42carrots Member

So I experimented with this recipe a little bit more and this came out with really good results. It's completely crammed with vegetables to the point where I thought it wouldn't turn out, but somehow it does, and tastes kind of amazing. This recipe makes 6 pretty big sized muffins at only 125 calories each. So you can eat…

Hi! I'm in Hamilton. A couple of my good friends are from Orangeville, but they're a few years older than you and both live here now.

Thank you! This is the recipe I plan on using - http://powerhungry.com/2013/04/savory-power-bars/

Studying nutritional medicine sounds awesome! Good way to turn a potential weakness into a strength instead, best of luck.

Sorry to hear you're struggling, I can relate and I hope things improve and you can find some more ways to enjoy your time. If you enjoy learning, I'd recommend checking out edx.org - you can take really interesting and high quality courses for free, or for a small fee upon completion if you'd like a certificate. Not sure…

If you're not really into sugary drinks, you might really enjoy soy lattes. I used to get vanilla soy lattes (I'd request just one pump of vanilla syrup) but found them too sweet, and was surprised to find that the soy milk alone actually gives it a nice, mildly sweet flavour. A grande soy latte has 170cals, 9g of protein…

Kevalicious - that's exactly what I thought, too. That MFP was for people who are overly obsessive and pedantic about exercise and food, without bothering to really learn anything about it I thought it seemed dumb, and like a huge waste of time. I thought I left my dismissive know-it-all days behind a decade ago for the…

MoiAussi93 - that's a good point. I've still been eating out from time to time with friends and family, but I find it causes me juuust a little bit of stress if I do it more than once or twice a week because I can't accurately log what I've eaten. I think this will be a more temporary feeling until I reach my goal, also it…

Thanks for your input everyone, I really appreciate it. I know food and nutrition is a very personal thing that affects everyone differently. I love how respectful and supportive this forum is, it makes a difference. Ultimately right at this point, I know I feel better physically, particularly in terms of things like mood…

Thanks everyone!

Good to know, thanks. I made up a meal plan for tomorrow that came in at just under 1300cals and contains 47g of fibre (pardon the spelling, I'm Canadian), I was kind of surprised by that. I've been trying to incorporate more fibre rich foods because I was noticing that some days I wasn't getting nearly enough, but I'm…

Oh man, I made these this morning and they were great. I had leftover black beans and quinoa from last night so I put that in, wasn't sure it would work but it did. I used 2 eggs, about 1/4 cup quinoa and 1/3 cup black beans, a cup or so of broccoli, 20 grams of cheddar cheese, and some salt, pepper, garlic powder, italian…

Awesome, thanks for the info, I'll check these out.

Does anyone use pea protein? If so can you make any recommendations for a good brand? I want to make vegan savoury protein bars and found a recipe using pea protein powder, but I don't really dabble in protein powders of any kind usually so I'm not sure what to look for. I did try to buy a vegetarian vanilla flavoured one…

Nuts are actually very high calorie and lower in protein than most people think, and a 1/4 cup is a serving, which isn't very much. They're also low in fibre so they won't fill you up as much. Don't get me wrong, nuts have a lot of great nutritional value, but if you're looking for lower calorie, higher protein options,…

Cottage cheese has a lot of protein and is low calorie. Lentils have a ton of protein and fibre and are relatively low cal. Beans are a little higher in calorie content but are high fibre and protein as well, try mixing black beans and maybe some salsa into your breakfast skillet, it'll be good. Tofu is easy to make once…

Foods that I've found to be filling, satisfying and relatively low calorie thus have been eating most or every day: eggs (just one, at breakfast) whole grain toast sauerkraut cottage cheese - 1% or 2%, usually 1/4c at breakfast, 1/4c at dinner squash (butternut, buttercup, acorn, spaghetti squash, doesn't matter, they're…

Quinoa is a very good source of protein if you're a vegetarian or vegan, and it's a rare plant source of complete protein. Add hemp hearts or chia seeds to smoothies or salads or anything really. Nutritional yeast doesn't have a huge amount but it has some, and is also a good source of B vitamins. Some recipe ideas and…

This was fun to read, thank you.