Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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Salad: field greens 62g, tomatoes 202g, low cal italian 33g (11cal) <-- Bella Colorfullina!
Strip loin (on special due to long weekend), 250g after the trimming! <-- dad, who else.
Frozen green beans, nuked, 288g before nuking. <-- CONNIE!
Boiled baby potatoes with skin 300g <--- CONNIE!
Keens hot mustard 20g <--- Laurie (cause HOT!!!)
(a tiny piece of steak and some beans saved for midnight snacking...)
(sorry Alexandra: while inspired by your kitchen management skills, you're playing in the majors while me and my hamsters are trying out for the farm team's farm!)2 -
I've been lost the past few days. Feeling kinda down, with no desire/inspiration/gumption to prepare any food and the freezer is out of all my go-to dishes.
Not a safe place to be, and though my calories haven't been outrageous, I've been eating so much crappy refined grains that the scale just keeps going up. The first "morning after" I had lots of extra energy. But that has flipped over to feeling like a puffy fish on the beach
Today I will try to push through on the "What's for supper" front. (I don't believe that right now, but I'll adopt the "fake it til you make it" approach.
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I already have all the ingredients I need to make a healthy "on plan" supper for today and to start stockpiling the freezer again. My tomato plants are heavy with fruit.
Wish I felt a trickle of enthusiasm. Maybe if I fake it the enthusiasm will come afterwards?4 -
You can fake it till you make it yes you can!❣️👍
What are we cooking?
A long time vegetarian friend on MFP lines a large flat non stick sheet often used to bake dangerous substances with parchment paper and then prepares baked veggies to snack on2 -
It's hot here, so I'm doing things that don't require too much oven/stove time. Breakfast was a fried egg and slice of cheese on a multi grain English muffin, lunch was a two-egg mushroom and cheese omelette, dinner will be microwaved pulled pork on a hamburger bun.4
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I am a little under the weather today so food is pretty simple….a big salad that took me almost 30 minutes to make ( I am weak lol ), oven bbq chicken tenders and some steamed frozen cauliflower with a slice of cheese on it!….I got husband a sub for lunch when I also went to the bank this morning and I had turkey breast on flat bread….John did the laundry and cleaned the bathrooms, bless his heart!5
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Breakfast here was some non-fat greek yogurt with honey and blueberries. Lunch was finishing up the rest of the jambalaya. Dinner is something to do with roasted brussel sprouts, but I'm not sure what yet.3
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Hope you feel like a bright sunny day soon, Connie. Having someone pick up the loose ends when you are under the weather is a good start to feeling better!
I faked it - put on a CD (one of my I don't feel like cooking tricks) - couldn't choose - asked a friend on the other side of the country to pick a number for me ... lol ... ended up blasting Marianne Faithfull through the cooking of breakfast/lunch (eggs with veggies and black beans and feta
) and prepped two separate freezer specials my favourite spicey cabbage and red beans, and a veggie stew with cannelloni beans. Will eat some of one - or maybe a bit of both?! - for dinner and freeze the rest. Thank you Marianne. A few of those songs get me riled up - I wasn't going to let know apathy ruin my plans for a lighter August! 4 -
Lunch today, as every Monday, was chicken quesadillas, with or without sliced jalapenos as people like. Dinner was broiled tenderloin pork chops, shells and cheese, green beans tossed in bacon drippings with sea salt and cracked black pepper, and cornbread muffins.
I don't feel great, but I have at least eaten a good and comforting dinner, and I will sip tea and read the rest of the evening and hope to feel better tomorrow.5 -
Breakfast/lunch Greek yogurt and lean cuisine cannelloni! Lunch/snack: cherries 🍒 (half a clamshell😲; not sure why my tummy is rumbling 💩🥺) dinner: shin light soup with left over green beans and thin sliced left over yesterday steak! Bonus: the left overs were logged in yesterday 😇🤣
💩💩💩 Dad's desktop built by me in 2011 started crashing badly out of the blue this morning. Cleaning dust bunnies hasn't fixed. If the tiny chance it's the power supply falls through... End of the line--- unless someóne can find me a new/reliable micro ATX sandy bridge motherboard🤢🤢🤢😭😭😭😰😰😰 I mean the cpu/ram/SSD were holding up fine 💩4 -
Breakfast was 2 packets of great value apple cinnamon instant oatmeal , 6 oz grape gatorade zero with collagen powder added to it...
Lunch was 12 count grilled nuggets from chic fil a no dipping sauce and an ultra zero monster (I know it's my new vice ...but only 10 calories lol)
Dinner was 4 oz country style ribs boiled in homemade BBQ sauce, 1/2 cup of original bush's baked beans
Dessert is 1 cup dry crunch berries cereal and 1 packet Welch's strawberry fruit and yogurt snacks.
