Volume Eaters Thread
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[/b]Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
wow...that's a lot of powder! I'd love it:))))))
I put a TON of onion powder on my salads and veggies, LOL. I find it really gives salads a great flavor and almost like a chip coating, (I mixed it up after this) when it mixes with and thickens the dressing. So good!
here's now another q for you...what is the dressing you use/make?
This particular time I used Trader Joe's balsamic (25 cal). But my favorites are walden farms honey dijon, skinny girl balsamic (10cal), and light italian (10-25cal). I typically stick to <30 calories per 2 tbsp dressings. I also add some type of hot sauce to the salad and a squirt of fresh lemon.
Then I add [b]onion powder, garlic powder, no salt salt, italian seasoning, and a pinch of sweetener to balance the spiciness of the hot sauce.
I do this too...usually add in smoked paprika - tumeric - black pepper- ginger powder - cumin and saurerkraut or Kimchi too...I'm obsessed with spices!
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For Tumeric specifically (or a blend that has it), what type of foods does it work with? I’m vegan and have tried it on veggies and thought it was terrible - I assume I used too much or had a bad combo. Thoughts?
I am not a spice expert, but new new obsessions are Trade Joe’s, Everything but the Bagel, and my new love, vanilla bean powder. Yum.2 -
For Tumeric specifically (or a blend that has it), what type of foods does it work with? I’m vegan and have tried it on veggies and thought it was terrible - I assume I used too much or had a bad combo. Thoughts?
I am not a spice expert, but new new obsessions are Trade Joe’s, Everything but the Bagel, and my new love, vanilla bean powder. Yum.
I think of curries when I think of turmeric. Google Aloo gobi.1 -
For Tumeric specifically (or a blend that has it), what type of foods does it work with? I’m vegan and have tried it on veggies and thought it was terrible - I assume I used too much or had a bad combo. Thoughts?
I am not a spice expert, but new new obsessions are Trade Joe’s, Everything but the Bagel, and my new love, vanilla bean powder. Yum.
Turmeric is one of the spices that is best bloomed before adding to a recipe. Blooming turmeric takes a lot of the bitterness out of it. I use it in a lot of things, after blooming, pizza sauce, tofu scramble, chick pea salad and, of course, Indian food.
PS, I’m vegan as well.1 -
For Tumeric specifically (or a blend that has it), what type of foods does it work with? I’m vegan and have tried it on veggies and thought it was terrible - I assume I used too much or had a bad combo. Thoughts?
I am not a spice expert, but new new obsessions are Trade Joe’s, Everything but the Bagel, and my new love, vanilla bean powder. Yum.
Turmeric is one of the spices that is best bloomed before adding to a recipe. Blooming turmeric takes a lot of the bitterness out of it. I use it in a lot of things, after blooming, pizza sauce, tofu scramble, chick pea salad and, of course, Indian food.
PS, I’m vegan as well.
^I do the same...great in my scrambled 'eggs' (the tofu scramble you mentioned). I love it soups and curries - which I have very often. I've tried 'tumeric milk' - I like it (used almond milk w/vanilla stevia). I like it, but it's probably an acquired taste - very 'earthy'0 -
Dinner tonight was tasty! It is mahi mahi on top of cauliflower rice. The sauce is a hatch green chili - also mixed in the rice. This was a lot less calories than I typically eat for dinner - around 200ish. I have already had quite a bit of food today and some of it was pretty calorie desnse (perogies, frosted apple bar, fruit streusel bar, protein bars - yes plural I had 2, a pint of strawberries).
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For Tumeric specifically (or a blend that has it), what type of foods does it work with? I’m vegan and have tried it on veggies and thought it was terrible - I assume I used too much or had a bad combo. Thoughts?
I am not a spice expert, but new new obsessions are Trade Joe’s, Everything but the Bagel, and my new love, vanilla bean powder. Yum.
