Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »I love candy but one bar is never enough it seems...frozen York patties are the only candy bar I can eat for 150 calories that actually satisfy me...maybe it’s the combination of peppermint and dark chocolate.....and it has to be frozen!...
I would have a hard time stopping at 1 of those if I had more than 1 in the freezer. Pretty sure I would break down and have a second....and then the last. Just the plain 70% chocolate (but sometimes with the chili peppers if I can find one!) is the only thing safe type. And me too! In the freezer!1 -
Alright ladies...now I’m craving an icecream bar! Especially the mint and chocolate..um....yum!2
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Cake making here this weekend so bulk order of eggs with shop delivery tonight.
Temptations to be resisted, but even though ai make cakes, I would much prefer savoury stuff!
Might make a batch of cheese scones and treat self to one... All calories counted of course!
Tonight is fishcakes and rice... not homemade, but I’ll make somea Thai onion chilli lime relish to liven things up a bit!1 -
Fresh green beans, corn on the cob and tiny new white potatoes on the menu again!....can’t get enough of this lately!....my food sounds so basic compared to some of the exotic dishes you all make!....1
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »Fresh green beans, corn on the cob and tiny new white potatoes on the menu again!....can’t get enough of this lately!....my food sounds so basic compared to some of the exotic dishes you all make!....
We (grandson and I) are having a similar meal tonight - picked up some amazing looking corn on the cob today and can't wait for it. With little tiny red potatoes and green beans!3 -
@lauriekallis ALERT ALERT ALERT!
Hey Laurie: seriously. I am cross referencing your way over 15,000 steps a day the past few times you've posted in daily habits together with the discussion above.
One of the biggest triggers for binges is excess deficits.
Please realize that MFP sedentary tops at about 5000 steps. 10,000 steps is well into active. 15,000 steps hits the limits of very active in terms of calories. At 22,000 your caloric needs are an order of magnitude (literally: the eyeball activity factor for 22K steps would be in the 2.2*BMR range**, MFP sedentary is defined as 1.25*BMR).
You are creating an excess deficit and YES, this WILL lead to binge triggering.
Eat more calories of less triggering stuff would be my suggestion as opposed to reducing activity.
But don't continue to increase your deficit by ramping up your caloric needs while eating a constant amount if you want to head this off at the pass!
**might be 2.1 but I think more likely even 2.3 or 2.4 but I would have to look up my past figures and do calculations which i think is immaterial to the main point3 -
re: Dutchie's caloric-counting cuisine... the mug cakes are interesting and you can definitely do larger batches... just don't go over 1.5x (60g apple and 60g egg while) before extensive testing as things made out of egg whites tend to inflate while cooking in a microwave!!!!
**pro tip: play with power percentage settings if you're using a very powerful microwave.
(I ended up using unsweetened apple sauce, would often skim the milk though it was better with, and sometimes would add liquid sucralose for the "hit")1 -
Sigh.... I'll have to go looking for corn! Sounds like I am making sour kraut with onions, baby potatoes, and Johnsonville snausages. Plus side salad. The snausages are a bit spendy: 200 Cal per means two are 400 Cal and I don't know if they're actually worth that much especially since I almost always would be looking around for a third! Let's see if I come up with anything in terms of "improvement"!2
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@lauriekallis ALERT ALERT ALERT!
Hey Laurie: seriously. I am cross referencing your way over 15,000 steps a day the past few times you've posted in daily habits together with the discussion above.
One of the biggest triggers for binges is excess deficits.
Please realize that MFP sedentary tops at about 5000 steps. 10,000 steps is well into active. 15,000 steps hits the limits of very active in terms of calories. At 22,000 your caloric needs are an order of magnitude (literally: the eyeball activity factor for 22K steps would be in the 2.2*BMR range**, MFP sedentary is defined as 1.25*BMR).
You are creating an excess deficit and YES, this WILL lead to binge triggering.
