What did you eat today?
For breakfast, a small granola bar
For lunch, some frozen grilled chicken tenders with cheese and spinach
For dinner, about 1/2 lb of pastrami & corned beef with a few asparagus spears
Stuffed peppers w/ peas and carrots for dinner.
*rubs belly, smacks lips*
Breakfast: smoothie that contains blueberries, plain Greek yogurt, and protein powder.
Lunch: omelette with onions and green peppers with whole wheat toast
Dinner: chicken or tuna with a sweet potato and cauliflower
Right before bed: bowl of oatmeal with two scoops protein powered.
Try to keep my daily calories at around 2800 so I don’t gain or lose any weight
Quote: FleaStiffI got cans chicken, anyone know what I can do with it OTHER than adding mayonaise and making it inedible glop?
That stuff smells exactly like canned cat food.
Anything that I would use canned chicken for, shredding a grocery store rotisserie chicken is usually cheaper and better tasting.
Canned meat has the shelf life advantage though.
Anyway there’s a ton of stuff you can do with it....
Taco/Quesadilla
Use it in Pasta
Use it in Fried Rice
Chicken Noodle Soup
White Bean Chicken Chili
Casseroles
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Quote: GWAEToday is 3 weeks since my last pop. Last night Made chicken, shrimp, peppers, and onions sauteed in oil and teriyaki sauce. Very good and pretty healthy
Pop?
Quote: AcesAndEightsPop?
Normies might call it soda.
the thing is, I have become totally convinced it has to be a permanent thing , the new normal, but you also have to like this new normal. Emphasis on that latter part. 'Dieting' is too often eating stuff you don't like, with fewer calories than you'll ever stick with, with some kind of stupid notion after losing some weight you can later go back to what you were doing before [perhaps not admitting it to yourself]
It's a journey, so far some progress. One thing that is working well is borrowing the weightwatchers idea that there are some things you can just eat all you want. So how does that fit with needing to like it? Well, actually, I do like vegetables, always have. It was really dumb of me not to have employed this before now: any *snacking* I do is pretty much this "eat all you want' stuff.
Today it is Kohlrabi. One nice side benefit is that they come with greens attached, see images. I add greens to Progresso soups constantly, if the soup is supposed to have greens they never have enough for me. At this point I'm getting more greens than I can really eat, but it's a nice problem to have.
https://www.google.com/search?q=kohlrabi&client=firefox-b-1-ab&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjkja7y34bgAhWooYMKHXocBxEQ_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=632
Quote: mcallister3200Normies might call it soda.
In parts of New England they call a soft drink "tonic."
Quote: mcallister3200Normies might call it soda.
Hah, this is hilarious since I grew up calling it "pop" (that was in Idaho). But I've completely assimilated to soda over the past 16 years living in different places. I didn't even place it as a term for a beverage in that post, which is crazy to me.
Quote: mcallister3200Normies might call it soda.
I gave up soda about 2 years ago
I really cut down on sugar 6 months ago
My whole life, I kept ice cream in the freezer and it was my daily night time desert
My Dr read me the riot act regarding diabetes. I gave up Ice Cream :-(
I miss it but health is more important
Quote: odiousgambitI haven't talked about my diet in any of the threads. I don't like to think of it as a 'diet', certainly not 'dieting"
the thing is, I have become totally convinced it has to be a permanent thing , the new normal, but you also have to like this new normal. Emphasis on that latter part. 'Dieting' is too often eating stuff you don't like, with fewer calories than you'll ever stick with, with some kind of stupid notion after losing some weight you can later go back to what you were doing before [perhaps not admitting it to yourself]
It's a journey, so far some progress. One thing that is working well is borrowing the weightwatchers idea that there are some things you can just eat all you want. So how does that fit with needing to like it? Well, actually, I do like vegetables, always have. It was really dumb of me not to have employed this before now: any *snacking* I do is pretty much this "eat all you want' stuff.
Today it is Kohlrabi. One nice side benefit is that they come with greens attached, see images. I add greens to Progresso soups constantly, if the soup is supposed to have greens they never have enough for me. At this point I'm getting more greens than I can really eat, but it's a nice problem to have.
https://www.google.com/search?q=kohlrabi&client=firefox-b-1-ab&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjkja7y34bgAhWooYMKHXocBxEQ_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=632
How do you eat kohlrabi? I have never eaten it and I also love vegetables. I make huge salads with lots of greens and anything else that is healthy. I also add ground flax seed to everything. You do have to watch the salt in Progresso soups as it is really high. Cutting salt from my "diet" has made the biggest change in my personal health. I also agree it is a life style change.
