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smilingcat

12-17-2012, 06:48 PM

B: Miso soup with tofu and scallions. Rice and pickled turnip.
L: left over Japanese chicken curry with left over rice. Karei rice.
D: Baked cauliflower with mayo-mustard sauce with lemon and covered in cheese. and a trial recipe for burdock root and carrot. Kinpira. haven't made it for such a long time, I forgot how to make it.

snack: Ritz crackers and peanut butter. (okay me very bad!!)
osenbei (rice crackers)

Only on rare occasion will I make anything out of a box. Cracker is out of a box. peanut butter out of a jar. mayo pre-made. Garam Marsala for my curry is my own mix.

Catrin

12-18-2012, 08:02 AM

ate far too much yesterday, I think I was still hungry from Sunday's activities!

B: sausage/veggie frittata
1 hour hard group training session
S: strawberries, veggies, couple slices pepperoni
L: roasted turkey leg, veggies
S: yet more strawberries, veggies, couple slices pepperoni
D: see breakfast, repeat thereof + 2 slices bacon

Today:
B: last of the frittata, coffee and cream
training session (HARD one today!)
S: hemp protein shake
L: roast chicken, brussels sprouts, kale chips
s: banana
D: planning to finish off the last roast turkey leg and a spinach salad with whatver veggies are left in the fridge.

Crankin

12-20-2012, 04:01 AM

spin class, ate a few almonds before
B: 2 fried eggs, 2 slices uncured bacon, blueberries and strawberries
L: small sandwich on whole wheat with hummus, red pepper, carrots, slice of cheese, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: went out... 2 glasses of wine, half a salad with goat cheese and cranberries, salmon with brown rice, and asparagus wrapped in proscuitto. Too bad the salmon was in a delicious soy based marinade. It was too much salt for me.

Catrin

12-20-2012, 04:22 AM

Yesterday (rest day):

B: eggs scrambled with veggies, bacon, cream with coffee
L: roasted chicken leg with 1/3 baked yam
D: beef shanks with carrots, onion, kale
S: too many samples of the 88% dark chocolate almond/macadamia/sea salt nut bark I made for the office pitch-in today! It is far from sweet - but is like crack - YUMMMM! :o

spokewench

12-23-2012, 06:14 AM

B: 2 eggs scrambled, hashbrowns, bacon, coffee
Snack: 1 beer
Dinner: leftover chicken, noodles with mushroom sauce and broccoli, glass of wine

spokewench

12-26-2012, 05:15 AM

B: 3 pancakes, blackberries, maple syrup, coffee
L: 1/2 liverwurst and swiss sammy on wg bread
Snack: 1 beer
Dinner: 1/2 cornish game hen, homemade dressing (bread,mushrooms, onions, spices), gravy, green beans and butternut squash
1 piece marble cake, glazed
This was christmas with my hubby

Today, my sister and Mom arrive from Tucson and we will have the ham and fixins for dinner tonight.

Trek420

12-26-2012, 02:18 PM

Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I'm on clear liquids through tomorrow in prep for a routine colonoscopy screening so oh joy and fun, the prep! Clear juices, what fun. I'm staying off this thread. :rolleyes: :(

Crankin

12-26-2012, 04:07 PM

My eating marathon is mostly over. Back to normal for a few days, until New Year's
one cup of coffee before a 45 minute hill work out on the trainer
B: 2 scrambled eggs with mushrooms and sprinkle of low fat cheddar, peach salsa, an orange, more coffee
L: left over butternut squash and polenta, avocado, an apple
S: nuts, cranberries, chocolate
D: 2 chicken sausages stir fried with hearts of palm, onion, tomato, basil, mushrooms, salad with walnuts, cranberries, goat cheese, fig vinegar, 2 squares dark chocolate

Catrin

12-26-2012, 04:51 PM

I did all of the cooking at home, so in the end I didn't really cheat. Too much cornish hen however :)

Today - snowed in
B: scrambled eggs with veggies, bacon, coffee with cream
L: beef shank and kale
D: balsamic braised short ribs and sweet potato - coffee with dark unsweetened cocoa and cream for dessert.

Trek420, hope all goes well!