Eat more calories of less triggering stuff would be my suggestion as opposed to reducing activity.
But don't continue to increase your deficit by ramping up your caloric needs while eating a constant amount if you want to head this off at the pass!
**might be 2.1 but I think more likely even 2.3 or 2.4 but I would have to look up my past figures and do calculations which i think is immaterial to the main point
Thank you.
I'm just realizing I'm hitting that myself now. Didn't fight with myself too much yesterday about adding extra calories - not fighting it today. Might have to bump up my standard daily amount because I plan on walking a lot from here on in.
Thank you for the "alert" because there was a little voice starting to whisper that I'm just copping out - though I know I'm not.2 -
Now I'm adding some veggie breakfast link sausages and maybe a good spoonful of sauerkraut to my dinner too! MMMMMmmmm......
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@pav8888 I've now changed my settings to "very active" - because trouble was brewing. Made it 9 days they way I was going and there was a revolt in the making. Thank you again.
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Not dinner, but, I made an awesome breakfast this morning!
A two egg omelet seasoned with some pepper and Onion and Herb Mrs. dash, and stuffed with sauteed onion, kalamata olives, feta cheese, spinach and grape tomatoes.
Then a little bit of plain Greek yogurt on the side with some almonds mixed in.4 -
rieraclaelin wrote: »Not dinner, but, I made an awesome breakfast this morning!
A two egg omelet seasoned with some pepper and Onion and Herb Mrs. dash, and stuffed with sauteed onion, kalamata olives, feta cheese, spinach and grape tomatoes.
Then a little bit of plain Greek yogurt on the side with some almonds mixed in.
That sounds amazing! oh my....breakfast is coming for me soon....4 -
I had my usual coffee for breakfast and then went back to bed, got up and had another cup!2
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I eat eggs in things, but by and large I don't eat very much for breakfast, and eggs are especially perilous for breakfast. I can do scrambled eggs later in the day, but not first thing in the morning. I know it's leftover from having morning sickness while pregnant, never mind that the youngest one just turned 21 this month.
I eat a toasted-till-crispy English muffin with either butter, butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar, or butter and jam. Right now this is sugar-free black raspberry jam, which is an amazing thing. I grew up eating homemade black raspberry jam and this tastes just like that.2 -
So my lunches this week have been one of my favorites. Loaded hashbrowns! I don't eat a real "breakfast", just a piece of fruit or slice of toast, so my lunch has been more traditionally "breakfast" type foods.
Shredded hashbrowns (I use frozen because I am lazy)
Sliced mushrooms
Chopped spinach
2 whole eggs and a splash of egg whites
Seasoned with salt, pepper, paprika, parsley, and field garlic (you can use regular garlic or garlic powder, I had just foraged some field garlic this weekend)
Topped with hot sauce
The best thing about this is that you can really add whatever you want. Any sort of extra vegetable can be tossed in there. I have also done peppers and onions, tomatoes, zucchini, sweet potatoes... the options are endless. You can also add additional proteins. Often I will use chicken breakfast sausage, but I had added leftover chicken and steak in the past as well.
It's pretty well balanced (this weeks version is 28 carbs, 20 protein, 10 fat, 3 fiber, and 285 calories). I just love how flexible it is!4 -
So my lunches this week have been one of my favorites. Loaded hashbrowns! I don't eat a real "breakfast", just a piece of fruit or slice of toast, so my lunch has been more traditionally "breakfast" type foods.
Shredded hashbrowns (I use frozen because I am lazy)
Sliced mushrooms
Chopped spinach
2 whole eggs and a splash of egg whites
Seasoned with salt, pepper, paprika, parsley, and field garlic (you can use regular garlic or garlic powder, I had just foraged some field garlic this weekend)
Topped with hot sauce
The best thing about this is that you can really add whatever you want. Any sort of extra vegetable can be tossed in there. I have also done peppers and onions, tomatoes, zucchini, sweet potatoes... the options are endless. You can also add additional proteins. Often I will use chicken breakfast sausage, but I had added leftover chicken and steak in the past as well.
