Healthy Recipes - FAIL!
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Box of brownie mix + can of pumpkin =rubbery playdough.......
^ tried it with chocolate cupcakes... they taste okay... definitely do not look like cupcakes0 -
Avocado chocolate pudding. We have an avocado tree and avocados coming out our ears, I was trying anything--but don't do it! Blech!
Gotta disagree on that - this stuff's fantastic.0 -
I was very disappointed in the chunky monkey cookies that are so bumped. I thought they were terrible and usually I'll eat just about anything I make myself. A few bites and I trashed them, just to stop thinking about the wasted ingredients and effort. But as you can probably tell, I'm still pissed. Chunkey monkey = bad!0
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"Healthy Fried Chicken" that wasn't fried but battered in hummus and baked. I like hummus but this was the worst chicken I have ever had. It wasn't crispy like it said it would be. It was soggy and terrible.
OH, I tried that too!! I won't trust a RD recipe for a long time. It was awful!!0 -
raw cookie dough "dip" using chickpeas...I dam well shoulda known better...tasted like...chickpeas and chocolate chips...BLECH!!
This made me laugh so hard! I haven't tried any chickpea recipes yet, now I don't think I ever will!0 -
I made this bubble up enchillada bake, with ground turkey, IT was horrible no flavor the topping tasted like rubber with enchillada sauce...lol0
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raw cookie dough "dip" using chickpeas...I dam well shoulda known better...tasted like...chickpeas and chocolate chips...BLECH!!
chickpeas and choc chips should not be in the same sentence....
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Quinoa....everyone tells me how delicious it is.
I tried it, three times, each time cooking it the way someone else told me was delicious.
No. It is not delicious. It is tasteless and weird textured.
My husband requested that I stop making it, because, in his words "there is not enough butter in the world to make THAT taste like food...even bacon won't help".
I'm an experienced cook. People love my food, but this is one thing, I cannot cook in a way that is palatable at all.0 -
I tried a bunch of different homemade protein bars (many by Dashing Dish) and they were disgusting. There were some chocolate muffins that were great the first time I made them but the next two times were inedible, even though I couldn't figure out how I had done anything different. I also tried some chickpea brownies that someone here said "changed her life" and they were gross. That being said, I do have a muffin recipe that I have adapted and make all the time. Love it and so do the kids!
*1 c whole wheat flour (or all purpose)
*1/4 c wheat germ
*1/4 c flax meal
*1/2 cup of carrot puree
*1/2 cup of another puree (you can vary the purees as long as there is 1 cup--sweet potato, pumpkin, squash, etc)
*2-3 mashed bananas
*1 cup of butter (I do 1/2 c butter and 1/2 c applesauce)
*1 tsp baking powder
*1 tsp salt
*1 tsp vanilla
*1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
*2 eggs (next time I am going to try using 1/3c water with 1 T chia seeds to replace one egg)
*1/2 c brown sugar
Cream the brown sugar with the butter. Add purees, bananas and eggs. Mix dry ingredients and add to mixture until blended. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until toothpick comes clean. 375degrees. They are very moist and yummy! I have also experimented with adding apple chunks, cranberries and cinnamon (instead of pumpkin pie spice) as well as adding blueberries and cinnamon.0 -
Cauliflower Fried Rice is amazing. My kids did not know it was cauliflower...Said oh, mom...this Chinese Food is so good and they gobbled it right up...Grated Cauliflower,scrambled egg, bean sprouts, scallions, ginger, garlic, a little bit of low sodium soy, and a drop or two of sesame oil...yum! Oh yea and a tiny bit of EVOO to sautee ginger,garlic and whites of scallions.
That sounds delish! I will try it.0 -
Really? How do you make it? My recipe had coconut milk, cocoa, and maple syrup in addition to the actual avocado. It was ew.Avocado chocolate pudding. We have an avocado tree and avocados coming out our ears, I was trying anything--but don't do it! Blech!
Gotta disagree on that - this stuff's fantastic.
We just pulled another 10lb avocados out of the tree today and Still have plenty more. This Year's crop was like no other!
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Really? How do you make it? My recipe had coconut milk, cocoa, and maple syrup in addition to the actual avocado. It was ew.Avocado chocolate pudding. We have an avocado tree and avocados coming out our ears, I was trying anything--but don't do it! Blech!
Gotta disagree on that - this stuff's fantastic.
We just pulled another 10lb avocados out of the tree today and Still have plenty more. This Year's crop was like no other!. Do tell!
Cocoa powder + Avocado + Sweetener of choice. That's it. Well, I like to add a crushed Flake bar for texture - makes all the difference, IMo.
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Yes!! I was excited to try them and they were not good! LOLThe two ingredient oatmeal and banana "cookies". it took some serious doctoring up to make those things edible
Also, I found a recipe for brownies that called for milled flax. That's all you tasted and smelled. Yuck!!0 -
I bought that too. It tastes a little like rubbery Miracle Whip. I don't hate it, but it's not mayonnaise. Next time I will buy light mayo. I don't use much anyway.Smartbeat 10 calorie mayo was recommended to me by a real life friend. Tried it today in a salad dressing and it was not good. Strange after taste. There are some sacrifices that I won't make and bad taste is one. I would rather eat less of food I like than a truck load of a food that is terrible.0 -
raw cookie dough "dip" using chickpeas...I dam well shoulda known better...tasted like...chickpeas and chocolate chips...BLECH!!