Quote: terapinedI gave up soda about 2 years ago
I really cut down on sugar 6 months ago
My whole life, I kept ice cream in the freezer and it was my daily night time desert
My Dr read me the riot act regarding diabetes. I gave up Ice Cream :-(
I miss it but health is more important
That is completely false. Ice cream > health
Quote: AcesAndEightsPop?
Far more areas of the country call
it 'pop' and not soda. I've never
called it soda in my life and I
lived in Calif for 7 years.
Quote: EvenBobFar more areas of the country call
it 'pop' and not soda. I've never
called it soda in my life and I
lived in Calif for 7 years.
Yes. See my response above. I grew up in Pop country (Idaho) and then further lived in Pop country for 9 years after college (Seattle). But in Seattle I mostly hung out with transplants from all over the place.
Now I'm firmly in Soda country (MA), so it's a good thing I assimilated.
Quote: DRichI still find it funny when in parts of the south and you order a Coke they ask which flavor you want.
Real southern restaurants serve real Ice tea
you just peel it and eat it raw, similar in taste to brocoli; it's good in a saladQuote: vegasHow do you eat kohlrabi? I have never eaten it and I also love vegetables. I make huge salads with lots of greens and anything else that is healthy.
for fiber?Quote:I also add ground flax seed to everything.
I don't worry much about salt, I've never been told I have high blood pressure.Quote:You do have to watch the salt in Progresso soups as it is really high. Cutting salt from my "diet" has made the biggest change in my personal health. I also agree it is a life style change.
Quote: odiousgambit
I don't worry much about salt, I've never been told I have high blood pressure.
I just ate a few potato chips and my BP is currently 196/127.
Quote: odiousgambityou just peel it and eat it raw, similar in taste to brocoli; it's good in a salad
for fiber?
I don't worry much about salt, I've never been told I have high blood pressure.
Flax does add a lot of fiber. However in my opinion it is the best food you can feed your body. There are places in the world where people seem to live the longest and most have flax in their diet. Google flax and its health benefits.
I like broccoli so I will try kohlrabi.
Quote: DRichI just ate a few potato chips and my BP is currently 196/127.
You are a man on a mission Mr Rich!
specifically, how do you use the flax seed?
Salsa is chopped tomato, kiwi and some onion
Crema is simply sour cream , little lime juice , salt, pepper
Chop up a Poblano and slice an onion, cook about 5 min adding some MEX spice mix
Add ground pork and cook another 5 min
Stir in some tomato paste, chicken stock concentrate and a little water. Salt and pepper
Have soft tortillas wrapping the cooked filling, salsa and crema
I don't mess around when it comes to dinner. You only live once. You are what you eat
It came with tater tots which were very salty. Not a bad meal for $2.99
Projected dinner is a protein shake.
Quote: billryanLunch on the run. My helper had a coupon for Sonic so there we went. Had a double cheeseburger, just pickle and ketchup and I must say it was tasty.
It came with tater tots which were very salty. Not a bad meal for $2.99
Projected dinner is a protein shake.
Did you get him a large Coke since he supplied the coupon?😉
Quote: odiousgambitoh! nothing wrong with getting fiber, personally I get digestive problems without plenty, though on my current diet i need no supplements
specifically, how do you use the flax seed?
The flax must be ground and you can buy it that way. It does not have much flavor and that is good because you can sprinkle it on any food you want. Soup, cereal, potatoes, stir fry, rice, ect. I keep it in the refrigerator and have some once or twice a day on anything I eat.
Quote: mcallister3200Normies might call it soda.
Speaking of which, during Christmas I learned something about my grandpa.
He doesn’t hate black people, Mexicans, Asians, gays, transformed(?) people, or any other type of “minority”. But he CAN NOT STAND Midwesterners and anything relating to the Midwest. First I thought he was joking around...but no. He was absolutely livid.
So yeah, he’s kinda my hero.
Oh yeah, I just ate the s*** out of a medium subway sandwich. Nom nom nom, as they say.
Quote: terapinedCooking home made tacos
Salsa is chopped tomato, kiwi and some onion
Crema is simply sour cream , little lime juice , salt, pepper
Chop up a Poblano and slice an onion, cook about 5 min adding some MEX spice mix
Add ground pork and cook another 5 min
Stir in some tomato paste, chicken stock concentrate and a little water. Salt and pepper
Have soft tortillas wrapping the cooked filling, salsa and crema
I don't mess around when it comes to dinner. You only live once. You are what you eat
Sounds awesome minus the pig. Get you some cotija cheese! Goes great with the crema.