Catrin

12-30-2012, 06:09 PM

Today:

B: eggs scrambled with parsley (quite yummy), 1 slice bacon, coffee with cream
L: a bit of ham. turkey, green beans, salad (Christmas dinner at church)
45 minutes rowing at gym
D: roast chicken (with compound butter - yummm), brussels sprouts, home-made Tom Kha Gai soup (first experiment, also yummy)

shootingstar

12-30-2012, 08:23 PM

B: cornflakes with skim milk, banana. Tea with milk
Lunch: 3 sashimi and sushi with salmon and tuna. A coconut pineapple filled bun. (We stopped while grocery shopping at a Chinese supermarket.)
Coffee with milk.
Tangerine..when we got home from an afternoon of shopping.

Dinner: Stir fried beet greens, bok choy, water chestnuts, mushrooms and red pepper, onion, garlic with fresh steamed Asian noodles. Tea with milk

Crankin

12-31-2012, 02:29 AM

B: 2 eggs over easy, 2 slices uncured bacon, 1 slice of Ezekial raisin bread, blueberries/strawberries, coffee
S: ate about 2/3 of a luna Bar before starting x country skiing.
L: (at ski lodge) small bowl of chicken veggie soup, piece of sour dough bread, packet of nuts and cranberries. Skied some more after this
S: I was starving when we got home and realized I should have had a bigger lunch while skiing. I ate a piece of Ezekial bread with hummus and an apple
D: 2 roasted chicken thighs with shallots, sweet potato, asparagus roasted in oil and garlic, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate
Back to normal eating tomorrow

shootingstar

01-01-2013, 08:05 AM

B: Cornflakes with milk, 3 logan fruit (or dragon eyes). Half a dragonfruit.

L: Tea with milk.

D: 3 Rye crackers with drained yogurt mixed with fresh herbs, topped with salmon roe
Pan seared duck breast in red wine, blueberry, soy and maple syrup sauce with fennel.
Stir fry of water chestnuts, daikon, onions, red pepper, shanghai boy choy, ginger root, tree/wood fungus root, garlic and mushrooms.
Meringues in a rich wine sauce (it was egg based)
Half glass of blackberry wine.
Tea with milk

That was New Year's Eve dinner!

spokewench

01-02-2013, 05:58 AM

B: 1 piece wg toast, butter coffee
Snack: 1 glass apple/cranberry juice
L: a few roasted potatoes (white and sweet)
WEnt to a party - 1 glass prosecco
D: 1 chicken thigh, roasted potatoes and golden beets, sauteed zucchini, 1 glass white wine
1 piece sees chocolate

Crankin

01-02-2013, 03:41 PM

OK, I am back on track.
B: cup of Greek non fat yogurt with blueberries, almonds, dried cranberries, slice of Ezekial raisin toast with a teaspoon of soy nut butter
one hour on the trainer, intervals for 44 of the 60 minutes.
S: handful of nuts
L: left over soy/veggie crumbles with refried black beans on a corn tortilla, with salsa, half a cup of tomato soup, an apple
S: nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits
D: spaghetti squash with 4 turkey meatballs and marinara, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

Catrin

01-03-2013, 09:56 AM

It is sad to lose two special women in a week's time. Both are in my church, and indeed I was present when they were formally brought into the Orthodox Church, both were over 70 at the time. These ladies were like my surrogate mom and aunt, and one of them just remarried less than a year ago! One was buried last Friday, the other died that same day and her funeral is tomorrow. They will be sorely missed, two classy ladies with a kind word and generous heart for everyone they met and were more alive and vibrant than many half their age. I aspire to be like them should I live so long!

Crankin

01-03-2013, 05:13 PM

Sorry for your losses, Catrin. They sound like good role models!
B: egg whites, kale, sprinkle of low fat cheddar, an orange, coffee
S: cup of tea (I've been feeling like I have kind of a low level viral thing)
L: 2 veggie burger patties, cole slaw, an apple
S: slice of Ezekial raisin bread and 1 tsp. soy nut butter
D: boneless chicken breast sautéed in coconut oil, with fig vinegar and pine nuts, roasted broccoli/olive oil, and whole wheat quinoa, 2 squares dark chocolate

spokewench

01-04-2013, 04:59 AM

Catrin - sorry about your losses. They sound like wonderful people and will be sorely missed in your community.

