For the most part, I haven’t had much trouble finding alternative meals to fit my diet plan. I’ve lost 40 lbs, so something is going well! 🙂  That said, sometimes I just can’t adapt what I’m preparing for the boys, so I fix myself something altogether different.

Tonight was one of those nights. The boys love pot pie, and although I do know how to make it from scratch, per se, they also like the individual bowls from the freezer aisle. Heck, you can’t get much simpler than that, so I try to keep some on hand. Unfortunately, anything made into a “pie” has wayyy too many carbs for my diet, so I was scrounging around for something to fix myself.

I made the mistake of grocery shopping without a list last week and ended up with a few random items that sounded delicious at the time, but I wasn’t quite sure what to do with them. Two such items were a package of fully-cooked (and carb-free) pork carnitas and a can of sauerkraut (also nominal carbs).

I don’t remember ever having sauerkraut with anything other than sausage, but I figured it was worth a try. So, I warmed up the odd concoction, and believe it or not, it was really good! Bonus: there was plenty leftover for another meal.

Lane won’t go anywhere near cabbage in any way, shape, form or fashion, and I relished every bite without having to watch him turn up his nose at it. So there – ha!  :p