Day Four - Wednesday April 22

Day Four of my diet, a few more carbs than I'm allowed, but pretty good. Approx net carbs = 22

Breakfast:

Two eggs, scrambled with cheese and bacon sprinkled on top

Lunch:

Creamy Mushroom Soup

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 small onion, coarsely chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 pound mixed mushrooms, sliced
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 cups lower sodium vegetable broth
1/2 cup dry sherry
1 cup heavy cream

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over high heat. Add onion and sauté until soft, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add mushrooms, salt and pepper; sauté until soft and light brown, about 10 minutes. Add broth and sherry; simmer to allow flavors to blend, about 5 minutes.2. Transfer soup to a blender. Holding blender lid down firmly with a folded kitchen towel, blend at low speed to purée (you may have to work in batches). Return soup to saucepan; bring back to a simmer over medium heat. Add cream and simmer, stirring constantly, until soup is thick, about 5 minutes. Serve right away or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat before serving.

Tip: Feel free to add a small side salad to make this a complete lunch

My review: This was the best soup I've ever had in my life. Seriously. Delicious. I halfed the recipe (from the Atkins site) because I'm the only one in my family who would eat this. It was awesome. I measured out a cup to bring to work and had a side salad. Great lunch.

Dinner:

Tilapia - George seasoned it and baked it, very easy

Celery/Cucumber salad

Deviled Eggs

My review: The fish was very good, I don't remember what he put on it, but yum! The celery/cucumber salad was good, it was a few veggies chopped up with oil and vinegar. And I always like deviled eggs.

Snacks:

I'd read about Breyer's Carb Smart (low carb ice cream) when I was looking for a low carb ice cream recipe for my ice cream maker. Picked some up at WalMart for $2.75. It was great!