Recipes? Tricks?
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Any low fat and low carb recipes with basically all protein? Dessert emphasis please. High volume as well!!! Low cal
Also feel free to add some weird volume tricks while being low calorie. Mine will be at the bottom
I hate proteinfluff
A couple tricks I know are
Greek yogurt and sugar free pudding powder and freezing it for 5 minutes makes cookie dough basically
Protein powder, egg whites, pumpkin make bomb pancakes/waffles.
The really cool trick I use for oatmeal that weighs 2 pounds but has only about 170 calories is 45g quick oats, about 2.5 cups of water and a big bowl. Microwave it in 2 minute intervals, then 1 minute once it seems that it's about to overflow. Rest between intervals is 3 minutes. Keep doing it until you have a volcano looking oat bowl with thick sides. Add ice cubes and stir gently. Overlapping. Leave and come back in about 3-5 minutes and then stir gently again. It will seem a bit watery. Now get cinnamon and add a boat load. I'm talking like 1.5-2 dry cups of it. Now stir and stir but still moderately gently. Now wait and then you will have oats thick like this for only about 170 calories but I think cinnamon has cals so maybe 200 calories for about a 2 pound bowl of thicc oats.
Theres my secret. What are your volume secrets and lowfat/lowcarb/lowcal/highvolume recipes?
I know egg whites and veggie frittas or whatever are popular but not a fan
Also feel free to add some weird volume tricks while being low calorie. Mine will be at the bottom
I hate proteinfluff
A couple tricks I know are
Greek yogurt and sugar free pudding powder and freezing it for 5 minutes makes cookie dough basically
Protein powder, egg whites, pumpkin make bomb pancakes/waffles.
The really cool trick I use for oatmeal that weighs 2 pounds but has only about 170 calories is 45g quick oats, about 2.5 cups of water and a big bowl. Microwave it in 2 minute intervals, then 1 minute once it seems that it's about to overflow. Rest between intervals is 3 minutes. Keep doing it until you have a volcano looking oat bowl with thick sides. Add ice cubes and stir gently. Overlapping. Leave and come back in about 3-5 minutes and then stir gently again. It will seem a bit watery. Now get cinnamon and add a boat load. I'm talking like 1.5-2 dry cups of it. Now stir and stir but still moderately gently. Now wait and then you will have oats thick like this for only about 170 calories but I think cinnamon has cals so maybe 200 calories for about a 2 pound bowl of thicc oats.
Theres my secret. What are your volume secrets and lowfat/lowcarb/lowcal/highvolume recipes?
I know egg whites and veggie frittas or whatever are popular but not a fan
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#thicc3
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Also does anyone have cool high volume low cal dessert tricks for Greek yogurt nofat2
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Ground Cinnamon (usda 02010) is about 2.5 Cal per gram. A cup of Cinnamon is about 125g, or just over 300 Cal.
However your concoction is intriguing!
Try unsweetened cocoa powder too.
And some very few places carry liquid sucralose. Without the bulking powders it truly approaches zero calories as opposed to 5 for the little packages6 -
1.5 to 2 cups of cinnamon?!?! What?!?! I’ve literally never heard of anyone consuming cinnamon (or any spice) in that ridiculous quantity, lol.
Usually people don’t necessarily count calories in cinnamon because they use like 1 or 2 grams at a time. But if you’re using 2 CUPs. of CINNAMON. That’s gonna have a SIGNIFICANT amount of calories. As PAV8888 Stated above.7 -
I'll pass on the oatmeal with 1.5-2 cups of cinnamon. I love oatmeal and I'm quite a fan of cinnamon. I do not, however, like oatmeal with too much cinnamon and 1.5-2 cups seems like a needless addition of calories for the protein. 2 cups is over 600 calories and 10ish grams of protein. It's also just a lot of cinnamon to be buying on a regular basis.
The only time I've used even kind of that much cinnamon in a recipe is when I've made this cinnamon chicken recipe. It's amazing (that picture does it no justice), thought it uses a lot of cinnamon.4 -
That oatmeal has in the neighborhood of 800 or so calories and more than 150 grams of carbs (if you are watching carbs), and that much cinnamon doesn't sound appealing (may even be potentially dangerous). I would rather have cheesecake if I'm planning to spend that many calories on dessert.
