maggiebee04

Are you used to eating as much fiber is in the seeds? When I switched to eating more nuts and seeds it did terrible things to my stomach for about a month. Try cutting down on the whole foods by a teeny bit until you get used to them?

Dbmata: That's an excellent strategy *if you have a freezer.* I live in a tiny apartment with a mini fridge and one of those freezers that's 2 inches tall and is only really useful for ice cubes. So the whole buying-in-bulk and freezing thing doesn't work for me (and, I assume, lots of other people). Because of this I…

that sounds incredible.

I make a big jar (old jam jar) of salad dressing every weekend and use it throughout the week, with lemon juice, dijon mustard, garlic, shallots, and olive oil. A little bit goes a long way. Also, you can dress your salads the Greek way (I just moved back to the US from Greece): Cut up the veggies and let them sit in a…

Pumpkin coconut lentil dal This is a really delicious, warming and filling lentil stew recipe that keeps me going for hours and hours, esp. on a cold fall day. 2-4 cups of red lentils (these are the best, but if they're pricey in your grocery store, use whatever you can find). 1-2 cups of chicken broth, veggie broth or…

Healthy Cream of Tomato Soup 1 can chopped San Marzano tomatoes (it really makes a huge difference to get imported tomatoes and it only costs 70 cents more). 2 cups of chicken broth 1 cup (or whatever you want) water 1 small onion 3 cloves garlic 1/2 cup cream (or milk and cream mixed) butter flour cream salt pepper…

Re: eggs & cheese: You just need to learn how to cook differently and you'll be fine! Like, take the eggs & cheese thing. You don't need a whole cup of cheese. Try scrambling them with .24 tbsp butter or cooking spray, but do it the French way (gourmet scrambled eggs) and scramble them on low heat, really slowly. They…

Oh, we all understand what you're going through! One trick that works like a charm for me is to eat a lot of vegetables and beans. I had to learn an entirely new way of cooking for this to work out, because I didn't like steamed plain veggies, etc. I spent an absolutely insane amount of time online (pinterest, mostly)…