Let me hear your well intended healthy recipe FAILS
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jennybearlv wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »Those nasty 0 calorie Asian noodles. Never. Again.
My worst disaster was my attempt to make protein hot cocoa. I add the chocolate wedge to the milk on the stove top, add in a few tablespoons of unflavored whey, and start whisking. The milk heats up, the chocolate melts, but the protein powder stays clumped. Then it starts to swell up so I have hot cocoa with puffy lumps of whey floating in it. I think I can save it by putting it in my smoothie blender. Instead cocoa and minced bits of protein puffs start flowing out the bottom of my blender all over the counter. I blend it a little longer even though I'm making a mess thinking I can get it smooth, but it never happens. I have delicious hot cocoa with disgusting little chunks of chewy protein floating in it instead. I gave up, dumped it, and just made regular hot cocoa.
A similar thing happened to me when I tried to add protein powder to oats haha. Whey just turns into a soggy clumpy mess when heated up. I stick with pb in my oats for protein now!
I use pb2 & vanilla whey in my oats everyday just a suggestion- I mix the 80g old fashioned oats, 1/2 scoop of whey, 1 cup of almond milk, 12g of pb2 and sit overnight and microwave for 30 seconds in the morning works for me (makes 2 servings)
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lots of people swear by the mix protein powder into greek yogurt for an additional boost, so I did that...worst thing ever - I don't know if it was the protein powder I used (vega) or what - but it made me puke8
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Banana protein pancakes... hated it9
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Years ago I thought I would try and drink healthy smoothies instead of meals (I know) - found out that kiwi makes my mouth itch and tastes absolutely foul in a smoothie.5
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Substituting tofu for meat, I've tried it a couple times ... horrible texture, bad taste ... just, yuck.5
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My only absolute inedible disaster was trying to make doughnuts from scratch, maybe 13 years ago. I had never made doughnuts before, never deep-fried before, never used yeast before. I was a good cook and thought I could get away without doing a test run--that I'd serve my friends my first batch and they would be amazing.
And, of course, I didn't even use the recipe as written, because I wanted to make SPICED MAPLE PUMPKIN doughnuts, so I made what I thought to be appropriate changes to the recipe. And they might have been, actually, now that I think about it.
The problem is that I totally missed the part of the recipe that said I was supposed to let the doughnuts proof, so they never rose. Also, I fried them way too hot.
When my friends showed up and I let them in, smoke billowed out of the front door. They were just in time to see me pull the first batch of tiny black disappointments from the oil. My friends were gracious and in good humor. I was near tears.
I have never made doughnuts again, but I bet I could pull it off now. After a few test runs, of course.
Obviously that was before I started trying to make things healthy and/or less calorific. I haven't had any huge missteps on that front, but the first couple batches of the egg bake I make for breakfasts were rather disappointing. Overcooked and underseasoned. I've figured it out now.
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I tried to make banana oat breakfast muffins. While I was prepping everything my daughter are one of my bananas to where I didn't have enough. I thought I would substitute some oil. It was so greasy I couldn't get them out of the pan.2
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Didnt follow any directions to make "healthy" eggplant Parmesan. I spent like $50 to get everything for it and it turned into a giant watery mess that even my non picky husband wouldn't touch. LOL6
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that million post thread about protein cheesecake . . . i've tried 3 times, only once did i find it edible. it has like 2000 glowing endorsements, but i can't make it work. switched powders, mixins, all of it. at least i can't *kitten* up halo top.17
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jennybearlv wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »Those nasty 0 calorie Asian noodles. Never. Again.
My worst disaster was my attempt to make protein hot cocoa. I add the chocolate wedge to the milk on the stove top, add in a few tablespoons of unflavored whey, and start whisking. The milk heats up, the chocolate melts, but the protein powder stays clumped. Then it starts to swell up so I have hot cocoa with puffy lumps of whey floating in it. I think I can save it by putting it in my smoothie blender. Instead cocoa and minced bits of protein puffs start flowing out the bottom of my blender all over the counter. I blend it a little longer even though I'm making a mess thinking I can get it smooth, but it never happens. I have delicious hot cocoa with disgusting little chunks of chewy protein floating in it instead. I gave up, dumped it, and just made regular hot cocoa.
A similar thing happened to me when I tried to add protein powder to oats haha. Whey just turns into a soggy clumpy mess when heated up. I stick with pb in my oats for protein now!
I use pb2 & vanilla whey in my oats everyday just a suggestion- I mix the 80g old fashioned oats, 1/2 scoop of whey, 1 cup of almond milk, 12g of pb2 and sit overnight and microwave for 30 seconds in the morning works for me (makes 2 servings)
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You just now reminded me that I should have known better than to heat up protein powder on the stove top, because I too tried making proats and they were inedible. I've heard so many glowing recommendations, so I definitely did it wrong. I will try the overnight oats method next time and hopefully not have another story to tell.3 -
Kind of a different type of fail, but: when I first started dieting but wasn't doing calorie counts, one of my favorite meals to make were smoked salmon wraps--just smoked salmon, honey mustard sauce, dill, and spring greens wrapped in a tortilla. Two was a lovely, light meal for lunch or dinner.
Then I got MFP and entered the recipe and found that 2 wraps=956 calories. Whoops.25 -
I add my protein powder to oats after they are cooked as a mixin.1
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Made a "healthier" lasagne when I was following Slimming World. Basically, you swap the white sauce for one you make yourself from natural yoghurt, an egg and some nutmeg. So, I made it. It looked and smelt like white sauce but it sort of... set... in the oven. It was vile. I hate omlettes and anything like that, so it really wasn't my thing. I'd rather just account for the real thing!
On a funnier note, once I tried to make my Husband a birthday cake. Problem was, we'd just moved house and I was using the oven for the first time. Managed to grill it so that it was burnt on top and raw in the middle. Lovely!7 -
jessiferrrb wrote: »that million post thread about protein cheesecake . . . i've tried 3 times, only once did i find it edible. it has like 2000 glowing endorsements, but i can't make it work. switched powders, mixins, all of it. at least i can't *kitten* up halo top.
Come on over I'll show you how to make it. Worth a trip. Stay for dinner
best offer ever! you're like the gordon ramsey of mfp from what i hear. lol1 -
My biggest cooking fail was low carb bread. I was dreaming all the things I could eat again. Toast with low carb jam, sandwiches , French toast... my loaf was harder than a brick, never rose and could have been registered as a weapon.18
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When I first started making my own bread last year ("no knead" style), I quickly found out that "whole wheat" bread isn't the best if using only whole wheat flour. If I made about 1000 more loaves the same way, I could make myself a nice brick BBQ for the backyard, LOL.9
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