Women with open food diary! ( or share recipes)

cabrerva
cabrerva Posts: 33 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi all,

I keep getting bored with eating the same things over and over. I've run out of ideas on how to switch it up!

I would love to see women with open diaries to get some new ideas! I know you can eat almost anything in moderation, and keep it healthy. I'm looking for ideas on lunch and dinner recipes/ideas. They can be simple or elaborate. I try to incorporate healthy fats and carbs along with a protein in every meal.

Btw, I don't eat seafood (only shrimp- and rarely)

Thanks a bunch!

Replies

  • Billybegood
    Billybegood Posts: 32 Member
    Mines open but I'm vegeterian and tend to eat ready meals so not sure how useful it'll be ;-)
  • dacspace
    dacspace Posts: 109 Member
    Check out skinnytaste.com and iowagirleats.com for some great idea. Iowa girl doesn't always have "healthy" recipes but most of them are along those lines. But like you said, anything in moderation :) Happy hunting!

    BTW, my diary is open and while it's honest, it's not always the best.
  • cabrerva
    cabrerva Posts: 33 Member
    Thanks, will check it out, I LOVE tasty filling vegeterian meals (a lot of vegetarians in my office, but we are always on the go, so it's not easy to have time for recipe sharing!)
  • cabrerva
    cabrerva Posts: 33 Member
    I've checked out SkinnyTaste, I'll give them a try again! I think your diary might be open to just friends though, just tried to look. Thanks anyway :)
  • snow00774
    snow00774 Posts: 62
    mine is open, kinda boring but you might get some ideas. there is a gap from about July 2012 to now but you can go back there and see if anything sounds good.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Mine is open. You will have to decide whether it is interesting or not.
  • DamianaKitten
    DamianaKitten Posts: 479 Member
    Feel free to add me. I don't usually publish my recipes, but most food I do eat I cook from scratch. I don't consider it to be very exciting, though. :laugh:
  • cabrerva
    cabrerva Posts: 33 Member
    Thanks! BTW saw your post on the monitors. I recently returned my Fitbit Force. Hubby got it for me as a Christmas present. I was extremely excited to track my sleep and my how active I was throughout the day. I was disappointed by it, I gave it 3 weeks, and decided it was not helping me with my goals. I am constantly on the go, and it was fun to have the Fibit tell me how many steps I had accomplished throughout the day. However, I found it was not actually helping me, and the information was just sitting there. The sleep feature was also not great, I found I struggled to remember to manually set it every night before going to sleep, or set it every morning after forgetting the last night. It always overestimated my steps too!

    I do plan to get a Heart Rate Monitor to use to help better calculate calories burned during my workouts! Half the price too!
  • cabrerva
    cabrerva Posts: 33 Member
    I think anything new for me will be interesting, thank you!
  • judykat7
    judykat7 Posts: 576 Member
    Mine is open and you are welcome to browse. I cook most dinners from scratch and if something looks like a recipe, I will be happy to share if I can.
  • ashzacher
    ashzacher Posts: 114 Member
    SkinnyTaste is my favorite. Also try Undressed Skeleton and SkinnyMinnieMoves.com.