I heard very good things about this several months ago, but remember any of it.Quote: vegasHow do you eat kohlrabi?
I do recall that its sold as a vinegar drenched salad in the sushi section of grocery stores.
Quote: FleaStiffI got cans chicken, anyone know what I can do with it OTHER than adding mayonaise and making it inedible glop?
Do a vegetable stir fry with frozen vegetables, Asian mix. Right at the end, add the well-drained canned chicken, and use soy sauce with a little little corn starch to thicken it to dress it. Serve over heated cauliflower, riced (also in the frozen vegetable section). Very tasty, kills the canned aftertaste.
Quote: beachbumbabsDo a vegetable stir fry
You're wasting your time, he'll still
eat whatever he can reach and put it
all on a loaf of bread and have a couple
packages of Top Ramen for desert.
I've been down that road with him.
Quote: RSI just ate the s*** out of a medium subway sandwich. Nom nom nom, as they say.
In the pantheon of fast food subs, Subway is not at the top of the list.
The best subs from a national chain are from Jersey Mike's, a franchised operation that seems to be spreading.
Very close to what I recall eating in NJ back in the day.
Avoid Subway if you've a better option; hell, even Quiznos is better than Subway.
I'll call a spade a spade: Subway is to subs as Domino's is to pizza.
*free as in somebody else is paying for it and mine is subsidized
Quote: MrVIn the pantheon of fast food subs, Subway is not at the top of the list.
The one and only time I got Subway
I got my money back because what
they gave me looked nothing like
the picture of it on the wall. Not
even close, it was a joke.
Corn?
Quote: MrVFor those hungry folk on a budget: KFC is advertising what seems to be a great deal: a bowl of mashed potatoes with chicken, gravy and corn for three bucks.
Corn?
Inwas so mad when they started that many years ago. That is exactly how I eat Thanksgiving dinner. Been doing it that way for 30 years. Could have sold then the idea
Quote: MrVIn the pantheon of fast food subs, Subway is not at the top of the list.
The best subs from a national chain are from Jersey Mike's, a franchised operation that seems to be spreading.
Very close to what I recall eating in NJ back in the day.
Avoid Subway if you've a better option; hell, even Quiznos is better than Subway.
I'll call a spade a spade: Subway is to subs as Domino's is to pizza.
I agree Jersey Mike’s is good. But there ain’t none in the saloons around here.
But yes, Domino’s pizza is definitely the best. Even better than 711’s.
Quote: RSI agree Jersey Mike’s is good. But there ain’t none in the saloons around here.
But yes, Domino’s pizza is definitely the best. Even better than 711’s.
I am going to jersey Mike's tomorrow lunch. When you sign up for their rewards you get a free sub for your birthday every year.
Quote: GWAEI am going to jersey Mike's tomorrow lunch. When you sign up for their rewards you get a free sub for your birthday every year.
There's quite a few Jersey Mike's in Vegas. The one in Boca Park is the best one.
Quote: MaxPenThere's quite a few Jersey Mike's in Vegas. The one in Boca Park is the best one.
I like the club sub Mike's way
Even better...give your canned food items to the homeless or stray dogs.Quote: FleaStiffI got cans chicken, anyone know what I can do with it OTHER than adding mayonaise and making it inedible glop?
Just don’t hold any grudges if they refuse to eat it
I think they have a partnership with Goodyear.
https://www.foxnews.com/health/tyson-recalls-36000-pounds-of-chicken-nuggets-after-complaints-about-rubber-in-product
Herbs and garlic and chopped
anchovies under the skin, top
and bottom. A stick of sliced
cold butter under the sking also.
A whole sliced lemon in the
cavity.
Rub with olive oil and salt and
pepper. You've never had chicken
this good.
This is the last one I made.
https://scontent.fdet1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s173x172/50407398_10216968779026807_3387441144441864192_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ht=scontent.fdet1-1.fna&oh=a6557a6b6e0b8917f7876fee50635892&oe=5CBB74D9
Quote: EvenBobJust prepared a chicken for dinner.
Herbs and garlic and chopped
anchovies under the skin, top
and bottom. A stick of sliced
cold butter under the sking also.
A whole sliced lemon in the
cavity.
Rub with olive oil and salt and
pepper. You've never had chicken
this good.
This is the last one I made.
https://scontent.fdet1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s173x172/50407398_10216968779026807_3387441144441864192_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ht=scontent.fdet1-1.fna&oh=a6557a6b6e0b8917f7876fee50635892&oe=5CBB74D9
Hold the anchovies
Quote: MaxPenHold the anchovies
I love anchovies, could eat them on
everything.
