Here’s one for all you Food Porn lovers! The Skillful Art of Healthy Eating

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MarciBkonTrk
MarciBkonTrk Posts: 310 Member
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I have decided to keep a pictorial diary of the foods/meals that I eat as I make my journey back to health. Some pictures will be new recipes that I am creating for the bariatric cookbook that I am writing, some will just be because I think the plate looks like a work of art. I was raised to believe that eating should always be considered an event. My grandmother's philosophy was if a dish for a meal got ruined then add another piece of crystal, silver, or china to the table and no one will notice. So here goes my first entry...
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  • MarciBkonTrk
    MarciBkonTrk Posts: 310 Member
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    Last night my husband made chicken vegetable soup which we paired with grilled cheese made on nine grain and seed bread. It was so good that I had to have a rerun for lunch. I decided that the soup was so good that it deserved a special presentation. So here's today's lunch: A steaming mug of chicken & veggie soup, grilled (to perfection) cheese, and fresh blueberries.

    What's a meal without candlelight?
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  • Glowiie1
    Glowiie1 Posts: 85 Member
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    NOM NOM NOM!!!!!
  • kellycasey5
    kellycasey5 Posts: 486 Member
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    Those clear mugs are to die for! Where did you get them? They are soup-tastic!
  • MarciBkonTrk
    MarciBkonTrk Posts: 310 Member
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    kellycasey5 wrote: »
    Those clear mugs are to die for! Where did you get them? They are soup-tastic!

    I got them a couple of years ago from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. It's a soup set with four mugs and four plates. For me a pretty setting and presentation is just as important as the food itself.
  • MarciBkonTrk
    MarciBkonTrk Posts: 310 Member
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    Today's breakfast...

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    Ham and cheese scramble with whole grain/seed bread and a touch of coconut oil instead of butter.
  • MarciBkonTrk
    MarciBkonTrk Posts: 310 Member
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    Lunch today...Cashew chicken salad, red bean salad, and glazed blueberries. I guess you can tell by my pictures is that I am a blueberry fan. Everything on this plate is diabetic friendly, weight loss surgery friendly, and heart healthy.

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  • DeeNyceRN
    DeeNyceRN Posts: 104 Member
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    Beautiful! Almost looks too pretty to eat :)
  • kducky22
    kducky22 Posts: 276 Member
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    Yum!! Keep the pictures coming!!
  • kbsangel1986
    kbsangel1986 Posts: 153 Member
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    MarciBkonTrk wrote: »
    Lunch today...Cashew chicken salad, red bean salad, and glazed blueberries. I guess you can tell by my pictures is that I am a blueberry fan. Everything on this plate is diabetic friendly, weight loss surgery friendly, and heart healthy.

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    Recipe for both salads?
  • katrinapri
    katrinapri Posts: 256 Member
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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,372 Member
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    There's already a thread for this...

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/823358/what-do-your-meals-look-like-show-me-pictures#latest
  • kducky22
    kducky22 Posts: 276 Member
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    Francl27 wrote: »
    There's already a thread for this...

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/823358/what-do-your-meals-look-like-show-me-pictures#latest

    No harm in having more :)
    I can follow more than one tread
  • lizardbeans
    lizardbeans Posts: 2 Member
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    Dining, you're dining! It's beautiful, visually and viscerally pleasing! Keep up the good work.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,372 Member
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    kducky22 wrote: »
    Francl27 wrote: »
    There's already a thread for this...

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/823358/what-do-your-meals-look-like-show-me-pictures#latest

    No harm in having more :)
    I can follow more than one tread

    No harm, just no point.
  • kducky22
    kducky22 Posts: 276 Member
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    kbsangel1986 wrote: »
    MarciBkonTrk wrote: »
    Lunch today...Cashew chicken salad, red bean salad, and glazed blueberries. I guess you can tell by my pictures is that I am a blueberry fan. Everything on this plate is diabetic friendly, weight loss surgery friendly, and heart healthy.

    Recipe for both salads?

    Agreed! I would love the recipe for the red bean salad, that looks delish!
  • MarciBkonTrk
    MarciBkonTrk Posts: 310 Member
    edited February 2015
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    Thanks everyone! I know that there is a site for pictures however I am writing a cookbook and wanted to start a thread specific to my recipes. A lot of times I do post in both places. I will post the recipes as soon as they are copyrighted. One of the things I do need is testers for my recipes. I will post the recipes soon I promise.
  • MarciBkonTrk
    MarciBkonTrk Posts: 310 Member
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    Katrinapri, I love your picture. I wanted to quote you but the picture is obscuring the quote button. But I wanted you to know how pretty your meal looks.
  • MarciBkonTrk
    MarciBkonTrk Posts: 310 Member
    edited February 2015
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    The pulled pork is a recipe my husband and I developed. Of course I had to have my mixed power greens. I have discovered dandelion greens and they are fabulous. I plan to incorporate them into more of my meals. But the coleslaw and potato salad are from the deli. I have three tools in my kitchen that are an absolute necessity for me..an ice cream scoop (measures a half-cup), a cookie scoop (measures a quarter-cup), and a melon baller (measures about a tablespoon). Oh and of course my kitchen scale. Since this lunch is a little heavy on fat I used a bread plate and only had a quarter cup of the potato salad and coleslaw.

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  • alltheweigh170
    alltheweigh170 Posts: 287 Member
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    This is also a good site for food porn lovers - http://beautifulpicturesofhealthyfood.tumblr.com/
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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    I guess what qualifies as food porn is highly subjective

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