Clean Eaters - What is on the menu today?

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  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,062 Member
    11.10 - black coffee & leftover chicken/vegetable stew for brunch. I’m in a crock pot state of mind lately. Crack pot? ☺️

    Stew- chicken, peppers medley, green onion, rainbow carrots, yellow onion, celery, chanterelle mushrooms, cauliflower rice and some heirloom tomatoes.. 🌶🥕🍅

    Your stew sounds amazing!

    What does algae taste like?

    I finished black bean soup, had coleslaw, and two salads today. I'm debating between lentil vegetable soup, turkey sweet potato chili, and split pea in the Instant pot but will probably wait to decide tomorrow. Bought a dried bean I've never heard of so that's an option too.
  • ploomka
    ploomka Posts: 308 Member
    Last night I had a really tasty parfait with frozen blueberries, heavy cream, chia seeds, cacao nibs, hemp hearts, and pecans. I love how the heavy cream freezes a bit from proximity to the blueberries. This is my go-to Coldstone Creamery replacement :smiley:
  • Safari_Gal_
    Safari_Gal_ Posts: 1,461 Member
    edited December 2019
    Katmary71 wrote: »
    11.10 - black coffee & leftover chicken/vegetable stew for brunch. I’m in a crock pot state of mind lately. Crack pot? ☺️

    Stew- chicken, peppers medley, green onion, rainbow carrots, yellow onion, celery, chanterelle mushrooms, cauliflower rice and some heirloom tomatoes.. 🌶🥕🍅

    Your stew sounds amazing!

    What does algae taste like?

    I finished black bean soup, had coleslaw, and two salads today. I'm debating between lentil vegetable soup, turkey sweet potato chili, and split pea in the Instant pot but will probably wait to decide tomorrow. Bought a dried bean I've never heard of so that's an option too.

    @Katmary71 - thanks!! I usually toss it in a pot at night and we have stew for breakfast. Strange how I get up more easily in the morning when I smell the scent of stew in the house. Lol

    Re: Blue Green Algae- i typically have it in a smoothie with greens, flax milk and avocado - so I can’t really distinguish a taste. 🤔 I have BGA capsules and they smell very mild - kinda wheatgrassy. Ish. No taste really to me.

    I’ve been following the research on BGA as an antioxidant - here is a good National institute of health research palaver if you are interested. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3576896/#s001title
    You’ve inspired me to have a smoothie! 🤗


  • Safari_Gal_
    Safari_Gal_ Posts: 1,461 Member
    ploomka wrote: »
    Last night I had a really tasty parfait with frozen blueberries, heavy cream, chia seeds, cacao nibs, hemp hearts, and pecans. I love how the heavy cream freezes a bit from proximity to the blueberries. This is my go-to Coldstone Creamery replacement :smiley:

    @ploomka - you’re speaking my language!! Looooooove chia seeds! That’s sounds awesome!
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,062 Member
    @Safari_Gal_ wow, BGA is really good for you! I don't care for avocados and my blender sucks or I'd try out your smoothie combo! I do like wheatgrass though! Glad I inspired it to drink a smoothie!

    Funny, I bought chia seeds to add to oatmeal but haven't tried them,I got a big container at Grocery Outlet.
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,062 Member
    Had a pretty healthy day, 3 salads plus soup. I made split pea red lentil jalepeno soup in the Instant pot. I honestly could eat split pea every day, it's my favorite soup. Added a ton of veggies and used Better than Bouillon vegetable in it, that stuff is super salty! I'm making vegetable broth from scraps in the Instant pot now, waiting for it to finish so I can go to bed. I should've swapped them around instead of using Better Than Bouillon.
  • ploomka
    ploomka Posts: 308 Member
    @Safari_Gal_ What a good idea to start your stew at night! I keep getting behind on my dinner plans because I keep forgetting to start my crock pot early enough, and I don't want it to cook while I am in my fasting window after 6pm because that would make me insane with hunger LOL. I am going to try making my roast when I go to bed in future. Then I can have roast for breakfast with my eggs. What a brilliant idea!

