The holidays may be over, but we can still be jolly.  With the Fasting Lifestyle we can enjoy the food we eat, feel virtuous due to the discipline of Fasting, and enjoy the fun of watching the numbers on the scale go lower.

Laughing Herb Omelette    287 calories                                                                                                 PB [GF if you remove the toast and add more fruit]

1 ½ eggs HINT: If you are serving one person, crack three 2-oz eggs into a small bowl or glass measuring cup. Whip up those eggs and pour half of their volume, into a jar with a lid and put it in the ‘fridge for next week                                                                             1/2 section Vache Qui Rit [Laughing Cow] cheese                                                                                 1.5 Tbsp fresh herbs                                                                                                                                         3 oz apple                                                                                                                                                           ½ slice bread                                                                                                                                                      5-6 oz green smoothie or fruit smoothie or natural apple cider                                            blackish tea or blackish coffee or hot water with lemon

Whisk the eggs and herbs together. Take the cheese from the ‘fridge [HINT: keep it cold so that it will slice better] and slice it into as many thin slices as you can. Spritz a hot non-stick or cast iron pan with cooking oil and pour in the eggs/herbs. When the bottom begins to set, lay the cheese slices over half the surface of the eggs. Cook to your degree of doneness, fold and plate. Slice apple, toast bread, shake up the smoothie, pour your hot beverage and laugh along with the cow.

Baked Bean Soup   285 cal.     3.5 g. fat      11.7 g. protein       44.6 g. carbs.    PB  GFThis classic is from the Fannie Farmer cookbook and it sure hits the spot. Super easy to prepare. OK, the carb count is high, but the carbs are complex and look how low the fat is! And baked beans are good for you!

1 cup baked beans, canned                                                                                                                        1/8” slice onion, chopped                                                                                                                               1 stalk celery, chopped                                                                                                                                  ¾ cup canned or stewed tomatoes                                                                                                             1 ½ cup brown stock/beef stock                                                                                                                       dash hot sauce               salt & pepper                                                                                                          per serving:   2 lemon slices          1/2 hard boiled egg, sliced

Simmer beans, onion, celery, and tomatoes in a covered pan for 30 minutes or until celery is soft. Add brown stock, hot sauce, salt, and pepper and heat through. Run it all through the blender or food processer. Serve with lemon slices and egg slices as a garnish. Fast, easy, inexpensive, good.