Here are my top 3 posts from last week:
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Balsamic Avocado Pasta Salas-S
Dorito Popcorn-Crossover
Sugar Free “Snickers”- S
The post from last week with the most visits was this one
Cinnamon Breakfast Cookies
And now for this weeks Trim Healthy Tuesday Posts!
Please see updated posting guidelines below the linky.
Thanks so much for joining Stacy & I on Trim Healthy Tuesdays!
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Trim Healthy Tuesday Linked Posts Guidelines
- Accepted post topics will be: Trim Healthy Mama related recipes, kitchen tips, weekly menu, ‘how to’ articles, or exercise tips, and MODEST before and after photos may be attached to any of the above. Please do not link personal progress reports or non-THM recipes.
- You may post links from YOUR blog to recipes that are Trim Healthy Mama friendly. They can be S (satisfying), E (energizing), FP (Fuel Pull), or Crossovers. Please note which of these categories your recipe falls under. Nutrition information for your recipe is helpful, but not mandatory.
- Please respect the copyright of the book, and do not post recipes from the Trim Healthy Mama book on your blog. You MAY post recipes that you’ve changed up to make your own, but nothing verbatim from the book.
- Please link your post back to one of the hosting blogs above: Gwen’s Nest or Stacy Makes Cents. Your link will show up on both blogs! DO NOT LINK TO THE HOMEPAGE – instead link directly to this Trim Healthy Tuesday post: https://gwens-nest.com/?p=2644
- Please post no more than 3 links each week.
- Post new links from your blog each week – do not post the same link each week.
- You may include recipes with “Splenda” and other similar products or foods that are considered “compromise foods”, but please note that in the recipe, and either make them optional or offer substitutions for on plan items if possible. Please do not use ingredients that are off plan…like white potatoes.
- No giveaways or advertising-only type posts are allowed. You may post about cookbooks that you like and you may include affiliate links, but the post MUST be THM friendly. Example – posting about an eCookbook that you like is acceptable when telling how it can help with THM. Posting about a cookbook just so you can sell it is NOT acceptable.
- Any post that does not meet the guidelines outlined above will be considered Spam and will be deleted.
- Though it’s not required, it would be polite if you would link directly to the Trim Healthy Mama website in each of your posts – they’ve done so much to help us all, and we’d like to increase their traffic. www.trimhealthymama.com
- For help with determining where your recipes fall, visit Gwen’s THM Quick Start Guide.
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I could eat this right off the screen.
I’ve been thinking about trying this with spaghetti squash since we are GF. When I used to make it, I’d added the sauce to the pie and bake. You really just can’t go wrong when we’re talking cheese, right? Yum! Thanks for hosting.
That sounds like a great idea!!!!
We just always add the sauce on the side, because I’m usually still doctoring it up while baking the base. I *think* the base may cook faster w/o having to heat sauce too, but not sure on that one.
We love it!
Oh, I mistyped…sigh…I didn’t mean to say you should do that, I meant to say I’ve done it that way in the past. 🙂 Sorry if I sounded bossy. 😀
Do you think minced fresh garlic would do the trick?? I am out of garlic powder?
Sure! I think that would be delightful!
I have a question about your spaghetti pie – I am guessing that the eggs and cheese provide enough protein that meat is not needed with the sauce. Is that correct?
Just as a side note – thank you for posting these recipes. They have been a huge help as I try to eat the THM way. I have no creativity at all in the kitchen. It is actually pretty sad so I really appreciate your website!!
Yes…they do provide protein, but I’ll often brown ground beef to use in the sauce as well because we like the flavor.
Hi Gwen! I am new to THM and just learning the ropes, but I have a huge question on this spaghetti pie. I was just advised that with dreamfields if you cook it longer, or reheat it, it is no longer low carbs because of the way they bind the carbs. Do you know anything about this? I would love to be able to make your spaghetti pie.
Maybe this is old news, but I just found this recipe and got all excited. I had never heard of Dreamfields, so I looked them up. It turns out they were fined nearly $8 million because their pasta is NOT low carb.
