One Original bran cereal
- 1/4 cup fat free shredded cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper
Preheat the oven to 325 . Using a Magic Bullet, or other processor, grind the cereal until fine. Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Shape loaf.
Either store in the freezer, wrapped in plastic wrap and foil, or bake.
To bake, wrap in foil, and puncture holes at the bottom to allow for fat drainage. Bake for 1 hour. Carefully open the foil and expose the loaf and return to the over to bake for an additional 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.
Nutrition per 4oz serving:
Calories: 172, Fat: 5.6g, Sat. Fat: 1.2g, Cholesterol: 78.1mg, Sodium: 412.2mg, Carbs: 5.7g, Fiber: 0.8g, Sugar: 1.9g Protein: 24.5g
The Basics
Mustard Crusted Bundo Poultry Loaf
serves 8
- 1 lb 98% fat free ground chicken
- 1 lb 93 % fat free ground turkey
- 3 Tbsp onion soup mix
- 2 Tbsp Fiber One Original bran cereal
- 1/4 cup fat free shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 Tbsp Bundo Honey Mustard Sauce, separated, plus more, if wanted
- salt and pepper
Preheat the oven to 325 F. Using a Magic Bullet, or other processor, grind the cereal until fine. Combine all ingredients, and only 1 Tbsp honey mustard, in a bowl. Shape loaf. Once shaped, brush 2 Tbsp honey mustard sauce over all sides of the loaf. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate or freeze, with a wrapping of foil, until ready to bake.
To bake, wrap in foil, and puncture holes at the bottom to allow for fat drainage. Bake for 1 hour. Carefully open the foil and expose the loaf. Brush the last 1 Tbsp pf honey mustard and return to the over to bake for an additional 20-25 minutes, until golden brown, at 360 F.
Something to remember: ground turkey, and especially ground chicken, will not brown like ground beef!
Nutrition per 4oz serving:
Calories: 177, Fat: 5.6g, Sat. Fat: 1.5g, Cholesterol: 75mg, Sodium: 25mg, Carbs: 4.5g, Fiber: 0.8g, Sugars: 2.8g
After slicing up the meatloaf, I decided to brown the sides of the slices in a pan and a brush more of honey mustard! I just love that sweet and spicy mustard!
After steaming up some broccoli and topping that with garlic, I threw another surprise on the kitchen table! People were raving about how yummy the garlic mashed potatoes were, which I topped with fat free cheddar an some real bacon crumbles! My dad couldn’t believe it when I told him it was cauliflower!
Garlic Mashed Cauli
With the leftovers, I packed up dinner for when mom gets home from work, and since Barry is working night shift, I made a meal for him. I also made dad a meatloaf sandwich for lunch tomorrow with Bundo Honey Mustard Sauce and BBQ sauce! Can you say, “drool-worthy?”
I just thought about how good these loaves would be with a fat free Monterrey or Pepper Jack…
MMMMM….. See meatloaf is magical! You can dream it into anything!
Be Well Bundo 