It's pretty well balanced (this weeks version is 28 carbs, 20 protein, 10 fat, 3 fiber, and 285 calories). I just love how flexible it is!
This sounds delicious! I might just try it this afternoon. I haven't made shredded hashbrowns from scratch. Hoping that I just need to shred a raw potato and fry it? We will see if that works! Maybe I'll add a shredded carrot too. Woohoo. My day has found a fun food anchor!1 -
Pork chops, fresh broccoli and a HUGE salad!....snack tonight will be cheese stick and a pear!....maybe a cookie!3
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lauriekallis wrote: »So my lunches this week have been one of my favorites. Loaded hashbrowns! I don't eat a real "breakfast", just a piece of fruit or slice of toast, so my lunch has been more traditionally "breakfast" type foods.
Shredded hashbrowns (I use frozen because I am lazy)
Sliced mushrooms
Chopped spinach
2 whole eggs and a splash of egg whites
Seasoned with salt, pepper, paprika, parsley, and field garlic (you can use regular garlic or garlic powder, I had just foraged some field garlic this weekend)
Topped with hot sauce
The best thing about this is that you can really add whatever you want. Any sort of extra vegetable can be tossed in there. I have also done peppers and onions, tomatoes, zucchini, sweet potatoes... the options are endless. You can also add additional proteins. Often I will use chicken breakfast sausage, but I had added leftover chicken and steak in the past as well.
It's pretty well balanced (this weeks version is 28 carbs, 20 protein, 10 fat, 3 fiber, and 285 calories). I just love how flexible it is!
This sounds delicious! I might just try it this afternoon. I haven't made shredded hashbrowns from scratch. Hoping that I just need to shred a raw potato and fry it? We will see if that works! Maybe I'll add a shredded carrot too. Woohoo. My day has found a fun food anchor!
Any recipe.... was thinking of something along the lines of a frittata and I do have baby potatoes... soooooo..... ???!?!?!? 15:00 here... help help help!
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lauriekallis wrote: »So my lunches this week have been one of my favorites. Loaded hashbrowns! I don't eat a real "breakfast", just a piece of fruit or slice of toast, so my lunch has been more traditionally "breakfast" type foods.
Shredded hashbrowns (I use frozen because I am lazy)
Sliced mushrooms
Chopped spinach
2 whole eggs and a splash of egg whites
Seasoned with salt, pepper, paprika, parsley, and field garlic (you can use regular garlic or garlic powder, I had just foraged some field garlic this weekend)
Topped with hot sauce
The best thing about this is that you can really add whatever you want. Any sort of extra vegetable can be tossed in there. I have also done peppers and onions, tomatoes, zucchini, sweet potatoes... the options are endless. You can also add additional proteins. Often I will use chicken breakfast sausage, but I had added leftover chicken and steak in the past as well.
It's pretty well balanced (this weeks version is 28 carbs, 20 protein, 10 fat, 3 fiber, and 285 calories). I just love how flexible it is!
This sounds delicious! I might just try it this afternoon. I haven't made shredded hashbrowns from scratch. Hoping that I just need to shred a raw potato and fry it? We will see if that works! Maybe I'll add a shredded carrot too. Woohoo. My day has found a fun food anchor!
Any recipe.... was thinking of something along the lines of a frittata and I do have baby potatoes... soooooo..... ???!?!?!? 15:00 here... help help help!
Yes - I was thinking this sounded a lot like a frittata. Haven't gotten to it yet - the day hasn't rolled out as planned. Might have to wait for tomorrow. NO potatoes in the house! And had to pick up a bag of dog food - too much weight to carry both that and potatoes home at once. Maybe I'll walk up to the store again now that I'm thinking of those loaded hashbrowns!