EPIC FAIL & TOTAL WASTE OF CHOCOLATE CHIPS!!!0 -
Box of brownie mix + can of pumpkin =rubbery playdough.......
I did this. Effin Disgusting.
The cake mix+diet soda was amazing. Oh and 2 egg whites. Light and fluffy. Tha bomb!!0 -
Baked "fried" fish. I ended up with catfish jerky. It. Was. Terrible.
And Hungry Girl's lower-cal frosting. 1/3 cup frosting + Jello pudding. Never did figure out what I did wrong, but I just ended up with thin pudding. Pass.0 -
Box of red velvet cake mix and a can of pumpkin.. It was absolutely disgusting. Even my boyfriend who never says my cooking is bad (it can be very bland considering I have no idea how to spice or season anything ha) told me that they tasted bad. Both of us can usually eat anything and cupcakes are one of my favorite foods, but this just wasn't even worth it.0
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I saw a recipe on Pinterest that said to mash a ripe banana and then mix with 2 eggs to make banana pancakes. I thought it was a cool idea. I basically ended up with scrambled eggs with bananas in them! How anyone got this to work is beyond me! The thought makes me gag now!0
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i tried quinoa today and i loved it ...i threw in some onions and some celery when it was boiling and put a bit of soya sauce for a little flavour tasted like rice !0
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i made the so called healthy pancake today to it was gross i even added cinnamon and vanilla tasted like soggy french toast with banana .. disgusting! never again! but i tried salt and vinegar chick peas ....amazing my family LOVED them!0
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I liked the banana+egg white pancakes, the chickpea blondies, the cauliflower crust pizza and the ww black bean brownie recipe.
However, no matter how many recipes I tried, I have never gotten mashed cauliflower to taste good. I had a fail with the avocado chocolate mousse, but I think it was because my avocados were too ripe (turning brown). I also do not like the diet soda+cake mix recipes. It just turns out crumbly and is still carby and high calorie (as compared to the other things I eat for snacks and dessert).0 -
I saw a recipe on Pinterest that said to mash a ripe banana and then mix with 2 eggs to make banana pancakes. I thought it was a cool idea. I basically ended up with scrambled eggs with bananas in them! How anyone got this to work is beyond me! The thought makes me gag now!
I thought the same thing. Nasty.
But egg whites+ground oats+1 pk truvia mixed in magic bullet= awesome pancakes!!!!
ETA: The cauliflower mashed "potato" thing is tricky. I use the frozen kind and put in a veggie steamer over hot water with chicken boullion mixed in the water. When fork tender, mix in food processor with a drizzle of EVOO and Mrs. Dash with some more chicken boullion granules and pepper. They were good this way. But they are still not freaking mashed potatoes. Try 1/2 cauliflower and 1/2 potatoes. My mom does them this way and my dad is clueless. :laugh:0 -
Using diet pepsi in cake mix. Eww. good with regular pepsi though. c:0
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I love baked goods but I swear any recipe that substitues butter for apple sauce, yuk, forget it.
My kids adore pancakes which the traditional english recipe is very good on the calorie front but I thought I'd give the egg white banana version ago, what a load of rubbish, I ate it but I swear I'll never make it again.
Chickpea chocolate cake...wierd, odd, ate it but kinda loathed it, never again.0 -
The two ingredient oatmeal and banana "cookies". it took some serious doctoring up to make those things edible
Good to know, I was going to try these. I'll pass.0 -
Just a note, I modified the banana pancakes and added oatmeal...has lots of protein and great for after a workout and delicious!
But I tried some protein oatmeal pancakes...tried to add protein powder and I couldn't even eat them they were so nasty. Now I'm scared to add protein powder even into a shake!
I also tried oatmeal cookies with banana. They were okay...not great. I feel like if I substituted PB2 for the nestle cocoa, they would taste better but it would be more calories too.
I think those were the only nasty things I've ever made...I am making apple pork chops sometime in the next few days and I feel like they'll either be delicious or nasty. Anyone tried them?0 -
The two ingredient oatmeal and banana "cookies". it took some serious doctoring up to make those things edible
Good to know, I was going to try these. I'll pass.
Oh yeah, made these too, the kids looked at me like I'd lost my mind, they have actually requested I stop experimenting with healthier baked options.0 -
I saw a recipe on Pinterest that said to mash a ripe banana and then mix with 2 eggs to make banana pancakes. I thought it was a cool idea. I basically ended up with scrambled eggs with bananas in them! How anyone got this to work is beyond me! The thought makes me gag now!
I thought the same thing. Nasty.
But egg whites+ground oats+1 pk truvia mixed in magic bullet= awesome pancakes!!!!
I have a similar recipe as well. I do the egg whites and banana and rolled oats. I also add in PB 2, and a little cinnamon and vanilla. I don't puree them or anything and they come out looking like like normal pancakes and they are really good! No syrup needed. They are 450 calories, but they keep me full for hours and are great post workout.0 -
Faux Fried Pickles and Faux Fried Onion Rings - tried them for superbowl and both turned out terrible, we didn't even eat them. Some things should just remain as they are LOL!0
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