Conference turris::cooks

    Liz,
    
    You might want to pick up a newly published book "The T-Factor Diet"
    by Martin Katahn, PhD, Director of Vanderbilt Weight Mgmt Program
    
    I recently took it out from the local library....it has the fat content
    in grams in all food.."good" and "junk"
    
    I mentioned this book in the "Holistic" notes file @414.2
    
    Hope this helps........
    
    Mary
    

    Well, one good fat-free dessert is angel food cake.  It's made
    with only egg WHITES, so it's low fat.  And there's enough sugar
    to give you the calories to keep your weight up.
    
    Of course, it's not so rich in nutrition.  However, you can put
    fresh fruit on top, and compromise.  If you want, you can heat up
    a jar of polyner All Fruit spread, and pour it on top of your cake
    for a glaze - mmmmmmmm.
    
    You might want to find the Target Diet Cookbook.  It gives units
    of fat per portion of each recipe.  Some do have milk, but not
    many.  I don't remember the author - he wrote a Target Diet diet
    book also.
    
    --Louise

    Having had a gallbladder problem myself, I can understand the weight
    loss.  Eliminating 'solid' fats really cuts down on calories.
    
    I found the only red meat I could tolerate was a broiled flank steak,
    which I usually seasoned with garlic or BBQ sauce. 
    
    I used quite a bit of broiled chicken and used everything from 
    orange marmalade to herbs provencale (sp?) to help it along.  
    
    Since muffins.etc were taboo, I turned to bagels, again with preserves
    or marmelades.  Breads and pasta became my biggest source of calories,
    and I can recommend ANYTHING by James Beard (for breads) that your
    bookstore might carry.
    
    Also, since I could tolerate small amounts of olive oil, I used
    to enjoy pizza -- though your lactose intolerance eliminates the
    cheese.
    
    Finally, look to vegetables and fruits for additional calories.
    That leads me to suggest the Moosewood (Vegetarian) Cookbook.
    I was not impressed with its successor, the Enchanted Broccolli
    Forest, so I suggest you look through them both before you
    purchase either.
    
    Good luck!
    
     

    There is a pumpkin-apple-raisin bread in one of Robert Haas' books.
    ( Eat to Win or Eat to Succeed,  can't remember which )
    It also uses only egg whites and (I think) has less then 1 gram
    of fat per serving (roughly 90 calories). I think I posted it in
    the weightloss notes file -- I'll try to dig it up. I lived on it
    when I had gallbladder problems.
    
    I found that eating chicken or fish for just one meal a day, and beans
    (kidney,chickpea, lentils) for the other meal was helpful. I tried
    to keep my fat intake to less than 20g. a day. I only lost a few
    pounds - but for the only time in my life my weight stayed stable
    for several months by sticking to low-fat meals.
    
    Jane Brody's Good Food Book is also full of low-fat recipes. I had
    to watch out with some of them though, because sometimes spicy food
    was enough to set off an attack.
     

    Lactose intolerance need not be a big problem.  You should be able
    to find 1 or 2 difference brands of lactose-free milk in your
    supermarkets.  Also, ask the pharmacist if s/he has or will order
    "lactaid" (I think that's the name).  It comes in drops and pills.
     The drops can be put into milk (this is cheaper than buying the
    already prepared milk); and the pills can be used for "instant"
    aid when eating other dairy products.
    
    Good luck - and learn to love pasta!
    
    Nanci

    Thanks for all your help and I already know about the angel food
    cake which I simply love esp with fresh fruit.  I also am a big
    pasta eater being from an Italian family, and I can tolirate some
    spices but if I do eat quit a bit of spicy food it does bring on
    a small attack.
    
    My specialist gave me a list of foods that I can and cna not eat.
     I can most meats if they are very lean, he said to eat a lot of
    chicken, fish, and trukey, with out the skin, veggies are good except
    for broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, corn cukes and a few other
    veggies because they are gas forming, fruts are good and so are
    enriched white, light wheat, light rye bread and plain rolls,  I
    can also eat sherbet, jello, angel cake and sponge cake, I can have
    3 tsps of butter, oil,mayo, and salad dressing a daily.
    
    
    Thanks everyone for the help, and lets hope that I gain some weight
    during the rest of this pregnancy or i'm going to end up in the
    hospital with lots of tubes sticking in me.
    