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Medium success! A bit too wet at the bottom (the picture is after I flipped the left overs so that their bottom can dry a bit!
I probably over-boiled the potatoes and possibly didn't drain them and fry them (and the veggies) long enough, or at a high enough temperature I guess. In my defence it is only the third time I've used this particular cook top... so there's that!
A bit more saturated fat and calorific than I would have liked.
Quite tasty though.
404g out of 1445 or so left, so about 28% left overs!
I had 637g
<not accounting for the stuck bits!
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lauriekallis wrote: »
Yes - I was thinking this sounded a lot like a frittata. Haven't gotten to it yet - the day hasn't rolled out as planned. Might have to wait for tomorrow. NO potatoes in the house! And had to pick up a bag of dog food - too much weight to carry both that and potatoes home at once. Maybe I'll walk up to the store again now that I'm thinking of those loaded hashbrowns!
I guess it is a lot like a frittata, but not as "formed" (it's early on a Friday, words are hard lol). I literally just fry up the veggies and hashbrowns together in the skillet and once those are to my liking, shove them to the side of the pan, toss in the eggs, scramble, and then mix the whole thing together. So kinda like a hashbrown scramble thingy.
That shall be the new name of it... Hashbrown scramble thingy!
@PAV8888 that does look amazing though!!!!3 -
Today we're having patty melts for lunch and burritos with various sides for dinner. I may have a taco salad instead, as that's just a slightly altered proportion of the burrito ingredients anyway.
I also have quichecakes to make in advance of need. Chicken bacon ranch for one, and steak with caramelized onions and mushrooms for the second.2 -
lauriekallis wrote: »
Yes - I was thinking this sounded a lot like a frittata. Haven't gotten to it yet - the day hasn't rolled out as planned. Might have to wait for tomorrow. NO potatoes in the house! And had to pick up a bag of dog food - too much weight to carry both that and potatoes home at once. Maybe I'll walk up to the store again now that I'm thinking of those loaded hashbrowns!
I guess it is a lot like a frittata, but not as "formed" (it's early on a Friday, words are hard lol). I literally just fry up the veggies and hashbrowns together in the skillet and once those are to my liking, shove them to the side of the pan, toss in the eggs, scramble, and then mix the whole thing together. So kinda like a hashbrown scramble thingy.
That shall be the new name of it... Hashbrown scramble thingy!
@PAV8888 that does look amazing though!!!!
I love the name.
We used to have a family meal called "tortillas with stuff in them" - my grown sons still call them that. Cracks me up. Makes everyone else look at us like we are mentally deficient.
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For a second i thought that the name was visible in my label and then I spotted the "scramble thingy"! Spelling contention! Mine was an "egg thingie" -- not a "thingy", even though it was directly inspired by the directionless at the time "scramble thingy"! 😇4
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I made a homemade mostly veggie pizza!...it was delicious!....2
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When I was a kid, I would use the crusts off of bread to separate the food on my plate....I still don’t really like for my foods to touch each other!.....a lot of the time I will put my vegetables or a side dish in a little bowl so the juices don’t all run together!...one time my Aunt told me if I didn’t eat my cream of wheat I had to sit at the table until it was gone....I sat there until she finally gave in and let me go play....she asked me why I was so stubborn and I told her the cream of wheat had a piece of egg in it!3
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Tonight was an Indian feast: Tandoori shrimp, chicken tikka, beef samosas, and onion pakoras, along with saag and rice, and naan. I will add that the beef samosas and onion pakora were premade and were in the freezer, just requiring warming up. The rice is also premade and frozen in serving size packets. So not nearly as difficult as you might think to put together.2
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Food today was a breeze....breakfast at Metro Diner, grits and 1/2 pressed egg burrito....skipped lunch....dinner at Applebee’s, a steak, broccoli, and 4 onion rings....snack was string cheese and some almonds!1