B: 1 banana
L: 2 chicken tenders, macaroni and cheese, green beans
D: meatloaf, potatoes, broccoli, 1 beer
Dessert: 2 pieces dark chocolate sees candy

Catrin

01-04-2013, 05:17 AM

I just realized that I posted my message in the wrong thread - sorry about that :o

spokewench

01-05-2013, 06:53 AM

B: 1 english muffin with butter, coffee
L: 1/2 ham and cheese sandwich on WG bread
D: wonderful chicken, eggplant, basil thai dish with rice, 1 glass chardonnay (YUMMY)

Catrin

01-05-2013, 11:12 AM

Today (rest day):

B: 2 poached eggs in chicken broth with mushrooms and spinach, 1 slice nitrate-free bacon, coffee with cream
S: KIND bar (+ protein version) while out doing errands that took FAR too long.
Very late lunch, or whatever (at 3pm): roasted chicken, salad with oak lettuce, carrots, snow peas, dressing with sesame seed oil and citrus vinegar.
Dinner will likely be quite late and will feature the last of the braised beef shanks and perhaps a spinach/strawberry salad.

Crankin

01-06-2013, 05:33 AM

Woke up yesterday and I had gained half a pound; not sure what is going on. Then, intense exercise during the day made me insanely hungry.
B: 2 eggs scrambled, one slice Ezekial raisin toast, 2 slices uncured bacon, blueberries, one cup coffee
ate a Luna Bar throughout the day. I x country skied about 10K in the AM, then...
L: veggie sandwich on multigrain
about 8K of snow shoeing with 2 serious climbs
S: when I got home, I really tried to manage my hunger, but it was pretty hard. I had 2 small pieces of Machengo cheese, with black bean dip, 2 whole wheat pita rounds. Then about an hour later I had a piece of Ezekial bread
D: we went out, to a place that I could actually have decent food at, but I succumbed to the special. I had a glass of red wine, a green salad with oil and vinegar, a slice of fresh bread, half a duck, sweet potato, broccoli and cauliflower. Shared a slice of mint chocolate ice cream pie with DH...

Catrin

01-06-2013, 01:27 PM

Today:

B: scrambled eggs, bacon, coffee and cream

70 minute hard group workout

S: slice of ham with cheese (at coffee hour after church)

Lunch/Dinner? (4:00 pm) Roast duck with coconut-almond green beans, coconut milk beverage. First time I've made it and it was nice and crispy :)

S: Will probably have a mid-evening snack of an apple and almond butter.

Crankin

01-06-2013, 04:09 PM

B: whole wheat bagel, light cream cheese, lox, and sliced tomato, an orange, coffee
L: egg whites, kale scrambled with salsa and about 1/4 cup refried black beans, an apple
S: handful of walnuts, 2 dried apricots
D: glass of red wine, pan seared wild salmon with a jerk rub, roasted brussel sprouts, salad with tomatoes, goat cheese sprinkles, vinaigrette, 2 squares dark chocolate

I took a rest day today; very sore from yesterday

Crankin

01-07-2013, 04:44 PM

a cup of almond milk and 5 walnuts before boot camp
B:endive stuffed with low fat cottage cheese and chopped low salt ham, strawberries and blueberries
L: home made chicken salad with almonds and dried cranberries, an apple
S: 1/4 cup nuts, chocolate bits, cranberries
D: scallops, sauteed in butter, with chopped tomatoes and ginger, half a cup of whole wheat quinoa, roasted asparagus, 2 squares dark chocolate

Catrin

01-08-2013, 03:41 AM

Sausage Veggie frittata, and coffee with cream before group training
protein shake after group training session
L: big baby spinach salad with lots of chicken and other veggies
S: snow peas and 1/2 chicken thigh
D: spaghetti squash, roast duck, swiss chard

spokewench

01-08-2013, 07:17 AM

B: 1 piece wg toast, 1 egg, coffee
Lunch: 1 bowl of homemade ham and split pea soup, 1 piece of wg bread with butter
Dinner: salmon baked in oven with dill, olive oil and chardonnay, salad (red leaf lettuce, cucs, yellow and red bell peppers, avocado) vinaigrette with blue cheese crumbles and sunflower seeds, mixed rice pilaf
1 piece sees dark chocolate with nugget

Today:
B: 1 bowl of 8 grain hot cereal, 1/2 banana, 1% milk, coffee
L: will be 1 bowl of split pea soup and a piece of wg bread
D: Tacos or leftovers (don't know yet)

spokewench

01-10-2013, 04:43 AM

1 Piece wg toast, 1 egg, coffee
1/2 peanut butter and apricot jam sammy with wg bread b4 tennis
1 banana after tennis
1 sammy with turkey and cheese, lettuce and wg bread
potato chips
1 beer
1 piece sees dark chocolate