For volume eating, there is an interesting thread going around you may like. Can't help with the link right now, maybe someone else will, or I will later.9 -
The only time I've ever used that much cinnamon was to make ornaments at Christmas!! You'll need to multiply your 170 calories by 2 or 3 to get an accurate count---if that matters to you.1
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32 tablespoons (2 C) of cinnamon is 201 grams of carbs and 617 calories, so this is neither a low carb nor a low calorie recipe.
When you add your 45 g of oats at 32 g of carbs, you now have 787 calories and 233 carbs.
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Any low fat and low carb recipes with basically all protein? Dessert emphasis please. High volume as well!!! Low cal
Also feel free to add some weird volume tricks while being low calorie. Mine will be at the bottom
I hate proteinfluff
A couple tricks I know are
Greek yogurt and sugar free pudding powder and freezing it for 5 minutes makes cookie dough basically
Protein powder, egg whites, pumpkin make bomb pancakes/waffles.
The really cool trick I use for oatmeal that weighs 2 pounds but has only about 170 calories is 45g quick oats, about 2.5 cups of water and a big bowl. Microwave it in 2 minute intervals, then 1 minute once it seems that it's about to overflow. Rest between intervals is 3 minutes. Keep doing it until you have a volcano looking oat bowl with thick sides. Add ice cubes and stir gently. Overlapping. Leave and come back in about 3-5 minutes and then stir gently again. It will seem a bit watery. Now get cinnamon and add a boat load. I'm talking like 1.5-2 dry cups of it. Now stir and stir but still moderately gently. Now wait and then you will have oats thick like this for only about 170 calories but I think cinnamon has cals so maybe 200 calories for about a 2 pound bowl of thicc oats.
Theres my secret. What are your volume secrets and lowfat/lowcarb/lowcal/highvolume recipes?
I know egg whites and veggie frittas or whatever are popular but not a fan
I'm really interested in your sugar free pudding with Greek yogurt recipe. Could you please, provide more detailed directions?
On the oatmeal subject, i cook mine in instant pot, 10 minutes on high pressure and keep it overnight to cool down. I used to use sprinkle of cinnamon, lol, and some fat free Greek yogurt and fruit. Now i use spices that are more savory, so mix of peppers, sumac, fennel, sesame seeds. It's awesome, still with Greek yogurt and fruit though. Thanks!2 -
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gallicinvasion wrote: »1.5 to 2 cups of cinnamon?!?! What?!?! I’ve literally never heard of anyone consuming cinnamon (or any spice) in that ridiculous quantity, lol.
Usually people don’t necessarily count calories in cinnamon because they use like 1 or 2 grams at a time. But if you’re using 2 CUPs. of CINNAMON. That’s gonna have a SIGNIFICANT amount of calories. As PAV8888 Stated above.
Sorry guys I just measured it and it is actually .6 cups of cinnamon hahah0 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »
I already visited this thread and didnt find any I liked so that's why i made a new one
Thanks for trying though!2 -
Any low fat and low carb recipes with basically all protein? Dessert emphasis please. High volume as well!!! Low cal
Also feel free to add some weird volume tricks while being low calorie. Mine will be at the bottom
I hate proteinfluff
A couple tricks I know are
Greek yogurt and sugar free pudding powder and freezing it for 5 minutes makes cookie dough basically
Protein powder, egg whites, pumpkin make bomb pancakes/waffles.
The really cool trick I use for oatmeal that weighs 2 pounds but has only about 170 calories is 45g quick oats, about 2.5 cups of water and a big bowl. Microwave it in 2 minute intervals, then 1 minute once it seems that it's about to overflow. Rest between intervals is 3 minutes. Keep doing it until you have a volcano looking oat bowl with thick sides. Add ice cubes and stir gently. Overlapping. Leave and come back in about 3-5 minutes and then stir gently again. It will seem a bit watery. Now get cinnamon and add a boat load. I'm talking like 1.5-2 dry cups of it. Now stir and stir but still moderately gently. Now wait and then you will have oats thick like this for only about 170 calories but I think cinnamon has cals so maybe 200 calories for about a 2 pound bowl of thicc oats.
