Rolls, Rolls, Rolls

I absolutely love rolls but since starch is a major problem for me, I have to make sure that my intake in very minimum.

I am one hundred percent sure that the best roll you can find in Shreveport is at Texas Road House located on the service road off of Old Minden Road. If you want good rolls, a nice meal, and a noisy atmosphere, this is absolutely your place.

It's always crowded but the waiting time is never too long.

I just happen to love their grilled chicken, which is always juicy and based in bar-be-que sauce. I absolutely love their sauce but my husband hates it. He would rather have the chicken hot off the grill without anything on it and I always ask for extra. I know bad, bad, bad, but at least I make sure that it's the only fat for the day.

You should also try their catfish! It's fried to perfection-not too hard, soft, or greesy. And who could resist the loaded bake potato and fresh green salad. I typically opt for the ceasar salad but have yet to find one better than Outback's.

So if you are looking for a place to hang out with the girls, or take the noisy kids who love peanuts and drops the shells everywhere, Texas Road House is your spot. Happy Eating!

So, I realize one thing. I love food and I am a very picky, ticky eater. It's hard to satisfy me and I'm tired of going into restaurants, paying my money, and leaving as hungry as I was when I entered.

Another problem is that I'm finding out that diabetes have tried to make a stance in my mother's life and mine. Everyone is ragging on Paula, but diabetes has no picks and chooses. She was doing what she loves to do and just because she has diabetes, doesn't mean that she can't stop cooking for the people who love her meals.

We are so critical and to all you vegetarians and people who don't eat meat...that's your choice. Some people just can't get with that and I for one and one of them. The only time I leave out meat is when I'm fasting and praying.

Yeah, yeah, yeah you can eat meat and be healthy and to all of you who think you can't, here's how you do it: Breakfast-  1 ounce of meat, 1 fruit, 2 starch, 1 cup of milk, and 2 fat- (in two small pieces of butter).

Lunch & Dinner- 2 ounces of meat, 3 vegetables, 2 starch, 1 cup of skim milk or snack, and 1 fat.

To someone that's still Greek, because for a while it was Greek to me, so let me break it down a little bit more....all of these = 1 starch
1 slice of white bread = 1 starch  but 2 slices of Sara Lee Light .
1/2 cup of grits or oatmeal or bran cereal
1/2 English muffin or bagel
2 small pancakes
1 small waffle

All of these = 1 fruit
1 medium fresh fruit like: pear, peach, apple, orange, or banana
2 small fruit like: kiwi
2/3 cup of unsweetened pineapple
1/2 cup of fruit juice
1 cup of berries like: blue, black, red, or strawberries
17 grapes
1/2 cup of unsweetened canned fruit
1/4 cup of dried fruit

This =1 serving of vegetables and you can have 3! Hooray!!
1/2 cup of cooked vegetables
1 cup of raw vegetables

You can have 5-6 ounces of meat per day and these = 1 meat
1 ounce of cooked beef, ham, fish, chicken, turkey, or lunch meat
1 ounce of cheese
1/4 cup of cottage cheese
1 tbsp of peanut butter
1 egg
1/4 cup of egg substitute

You can have 4 fat per day these= 1 fat
1 tsp margarine, butter, oil, mayonnaise, salad dressing
2 tsp. of diet margarine
2 tbsp of reduced calorie salad dressing
1 tbsp of reduced calorie mayonnaise
2 tbsp sour cream
5 olives
10 whole peanuts
1 tbsp sunflower seeds
1 slice of bacon

Thank God for free foods that can be spread throughout the day and you can have 3 servings per day....

sugar-free jello, popsicle, gum
1 can diet soda
1 glass or crystal light, iced tea, or sugar free koolaid
black coffee
mustard
pepper
2 tsp coffee creamer
2 tsp sugar free jelly

And what about the stuff some of us love?
Macaroni & cheese 1 cup = 2 starch, 2 oz of meat
Pizza any kind 2 slices= 2 starch, 2 oz meat, 2 fats
Potato salad 1/2 cup= 1 starch, 2 fats
Syrup 1 tbsp= 1 starch
Cookies 2 small= 1 starch, 1 fat
French fries small= 2 starch, 2 fats
Cake 2 inch frosted= 2 starch, 1 fat / unfrosted 2 inch= 1starch, 1 fat
Ramen noodles 1/2 block= 2 starch, 1 fat
Casserole 1 cup= 2 starch, 2 oz meat

I know it's a lot of information to take in at one time, but I promise you it's easy to do and I've already loss ten pounds since I started.