    And yes, the chia seeds are the best. I need to make some chia pudding. I love how they absorb all the liquid. They are like bubble tea!
  • DanielMackey1
    DanielMackey1 Posts: 8 Member
    I really like this thread and have learned so much already. Personally I have been trying to keep the spirit of summer alive through my food choices lol. So today we worked with fresh garden veggies...Cucumber coconut smoothies, fresh apples, bell peppers and things of this nature. Still in the cleanse so haven't started getting to funky with them yet. But sometimes simple is best right?
  • CrystalEssex
    CrystalEssex Posts: 184 Member
    I have a smoothie I'm drinking for midnight meal in the middle of my 12 hr night shift.

    1/2 avocado (left over from another meal)
    1/8 cup chia seeds
    1 cup unsweetened almond milk with coconut
    5 drops of clean liquid stevia
    1 scoop of a chocolate greens mixture
    (I won't name drop, but I think these greens mixtures are good on the fly when you're out of time to meal prep or your fridge is low)
  • CrystalEssex
    CrystalEssex Posts: 184 Member
    This whole smoothie is:
    Carb: 20
    Fat: 24
    Protien: 9
    Dietary Fiber: 17
    Net carbs: 3
    Makes a little less than 2 cups of smoothie.

    (The brand of greens mix I use has 1g Carb, 1g Protein, and 1g Dietary Fiber).
  • AmberHScott
    AmberHScott Posts: 1 Member
    New to the group and praying I find inspiration from you all to help me with clean eating!!
    I am on week 4 of the 310 meal replacement and weeks 7 of beachbody (Lift 4 and MM). Breakfast for the past 7wks has been coffee /creamer, lunch my 310 shake and for supper I make venison with a potato of some sorts and a vegetable. I keep my portions small! Almost every night our meat is either deer we harvested or rabbit. We try not to ever buy store bought meat.
  • ploomka
    ploomka Posts: 308 Member
    Doin the spaghetti squash thing tonight.

    Making my own sauce (allergic to garlic) with crushed tomato and basil, sauteed mushrooms, onions, and peppers, parmesan, and precooked alfresco sweet Italian chicken sausage. Adding butter and colby jack to the top of the spaghetti squash.

    Last night did cloud bread bun cheese burgers. Really good.
  • ploomka
    ploomka Posts: 308 Member
    And one more item to add:

    I just made myself a lovely little dessert of ricotta cheese, cashews, cacao nibs, maple extract, and monk fruit sweetener. Really tasty!! I love my maple extract.
  • ploomka
    ploomka Posts: 308 Member
    Spinach and hard boiled egg with homemade warm bacon dressing (Alton brown) for lunch.

    Chicken on Chinese fried cauliflower rice for dinner.
  • Safari_Gal_
    Safari_Gal_ Posts: 1,461 Member
    ploomka wrote: »
    Spinach and hard boiled egg with homemade warm bacon dressing (Alton brown) for lunch.

    Chicken on Chinese fried cauliflower rice for dinner.

    Yum! Cauliflower rice is so versatile— I feel like it’s always in my fridge!
  • fatblues
    fatblues Posts: 5 Member
    For breakfast I had a 2 scramble egg omelet with mushrooms, spinach, cilantro, onions, tomato, and avocado and black coffee. Lunch will be 1/4 slice of homemade pizza with meatless Italian sausage and veggies. I have not decided on dinner yet.
  • Safari_Gal_
    Safari_Gal_ Posts: 1,461 Member
    Hi!

    Breakfast: Turkish coffee & eggs

    Lunch: turkey vegetable stew

    Dinner : salad, sautéed veggies, and pumpkin chia pudding for dessert

    And a glass of vino ....
  • weatherking2019
    weatherking2019 Posts: 943 Member
    I had a food poisoning last night and recovering today.
    So, I left home in the slow cooker: Chicken Congee
    https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/slow-cooker-rice-congee-chicken
  • Safari_Gal_
    Safari_Gal_ Posts: 1,461 Member
    I had a food poisoning last night and recovering today.
    So, I left home in the slow cooker: Chicken Congee
    https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/slow-cooker-rice-congee-chicken

