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Today is hard to count - another dang restaurant, so low veggies, short on protein - ugh. At least it was tasty and filling, unlike most restaurants that believe vegetarians want a big heap of white pasta or bread.

224g Mixed berries (frozen, thawed)

Restaurant:
- Zucchini noodles - 1.5C?
- Marinara - 1C?
- Grilled veggies - 1/2C?
- Green salad - 2C?
So, maybe 5-7 servings in that?

And another ounce of crispy broad beans, partly crispy stuff and salt, but partly broad beans.

So, I dunno . . . somewhere between 7-10 servings? Still coming up short, maybe. And I still need another few grams of protein, but am over my slow-weight-cutback calorie goal, though still under true maintenance (I think).

Should be eating at home, thus more normally, the next few days - fingers crossed!

I just typed in everything while my cat was trying desperately to get on my lap and at the end I managed to hit something wrong and it vanished, argh! I was commiserating as last week I felt like I was going out or having a work thing every day and at least one meal would be not as I wanted. Feeling back to normal right now.

Oh, just saw what happened, one of those "when it's approved" things. Annoying, not redoing again. Anyway, good day, better than yesterday I think.

I only managed 5 servings yesterday with eating out.

Will do better today.

Here is the past couple of days:

Tuesday

2 174 g clementines
1 .5 cup cauliflower
1 .5 cup chickpeas
2 150 g tomatoes
1 .5 cup artichoke hearts
3-ish? Half Panera Green Goddess Salad
1.5 tomato soup
1.5 120 g banana
3 3 servings freeze dried blueberries
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16


Wednesday

.5 50 g salsa
4 4 cups chopped romaine
1 v-8 juice
2.25 184 g navel orange
1 .5 cup cauliflower
1 .5 cup chickpeas
1.5 120 g strawberries
1.5 120 g grapes
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12.75

As you can imagine from my repeated motif of chickpeas and cauliflower every day, I am getting pretty tired of this recipe (although it is delicious, super easy to make, and easy to beef up with additional veg): https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018910-sheet-pan-chicken-with-chickpeas-cumin-and-turmeric

I use 3 cans of chickpeas and throw in a whole head of cabbage florets; I also double the amount of onion used. It's kind of a middle-easternish recipe, so there are probably other veg one could throw in that would make a good contribution to the flavor profile as well. I make it with chicken breasts, but also throw in a few skin-on thighs so there is some chicken fat for the veg to soak up. Any recommendations? My husband won't eat chickpeas so it would be nice to make half the pan with something else that he would eat.

He would not do too well at this challenge.

Cauliflower instead of chickpeas or maybe peas? Peas would be a different taste but seem like they might work, although you'd have to mix them in at the end so it wouldn't get combined the same way. I think both chickpeas and cauliflower are kind of neutral and cauliflower would taste good with the taste profile.

lemurcat12 wrote: »

Cauliflower instead of chickpeas or maybe peas? Peas would be a different taste but seem like they might work, although you'd have to mix them in at the end so it wouldn't get combined the same way. I think both chickpeas and cauliflower are kind of neutral and cauliflower would taste good with the taste profile.

I did put a head of cauliflower florets in on this round, and the cauliflower turned out FANTASTIC. It absorbed all the chicken fat and spices better than the chickpeas.

I did think about carrots, and also have a bunch of parsnips I needed to use...hmmm. Maybe I will try that next time. A few halved cherry tomatoes might be good as well.

I use pumpkin as a savory veg too, basically interchangeably with any other winter squash (and I love it in salad!). Need to make some pumpkin soup, glad to be reminded that I should.

@AnnPT77 I don't know if advertising is allowed on this app but what the heck!! Look up Pinterest. They usually have really good recipes and as long as you type healthy you can tons of meal ideas. It's usually my go to when I'm looking for an under 100 cal snack, or a meal alternative

abowersgirl wrote: »

@AnnPT77 I don't know if advertising is allowed on this app but what the heck!! Look up Pinterest. They usually have really good recipes and as long as you type healthy you can tons of meal ideas. It's usually my go to when I'm looking for an under 100 cal snack, or a meal alternative

Thanks - I'm mostly pretty OK with cooking; I was just looking for a little help from an obvious pro to get me out of my pumpkin rut! Good idea to check Pinterest for pumpkin recipes, too - usually I just wallow in jewelry & other crafts over there!

Yesterday was really similar to the day before (numbers are rounded):

butternut squash (100 g)
fennel (80 g)
spinach (125 g) (frozen)
broccoli (165 g)
cauliflower (100 g)
radicchio (75 g)
leeks (55 g)
onions (45 g)
green pepper (150 g)
green tomato (100 g)
radishes (100 g)
mushrooms (85 g) -- technically not a veg, but I count it
arugula (2 cups)
mixed bean dish (serving of beans, serving of other veg)
black beans (additional serving, I think I can only count 1 for beans total, though)

avocado (80 g)
cranberries (35 g)
cherries (90 g)
clementines (4 for about 200 g)

I hit my goal yesterday!

Lunch:
338g Roasted red pepper tomato soup
160g Veggie chili (estimate 1 serving beans and 1 serving veggies)

Dinner:
125g Marinara sauce

Snack:
311g Veggie plate (cucumber, tomato, orange bell peper, carrots)

934g = 11+ servings

emily_platinum90 wrote: »

How does it work?

You eat lots of vegetables/fruit .... The aim is to get 800+ grams a day. I personally aim for mostly vegetables.
(things like beans/legumes, and potatoes I think, are only counted as one 80g serve, even if you eat more)