Chicken breast and sweet potato diet
mhlew
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I just discovered how easy it is to bake chicken breast so I'm going to try eating 1 chicken breast and a 1/3 of sweet potato for breakfast and dinner (until I get bored of it) and for lunch just a healthy option since I'm not home during lunch hours.
Anyone ever done this and had success, along with exxersize?
Anyone ever done this and had success, along with exxersize?
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How many calories are you planning on eating per day?2
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2000 but will probably be less with this diet I'm thinking around 1600-17000
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I wouldn't be successful on a diet as restrictive as that because I'd get bored to tears and would probably quit after 48 hours. I need variety and balance in my diet. Why not at least switch it up in the morning with eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt, fruit, etc etc etc? Or is the plan to cook two servings at night and have the leftover serving in the AM for breakfast (a chicken and sweet potato omelette, perhaps)?
PS - I really hope this turns into another Easy Mac thread.
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I love chicken breast and I love sweet potatoes... but every day twice a day? That sounds horribly bland to me.
Maybe try and find some more easy alternatives to make that you can also batch cook and freeze so that you have them readily available.
Also, if your goal is to eat 2000 a day (I assume that's what you calculated you need to eat to lose weight), why oh why would you want to short change yourself and eat less?4 -
Oh my god. By day 3 I'd go crazy and eat all the rest of the food on the planet. That sounds horrible. I can not eat the same thing every day.9
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Well I'm find with bland/same thing every day. I eventually will get bored but I think I can last longer than most.
I baked a bunch and just put ot in Tupperware and just cut off how much chicken I'm gonna eat.1 -
Could you get the necessary nutrients from that diet long term?3
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Not sure just doing it now to get a boost. I don't see myself eating only chicken and sweet potatoes on 1/25/183
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Where is the ice cream?11
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that sounds horrible.
why would you do that?0 -
i mean, my dogs eat sweet potato and chicken every day but .... theyre dogs.8
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Lots of things are just as easy to make.I just discovered how easy it is to bake chicken breast so I'm going to try eating 1 chicken breast and a 1/3 of sweet potato for breakfast and dinner (until I get bored of it) and for lunch just a healthy option since I'm not home during lunch hours.
What kind of success?Anyone ever done this and had success, along with exxersize?
What kind of boost are you looking for, and how will this diet give you that?Not sure just doing it now to get a boost.1 -
I don't understand this at all. To each their own but the "healthiest" way of eating is one that is sustainable and creates lifelong habits. And there's pretty much zero fat, fat is an important macro.7
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@CafeRacer808CafeRacer808 wrote: »I wouldn't be successful on a diet as restrictive as that because I'd get bored to tears and would probably quit after 48 hours. I need variety and balance in my diet. Why not at least switch it up in the morning with eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt, fruit, etc etc etc? Or is the plan to cook two servings at night and have the leftover serving in the AM for breakfast (a chicken and sweet potato omelette, perhaps)?
PS - I really hope this turns into another Easy Mac thread.
I saw that in the store for the first time the other day... never seen it before that. Did that thread get shut down or just die?callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »i mean, my dogs eat sweet potato and chicken every day but .... theyre dogs.
@callsitlikeiseeit; How's it working for them, have they had success? That's pretty awesome they like sweet potatoes!
@mhlewI just discovered how easy it is to bake chicken breast so I'm going to try eating 1 chicken breast and a 1/3 of sweet potato for breakfast and dinner (until I get bored of it) and for lunch just a healthy option since I'm not home during lunch hours.
Anyone ever done this and had success, along with exxersize?
OP do plan to mix the chicken up some? Here's a couple ideas what if you cut the chicken breast up into strips or nugget sized pieces and dip it in egg and then roll in Panko bread crumbs and bake it. Making chicken tenders or homemade nuggets are a fun change. It's always nice to have something different to do with chicken to switch it up.
That might keep you enjoying chicken for quite awhile.
Stir fry chicken with sweet potatoes and other veggies would be really simple and tasty & quick. If you ate the chicken and sweet potato (which are very nutritious BTW) and tossed it in a simple dark green salad and tossed in some goat cheese. That would give some great variety, be simple to do and get some healthy fats mixed in for the day. Oh, or avocado slices either in the salad or along side the chicken and sweet potatoes.
