Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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Haha... wonder what it does with babysit...
Hotdog always was a funny word, don't know origins, but tried to move away from sat fat, i think because most dogs were hurting my tummy.... i do much better with the ones made with chicken and the apple chicken ones are my fav flav
-- although they lose their flav in an a soup or stew, unlike sausage or reg beef/pork hotdogs.1 -
Buddy (1.6oz i.e. 10:1 i.e. same size as reg meat at mcd) would be jr
Mama would still be one down from Teen! Same 3oz patty but Teen and Mozza have cheese, bacon, "veggies" added.
Uncle is single 5oz patty. Papa is 2x3oz and grandpa is 3x3oz.
Haven't heard about a great uncle yet---but there does exist a double buddy!!😎
Have coupons, of course, their price, imho, is insane otherwise.0 -
Sadly no Buddy’s here. I see it’s owned by A&W - last A&W here closed years ago.
We do have In n Out, a California chain, that came to Austin about five years ago. Excellent burgers, fresh ingredients and impeccably clean. They have a limited menu but very reasonable prices. We don’t go often maybe a few times a year. I think you’d like In n Out!1 -
My youngest requested stuffed shells, so I did make those, with a creamy Parmesan marinara sauce.
For me, I made a creamy, cheesy tomato sauce with blended cottage cheese, parmesan, tomato sauce, red pepper flakes, garlic/onion powders and Italian seasoning. Ate it with some pre-cooked chicken breast diced up and my no-carb egg white noodles.2 -
Ah the stuffed shells! I make them mostly for hubby and son. I try not to have more than two which is still WOW calories.
Tomorrow is pasta day. I’ll have my creamy vodka sauce over riced cauliflower. There will be some homemade turkey meatballs. Riced cauliflower, zoodles - all pretty good with tomato sauces.1 -
Two fun meals today
Lunch salad with lettuce, cucumber, onion and tomato, tzatziki and plain Greek yogurt and chicken breast.
Dinner of egg/whites scrambled with ham, peppers, onions and American cheese.1 -
You gals are shredding!
I'm still at the super slow progress stage. And trying to plan something around Nova Scotia!
Has anyone here been around Nova Scotia?
Nova Scotia or Ontario? Hmmm?🤔0 -
Has anyone here been around Nova Scotia?
Nova Scotia or Ontario? Hmmm?🤔
It all depends on if the lovely CCCGG is a city girl or country girl. My last visit to Nova Scotia was about twenty years ago so I’m sure a lot has changed. I did visit Nova Scotia more often when we lived in northern Maine even longer ago. Definitely a deep piney woods experience.
Halifax is very nice. City things to do. Lobster, Titanic memorial, historic places, restaurants etc. Nearby is Peggy’s Cove - a lighthouse that is very scenic. A side trip to the Bay of Fundy is worthwhile to see the high tides. Amazing!
Further north is Cape Breton - the town Sydney. It’s small and rustic. The attraction there is the puffins. Cruise ships stop there in fall for the leaf color.
You’ll definitely need a car to move around and in the more rural places accommodations may be limited or sketchy.
There’s always Toronto?0 -
Today's food (ie sample bariatric day) with no protein supplementation:
16oz water while at gym
Meal 1: 1 egg and 1 white, pan fried with butter flavored non-stick spray, and 2 thin slices of ham.
Large decaf Americano with fairlife 2% milk.
Chai tea with sugar-free salted caramel syrup and fairlife 2% milk.
Meal 2: 1.5 servings good culture 2% Cottage cheese, 3oz cucumber, 2oz tomato, 1 oz onion, 1tbsp red wine vinegar and copious amounts of chunky salt/pepper/garlic seasoning.
Chai tea with sugar-free salted caramel syrup and fairlife 2% milk.
Meal 3: Jack Links beef steak, 170g Fage 0% Greek Yogurt, 85g strawberries.
16oz water.
I count the water used to make my American and tea (48oz total) towards my water totals. I'm on a super Chai kick right now.2 -
Is the water total a part of doing your own thing or because of recommendations/requirement by the surgeons that you should keep a handle on the situation ?
It definitely looks to me that you're doing the "daily double" i.e. both choosing smaller portions AND lower calories foods.
re: water I don't see any reason to not count tea and coffee or any other liquid towards water totals. The ARE all part of total intake.
Sure the precise net intake may be less if you fully account for the increased outflows that will be caused by caffeine (or alcohol for that matter).
But conceptually I'm part of the camp that believes that watermelon counts just as much as Diet Pepsi, yellow snow, or pristine rain water! (runs and ducks behind cover!)1 -
Thank you Yooly. That was actually quite helpful.1
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The water is doing my own thing. And yeah, with bariatrics, I have to eat smaller portions and choose foods that will meet my protein goals (90+ grams daily) without exceeding the calorie goals. So my fun is how to make the most appealing, delicious stuff that I will actually enjoy, while doing that. I'm pretty good, lol.
