Food porn

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  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    :happy:
  • ECA67
    ECA67 Posts: 802 Member
    Going to check that out. Thank you.
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    bumping on a monday afternoon
  • Cornock
    Cornock Posts: 254
    I'll Bump again for ya!

    Nothing exciting on my food front for ages.. gotta fix that!
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    Nothing exciting on my food front either. We are leaving for Mexico on Saturday for holiday, hopefully I will be renewed when I get back.
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    Any takers today
  • lozadee
    lozadee Posts: 89 Member
    bump
  • carguy42503
    carguy42503 Posts: 24 Member
    liked!
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    liked!

    THANKS!
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    A couple of suggestions:
    Try doing lasagne with leek sheets instead of pasta..

    I did this the other day and was very pleased with the results. I used chicken and gammon as that was what I had; once cooked I lightly blended it with tomatoes, onion and garlic and added to a cheap pasta sauce. Then I ate half the sauce before it went in because it was so tasty! A lot lower calories due to significantly less carbs.
    I put some spare carbonara sauce I had ontop.

    Also, 'konjac' based noodles are worth looking at for all sorts of things - for me they work very well to replace pasta etc with a fraction of the calories.

    For cheese, I've been impressed by the weight watchers mature cheddar we get in the UK - it comes out at just over 200 calories per 100g with 31g of protein to 10g of fat - so for someone like me looking to get lots of protein in, pretty decent.
    It doesn't melt QUITE as nicely as normal cheese, but I've found still tastes really good regardless of the looks.
    Planning to use it more when I hit goal and can start bulking a bit.

    As for a challenge - first thing that came to my mind - lower calorie Tiramisu. Haven't really thought about it; obviously use non-carby sweeteners, change cheese around a bit to something a bit lower in fat?
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    I am going to try the lasagna with grilled eggplant in the future.

    As far as low calorie and things like that go, I am not a fan at all of artificial sweeteners. With the exception of some fake meat products, I am not a fan at all of foods that are not natural. I am thinking a Tiramisu could be done with a soft tofu and greek yogurt with some lemon juice and blue agave as the cheese. I am not a fan so it is not something that would be on my menu. If you make it, please let me know how it turns out.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    I'm the opposite - not a fan of fake meat (wouldn't mind if it was actually lower calorie/fat than real lean meat so much), but happy to have sweeteners - I specifically didn't say 'artificial' because Stevia based ones are becoming quite popular (and it's not like the sugar we buy in packets is exactly 'natural' either!)

    Just had a quick look at tofu stats and that's definitely interesting - trying to recall when I've had it before, but will definitely have to get some and give it a go in various recipes.
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    The important thing about tofu is the flavoring of it. I paddle all my ingredients together and let them sit. Tofu it self does not really taste like anything. To certain people, it does have a metallic taste to it, but it mostly is just plain, drab no flavor food. It is a good source of protein.

    I am not on a low calorie diet, I achieved my goal in March. I am also one of these eat more to weigh less people, as when I upped my calories to 1500 is when I was able to lose the last 5 lbs a 44 year old wants to lose.

    I have recently been diagnosed with an auto immune disease that is pretty much the beginning stage of lupus. I am now striving to get as much anti inflammatory whole foods in me as possible. I also have high cholesterol, that is why I eat low saturated fat. So my diet is to be healthy, not thinner these days. :smile:
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Cheers.

    Thankfully no high chlorestel etc and while I am on a 1000 calorie deficit (but not for much longer hopefully, yay!) I still regularly eat 2000+ to account for exercise.

    Seems you can make it with ricotta, so might give that a go instead - hadn't realised it's only 130kc/100g for 'normal' and something like 85kc for light, though seems to be harder to find light in the UK. Might try and make my own ricotta as it seems to be fairly easy.
  • Aries03
    Aries03 Posts: 179 Member
    Bump
  • kendrafallon
    kendrafallon Posts: 1,030 Member
    *bump* will be checking your FB page when i get home x
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    Turkey day bump
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    2 more to one thousand.
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    I wonder, what is the trick to get the title on the home page? It seems I get the most hits when it goes up front
  • I'll go check you out :)

    My mom has a rare blood disorder that mimicked Lupus. Good luck with your getting better :)
  • Daniloveshockey94
    Daniloveshockey94 Posts: 348 Member
    liked
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    I'll go check you out :)

    My mom has a rare blood disorder that mimicked Lupus. Good luck with your getting better :)

    Thanks so much. It took me a year, 3 MRIs, 10 xrays and about 10 viles of blood before they figured out what is wrong with me. I am looking forward to see if the plaquenil works for me.

    I hope your mother found some relief to her disease as well.
  • I'll go check you out :)

    My mom has a rare blood disorder that mimicked Lupus. Good luck with your getting better :)

    Thanks so much. It took me a year, 3 MRIs, 10 xrays and about 10 viles of blood before they figured out what is wrong with me. I am looking forward to see if the plaquenil works for me.

    I hope your mother found some relief to her disease as well.
    It took my mom over a year if you count all her wrong diagnoses and the doctors who thought she was a hypochondriac. She has found some things to help. Thanks and I do hope your meds work.

    I got nosy and looked up your medicine and her disease is contraindicated in there. She has Porphyria.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    And now just re-discovered quark - less fat and calories than tofu, with a little taste (though not too much), decent protein per calorie ratio and not too expensive.

    As far as I know, the home page just shows the most thread with the recent post in each section.
    On other forums I visit it's considered pretty rude to continually bump your own thread - as it means other people's threads also get 'bumped down', however people seem ok with it here.

    Just for your information while I'm on it (though I'm sure plenty do like it for the opposite reason); you're not getting a 'like' on facebook from me for the nonscience pictures/text etc. I'm fairly picky about what I do click on/promote.
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    And now just re-discovered quark - less fat and calories than tofu, with a little taste (though not too much), decent protein per calorie ratio and not too expensive.

    As far as I know, the home page just shows the most thread with the recent post in each section.
    On other forums I visit it's considered pretty rude to continually bump your own thread - as it means other people's threads also get 'bumped down', however people seem ok with it here.

    Just for your information while I'm on it (though I'm sure plenty do like it for the opposite reason); you're not getting a 'like' on facebook from me for the nonscience pictures/text etc. I'm fairly picky about what I do click on/promote.

    I am okay with that. Have a great day. :smile:
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    <<<<<Showing why I promote my page. :happy:

    This is what my science has done for me............
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    And see my avatar for what my research checking scientific studies of, amongst other things, drinking a lot of diet soda, has done for me ;).

    (The diet soda was one of the pictures that I considered a big distortion of 'good advice' based on science, thus my comments - the recipes etc I do like.)
  • shoppingdiva2011
    shoppingdiva2011 Posts: 127 Member
    I liked you as well on Facebook. I will look at it more later. Thanks for suggesting.
  • LanderRose81
    LanderRose81 Posts: 237 Member
    Thanks! "Liked" you! Can't wait to check it out later!!! :drinker:
  • rsm1972
    rsm1972 Posts: 283
    Awesome & Amazing Your Very Talented:) I really like :):)
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