I hope this information helps someone. I would still like to try this recipe, but I will definitely be using spaghetti squash.
Hi Beckfield,
The issue with Dreamfields is with the claim on their packaging that they only have 5 grams of digestible carbs…that’s what the fine was for, and they’ve since removed that label.
I have done a lot of reading on this, and it appears that there is a range of responses to Dreamfields depending on the digestive system of the person who eats them.
There is a very informative document on the Trim Healthy Mama Facebook group, where a number of ladies tested their blood sugar and shared their results. Some ladies tested the exact same as if they’d had regular pasta (just like the small sample group in the study with the lawsuit). Others had beautiful blood sugar results when using it. A few of the diabetic ladies had used it for years on the recommendation of their doctor, and had great sugar readings afterward. THM recommends only using it once a week, and sticking with more natural alternatives just so you don’t get dependent on packaged foods.
The bottom line is that food is never one size fits all, and you can make a choice based on what works for you, and what you’re most comfortable with. 🙂
P.S. I do recommend using spaghetti squash for this recipe, as the Dreamfields (with the exception of the lasagna) isn’t supposed to be baked after cooking.
I, apparently, and one of the individuals that Dreamfield’s works well for. I’ve tested my blood sugar and came up with excellent results and a Dreamfield’s meal. I posted a question regarding the lasagna noodles in the comments below.
hello! I just read the previous question about the dreamfields pasta. It was asking if you reheat it or cook it longer, it is not low carb because of the way they bind the carbs. I need to be able to reheat and eat this for lunch tomorrow. Have you heard of this?
Thank You!
Yes. I spoke with Dreamfields several months back…a phone rep from the company told me that reheating or baking any of their pastas will soften the matrix and you’ll lose the carb protective benefits. The one exception to this is the lasagna noodles. I do know ladies who keep the sauce separate and pour the heated sauce over the pasta to warm it to eat. Another good option is to make this with spaghetti squash instead. Also, remember that THM recommends not having Dreamfields more than 1 time per week. HTH! 🙂
This looks delicious! What sauce do you use or do you make your own??
I use the Costco Kirkland’s brand of sauce. Or a brand that they sell at Aldi’s that doesn’t have sugar in it.
We enjoyed the spaghetti pie. Thank you! Even my son who is a picky eater at it.
How much sauce from a jar?
I’m curious as to how you figure this is a S meal… I understand S meals to be less than 10g Carbs and the Dreamfields box has approx. 30g carbs. If that is true, and we have all of the cheeses mixed in, which would be the fat, Im thinking this would be a crossover. Thanks for the recipe! The kids thought it was too garlic-y so I will tone it down next time. Other than that, they loved the cheesy goodness!
Hi Shannon,
The authors of THM consider Dreamfields to be a carb neutral food, and at the time the book was printed, Dreamfields advertised it as having around 5 digestible carbs per serving. The authors and many of the ladies in the group tested their blood sugars after eating Dreamfields in a normal meal setting and it didn’t give them a spike…others may digest it differently. So it’s one of those foods where you just have to see how you do with it.
If you really want to steer clear of the Dreamfields, then you can always do this with spaghetti squash.
Do you need to grease the 13×9 pan to keep the noodles from sticking?
I don’t. 🙂
Hi Gwen,
I’ve just subscribed to your website. Especially your guide to THM. I’m commenting to this post because you suggest using Dreamfields pasta. I live alone and found it difficult to make any kind of pasta dish that uses more than one serving of pasta. I’ve worked a way around the problem and fully understand why Dreamfield’s shouldn’t be reheated. I would like to make a single serving of lasagna using the uncooked noodles thus heating it only once, as some lasagna recipes do, but wonder if the extended baking time might destroy the properties that temporairly block the carbs from digestion. This might be a question better asked of Dreamfield’s. Forgive me if I’ve posted in the wrong place, I will do better once I’ve become more familiar with your website. Thanks.
Hi Rosemary! That is a tough dilemma! Know what I’d do? I’d make lasagna sauce, and do individual serving size portions, breaking the uncooked pasta into 1/4’s or 1/3’s and freeze them to bake as needed.