    
    
    Thanks,
    
    Liz

    Liz,
    
    You poor thing. It must be difficult enough being pregnant without all
    the added things.
    
    I use to be a vegetarian and I am also Italian so maybe I can help.
    
    Tofu is very good for fat free diets and has no distinct flavor so it
    takes on the flavor of anything it is cooked with.
    
    Here are two simple recipes that I enjoyed:
    
                   Tofu with Vegetables
    
    Tofu, cut in cubes and
    marinated in soy sauce or Tamari (even better),fresh ground ginger
    and minced garlic
    
    any vegetables you can eat, include butternut squash (very good) peeled
    and cut into mouth size pieces. Be sure all vegetables are cut into
    small pieces so they can cook quickly.
    
    Stir fry tofu in sesame, peanut or safflower oil (1 Tablespoon is
    plenty). Reserve marinade for vegetables
    
    Remove tofu from Wok and add vegetables with a little oil and stir fry
    adding marinade toward end of stir fry about 5 minutes. Add oregano,
    thyme, basil, to taste. Cook until tneder but crispy. Add tofu and heat
    through.
    
    Serve with rice. Delicious!
    
                      
                           Hamburg Substitute
    
    Can be used in lasagna recipe or just as plain hamburg.
    
    Pinto beans cooked until tender. Drain and mash until mushy. Italian bread
    crumbs, eggs, minced ,cooked onions and season as you would meatballs.
    
    Form into burger, meatballs or just simply fry up scrambled in low
    cholesterol oil. When using as patties or meatballs be sure to dip in
    breadcrumbs one more time to make it dry so it doesn't fall apart when
    frying.
    
    I don't know if this will be too gassy for you but they really are good
    even though they sound weird.
    
    Try it and let me know.
    
    Good Luck and happy pregnancy.

    I'm looking for more fat-free or very low fat recipes (meals and
    desserts) for my sister, who is now pregnant, and also has a
    gallbladder problem.  No fat is going to be very difficult for her.
    
    I'm also planning a baby shower for her, and want to server items that
    she can eat.  The first thing that came to mind was angel food cake.
    
    Any other fat-free or low-fat ideas out there?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Lauren  (another pregnant one)

    ... and the shower will be in November.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Lauren
    

    I highly recomended the cookbook "Have Your Cake and Eat It Too".
    Wonderful cakes, muffins, and other baked good - low fat and low 
    cholesterol without sacrificing taste.  This was recommended to me 
    by the pastry chef at Wheatleigh in Lenox.

    How about bagging the cake or cookies and serving veggies with a no fat
    dip and fruits.  Nonfat yogurt has always worked well as a base for
    both for me.
    
    meg

    I definitely plan on serving lots of veggies and fruit.  
    
    Thanks, and keep the ideas coming.
    
    Lauren
    

    I have a cookbook called, 500 Low-fat Recipes.  I forget the author,
    but all the recipes, including desserts, have less than 1g of fat.
    
    I use this cookbook all the time for appetizers, soups, main meals,
    side dishes, and desserts.  I have loved everyone I've tried.
    
    If you don't want to invest, perhaps your library has the book.
    
    Diana
    
    P.S.  Also, if you are looking for something in particular, I'll
    look up the recipe for you.  Send mail:  shrctr::campbell
    

    Jane Brody's cookbooks are pretty good. Not fat FREE, but a lot of low
    fat recipes. She has at least 3 cookbooks out - The Good Food Book,
    a seafood one, and I think Goof Food Gourmet.  Note that
    'Jane Brody's Nutrition Book' is NOT a cookbook, although it does have
    a few recipes in it. (It is an excellent book by the way, if you are
    interested in becoming something of an amateur nutritionist for
    heathful eating - very readable with a practical, non-extremist
    approach.)
    
    Cooking Light magazine is also a favorite source for low-fat recipes.
    They give the nutritional breakdown for all recipes, so you know
    exactly how much fat is involved.
    
    FWIW - my experiences with totally fat free cooking and products like
    fat free cheese have been disappointing. I can usually get much better
    tasting results if I just try to get very LOW fat, instead of NO fat.  But
    I guess you already knew that our bodies think that FAT TASTES GOOD!
                                              
    Louise