Big Birthdays with Zeroes
by Mary Chadsey

Since I'm turning 60 in just a very few days it's time to get it together and start looking like I'm 30, well, maybe 60. It would be terrible to tell people that I'm 40 and have them look shocked that I look terrible for my age! Maybe I'll start telling them I'm 10 years older. So, what do you think, don't I look great for 70?

To be perfectly honest I started worrying about this in February, so I did get a head-start. To date I have lost 13 pounds and have some delicious, low carb, high protein, recipes to share with you.

Of course, my favorite recipe is in the dessert category:

Vanilla Pudding - serves three

1 Cup reduced fat milk
1 Cup ricotta cheese
1 package of gelatin (unflavored)
1/2 Cup Splenda™
1/2 stick cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 egg yolks

Pour milk into a saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin powder over the top and let sit until the gelatin softens. Separate egg yolks (save the whites for breakfast). Add yolks, Splenda™, and cinnamon stick to the saucepan. Turn heat to low and stir constantly for about five minutes. REMOVE the cinnamon stick!

Get out your blender (I use a Vita-Mix) and combine milk mixture with ricotta cheese. Blend for about one minute. Add vanilla.

Pour into glasses and chill for at least 2 1/2 hours.

Next - I'm experimenting with some high protein, no sugar, protein bars. I'm thinking oats, egg whites, peanut butter, flax. But, the clincher is it can't taste like cardboard. On the other hand, if it tastes like cardboard maybe I won't eat so much of it? If anyone has any recipes theyd like to share, please let me know. - mary@chadsey.com

Mary Chadsey is a part owner of the RestonWeb, foodie, rower, dabbler in the arts. Art would include anything that moves her at the moment... mosaic, sewing, painting, glass, etc.