February 27, 2010 Low-Carb Menu

7:15AM
4 eggs cooked in butter with cream cheese
Splenda-sweetened diet soda

9:00AM
3-hour youth basketball refereeing

1:30PM
3-egg omelet with sausage, bacon, American cheese, and tomatoes
Salad with greens, tomatoes, cheese, and Ranch dressing
Diet Coke with lime

6:30PM
GG Scandinavian Bran Crispbreads with sugar-free raspberry preserves

8:00PM
Dreamfields angel hair pasta with all-natural tomato sauce, provolone and cheddar cheeses
Splenda-sweetened diet soda
Homemade low-carb cheesecake (cream cheese, heavy cream, cinnamon, sweetener, nutmeg, eggs) with sugar-free raspberry preserves, and whipped cream

NOTE: Although I didn't get to sleep until nearly 2:00AM in the wee hours of the morning because of the men's retreat last night, I still was up bright and early at 6:30AM today. It gave me some time to catch up on a few e-mails before heading to my church today for the final week of Upward basketball. I was supposed to be in New York City today, so they were surprised to see me show up to volunteer to referee these last games. Good thing I was there, too, because they would have been one man short (it's hard enough watching for all the calls with two refs, much less only one!). Needless to say, I was EXHAUSTED from the lack of sleep and crashed after lunch.

I tried some new low-GI crisps today that I got from my friends at CarbSmart.com. They're not half bad and I like the fact they only have 2g net carbs and give me something crunchy to eat. I added a little sugar-free raspberry preserves to mine and it was fantastic. Christine got peanut butter and jelly on hers and she was in heaven. It's a nice high-fiber, low-carb snack if you're looking for something different to try.