6 cups of water today
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... End of the line--- unless someóne can find me a new/reliable micro ATX sandy bridge motherboard🤢🤢🤢😭😭😭😰😰😰 I mean the cpu/ram/SSD were holding up fine 💩
But the day must come for all of us, flesh & blood or chips & solder (??? I need your help here ) doesn't matter, 2011!!! That is near my desktop, been tweaked a bit here and there, but I'm not ready to face its end now that I think about it - so I take all that stuff back. 2 -
So yesterday was a good day food wise. Lots of good choices up until dessert, but even that was planned for.
Breakfast was icelandic vanilla yogurt with homemade granola, blueberries, and blackberries.
Lunch was a big bowl of goodness! Baby spinach and baby kale, roasted sweet potato, roasted cauliflower, roasted chicken, quinoa and brown rice, avocado, and topped with some sesame ginger dressing (a local company makes one with coconut aminos instead of soy!!!).
Dinner was leftovers of the amazing roasted chicken (seriously, my best attempt yet), cornbread dressing, and sweet and sour green beans.
Finally dessert was some blueberry pie with vanilla ice cream.
Today will be the same except for dessert. Finished the pie yesterday so will most likely just have some fruit (sugar kiss melon and watermelon).2 -
Perusing the sugar free section in the grocery store for anything new and spotted this. Chilling in the fridge now, we'll see if it's any good.
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Today is Hot Italian Beef sandwiches. I premake the beef with the green peppers and oregano in the crock pot, then do up packets that each serve for one lunch. I just have to cut the ciabatta rolls and assemble the sandwiches, then toast the cheese under the broiler, and yum.
Tonight is arroz con pollo. Rice is made, chicken is made, I'll just have to warm them up and make the cheese sauce.6 -
Breakfast, coffee….lunch a turkey or chicken wrap on flatbread…..dinner to be determined….I rescued two steaks my daughter was tossing ( SMH big eye roll ) sliced them up and put them in the slow cooker…not sure what to make but I wasn’t letting them go to waste!…some days John and I get “ free food “ by using her leftovers!4
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Husband and I went for a nice walk this morning and stopped for coffee. Our local shop doesn't offer skim milk, so instead I usually get either oat or soy milk in my latte. They also have an incredible selection of fresh baked pastries, which I carefully ignored. Except for a bite of husband's fresh and warm black forest ham and cheese croissant. Instead I had a fruit bowl (mango, strawberry, blueberry, banana) with yogurt. In retrospect it was probably full fat yogurt. Oops.
Lunch was leftover tofu/brussel sprout stir fry. A package of tuna for a snack. Also two perfectly ripe plums. I'm still so hungry.
Supper is going to be avocado soup, which I'm quite looking forward to.3 -
I had a fruit bowl (mango, strawberry, blueberry, banana) with yogurt. In retrospect it was probably full fat yogurt. Oops.
Lunch was leftover tofu/brussel sprout stir fry. A package of tuna for a snack. Also two perfectly ripe plums. I'm still so hungry.
Supper is going to be avocado soup, which I'm quite looking forward to.
Intriguing food choices today @eliezalot ! Your fruit bowl sounds delicious, your tofu & brussels sprout stir-fry sounds....interesting! And avocado soup is a new one to me! Have you made it before?
My day was as follows:
Breakfast - My usual (20g Pip and Nut peanut butter on a 60g slice of multi-grain toast plus two cups of tea with the merest dash of whole milk)
Lunch -- 20g Bresaola, rocket and 15g shaved parmesan drizzled with half a tsp of extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and fresh lemon juice
- 60g of ciabatta rubbed with garlic then grilled and topped with 40g mozzarella and cherry tomatoes drizzled with another half tsp of olive oil and chilli flavoured sea salt
- half a piece of Bakewell slice from the local bakery
- An espresso with half a spoonful of sugar
Dinner - A wholemeal pitta, 3 homemade falafel balls, 40g homemade houmous, 30g grilled halloumi and a salad (shredded red cabbage, grated carrot, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, onion, yellow pepper and rocket) topped with sea salt, fresh lemon juice and a drizzle of sriracha. Eat that rainbow!
1575 calories of yumminess!
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It's decent. I think the initial taste is just like regular sugar free strawberry jello, then the aftertaste gives the kick of Starburst flavor.4 -
conniewilkins56 wrote: »Breakfast, coffee….lunch a turkey or chicken wrap on flatbread…..dinner to be determined….I rescued two steaks my daughter was tossing ( SMH big eye roll ) sliced them up and put them in the slow cooker…not sure what to make but I wasn’t letting them go to waste!…some days John and I get “ free food “ by using her leftovers!