You're doing this because it's an easy meal to fix? How about chicken thighs so you get a bit of fat in your diet along with the sweet potatoes?
Just tossing out ideas, I know you didn't ask me for any but sharing some anyway. :laugh:
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If you are eating chicken and sweet potato twice a day as PART of your intake - ie you eat plenty of other things too and you are eating to your correct calorie level - then, fine.
You may get bored with it and cut back/ swap to something else - you may not.
As I've mentioned on here before, almost every working day my breakfast is 3 weetbix. Has been for years. I'm not bored with it yet - but if I want a change, I will change
So will you I guess. And anyone else who enjoys repetitive meals, whatever item they happen to be.
Nothing wrong with blandness or repitition if you like it - as long as you are balancing the repeated food with other foods in your total diet and as long as you eat to correct calorie level and as long as you are aware that it is fine to swap to something else if/when you want to.1 -
Hearts_2015 wrote: »
@CafeRacer808CafeRacer808 wrote: »I wouldn't be successful on a diet as restrictive as that because I'd get bored to tears and would probably quit after 48 hours. I need variety and balance in my diet. Why not at least switch it up in the morning with eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt, fruit, etc etc etc? Or is the plan to cook two servings at night and have the leftover serving in the AM for breakfast (a chicken and sweet potato omelette, perhaps)?
PS - I really hope this turns into another Easy Mac thread.
I saw that in the store for the first time the other day... never seen it before that. Did that thread get shut down or just die?
Did not get shut down, is still open
But I think winding down - only so much one can say on the topic
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Why not rotate some different meals to prevent boredom? So mince beef, steak, pork loin, turkey, ham with a carb source...rice, potato, sweet potato, oats?0
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Hearts_2015 wrote: »CafeRacer808 wrote: »
@callsitlikeiseeit; How's it working for them, have they had success? That's pretty awesome they like sweet potatoes!
they loooooooooooooooove baked sweet potato LOLOL
theyve had success as far as good skin and coats go. but theyre all kinda pudgy. except the puppy. but give her time LOLOLOLOL0 -
callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »Hearts_2015 wrote: »CafeRacer808 wrote: »
@callsitlikeiseeit; How's it working for them, have they had success? That's pretty awesome they like sweet potatoes!
they loooooooooooooooove baked sweet potato LOLOL
theyve had success as far as good skin and coats go. but theyre all kinda pudgy. except the puppy. but give her time LOLOLOLOL
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paperpudding wrote: »Hearts_2015 wrote: »
@CafeRacer808CafeRacer808 wrote: »I wouldn't be successful on a diet as restrictive as that because I'd get bored to tears and would probably quit after 48 hours. I need variety and balance in my diet. Why not at least switch it up in the morning with eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt, fruit, etc etc etc? Or is the plan to cook two servings at night and have the leftover serving in the AM for breakfast (a chicken and sweet potato omelette, perhaps)?
PS - I really hope this turns into another Easy Mac thread.
I saw that in the store for the first time the other day... never seen it before that. Did that thread get shut down or just die?
Did not get shut down, is still open
But I think winding down - only so much one can say on the topic
:laugh: very true!0 -
I love sweet potatoes. I chop about 3 of them up, put them in a bag with minced garlic, red pepper flakes, thyme, a little salt, pepper and about a tablespoon of coconut oil and shake the bag really well then cook them in the over for about 30 minutes on 400. Sweet and spicy! Lasts me about 3-4 days.3
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I LOVE mashed sweet potato (100g) chicken breast (150g) and steamed greens, with a little light white sause, it's a fantastic dinner for 400 calories - good for pre packed meals/ batch cook. But after 3 or 4 dinners I get bored af!1
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I often eat chicken and sweet potatoes, I've eaten it almost twice a day for several months now.
I eat a variety of other foods in addition though. I try to also have carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and other veggies along side. I cook/season differently so it actually tastes good. I eat other meats such as beef or pork for other meals during the day.
You will be missing out on a lot of other nutrients by limiting yourself to two foods. one example- Chicken is very low fat, and our bodies need fat to function. You will be sick of chicken before you hit your minimum fat intake.