    @weatherking2019 - hope you are recovered! Slow cooker chicken congee sounds delish!
  • Safari_Gal_
    Safari_Gal_ Posts: 1,461 Member
    Looks like Branzino for breakfast today ... because, why not? 😋
  • frannies4352
    frannies4352 Posts: 3 Member
    Looking to lose 35 lbs. by October so on a 1200 cal diet a day. I look forward to keeping up to date on everyone

    I'm right there with you! I'm 20 lbs into my 35 - 40 lbs journey. Started early November and planning to be at my goal weight by the end of April/early May. Was SOO hungry when I started but now I feel great. Eating less has allowed my body to cleanse and work so much better.
  • weatherking2019
    weatherking2019 Posts: 943 Member
    @Safari_Gal_ , thanks! I am all better now :)

    I went to NYC over the weekend and came back engaged! I am so excited!!!
    We continued eating "Clean" and walked everywhere in the 30 something weather!

    Anyway, today's breakfast was Egg bake.
    Green peas, zoodles and mozzarella cheese baked in eggs.

    Lunch was Salad.
    Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, peppers, mini tomatoes, green olives, chicken breast.

    Dinner will be Protein drink and soup after OTF.

    I have apples and string cheese for snacks if I need it later-
  • Safari_Gal_
    Safari_Gal_ Posts: 1,461 Member
    @Safari_Gal_ , thanks! I am all better now :)

    I went to NYC over the weekend and came back engaged! I am so excited!!!
    We continued eating "Clean" and walked everywhere in the 30 something weather!

    Anyway, today's breakfast was Egg bake.
    Green peas, zoodles and mozzarella cheese baked in eggs.

    Lunch was Salad.
    Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, peppers, mini tomatoes, green olives, chicken breast.

    Dinner will be Protein drink and soup after OTF.

    I have apples and string cheese for snacks if I need it later-

    @weatherking2019 wow! Congratulations 🎉!

    Yay! Yeah I find it’s pretty easy here to find good eats :)
  • ploomka
    ploomka Posts: 308 Member
    @Safari_Gal_ , thanks! I am all better now :)

    I went to NYC over the weekend and came back engaged! I am so excited!!!
    We continued eating "Clean" and walked everywhere in the 30 something weather!

    Anyway, today's breakfast was Egg bake.
    Green peas, zoodles and mozzarella cheese baked in eggs.

    Lunch was Salad.
    Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, peppers, mini tomatoes, green olives, chicken breast.

    Dinner will be Protein drink and soup after OTF.

    I have apples and string cheese for snacks if I need it later-
    Congrats! That’s so awesome 🥰
  • ploomka
    ploomka Posts: 308 Member
    Bunch of pics for you guys. Not sure of order, but shredded pork taco on Ezekiel wrap, spinach salad with homemade sweet mustard vinaigrette, homemade flax bread recipe from nutritionrefined

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  • Safari_Gal_
    Safari_Gal_ Posts: 1,461 Member
    ploomka wrote: »
    Bunch of pics for you guys. Not sure of order, but shredded pork taco on Ezekiel wrap, spinach salad with homemade sweet mustard vinaigrette, homemade flax bread recipe from nutritionrefined

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    Love all the greens!
  • weatherking2019
    weatherking2019 Posts: 943 Member
    I need some ideas! Feel like I have been making/eating the same stuff.

    Breakfast smoothie (because it's fast and simple yet filling)
    Lunch salad with protein (because I love a good salad)
    Dinner: ???

    Tonight I may make lentil rice mujadara. With something that I can make with ground turkey.
    Any ideas?? Turkey balls, Ground turkey sir fry, Lettuce wraps... Yeah, I think I'll do meatballs to go with the mujadra:)

    How are you guys mixing things up? I don't go grocery shopping as much now. I try doing with what I have on hand.
  • weatherking2019
    weatherking2019 Posts: 943 Member
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    My dinner last night was a Hit! Kids gobbled it up :D
  • Cerizez
    Cerizez Posts: 155 Member
    @weatherking2019 - I'm also struggling to come up with ideas to change things up.

    Seeing the posts in here has helped.

    I'm going to make some falafel.

    I'm also going to make a lentil salad: thanks for that suggestion.