Buffets Without Guilt
>> Friday, February 4, 2011
We ate the Rio buffet on Monday and I was scared that I was going to cheat on my diet. How can you NOT cheat with an ENTIRE buffet line of JUST COOKIES? Luckily for me, they had a huge salad section and a pretty nice seafood selection.
I drank almost a full glass of water before I got my (first) plate, which helped me to feel satisfied and not go nuts at the mashed potato/fried chicken/pasta section. I started with some baked salmon and whole cherry tomatoes. Then, I filled up on a plate of garden salad and raw veggies, followed by another big glass of ice water.
The best part for me was the tomato salad. Yellow and red grape tomatoes with olive oil and basil....yum.
Mia had a corndog. So not fair! I'm trying to come up with a casserole using low fat ricotta, but without the noodles. How about an eggplant and ground turkey parm? Worth a shot?
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Totally was going to post a healthy recipe for eggplant parm...but it is really a recipe for eggplant pizzas, which are quite delicious and healthy because no crust! But yeah, sorry I'm no help. Great job at the buffet, I wouldn't be able to control myself.
Hi! I love the new blog! Food blogging is totally my thing. Even though I'm no chef.
The Rio buffet sounds so good, I've never been!
I am so envious that you were able to control yourself that the buffet! I am a total sucker for anything with peanut butter, which more than often involves chocolate. Ugh...
Do you have the Rocco DiSpirito book Now Eat This? There is a great recipe for eggplant manicotti where you use baked eggplant slices instead of noodles. Be sure to make the homemade marinara sauce. It's so much better than store-bought and it will last for days in the fridge or you can freeze it! Let me know if you can't find the recipe and I will copy it from my book for you. Good luck!
One of my favorite recipes is a no-carb take on eggplant parmesan. I slice my eggplant thinly, and layer it in a baking dish with tomato sauce, low fat part skim mozzarella, and whatever other vegetables I have on hand (usually onions and mushrooms). They I bake it at 350 for about 45 minutes. It's great, because the eggplant tricks your mind into thinking that you're eating noodles! You could easily add ricotta to this to make it extra yummy. :)
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