Oven-baked Chicory in cream for a Sparky Person

I've turned over a new leaf with regards to my diet.  On the spur of the moment, I decided to join SparkPeople, which is FREE and offers a calorie counter, gazillions of products that you can choose to track the number of calories you consume, advice, success stories and the like.
 
In short:  A modern-day virtual miracle for someone like me.  

Gives me the idea that I'm semi-in-charge of my life and diet.  I get to choose foods heavy on the calorie-side, or not.

Before you get excited, I should add that this is only Day 4 of my new improved diet.  So far so fantastic though, I've already lost 1.7kg in 3 days (inspiration!).  I also tracked what I eat on a typical day, and that amounted to more than 3000 calories, which is TWICE what I should eat if I want to lose weight.  Eye-opener!!!

This brings me back to my oven-baked chicory in cream.  Chicory has only 12 calories per 100g, fills you up and happens to be quite tasty!

Oven-Baked Chicory in Cream

You will need:

About 500g Chicory

About 100ml low-fat soy cream

Bit of grated cheese

Salt & pepper

Method:

Heat the oven to 200 degrees

In an upside down V-shape, cut out the bottom heart of the chicory.

Remove the outer leaves

Bring some salted water to the boil

Boil the chicory for 8 minutes

Drain well

Place the chicory in a shallow oven dish

Pour the cream on top

Add the grated cheese

Place in the middle of the hot oven for 20 minutes, until the cheese has browned.
Season to taste

Yum yum yummm!

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