Crankin

01-10-2013, 06:21 AM

I realized I haven't posted here in 2 days.
Tues:
B: smoked salmon ups with cream cheese, on sliced zucchini , an orange, coffee
2.4 mile run
L: home made chicken salad with almonds and cranberries, an apple
S: nuts, chocolate bits, cranberries
D: salad with veggies, steak tips, green beans, glass of red wine
Yesterday:
B: egg whites and kale, blueberries, coffee
Hard trainer work out
L: sliced chicken over a corn tortilla, with low fat cheddar, green chili salsa, cup of low salt butternut squash soup, an apple
S: nuts
D: veal meat loaf with mushrooms, whole wheat quinoa, salad, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

Crankin

01-11-2013, 02:47 AM

B#1 before boot camp: 8 oz. almond milk, slice of raisin Ezekial bread with soy nut butter
B#2, before I saw my first client (i.e. I ate in the car :mad:): 2 hard boiled eggs
S: coffee, finally at 10:00 AM
L: salad with chicken, chick peas, yellow tomatoes, fig vinegar, an apple
Lots of water
S: nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits
D: I was exhausted when I got home. DH made me a panini of low salt ham, cheddar, with mustard on a spelt roll, with cole slaw and a glass of red wine

Catrin

01-11-2013, 03:14 AM

B: sausage/veggie frittata, coffee with cream
training session, protein shake following
L: Artisan lettuce salad with roasted chicken, 1 medjool date and veggies, small amount of dressing (home-made)
D: "Hot plate" made with pastured ground beef (cooked in garlic and onions) and bok choy with spices

On Sundays I've started something new - cook enough animal protein for at least 5 days, and steam-saute many different types of veggies and roast a squash or two, or sweet potatoes. The veggies aren't cooked all the way, just enough. Makes meal preparation much easier and quicker during the week and allows far more variety. My body needs more than protein and baby spinach or kale :) This is my first week with this new approach and it seems to be working well. I get home from work 3 hours before bed time so there just isn't much spare time to spend in the kitchen on weeknights. With the right mix of spices and veggies I create quite a variety of "hot plates" without a lot of work or expense.

spokewench

01-11-2013, 04:39 AM

B: 1 piece wg toast, peanut butter, coffee
L: 1 bowl split pea soup
D: 1 pork chop, smothered in onions, mushrooms, wine, sourcream sauce (just a little sourcream), rice, broccoli, 1 glass chardonnay
1 piece sees candy

goldfinch

01-11-2013, 11:45 AM

B: blueberries and milk. One Finn crisp cracker and a bit of cheese
S: Milk and whey powder, after lifting
L: Salad with parmesan cheese and dried cranberries and Ceasar dressing.
S: Half a banana blended with a cup of frozen strawberries and blackberries. I was hot.
D: I am going to have a salmon pinwheel. And a small glass of wine.

spokewench

01-11-2013, 01:29 PM

Goldfinch: What's a salmon pinwheel?
And, Catrin: What is artisan salad?

Crankin

01-12-2013, 04:10 AM

B: egg whites, kale, mushrooms, green chili salsa, an orange, coffee
S: nuts and cranberries
an hour of yoga/stretching
L: tofu "egg salad," with celery, yellow cherry tomatoes, chick peas, cup of low salt corn soup, an apple
D: (restaurant). Well, I did OK with the food, but too much wine.
tuna tartare over guacamole for an appetizer (need to split this next time), pan seared mahi-mahi, roasted sweet potatoes, spinach, 2 glasses of wine, coffee

spokewench

01-12-2013, 04:20 AM

B: 2 eggs, 1 piece wg toast, coffee
L: 2 chicken tacos - homemade
1 piece sees chocolate
D: 1 chicken thigh, salad with blue cheese crumbles and vinaigrette, a few pieces of roasted potato

Catrin

01-12-2013, 04:38 AM

Yesterday: It wasn't a normal day as I started with a fasting blood draw and then straight to work.

B: Salad with artisan lettuce, chicken, boiled egg, assorted veggies.
L: what lunch?
S: KIND bar at the movies
D: Home late, so it was breakfast: eggs scrambled with veggies and bacon.