Theres my secret. What are your volume secrets and lowfat/lowcarb/lowcal/highvolume recipes?
I know egg whites and veggie frittas or whatever are popular but not a fan
I'm really interested in your sugar free pudding with Greek yogurt recipe. Could you please, provide more detailed directions?
On the oatmeal subject, i cook mine in instant pot, 10 minutes on high pressure and keep it overnight to cool down. I used to use sprinkle of cinnamon, lol, and some fat free Greek yogurt and fruit. Now i use spices that are more savory, so mix of peppers, sumac, fennel, sesame seeds. It's awesome, still with Greek yogurt and fruit though. Thanks!
Sure I use about a cup or two of Greek yogurt and about 15-25g of the pudding powder. Mix it vehemently like theres no tomorrow and then I like to either freeze for like 6-8 minutes it or if you have time then freeze it and then let it sit in the refrigerator1 -
gallicinvasion wrote: »1.5 to 2 cups of cinnamon?!?! What?!?! I’ve literally never heard of anyone consuming cinnamon (or any spice) in that ridiculous quantity, lol.
Usually people don’t necessarily count calories in cinnamon because they use like 1 or 2 grams at a time. But if you’re using 2 CUPs. of CINNAMON. That’s gonna have a SIGNIFICANT amount of calories. As PAV8888 Stated above.
Sorry guys I just measured it and it is actually .6 cups of cinnamon hahah
That's still almost 200 calories just for the cinnamon alone, so no way the whole meal is 170.6 -
I don't do dairy so no yogurt, but I make salad dressing/ cooking sauce out of silken tofu and chickpeas that I use on EVERYTHING-- hot or cold for a protein kick.
Added to a salad it ramps ups the protein and flavor; it's a protein-rich and oil free alternative to dip for chips or crudite, or added to a stir-fry it adds protein, flavor and velvety texture without sour cream or yogurt.
Just drain the tofu lightly and toss it in a blender with a can of chickpeas WITH the aquafaba (chickpea water) and pulse until creamy.
Spice the heck out of it with garlic and herbs for a basic mayo substitute that also works as a bechamel-type white sauce, add some nutritional yeast and you've got a queso alternative; a little tomato paste and pickle relish gives you thousand island, half an avocado and some cilantro is spicy green goddess, and some curry powder makes an amazing Indian-inspired simmer sauce with plenty of protein and no ghee!
It stores well in the fridge, although sometimes some water separates out and needs to be stirred back in before adding to dishes.
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Okay, I HAVE to ask.....only because it’s literally my favorite food. Have you fully mastered the protein fluff ice cream? When done right, it’s so delicious and satisfying that it’s hard to imagine not liking it.1
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Just tried the yogurt with pudding powder in freezer. Gooey. Jury’s out on that one.0
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Maybe this is a regional thing, but where can you even buy cups and cups of cinnamon and not spend a small fortune? Real cinnamon is quite expensive, and even the generic supermarket stuff is $3 for a 3 oz bottle.
I find oats quite filling with a little fat added, so I'll stick to that anyway. But I'm just trying to picture buying all that cinnamon. Is it cheap in bulk in maybe big box stores or restaurant supply or something like that?3 -
Surely OP meant a tablespoon of cinnamon, right?0
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gallicinvasion wrote: »1.5 to 2 cups of cinnamon?!?! What?!?! I’ve literally never heard of anyone consuming cinnamon (or any spice) in that ridiculous quantity, lol.
Usually people don’t necessarily count calories in cinnamon because they use like 1 or 2 grams at a time. But if you’re using 2 CUPs. of CINNAMON. That’s gonna have a SIGNIFICANT amount of calories. As PAV8888 Stated above.
Sorry guys I just measured it and it is actually .6 cups of cinnamon hahah
For better accuracy, next time you make this please provide a weight in grams of the cinnamon.
