Of refeeds and diet breaks

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  • Nony_Mouse
    Nony_Mouse Posts: 5,646 Member
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    Baked potato with chilli beans in 27 C heat was a really dumb idea. Must source more cold food options...
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
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    Nony_Mouse wrote: »
    Baked potato with chilli beans in 27 C heat was a really dumb idea. Must source more cold food options...

    Potato salad. Actually, cold new potatoes if they're a lovely variety like Charlotte or Jersey Royals can be tres delicious. Of course varieties you can get will be different but just a good potato with flavour, usually a heritage type. I really enjoy marinated artichoke hearts from the deli section too. I'm basically just dreaming of summer food now, even though I actually really really love winter food.
  • Nony_Mouse
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    VintageFeline wrote: »
    Nony_Mouse wrote: »
    Baked potato with chilli beans in 27 C heat was a really dumb idea. Must source more cold food options...

    Potato salad. Actually, cold new potatoes if they're a lovely variety like Charlotte or Jersey Royals can be tres delicious. Of course varieties you can get will be different but just a good potato with flavour, usually a heritage type. I really enjoy marinated artichoke hearts from the deli section too. I'm basically just dreaming of summer food now, even though I actually really really love winter food.

    My potato salad requires tomatoes (well, it probably doesn't, but it does, so...). Also, protein. That's my real sticking point, something I can whack a decent amount of protein into. Also, salad means I'm having salad twice a day.

    Though, I am now thinking some kind of cold potato/cottage cheese mix type potato salad thing. That could work. Thanks!! And the potatoes will be Jersey Bennies.
  • VintageFeline
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    Yeah I've done a Greek yoghurt/mayo combo to reduce calories a bit. I put spring onion and chopped boiled eggs in my salad. And have it as a side to my meat, so a bit different for you.
  • Nony_Mouse
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    GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
    Cold potato and Greek yogurt would mix really well too. Add in some mustard maybe.

    Yes, was also thinking along those lines as well. And really, I don't actually need to worry about not meeting my protein goal. Yesterday I had 198g of the stuff :D There are only two days in the past month that I didn't hit my personal minimum of 1g per lb.
  • Nony_Mouse
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    Yes, thinking whole seed mustard, spring onions, maybe some red capsicum (raw, it can pretend it's tomato, they are family after all). No eggies for Nony :(
  • GottaBurnEmAll
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    Nony_Mouse wrote: »
    Yes, thinking whole seed mustard, spring onions, maybe some red capsicum (raw, it can pretend it's tomato, they are family after all). No eggies for Nony :(

    When I was growing up, my mother used to put bacon in our potato salad. It was mayo based. Could you get some veggie bacon to crumble on? It would add a lovely flavor.

    Now I'm wanting some of this ish. I might have to make some during my diet break.
  • Nony_Mouse
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    GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
    Nony_Mouse wrote: »
    Yes, thinking whole seed mustard, spring onions, maybe some red capsicum (raw, it can pretend it's tomato, they are family after all). No eggies for Nony :(

    When I was growing up, my mother used to put bacon in our potato salad. It was mayo based. Could you get some veggie bacon to crumble on? It would add a lovely flavor.

    Now I'm wanting some of this ish. I might have to make some during my diet break.

    The veggie bacon has both egg and gluten in it. I could get tvp bacon bits though!! Stellar idea.

    My usual potato salad recipe calls for half a jar of Best Foods real mayo :tongue: Whip up the mayo with lots of paprika and some cracked pepper, chuck in the potatoes, halved cherry tomatoes, spring onion. Done. It's amazing.
  • Nony_Mouse
    Nony_Mouse Posts: 5,646 Member
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    And now I'm going to go buy some Number 8 wire...(and stuff for potato salad)
  • GottaBurnEmAll
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    Nony_Mouse wrote: »
    GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
    Nony_Mouse wrote: »
    Yes, thinking whole seed mustard, spring onions, maybe some red capsicum (raw, it can pretend it's tomato, they are family after all). No eggies for Nony :(

    When I was growing up, my mother used to put bacon in our potato salad. It was mayo based. Could you get some veggie bacon to crumble on? It would add a lovely flavor.