Crankin

01-12-2013, 06:31 PM

B: sweet potato, bowl of blueberries, strawberries, sprinkled with sliced almonds, and dried cranberries, with non fat plain Greek yogurt, 2 slices of uncured bacon. 1/2 cup of almond milk, coffee
45 minute trainer intervals/yoga workout
S: 2 dried apricots
L: 2 veggie burger patties, sliced apple, cup of corn soup
D: went to a party. Had half a glass of wine, 3 salmon pinwheels, and 2 whole wheat pita slices with hummus, one very small turkey sandwich on a tiny croissant, with a green salad.

Catrin

01-13-2013, 02:58 AM

B: eggs, veggies, bacon, cream coffee
L: roasted chicken salad with veggies, homemade mayo dressing, lettuce
45 minute BIKE RIDE :)
S: apple with a bit of almond butter
D: braised turkey leg, 1/2 sweet potato with a bit of butter and cinnamon

Crankin

01-13-2013, 05:24 PM

B: huevos rancheros (zucchini, red pepper, tomatoes and green chilis, 2 eggs, over a corn tortillas), half an orange and 1/8 avocado, coffee
L: home made chicken salad with walnuts and cranberries, an apple
S: 2 dried apricots and 5 almonds, 30 minute run on the treadmill
D: Moroccan lamb (ground lamb, cumin, cinnamon, red pepper, cilantro, tomato paste) over whole wheat cous cous and arugula, salad with yellow tomatoes, 1/2 cup frozen non fat chocolate yogurt, herbal tea

goldfinch

01-13-2013, 06:33 PM

Goldfinch: What's a salmon pinwheel?
And, Catrin: What is artisan salad?

http://www.sonomaseafoods.com/images/Salmon-flor-pinwheel.jpg

Salmon, with various types of stuffing, my favorite spinach and ricotta.

Catrin

01-14-2013, 04:14 AM

Artisan lettuce is a combination of different types of lettuce sold in a container - typically there are 4 different small heads of lettuce of different types. A review here (http://eatwelleatcheap.blogspot.com/2010/10/rave-review-artisan-lettuce.html).

B: ground bison/veggie frittata, coffee with cream
one hour hard group workout followed by a KIND + Protein bar
L: a bit of this and that at coffee hour after church - mainly chicken salad and fruit
D: chocolate chili over cauliflower "rice".

indysteel

01-14-2013, 04:28 AM

We buy "artisan" lettuce at Kroger and while we like the product, there's nothing "artisan" about it. There's nothing "artisan" about food grown in the ground. The truth is that the word has become a marketing gimmick and is being misused for a whole host of foods.

Catrin

01-14-2013, 04:35 AM

I agree, it is just the brand name. Good lettuce though, and it is a different variety than what I've seen.

indysteel

01-14-2013, 05:04 AM

Sorry; just read the review you linked to and it also takes issue with use of the word. I do disagree a bit that the lettuce doesn't necessarily spoil as quickly as mixed spring greens. We've gotten a few bad packages of it, despite having purchased well before the sell by date. Kroger is generous in their return policy at least. The only lettuce we've bought that doesn't spoil relatively quickly is at the local farmer's market. Not surprisingly....

spokewench

01-14-2013, 05:13 AM

Thanks for the descriptions - I just couldn't figure out what artisan lettuce was; I usually just buy red/green lettuce heads separately so I saw a package at Safeway yesterday that said it was "artisan" - now I know! Salmon pinwheel looks great!

B: bowl of wheat chex, 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee
L: liverwurst and swiss cheese sandwich on wg bread, handful of rainier cherries
snack: 1 beer
D: homemade chicken potpie, 1 glass of prosecco
1 dark chocolate

I got busy yesterday and made chicken soup with cabbage, onions, carrots, celery, potatoes, tomatoes so I will have lunches all week; made a marinara and brown rice for another dish; which will make cooking dinners this week easier.

Crankin

01-14-2013, 03:40 PM

6oz almond milk; went to the gym where I found out boot camp was cancelled :mad:. Drove back home and did about 40 minutes of functional body conditioning, with a couple of frog jumps and jumping jacks intervals
B: egg whites, kale, low salt ham, avocado and green chili salsa, an orange, coffee
L: small arugula salad with chicken breast, yellow grape tomatoes, goat cheese, fig vinegar, an apple, nuts and cranberries
S: slice of Ezekial bread with soy nut butter
D: 6 oz. of Ahi tuna, pan seared (barely) with sesame seeds and bok choy sauteed with mushrooms and sesame oil, sliced ginger and avocado, glass of red wine

spokewench

01-15-2013, 05:18 AM

B: special k, raspberries, 1% milk, coffee
Snack: a bunch of wonderful rainier cherries
Lunch: Bowl of homemade chicken soup
Dinner: broccoli and beef with brown rice, 1 glass of prosecco
1 chocolate

