What do your meals look like? (Let me see pics)

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  • kkellam1
    kkellam1 Posts: 182 Member
    Great idea. I have some photos on my blog, but I'll figure out how to post some here... :)

    Can't find your blog. Can you post a link?
  • kkellam1
    kkellam1 Posts: 182 Member
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  • sergistj
    sergistj Posts: 1 Member
    So many great ideas! Eating healthy is new for me and this post was so helpful for some great meals.
  • sdgirl22
    sdgirl22 Posts: 225 Member
    Bump, because I love showing off my cooking :P

    Also, when you capture the recipe info, is that just your average screenshot function?
  • CBaumgardner7
    CBaumgardner7 Posts: 212 Member
    Bump :)
  • mom23nuts
    mom23nuts Posts: 636 Member
    I just thought my lunch looked pretty and should take a picture of it, but I thought who would want to see my lunch until I saw your postings.

    See it is a good idea (as I kick myself)
    You have to make food visually stimulating as well as something tht will stimulate your taste buds or else we get bored and cheat or go out to eat and who knws how healthy that stuff is?

    I think you just kicked salad and a sandwiches' *kitten* to the curb with this post!!

    I think I will have to copy some of your food ideas for my next lunch!
  • VStar55
    VStar55 Posts: 75
    Great idea. How do you post a picture with the ingredients?
  • kkellam1
    kkellam1 Posts: 182 Member
    OK...this is where you see how odd I am that I would take the trouble do this. Actually, I was going to do it as a record for myself anyway. I just added a few steps to post the pics online. I just may want to refer back someday and have this info, so it's not really a waste of my time. :) Actually, I work odd hours, so I am often up when the rest of the house is asleep. Doing oddball stuff at the computer is better than watching TV at two in the morning!

    Actually, it's quick once you get it down. It just SEEMS complicated, but it only takes a couple minutes.


    Open two tabs in your browser. One MFP and one photobucket or whatever.

    Open a word doc. Insert the pic.

    Swap windows to your MFP screen and copy the nutritional info.

    Paste that into the word doc.

    Now convert that to a jpg. Here's what I do, but there are other ways.

    I export as a pdf. You can do multiple pages if you are doing more than one meal.

    The pdf will probably open automatically. When it does, save it as a jpg. It will make one file for each page.

    Upload those jpg's to photobucket just like you would to post any other pic to MFP (there are threads on that).

    Copy the IMG code and paste in a post on MFP. Change the letters IMG to img at both the beginning and end of the line.

    Viola! Done deal. :)

    Now that I have made it seem overly complicated, someone will probably tell me that I could have eliminated a few of those steps. This is OK with me, though, because I really wanted a word doc of these things. And, c'mon, I am 50 years old. If I can do this stuff, I KNOW some of the younger folks here will be able to tell us how to do it in one or two steps!

    And really, lets be realistic. Just a photo with a sentence or two that includes calorie counts would be cool. As long as the rest of us can figure out the basic ingredients, we're good to go.
  • VStar55
    VStar55 Posts: 75
    Thanks for the instructions.
  • funayman
    funayman Posts: 21 Member
    Those look delicious!
  • Ping_A1C2U
    Ping_A1C2U Posts: 91
    Wow, those look incredibly delicious. I'll have to start taking photos of my creations, but I think i'm going to try a few of yours first!
  • stillwater1978
    stillwater1978 Posts: 21 Member
    what a great idea!
  • 4Calix
    4Calix Posts: 38
    Seeing the deelish looking pictures of healthy foods really makes me motivated to eat better. Thank You all for sharing.......I'm hungry now :)
  • lynnstar_lynnstar
    lynnstar_lynnstar Posts: 49 Member
    Thanks for starting this thread and sharing pics! I'll post something pretty and yummy over the weekend too!
  • shufie
    shufie Posts: 11
    bump!
  • Aross83
    Aross83 Posts: 936 Member
    Bump!
  • lisarea425
    lisarea425 Posts: 21 Member
    These all look so yummy!!!!
  • lorisowers
    lorisowers Posts: 64
    All these meals look pretty good! Thanks for sharing
  • cmiles23
    cmiles23 Posts: 234 Member
    yum the stir fry over pasta looks AMAZING!
  • joanneeee
    joanneeee Posts: 311 Member
    It's hard for me to take pictures of my food because I just want to eat it straight away. Here's one picture I managed to take though.
    Lunch:
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    - vegan mousse made from tofu + cocoa powder + a dash of splenda. used to top my sandwich… and nom separately

