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Healthy Meal Idea/Recipe Thread (1 Viewer)
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Northern Voice
Footballguy
I'm divided on breakfast. I think there are so many studies on food/diet that they almost all can be contradicted by another one, so this is anecdotal.
I think for the most part, we think we need to eat more than we do. I'm not sure starvation mode is a thing and I think skipping breakfast is likely fine.
On the other hand, the days when I have a small breakfast, I find myself more likely to be hungry earlier in the day, so maybe there is something to it kick starting the body and/or metabolism for the day?
We're talking about a little 100 calorie English muffin (with 6 grams of fiber I might add) and a little 70 calorie piece of cheese.
You two should take your hippy #### elsewhere and quit nitpicking.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Yeah pretty much and compared to toast or a bagel it's a good alternative. For people who think carbs aren't the devil, they're not bad at all.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Does American Cheese always mean processed? I thought American and cheddar were used somewhat interchangeably by you guys.
RUSF18
Footballguy
RUSF18
Footballguy
I think it's just about finding what works for you and giving your body some time to adjust to whatever changes you're making. If you're used to a 300 calorie breakfast and you want to move towards a 100 calorie yogurt or oatmeal instead, expect to be hungry for that first week or so but power through it and you'll adjust.
the moops
Footballguy
What the hell?
Northern Voice
Footballguy
? "American cheese" doesn't exist in Canada. Does it always refer to cheese slices/processed cheese?
coyote5
Footballguy
Jack White
Footballguy
Going where?
I'm stating my opinion that an English muffin (high carbs from refined wheat flour) and American "cheese" (a highly processed fake food, essentially) do not a healthy meal make.
If you enjoy this breakfast, that's fine. It's your body; you can shove anything you want down your gullet.
Jack White
Footballguy
Except that the thread title is "healthy meal ideas."
I'm not dogmatic about this stuff. I drink daily, including beer, and have a bowl of popcorn once a month, and an occasional breakfast burrito. But these are occasional or minor exceptions to my mostly eating whole foods, animal protein, vegetables and healthy fats, which I do believe are healthier than processed foods, grains and sugars.
Sigh. You know....
It's low calorie and not super high in carbs along with 8 grams of fiber and 5 grams of protein. Once again, we are talking about 100 calories here. If you're a strict low carb guy, fine....but don't be a #### and call anything with carbs automatically unhealthy.
And regarding the cheese, who says we are talking about fake sliced cheese? You can get good, American cheese from your deli counter.
You drink beer daily and you're giving me #### about a 100 calorie English muffin?
Dude.
the moops
Footballguy
Jesus dude. There are degrees of healthiness. There certainly are many, many worse things for you, but I wouldn't go pushing the mcmuffin as a pinnacle of health though.
And yes, this is coming from a guy who drinks many beers daily and ####### loves an egg and cheese biscuit from McDonalds
And yes, this is coming from a guy who drinks many beers daily and ####### loves an egg and cheese biscuit from McDonalds
Swing 51
Footballguy
I usually have yogurt with granola or fruit around 10. Eggs at 7:30ish. Small lunch around 12, snack in mid afternoon, and then I eat an early dinner at 5:30ish. Sometimes a snack around 7:30. To each his own.
Chemical X
Footballguy
I think all of us have notions of what's healthy........
low carb, low fat, no red meat, yadda yadda.
for me, I like low salt, low fat, low cholesterol. IMO our society makes it difficult to eat healthy, which many consider lots of fruits, veggies, whole grains, etc.
every commercial is fast food and processed crap that 'busy moms' are shoving down their gullets.
heck, let's get 17 pizzas from papa john's for $5- each. then nobody can figure out why, especially in my state of NC, every woman looks like a walking bowling pin and stores pretty much have driving lanes for these fat mobiles to tool around.
i.e., the black bean recipe that calls for 4 packs of sazon. while I know every item has salt, I can't imagine dumping 4 packs of MSG/Salt in a bean mix is healthy. it may taste good, yes. like I said, we can rehydrate black beans, add some cumin and garlic and be happy too.
for me, it is sometimes necessary to buy canned items, all of which have salt/sugar content. its not always easiest quickest to soak a pot of beans daily, but I have begun to limit my canned good intake and packet in take, etc. I also always buy low sodium or no salt items.