Crankin

01-16-2013, 04:18 AM

B: 2 small salmon burger patties, with a bowl of blueberries and strawberries, coffee
S: one small piece of Machengo cheese
L: met a friend for lunch, had a veggie wrap on a whole wheat wrap
It was supposed to be a rest day, but I walked about 3.5 miles with a client
D: glass of red wine and 3 ww pita rounds, stuffed boneless chicken breasts (stuffed with red onion, mushrooms, chives, Greek yogurt), sweet potato, roasted asparagus, 2 squares dark chocolate

Catrin

01-16-2013, 06:00 AM

B: bison/veggie frittata, coffee with cream
training session followed by a few almonds and a boiled egg
L: chocolate chili over a heap of baby spinach
S: carrots, celery, 1 boiled egg
D: roasted chicken breast sauteed with red cabbage and kale. a very small pumpkin "muffin" for dessert.

Crankin

01-16-2013, 03:41 PM

glass of almond milk, 2 dried apricots, 5 almonds before one hour trainer workout
B: coffee, 2 eggs with kale, lox, sprinkle of goat cheese, an orange
S: handful of walnuts
L: 2 veggie burger patties, half a cup of cole slaw, an apple
S: slice of Ezekial bread and soy nut butter
D: half a beer, 4 turkey meatballs with organic marinara sauce, large salad with yellow grape tomatoes, carrots, fig vinegar, 2 squares dark chocolate

spokewench

01-17-2013, 04:53 AM

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, 1% milk, coffee
L: bowl of homemade chicken/cabbage, potato, etc. soup
Snack: two homemade oatmeal raisin cookies cup of tea with honey
Dinner: small helping of beef and broccoli with rice
1 cup of tea with honey, 1 oatmeal raisin cookie

spokewench

01-18-2013, 09:00 AM

B: wheat chex, 1% milk, 1 banana
L: 1 bowl of chicken/cabbage soup
Snack: 3 peanut butter crackers
Dinner: small salad with vinaigrette, spagetti and meatballs w/tomato sauce (hardly ate any of the pasta and meatballs went to a restaurant for a board meeting and it was bad!), 1 glass red wine
1 cup of tea with honey and 1 oatmeal cookie

GLC1968

01-18-2013, 12:44 PM

Crankin

01-18-2013, 02:14 PM

Thursday:
B:glass of almond milk before boot camp and 2 hard boiled eggs (in the car :mad:) after
L: left over ground lamb, chick peas, whole wheat cous cous, blueberries
D: 2 super thin pork chops with chili rub, large salad with goat cheese, dried cranberries, walnuts, fig vinegar, half a plate of broccolini, glass of red wine

Catrin

01-18-2013, 02:22 PM

Catrin - your meals look so similar to mine!

Can I ask about your pumpkin 'muffin'? I'm guessing it's not really a muffin in the traditional sense. I'm curious about your recipe because this weekend I'm going to be doing some experimentation on some handy post-workout carby things that are sugar free. Pumpkin and other winter squash, sweet potato, etc will figure prominently. Right now, I wait until I get home AND walk the dogs, so I'm not refueling for over an hour and that's not going to be good as my intensity increases. I need something simple that I can eat in the car on the way home!

Is your chocolate chili from Well Fed?

The chocolate chili is indeed from Well Fed and it is pretty darn good! If you like spicy then you will need to add spices, but it is a great base recipe. I've had it over cauli-rice, as well as baby spinach. I bet it would also be good with shredded sweet potato as well.

I've tried different versions of the pumpkin 'muffin', if I can find the recipe I used I will post it. I REALLY enjoy the recipe in Practical Paleo for pumpkin 'pancakes', I made a small batch last night to go with my dinner - nice and savory. I never use the maple syrup such recipes seem to always call for. Recipe here (http://balancedbites.com/2012/10/easy-recipe-pumpkin-pancakes-from-practical-paleo.html) - if you make them thin they can make a nice savory "wrap" kind of thing.

GLC1968

01-18-2013, 02:37 PM

The chocolate chili is indeed from Well Fed and it is pretty darn good! If you like spicy then you will need to add spices, but it is a great base recipe. I've had it over cauli-rice, as well as baby spinach. I bet it would also be good with shredded sweet potato as well.