    - avocad0

    - overflow of veggies

    - bread

    total: 300 calories
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
    Love this thread! I like to take pictures of my food.... will browse through and see what I've got. Will be posting ;)
  • chellekoren
    chellekoren Posts: 273 Member
    Great job plating that food. Looks like you eat at a restaurant, but one of those healthier types!!
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
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    Simple, tasty salad: 223 calories

    Organic spring mix / baby spinach mix, 20 cals
    Roma tomato, sliced, 16 cals
    Medium cucumber, 1/2, sliced... 12 cals
    12 pepperocini slices, 10 cals
    1/8 cup feta cheese crumbles, 45 cals,
    1 tbsp chopped walnuts (not pictured) 50 cals
    2 tbsp raspberry walnut dressing, Newman's (not pictured) 70 cals
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
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    This is a variation of my standard black bean burrito. It has a few spicy shrimp with the juices it was cooked in, some shredded cabbage, and spring mix / baby spinach. Sorry it doesn't exactly match the recipe below.


    Black Bean Burrito

    Here's the recipe - makes approximately 7 servings, at 208 cals per serving.

    Great Value - Canned Black Beans, 2 container (1 4/5 cups ea.) 770
    Peppers - Sweet, green, raw, 1 large (2-1/4 per lb, approx 3-3/4" long, 3" dia) 33
    Onions - Raw, 0.5 cup, sliced 24
    Oil - Olive, 1 tablespoon 119
    Spices - Chili powder, 1 tbsp 24
    Spices - Garlic powder, 0.25 tsp 2
    Spices - Onion powder, 0.25 tsp 2
    Mccormick Crushed Red Pepper Flakes - Crushed Red Pepper Flakes, 1/4 tsp(.8g) 0
    Spices - Oregano, dried, 0.25 tsp, leaves 1
    Spices - Paprika, 0.5 tsp 3
    Spices - Ground Cumin, 1.5 tsp 14
    Morton - Sea Salt, 1 teaspoon 0
    Spices - Pepper, black, 1 tsp 5
    Light Sour Cream - Daisy, 2 Tbsp 40
    Alfalfa seeds - Sprouted, raw, 0.25 cup 2
    Generic - Tomato Diced, 0.11 cup 4
    Lucerne - Monterey Jack Cheese Shredded, 1/8 cup 60
    Rosarita - Salsa Verde (Medium), 1 Tbsp (30g) 5
    La Tortilla Factory - Smart & Delicious High Fiber-Low Carb Garlic & Herb Whole Wheat, 7 Tortilla 350

    Total: 1458
    Per Serving: 208
  • ce0901
    ce0901 Posts: 1
    Love this thread!
  • Peep_chic
    Peep_chic Posts: 369 Member
    bump!
  • maritimemom
    maritimemom Posts: 192
    Thanks for all the ideas! Keep 'em comin'! :)
  • femmerides
    femmerides Posts: 843 Member
    i'm bumping this because i love the ideas!
  • LexiB001
    LexiB001 Posts: 18 Member
    bump
  • kkellam1
    kkellam1 Posts: 182 Member
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    Nice! And the pepperocini is a plus. You can usually find something spicy in almost everything I cook! A great addition to the salad.

    Thanks for posting. Keep 'em coming...I need some new ideas to shake me out of a rut.
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