I think as a society and a group we need to find more time to prepare what we need from fresh ingredients and start weaning off the cans and prepared products.
this is sort of a rant, but we as a society can be lulled asleep by laziness, then we wonder why we aren't healthy and everyone is driving a fatmobile.
if you want guacamole, buy avocados and tomatoes and garlic, etc. and make it. you want salsa, but the fresh ingredients. heck, you can buy frozen veggies that are steamable with no added content. instead of your home made mcmuffin, mix in a grapefruit. don't even get me started on eating out.....
low carb, low fat, no red meat, yadda yadda.
for me, I like low salt, low fat, low cholesterol. IMO our society makes it difficult to eat healthy, which many consider lots of fruits, veggies, whole grains, etc.
every commercial is fast food and processed crap that 'busy moms' are shoving down their gullets.
heck, let's get 17 pizzas from papa john's for $5- each. then nobody can figure out why, especially in my state of NC, every woman looks like a walking bowling pin and stores pretty much have driving lanes for these fat mobiles to tool around.
i.e., the black bean recipe that calls for 4 packs of sazon. while I know every item has salt, I can't imagine dumping 4 packs of MSG/Salt in a bean mix is healthy. it may taste good, yes. like I said, we can rehydrate black beans, add some cumin and garlic and be happy too.
for me, it is sometimes necessary to buy canned items, all of which have salt/sugar content. its not always easiest quickest to soak a pot of beans daily, but I have begun to limit my canned good intake and packet in take, etc. I also always buy low sodium or no salt items.
I think as a society and a group we need to find more time to prepare what we need from fresh ingredients and start weaning off the cans and prepared products.
this is sort of a rant, but we as a society can be lulled asleep by laziness, then we wonder why we aren't healthy and everyone is driving a fatmobile.
if you want guacamole, buy avocados and tomatoes and garlic, etc. and make it. you want salsa, but the fresh ingredients. heck, you can buy frozen veggies that are steamable with no added content. instead of your home made mcmuffin, mix in a grapefruit. don't even get me started on eating out.....
E-Z Glider
Footballguy
This is the rub (and why there's so much disagreement in this thread). Many feel that cholesterol is no that bad for you and that saturated fats are not necessarily the enemy. In fact, many believe the modified "low-fat" items are actually worse for you than the originals. And salt is really only bad for you if you have issues with high-blood pressure.
That being said, I agree with everything else you're saying. Fresh whole foods are always better than processed.
Probably easier if the thread is renamed to "Meal Ideas to lose weight" (because that's everyone's goal, I assume) rather than calling them "Healthy Meal Ideas" (because everyone's actual health needs are different).
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
I think the problem is that what is "healthy" is largely contextual. I mean we all know that refined sugar and Doritos aren't good for us, but a lot of the other stuff is really kind of dependent on our health and sensitivities in the first place. Sodium was very nearly removed from the government's "nutrients of concern" list this year because the most recent studies suggest that it only impacts people who already have high blood pressure. So, if you have high blood pressure, heavy amounts of salt is almost certainly unhealthy.
And we can say the same about lots of the foods that trigger certain people's buttons. Wheat might be unhealthy for Jack White. It's probably not healthy for me. But I know lots of people who can have sandwiches and pasta and still be healthy. Same with dairy.
When you add calorie restriction or weight loss into the mix, the question becomes even more complex. Because its not just whether a potato or a piece of fish is "healthy" on its own. Its how much of it is satisfying and what effect it has on our appetites.
And we can say the same about lots of the foods that trigger certain people's buttons. Wheat might be unhealthy for Jack White. It's probably not healthy for me. But I know lots of people who can have sandwiches and pasta and still be healthy. Same with dairy.
When you add calorie restriction or weight loss into the mix, the question becomes even more complex. Because its not just whether a potato or a piece of fish is "healthy" on its own. Its how much of it is satisfying and what effect it has on our appetites.
Mr. Ected
Footballguy
I think 4 eggs and 4 egg whites is more like 8 eggs, with 4 yolks removed, trying to remove some fat and cholesterol.
Ditka Butkus
Footballguy
Very little nutritional difference between steel cut and rolled instant oats.
RUSF18
Footballguy
Think this thread was going fine and everyone could be counted on to apply their own knowledge and judgment to whether the ideas offered by people are healthy or "healthy". For someone who doesn't know ####, maybe seeing that it's really easy to make a < 300 cal egg sandwich at home everyday will stop them from getting a similar sandwich at their local deli or work cafeteria where the English muffin isn't whole grain, the eggs are fried, they use two pieces of cheese instead of one, etc.
Nugget
Footballguy
Only thing I have before lunch is coffee with heavy whipping cream. I try to drink a standard coffee pots worth - 10-12 cups according to the water line.