    Now I'm wanting some of this ish. I might have to make some during my diet break.

    The veggie bacon has both egg and gluten in it. I could get tvp bacon bits though!! Stellar idea.

    My usual potato salad recipe calls for half a jar of Best Foods real mayo :tongue: Whip up the mayo with lots of paprika and some cracked pepper, chuck in the potatoes, halved cherry tomatoes, spring onion. Done. It's amazing.

    TVP bacon bits sound perfect, and I'm jealous. I wish soy liked me.
  • VintageFeline
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    I just eat actual bacon bits. Sorrynotsorry. Actually a bit sorry. Veggie for 10 years me apologises profusely for omnivorous me. Sorry pigs.
  • Nony_Mouse
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    How is it that I turn what should be a one hour errand trip into two and a half?? Lots of wandering around hardware shop valiantly trying to find things myself (actually I did find the first couple, then got put wrong for the next), one supermarket to get groceries, but they only had real bacon bits, wholefoods/bulk bin shop (always forget about that place!) which I wandered around twice looking for bacon bits, and also came out with cherry liqueur chocs and a Terry's dark choc orange for Christmas day, and was reminded of veg sausages as a lunch option, but theirs had oats and didn't say gluten-free, another supermarket for watermelon and veg sausages, plus plum sauce for the sausages. Will probably have sausages, corn on the cob and a salad for dinner.

    This evening's mission is to put up some more support wire (No.2, not 8) for the grape vine, and prune out some of the extra growth. I'm also meant to take out some of the bunches of fruit, which pains me even though I know it needs to be done.
  • Gamliela
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    Christine_72 wrote: »
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    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »

    Hearing about all this delicious fruit in the middle of a Minnesota winter is making my eyes water! Although at least clementines are back in season, which are a big favorite of mine.


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    VintageFeline wrote: »
    Do you know, I didn't have pavlova. Actually, it would be more accurate to say I don't remember having pavlova because my memory is fooked so I might have done and not know.

    You need to come back then.

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    Jandals (which I hate with a firey passion).

    I had to Google what Jandals were, I've never heard that term. I live in thongs (flipflops) pretty much year round, I even take my walks in them. I don't even own a pair of sneakers :open_mouth:

    Me too. My winter walking shoes aren't even sneakers or runnng shoes, they're suede pull ons not lace ups. I wear 'jandels' all winter inside at night for slippers and never anything else anytime in spring summer and fall. The weather is pretty nice year around here in central Spanish mountains though and inside floors are tiles, so probably that contributes to jandel wearing. :)

  • Terebynthia
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    I am still wincing at the picture of those sunburned feet in flip flops!
  • Gamliela
    Gamliela Posts: 2,468 Member
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    Terebynthia wrote: »
    I am still wincing at the picture of those sunburned feet in flip flops!

    Yeah, its like my summer tan feet marks twin picture!
  • mph323
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    Dammit! It's Christmas at our house - what major appliance is going to crap out this year? The water heater, for the win! After googling and trying every fix known to the internet, my husband has declared it officially dead. His next day off is Wed., so we're going to have nothing but cold water until then. :'(
  • Nony_Mouse
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    Oh that sucks @mph323 :\

    Where's my goddam pms bloat gone??? Christmas bonus, Christmas bonus, Christmas bonus...

    Also, my partitally broken Fitbit strap fully broke during the night, so now I really do need to get on to contacting them for a replacement.

    Little fishy has gone to the stream at the Rainbow Bridge. Buried her last night :(
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,565 Member
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    Nony_Mouse wrote: »
    Oh that sucks @mph323 :\

    Where's my goddam pms bloat gone??? Christmas bonus, Christmas bonus, Christmas bonus...

    Also, my partitally broken Fitbit strap fully broke during the night, so now I really do need to get on to contacting them for a replacement.

    Little fishy has gone to the stream at the Rainbow Bridge. Buried her last night :(

    Awww, so sorry!

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