Turmeric is one of the spices that is best bloomed before adding to a recipe. Blooming turmeric takes a lot of the bitterness out of it. I use it in a lot of things, after blooming, pizza sauce, tofu scramble, chick pea salad and, of course, Indian food.
PS, I’m vegan as well.
^I do the same...great in my scrambled 'eggs' (the tofu scramble you mentioned). I love it soups and curries - which I have very often. I've tried 'tumeric milk' - I like it (used almond milk w/vanilla stevia). I like it, but it's probably an acquired taste - very 'earthy'
I don't like the taste, but fyi it's great for arthritis. I give the pill form to my dogs, the oldest stopped limping from arthritis & is doing well. I make paste & just eat it2 -
For Tumeric specifically (or a blend that has it), what type of foods does it work with? I’m vegan and have tried it on veggies and thought it was terrible - I assume I used too much or had a bad combo. Thoughts?
I am not a spice expert, but new new obsessions are Trade Joe’s, Everything but the Bagel, and my new love, vanilla bean powder. Yum.
I know someone who does it with quinoa. She mixes tumeric, cumin and paprika into the water with the quinoa. Then add roasted garlic after. She ate the quinoa blend with a lot of different combos one of which was sautéed spinach, portabella mushroom, cherry tomato and cashews.2 -
For Tumeric specifically (or a blend that has it), what type of foods does it work with? I’m vegan and have tried it on veggies and thought it was terrible - I assume I used too much or had a bad combo. Thoughts?
I am not a spice expert, but new new obsessions are Trade Joe’s, Everything but the Bagel, and my new love, vanilla bean powder. Yum.
I know someone who does it with quinoa. She mixes tumeric, cumin and paprika into the water with the quinoa. Then add roasted garlic after. She ate the quinoa blend with a lot of different combos one of which was sautéed spinach, portabella mushroom, cherry tomato and cashews.
Triple whammy for me.
I also hate cumin and quinoa! But the spinach, mushroom and tomato part sounds delish.
Hope everyone is off to a very filling Summer.2 -
Homemade strawberry poppyseed salad 400 cals. My 6+ lb veggie protein salad for my first meal at almost 7pm. Exactly 400 cals and macros posted!
Sooooo many ingredients/ high volume lol!!
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Pina Colada protein fluff! Quest vanilla with frozen pineapple and made with coconut/almond blend milk. It needs a little paper umbrella! Yum.
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Ugh... i'm a volume eater and completely underestimated my dinner today and had nothing else out of the freezer. 19 (yes, 19!) tortelloni, 50gr marcarpone sauce, 50gr. bacon, 10 gr. parmeggiano. Better planning for tomorrow needed I guess.4
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I eat a pound or two of veggies and pickles for lunch so that I can eat like this for dinner once and awhile.
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I guess i have officially become a volume eater. Do we have a secret hand shake or something? Lol4
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this is me!
only I am having trouble with my macros being well balanced.0 -
Following for recipes. This is an interesting way to eat and I’m willing to try to lose my final 5-10lbs. I know this was mentioned before but I also get a very large belly after eating lots of veggies 😛 but a large belly is a full belly 😏1
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As someone who's used to eating waaay-too-big portions, a habit that led to my obesity, I think I volume eat by default. For lunch I had a whole pound of asparagus cooked in minimal EVOO and garnished with lean meat, onions, and spices. And so what? That might seem like a /ton/ of asparagus to some people but the whole meal fit comfortably within my caloric budget and left me feeling satisfied. 30 pounds down, 70 to go, and this approach has been working for me so far.11
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yes my plate always has a ton of food as I have tons of veggies (no sauce, no butter no oil). Skip the starch (too many cals per volume) and then a lean protein (this varies). I skip oils of any kind to get "more food" and use herbs and spices
I need to mentally have a lot of componants in my meal. a full plate. I am not a fan of smoothies as they are liquid :P I wanna eat! it is a big mind game though, and I'll need to eventually do some work on the volume to improve overall eating habits.
It has me off in my stats though. Volume eating has me very low in fat. Which wasn't my goal!4 -
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