The decision was mad….mixed the slow cooked diced steaks with beef gravy, petite peas and Amish tri colored noodles….put is the oven in cute little metal crocks….all for 420 delicious calories….tossed salad on the side and coffee and thin biscotti for dessert….snack tonight is fresh fruit!4 -
Made not mad lol1
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Ok … hate to admit this, but I am a convert to riced cauli - 34p a bag - in reduced aisle in Sainsbury’s ….. so thought I’d give it a go .. 4 mins & ping! Bl**dy lovely!3
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We had arroz con pollo for dinner, and it was good. Even Son tried it, and reported back that he likes the cheese on the chicken but that cheese on rice is Wrong. (He and I are both autistic, so I understand exactly what he means, and am not offended.) So next time that comes up he can have an alternate meal.4
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@Bella_Figura thinly sliced brussel sprouts actually cook up beautifully in stir fry!
The avocado soup was quite good! Essentially you just blend avocados, cilanto, lime juice, and garlic in a food processor and add some spices (salt, red pepper flakes, cumin). Serve it chilled, we topped it with our favorite hot sauce and some toasted pumpkin seeds. It was light and creamy and refreshing. Yum!
I was feeling snacky and had 2 more plums this evening, plus some of these puffed corn chip things. I'm close to but below maintenance again today. A 4 mile walk this morning helped.4 -
Ok … hate to admit this, but I am a convert to riced cauli - 34p a bag - in reduced aisle in Sainsbury’s ….. so thought I’d give it a go .. 4 mins & ping! Bl**dy lovely!
It is surprisingly good! I put it in a small fry pan with a dribble of water and a lid and 1 min later it seems okay.
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Today was another day of outrageous fun at a local (relatively?) quarry with grown kids and grandson. Ridiculous food choices, french fries, ice cream cone, honey cruller donut, finally some sanity at a very late dinner (almost 9) with falafel, tomatoes from the garden and hummus. But managed an almost 1000 calorie deficit. What a great day 3
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make a 228g egg white 278 whole egg, 171g boiled potato, 105g green onions, 156g green pepper, 175g ham, 33g parmesan petals, 5g oil, 5g mushroom boulion, 3g freeze dried garlic, 1g freeze dried chives, 1g lemon pepper frittata that i split with Dad (I got 55%)
My share was under 700 Cal including sriracha and 203g of tomatoes.
Was a good value for the calories 👍5 -
AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »Today is Hot Italian Beef sandwiches. I premake the beef with the green peppers and oregano in the crock pot, then do up packets that each serve for one lunch. I just have to cut the ciabatta rolls and assemble the sandwiches, then toast the cheese under the broiler, and yum.
Tonight is arroz con pollo. Rice is made, chicken is made, I'll just have to warm them up and make the cheese sauce.
I need to take lessons from you. Though my freezer is a bit full atm so I am limited in what I can get up there. But the Italian Beef prep sounds like something that would suit me well, especially breaking it up into enough for just a couple sandwiches (which would be 2 meals for me). Going to go back through this thread and look at some of the other items you prep and make a list. Once I eat through some of what I have on hand (I have frozen meals, salmon, steak, and tortilla crusted tilapia taking up ALL the room... stupid small freezer), then I will focus on that sort of thing.
Yesterday was the same as the day before though I used a sweet mustard dressing instead of the asian dressing on my lunch bowl. I also added cherry tomatoes from my own plant. The sweet mustard dressing is from the same local company as the asian dressing and is seriously my favorite. Gonna need to buy another bottle of each this week at the Farmer's Market.
Today my breakfast, lunch, and dessert will be the same as yesterday but I am making yellow curry with chicken, potatoes, and carrots. I will serve over rice. This is a favorite when I order in from a local Thai place so I am trying to replace that craving with a homemade version. I am using a jarred sauce from Trader Joe's that is really close to what the restaurant's sauce tastes like.3 -
I had a plum before my (6.3 mile!) walk this morning. Then I came and had some milk and PB2.
Actual breakfast was 150g egg whites, 30 g turkey pepperoni, and 120g of charred tomatoes on a tortilla. Oh, and a sprinkle of nutritional yeast.
Lunch will be leftover avocado soup and probably some fruit and yogurt.
Dinner will most likely be baked salmon and lentils with some sort of veggie side.3 -
Went into the city for breakfast, which became brunch because the place we chose didn't have anything my husband fancied on the breakfast menu, so we had to wait until they started serving lunch options at 11am.
I had an 'Arabic Salad', which was mixed young leaves, tomatoes, green olives, beautiful soft creamy goat's cheese and homemade houmous drizzled with green olive oil and served with a piece of flat bread. I had it with a glass of fresh mint tea.
Yummy.
Dinner was homemade chilli served with a wholemeal pitta and a large salad (red cabbage/carrot/cucumber/spinach/yellow pepper/purple and orange tomatoes, onion and beetroot). Followed by 50g each of defrosted strawberries/blueberries/raspberries, 100g fresh banana and 80g 5% fat Fage greek yoghurt.
Double yummy.4