Meanwhile, 0.6 C - 9.6 T = 185 calories and 60 g carbs.
https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/02010?man=&lfacet=&count=&max=25&qlookup=Spices,+cinnamon,+ground&offset=&sort=default&format=Abridged&reportfmt=other&rptfrm=&ndbno=&nutrient1=&nutrient2=&nutrient3=&subset=&totCount=&measureby=&Qv=1&Q322977=1&Q322978=9.6&Qv=1&Q322977=1&Q322978=11 -
Maybe this is a regional thing, but where can you even buy cups and cups of cinnamon and not spend a small fortune? Real cinnamon is quite expensive, and even the generic supermarket stuff is $3 for a 3 oz bottle.
I find oats quite filling with a little fat added, so I'll stick to that anyway. But I'm just trying to picture buying all that cinnamon. Is it cheap in bulk in maybe big box stores or restaurant supply or something like that?
Spices are far more economical when you buy them by the pound.
Badia is even cheaper, but the best example Walmart had is McCormick: https://www.walmart.com/ip/McCormick-Ground-Cinnamon-18-oz-Bottle/28433716
I used to belong to a natural foods coop that would order spices from Frontier a few times a year. Great deals! These days I get Frontier in bulk from Amazon or iherb.
https://www.frontiercoop.com0 -
kshama2001 wrote: »Maybe this is a regional thing, but where can you even buy cups and cups of cinnamon and not spend a small fortune? Real cinnamon is quite expensive, and even the generic supermarket stuff is $3 for a 3 oz bottle.
I find oats quite filling with a little fat added, so I'll stick to that anyway. But I'm just trying to picture buying all that cinnamon. Is it cheap in bulk in maybe big box stores or restaurant supply or something like that?
Spices are far more economical when you buy them by the pound.
Badia is even cheaper, but the best example Walmart had is McCormick: https://www.walmart.com/ip/McCormick-Ground-Cinnamon-18-oz-Bottle/28433716
I used to belong to a natural foods coop that would order spices from Frontier a few times a year. Great deals! These days I get Frontier in bulk from Amazon or iherb.
https://www.frontiercoop.com
Thanks! That big McCormick is still going to be several dollars per bowl of oatmeal though
Would take my super cheap weekend breakfast to a luxury treat, though I'm not sure I'd like anything with that much in it anyway. 0 -
Maybe this is a regional thing, but where can you even buy cups and cups of cinnamon and not spend a small fortune? Real cinnamon is quite expensive, and even the generic supermarket stuff is $3 for a 3 oz bottle.
I find oats quite filling with a little fat added, so I'll stick to that anyway. But I'm just trying to picture buying all that cinnamon. Is it cheap in bulk in maybe big box stores or restaurant supply or something like that?
I was just about to ask this question! How much is in one of those little schwartz bottles!?0 -
I would be more concerned about coumarin overdose than price. 0.6 cups of cinnamon far exceed the safe amounts. Most ground cinnamon bought in bulk is the kind that contains coumarin, which can cause liver damage.9
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Please don't use that much cinnamon, particularly cassia cinnamon (the most common type), or encourage anyone else to do so. In the small amounts people usually use (teaspoon or so, probably), it's considered harmless. In larger amounts (0.6C is a very large amount), there are potential risks. This is from WebMD:Very high quantities of cassia cinnamon may be toxic, particularly in people with liver problems. Because cinnamon may lower blood sugar, people with diabetes may need to adjust their treatment if they use cinnamon supplements. An ingredient in some cinnamon products, coumarin, may cause liver problems; but the amount of this compound ingested is usually so small that this wouldn’t happen for most people. Given the lack of evidence about its safety, cinnamon -- as a treatment -- is not recommended for children or for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Note that coumarin is a blood thinner.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/supplement-guide-cinnamon8 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »I would be more concerned about coumarin overdose than price. 0.6 cups of cinnamon far exceed the safe amounts. Most ground cinnamon bought in bulk is the kind that contains coumarin, which can cause liver damage.
Cinnamon can get you high too (I read)0 -
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