My keys to weight loss:
My keys to weight loss:
- High fat/low carb diet
- Intermittent fasting - trying to consume carbs and protein between 1-7pm
- Walking 30 minutes a day
coyote5
Footballguy
bostonfred
Footballguy
You drink 10-12 cups of coffee a day?
NutterButter
Footballguy
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
A "cup" of coffee is kind of a nebulous concept. I drink about 35 to 40 oz of coffee a day. If I were to make that much in a Mr. Coffee, it would be either 7 or 8 cups.
Nugget
Footballguy
50-60 ounces most days. When I travel for business it is usually 2 venti Pikes from Starbucks with a Trenta Iced coffee for the road.
Nugget
Footballguy
Exactly. After lunch I switch to tea.
bostonfred
Footballguy
I can't see this being good for your arteries
Tick
Footballguy
My wife spent the $4 to get this meal plan:
http://www.iamthatlady.com/slow-cooker-dump-aldi-meal-plan/
It's an assembly line approach to 20 crock pot meals (10 recipes x2). We threw together all the meals in very little time (less than an hour). Now we're making our way through them. They're easy - take a bag out of the freezer at night, put it in the crockpot in the morning, add some rice or potatoes when you serve it. The meals aren't billed as healthy, but my wife threw them all into sparkrecipes.com to get nutritional info on each of them, and they're good. More importantly, they're home-cooked meals that use real ingredients, taste great, and are super-easy.
If anyone gets them, take a look through the recipes before using the shopping list - a number of the ingredients are only used when the meal is served, not when it's frozen (potatoes, tortillas, rice, etc.).
http://www.iamthatlady.com/slow-cooker-dump-aldi-meal-plan/
It's an assembly line approach to 20 crock pot meals (10 recipes x2). We threw together all the meals in very little time (less than an hour). Now we're making our way through them. They're easy - take a bag out of the freezer at night, put it in the crockpot in the morning, add some rice or potatoes when you serve it. The meals aren't billed as healthy, but my wife threw them all into sparkrecipes.com to get nutritional info on each of them, and they're good. More importantly, they're home-cooked meals that use real ingredients, taste great, and are super-easy.
If anyone gets them, take a look through the recipes before using the shopping list - a number of the ingredients are only used when the meal is served, not when it's frozen (potatoes, tortillas, rice, etc.).
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Bumping this because the new thread started this year already has a bunch of the above.
So, healthyish recipes, what do you got
Northern Voice
Footballguy
My wife bought the 8 week meal plan from Betty Rocker. Its a clean eating type plan I guess but had some recipes we both really liked, this was one we adapted a bit:
Turkey Cilanto Stew
Makes 4 Servings.
1 medium onion
2 cloves garlic
2 T olive oil
2 tomatoes
1 lb ground turkey
1 bunch cilantro
2 tsp italian seasoning
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp sea salt
1. Chop onion and mince garlic
2. Heat olive oil in a skillet on medium heat and add garlic and onions, allow to cook for 3-5 minutes
3. Add the turkey, breaking it up so it cooks evenly.
4. Chop tomato and finely chop cilantro. When meat is almost cooked, add tomatoes, let them cook briefly. Add cilantro mix all in.
5. Sprinkle italian seasoning, cumin and salt over everything. Stir together, remove from heat.
**There is also a meatless option that uses black beans instead of turkey.
Turkey Cilanto Stew
Makes 4 Servings.
1 medium onion
2 cloves garlic
2 T olive oil
2 tomatoes
1 lb ground turkey
1 bunch cilantro
2 tsp italian seasoning
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp sea salt
1. Chop onion and mince garlic
2. Heat olive oil in a skillet on medium heat and add garlic and onions, allow to cook for 3-5 minutes
3. Add the turkey, breaking it up so it cooks evenly.
4. Chop tomato and finely chop cilantro. When meat is almost cooked, add tomatoes, let them cook briefly. Add cilantro mix all in.
5. Sprinkle italian seasoning, cumin and salt over everything. Stir together, remove from heat.
**There is also a meatless option that uses black beans instead of turkey.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Anyone have any experience cooking with Bison? I see it all the time as a healthier alternative to beef. We've used it in replace of ground beef before but last week noticed bison rib eye steaks on sale and picked a couple up. Would I just cook it like I do a regular beef rib eye?
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Pretty much, but you have less leeway in cooking to temperature. It's so lean that you really don't want it over medium-rare. As some people find it a bit gamey (I don't), you might want to do a mushroom sauce or something.
Nugget
Footballguy
I now put chocolate milk in my coffee in place of the cream. I enjoy it more and my son likes chocolate milk.
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