When You Don't Like Eggs or Fish (Unless It's Breaded and Fried)...

[BethR]

...and you are following Atkins, Wednesdays and Fridays are very hard during Lent. (We fast from meat on Wednesdays too.) :(

I do love shrimp and other shellfish - but they are expensive. And I have been eating a lot of tuna (I just tried a modified Tuna Loaf, if it's any good, I will post the recipe.)
And I am ashamed to say that I have been allowing myself one starchy meal per week on either Wednesday or Friday when I have pasta, pizza, or fried fish.

Does anyone have any suggestions for getting through the next 4 1/2 weeks?

Guess I am really understanding "sacrifice" this year. :rolleyes:

Thanks! :)

[Strings]

This has been a problem for me too. I've done a vegetarian crustless quiche, I know it has eggs. With enough cheese you might not notice. I've also done spaghetti squash marinara. I love that. What about Atkins pancakes? I can make a meal on pancakes. There's a pizza recipe in the eating healthy board. Just do veggies. I hope these help. I'll try to come up with some more ideas.

[wovenwonder]

How about a low carb alfreda sauce with shrimp and/or crabmeat [you can use canned]. Instead of pouring it on noodles -- put it over broccoli and cauliflower.

Use the canned shrimp/crab for a seafood salad also. Put it on romaine and top with your favorite veggies, cheese, and low carb dressing.

Salmon or Tuna cakes [use pork rinds and parmesan cheese instead of bread crumbs]

Soup and Salad. Make a cream of soup using cauliflower as your base [I think I have the recipe in the recipe room]. Have a meatless dinner this way.

I agree -- try a crustless veggie quiche!

How about a veggie wrap. Use the low carb subway type wraps with all of your favorite veggies. Add a little shrimp if you'd like also.

[nativetxn]

Have you tried experimenting with the low carb breading ideas?

Atkins bake mix, almond flour, parmesan cheese? I've never tried to fry my fish because I love it just with lemon and butter but I fry chicken tenders and chicken wings that have been coated with parmesan cheese and it is very tasty. I'll bet you could make a low carb batter using the bake mix too. It wouldn't be zero carb but it wouldn't contain flour or sugar.

[Robinrs]

I agree with kath, Beth. I use almond flour and parmesan cheese for breading all the time! It's really BETTER than flour because it's so tasty!