I will say though, I only bought the 0% Greek Yogurt cause the store didn't have 2%. Vastly prefer the 2%.1 -
Chai kick, get that. Had raspberry mochas several years before now more variety
Also ascribe to alternative liquids, my fav is watermelon
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That sure IS a watermelon! Seeded! WOW! So I've managed to trick my hamsters so much that I can barely tell the difference between 0% and 2% and I'm fairly sure I would not even, necessarily, be able to tell that there WAS a difference if I was even partially blinded. I guess it helps that I am rotating through at least four to five brands/varieties when you count both 0% Greek and 0% Skyr1
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I can tell the difference. It's a little texture, a little tangyness, I think. The Fage 0% is better than any other fat-free Greek yogurt I've tried though.2
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I admit that I thought I could tell a little bit in terms of a creaminess. But it wasn't a blind experiment on my part. And I'm not sure I would rather trade the calories for that vs say some fruit or other fill in1
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What I’ve noticed with no-fat yogurts is that “fillers” like starches are added to create the thicker yogurt consistency. I can taste the starch especially in the individual low fat Dannon or Yoplait yogurts. With Greek yogurts, it’s a flour taste in the no fat versions.
So now I’m reading ingredients on yogurt containers…..0 -
The calorie difference in a 170g portion (the serving size on the container) is 30 calories. If I'm eating it in an application where I can really tell the difference, I'll take the 30 calories. I need some fat anyway, lol. But like I said, the Fage 0% is okay. I'm eating it (mixed with strawberries, or with tzatziki in a salad bowl, or with salsa like a dip)2
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What the heck are we all doing awake at this hour??? At least Nic is at work. I just have insomnia.1
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Deconstructed egg roll casserole with rice noodles. No fried egg roll wrapper included. Green salad. ‘‘Twas good! 👍1
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My lunch veggie plate. The dip is 110g cottage cheese with 3/4tsp ranch seasoning1 -
What I’ve noticed with no-fat yogurts is that “fillers” like starches are added to create the thicker yogurt consistency. I can taste the starch especially in the individual low fat Dannon or Yoplait yogurts. With Greek yogurts, it’s a flour taste in the no fat versions.
So now I’m reading ingredients on yogurt containers…..
I only happen to have two different types "in stock" but: ????
Liberté 0% Greek Plain: Skim Milk, Milk Protein, Bacterial Culture
Siggi's 0% Skyr Plain: Skim Milk, Active bacterial cultures
Now yoplait (non greek) version absolutely has a crap load of corn starch and pectin etc now that they seem to have moved away from gelatin. I understand why they wanted to do that. But the new formulation has not hit the spot for myself, and I've moved away from buying them.1 -
That's very nice Nic. Sorry about insomnia Yooly! Me? Just trying to kick things into shape is all
... probably not very effectively.
Nic... that's part of the problem. My single sitting serving size tends to be a complete 750g tub unless I'm only using the yogurt as a side item. When it comes to the 1kg tub, however, I tend to split it over two sittings.
I will totally concede that the ~60 to 100 Cal for a 750g tub are definitely worth it if there exist a real taste preference.
For myself, my navel gazing indicates that I probably don't have a 60 to 100 Cal "creaminess" preference vs the preference of using the Calories for chocolate chips or blueberries or a satchel of carnation light to be mixed in... or even nothing at all.
And I definitely do NOT have lack of fat intake... so all good! That's why they make so many kinds!
I will state for the record, however, that the ONE type that is MOST OFTEN NOT IN STOCK is.... 0% PLAIN!
<we don't have Fage here; but, I totally suspect--due to being... suspicious--that the "real" numbers are probably around 450 for 0% and around 550 for 2%)>1 -
I don’t buy the fruity flavored yogurts from Dannon or Yoplait as a rule. However at hotels that have breakfast included that’s generally the only kind of yogurt available.1
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I can't find the liberte 0% plain here, though strangely I can find their full-fat versions.1
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I'm pretty sure you guys have a wider assortment of dairy products than we do!
I don't doubt that my 0% preference is a learned one. Similar to learning to not add salt to food or cream or sugar to coffee, for example1 -
Shredded lettuce, medium Pico de gallo, 0% Greek Yogurt, shredded reduced fat Mexican cheese blend, avocado, rare to medium rare marinated grilled flank steak.1
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and how did you serve all this? as a salad bowl?0
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You got it @PAV88881
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Rice Krispies, yogurt, strawberries 🍓 and blueberries 🫐- cause it was soooo hot 🥵. Even making a salad seems like work.1