    My diary is open!
  • ewunia99
    ewunia99 Posts: 121 Member
    feel free to add me as a friend to see my diary! I also LOVE getting ideas from others :)
  • stephgetsfit2
    stephgetsfit2 Posts: 72 Member
    Mine is open to friends! Add me!
  • bumblebreezy91
    bumblebreezy91 Posts: 520 Member
    Mine is never, ever, ever closed. Have a look if you wish.
  • ferocityturbine
    ferocityturbine Posts: 110 Member
    Mine's open :smile: I cook a lot from scratch (but am guilty of takeaways too!) and always try to cook balanced meals. Most of my recipes are saved as recipes as there are too many ingredients to list, but if anything interests you I'm happy to share recipe links!
  • missbirrell
    missbirrell Posts: 133
    Mine's open to friends. I guess we need to cycle meals but you're welcome to add me and look. This week we've had veggie fishcake things and a Quorn chicken curry. On the meal plan is; cheeseburgers, meatballs, poached fish etc...
  • Beachchic1977
    Beachchic1977 Posts: 31 Member
    feel free to check mine out. I too am not a fan of seafood.
  • kickivale
    kickivale Posts: 260 Member
    Mine's open!
    I don't store recipes in fitness pal, but I turn to Epicurious.com a lot and just search under the "healthy options" (some of which are a JOKE but others are great)
  • LexiMelo
    LexiMelo Posts: 203 Member
    Mine's open too - it can be kind of boring sometimes since I'm just cooking for one right now.
  • ElyseL1
    ElyseL1 Posts: 504 Member
    mines open. and i cook a lot
  • ElizabethFuller
    ElizabethFuller Posts: 352 Member
    Mine's open, feel free to check it out. I warn you though it's not the diary of a clean eater :wink:
  • KrazyAsianNic
    KrazyAsianNic Posts: 1,227 Member
    I don't think my diary is open because I don't usually record, but I am always recreating recipes. My best friend in the kitchen is my crock pot/slow cooker.

    If you ever need an idea, PM me and i"ll see if I have any recipes in my notebook that can help you.
  • DJ478
    DJ478 Posts: 909 Member
    Mines is open too not the healthiest but you can go through my days and see if anything interest you I have been losin weight but slowed down once I reached my 1st goal
  • tamidav
    tamidav Posts: 11 Member
    I have lots of good "low cal" recipes but am not open on my diary. Feel free to friend me though.:laugh:
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
    Mine's open!
    I don't store recipes in fitness pal, but I turn to Epicurious.com a lot and just search under the "healthy options" (some of which are a JOKE but others are great)

    According you theyre a joke. But others probably won't see is that way.

    OP:
    Ibreatheimhungry.com
    Smittenkitchen.com
    Emilybites.com
    Graciouspantry.com
    Canyoustayfordinner.com
    Brokeassgourmet.com
    Skinnytastem.com
    Successalongtheweigh.com <doesnt post a lot of recipes but posts pics of meals and such
    Tasteofhome.com

    Get a pintrest account
  • snow00774
    snow00774 Posts: 62
    Thanks! BTW saw your post on the monitors. I recently returned my Fitbit Force. Hubby got it for me as a Christmas present. I was extremely excited to track my sleep and my how active I was throughout the day. I was disappointed by it, I gave it 3 weeks, and decided it was not helping me with my goals. I am constantly on the go, and it was fun to have the Fibit tell me how many steps I had accomplished throughout the day. However, I found it was not actually helping me, and the information was just sitting there. The sleep feature was also not great, I found I struggled to remember to manually set it every night before going to sleep, or set it every morning after forgetting the last night. It always overestimated my steps too!

    I do plan to get a Heart Rate Monitor to use to help better calculate calories burned during my workouts! Half the price too!


    Thank you!! Alll of what you said is what I figured it would be like for me, I'm just not really motivated by those kinds of things so i think it would be a waste for me, appreciate your answer!
  • knra_grl
    knra_grl Posts: 1,566 Member
    open diary browse away
  • braciatrice
    braciatrice Posts: 9
    Mine is open, I eat pescatarian but I try to be creative with my meals.

    Anyone is welcome to friend me. And anyone is always welcome to contact me for recipe ideas in a bind.

    I used to eat meat so I'm pretty good with coming up with creative, delicious, healthy, and low cost meal and snacks!
  • ofccat
    ofccat Posts: 284 Member
    Mine is open feel free to look. Some days are better than others :-)
  • dontcallitaneffingjourney
    dontcallitaneffingjourney Posts: 1 Member
    I don't really put my own recipes into MFP, but here are some I've really been digging. I mostly do moderate carb and/or paleo type recipes.

    Skinny Taste Sweet Potato Turkey Shepherds Pie http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/11/sweet-potato-turkey-shepards-pie.html
    Popular Paleo Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala http://popularpaleo.com/2013/03/20/slow-cooker-chicken-tikka-masala/
    Savory Sweet Potatoes http://oursavorylife.com/a-savory-mashed-sweet-potato-recipe/

    Hope you like some of them :)

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