I would also guess that 1600-1700 calories is not going to be enough for you, and you would need to eat A LOT of chicken and sweet potato to come up with that many calories. 1 chicken breast and 1/3 sweet potato (depending on size) is probably only close to 200 calories.
If 2000 is what MFP suggested to you, eat that much, don't subtract even more from it.3 -
I have eaten the same breakfast for a several year run before. So if it doesn't bother you, and it simplifies your life, give it a shot. Just don't think you're failing if you wake up one day and think "I am never eating that again."
But you need to add some veggies to dinner (something green would be good) and some fats to breakfast (like an egg or two, or some 2% greek yogurt). Grab a bag of almonds to keep at work for an afternoon snack (measure your portions).3 -
I just discovered how easy it is to bake chicken breast so I'm going to try eating 1 chicken breast and a 1/3 of sweet potato for breakfast and dinner (until I get bored of it) and for lunch just a healthy option since I'm not home during lunch hours.
Anyone ever done this and had success, along with exxersize?
No, I would hate having that little variety. Glad you are only doing it until you get bored with it, though. I agree that chicken and sweet potato is tasty -- you might want to add some veg and some source of fat too, since chicken breast (assuming it's the skinless type) is quite low fat.1 -
Chicken breast and sweet potatoes are regularly on my plate but there are plenty of other things you can eat and ways other than baking to cook chicken. I typically cut breasts in half and cook in a skillet. I also cut them up and mix with eggs, mushrooms, potatoes, salsa, chicken sausage, cottage cheese... Roasted veggies are really easy for dinner too. A stir fry is a really easy option too. I use the little proportioned cups of rice that only take 60 seconds in the microwave.1
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Before I got married I ate salmon with a half of sweet potatoes and spinach every night. I had something different on the nights I did not come straight home but for the most part that was my dinner. I lived alone it was easy, quick and delicious. I was also 20 lbs lighter
I have a co-worker that is in great shape and everyone goes to him for fitness advice. He said he eats bran cereal with almond milk every morning. He is ex military and very consistent. This guy never strays from routine. So I say it's all relative. If you are the kind of person that could stand to eat the same thing than go for it. 4 -
I just discovered how easy it is to bake chicken breast so I'm going to try eating 1 chicken breast and a 1/3 of sweet potato for breakfast and dinner (until I get bored of it) and for lunch just a healthy option since I'm not home during lunch hours.
Anyone ever done this and had success, along with exxersize?
Not for me.
I typically eat like this:
Breakfast- stuff like Greek yogurt, granola bars, cereal with milk, sandwich, dinner leftovers, fruit, cottage cheese
Lunch- stuff like sandwich, salad, or dinner leftovers
Dinner- something different every night of the month. I have soup once a week usually.
Snacks- things like fruit, chips, popcorn, pretzels, chocolate, cookies, granola bar, carrots, celery, broccoli, trail mix, deviled eggs, pickles, cottage cheese
There are a lot of things you can do with cooked chicken.
Use on a sandwich or wrap-
Buffalo chicken sandwich
Barbeque chicken sandwich
Pesto chicken sandwich
Chicken salad sandwich
Black bean chicken and avocado wrap
Add to noodles/zoodles
Add to stir fry veggies, rice dishes
Add to soup, stew or curry
Add to pizza
Add to salads- http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10270725/things-to-go-in-salads/p1
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I think eating the same thing for breakfast every day is fairly normal. To then extrapolate it to getting most of your intake for the day from just two things is a bit of a stretch. Lunch and dinner are often the most varied meals and where the bulk of macros and micros come from. A wide and varied diet should be the aim.3
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It's not required, though. It's just what most people want. Some people really don't care about variety, most people do. Why is eating the same breakfast fine, but eating the same two meals wrong? It's cultural.VintageFeline wrote: »I think eating the same thing for breakfast every day is fairly normal. To then extrapolate it to getting most of your intake for the day from just two things is a bit of a stretch. Lunch and dinner are often the most varied meals and where the bulk of macros and micros come from. A wide and varied diet should be the aim.
Again, I encourage food *in addition to* sweet potatoes and chicken. But if this dude wants to cook up a giant amount of sweet potatoes and chicken to simplify his life for a while, I don't think he'll end up malnourished.4
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