I've tried different versions of the pumpkin 'muffin', if I can find the recipe I used I will post it. I REALLY enjoy the recipe in Practical Paleo for pumpkin 'pancakes', I made a small batch last night to go with my dinner - nice and savory. I never use the maple syrup such recipes seem to always call for. Recipe here (http://balancedbites.com/2012/10/easy-recipe-pumpkin-pancakes-from-practical-paleo.html) - if you make them thin they can make a nice savory "wrap" kind of thing.

Excellent, thanks! I'll start with that pumpkin pancake recipe and work from there.

Yeah, I made the chocolate chili once and wasn't all that impressed but I know a lot of people love it. Honestly, so far, it is the only recipe from that book that I don't rave about. The citrus carnitas, czech meatballs and sausage seasoning are some of our favorites that we make over and over again. :)

Catrin

01-18-2013, 05:01 PM

Excellent, thanks! I'll start with that pumpkin pancake recipe and work from there.

Yeah, I made the chocolate chili once and wasn't all that impressed but I know a lot of people love it. Honestly, so far, it is the only recipe from that book that I don't rave about. The citrus carnitas, czech meatballs and sausage seasoning are some of our favorites that we make over and over again. :)

I didn't like the chili the first time either, but I was out of one of the spices. It was MUCH better with the cumin :) I am going to make it again this weekend for the work week and spice it up more this time, and thanks for the meatballs rec., hmmmm

Crankin

01-18-2013, 05:02 PM

Citrus carnitas? Sounds good.
glass of almond milk, ran on the treadmill for 15 minutes, did some core work at home
B: egg whites, kale, ham, salsa scrambled, blueberries, coffee
L: one of the rare occasions I went out. There's a sandwich shop that has Paleo food in Lowell, so I had a bowl of pulled pork and a salad. It was way too much pork, but I ate it and about 1/4 of the salad
D: went out again and had a cup of tomato soup and a chicken Cobb salad, glass of red wine.

spokewench

01-20-2013, 05:59 AM

B: 1 piece wg toast, butter
L: ham sandwich with slice of cheese and lettuce, wg bread
D: pot roast, potatoes, carrots, salad, vinaigrette
Dessert: orange sherbert with chocolate pieces and a cookie

Crankin

01-20-2013, 02:59 PM

Won't discuss what I ate yesterday, but it involved half a slice of apple pie and ice cream after some extremely strenuous snow shoeing. The rest of the day wasn't too awful, I guess.
Today:B:2 small sour dough waffles with dried cranberries and walnuts, bowl of blueberries and oranges, coffee
L: small stuffed tomato, with home made chicken salad/red pepper, cup of tomato soup, an apple
S: handful of nuts and cranberries, 8 oz. glass of almond milk
D: chicken breast, sautéed with a yogurt tarragon sauce, pan seared asparagus and baby turnips, 2 squares dark chocolate

spokewench

01-22-2013, 04:54 AM

B: 1 bowl of grapenuts and 1% milk, coffee
L: leftover roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas
Snack: 1 beer
Dinner: beef cooked with ancho and new mexico chili sauce (homemade yum!), and polenta, 1 margarita
chocolate pudding

Catrin

01-22-2013, 06:21 AM

Yesterday:

B: frittata (half my usual amount), 1 slice nitrate-free bacon, coffee with cream
1-hour hard group training session that featured heavy strength work & finished with a .5 mile run - followed with a protein shake
L: sliced braised arm roast, 1/4 large sweet potato, salad
S: toasted unsweetened coconut flakes
D: pecan-coconut chicken breast strips, 1/4 large sweet potato, small salad with citrus vinegar

Crankin

01-22-2013, 06:27 AM

yesterday:
glass of almond milk and 3 dried apricots before boot camp
B: endive stuffed with light veggie cream cheese, lox, chopped red pepper, and a small sweet potato, coffee, handful of blueberries
L: cup of low salt tomato soup, egg whites, kale, green chili salsa, an apple
S: handful of nuts, 2 slices low salt Boar's Head ham
D:went out with a friend, had another cup of tomato soup, duck salad with walnuts, sprinkle of goat cheese, lettuce, vinaigrette, glass of red wine

GLC1968

01-22-2013, 09:52 AM

There's a sandwich shop that has Paleo food in Lowell, so I had a bowl of pulled pork and a salad. It was way too much pork, but I ate it and about 1/4 of the salad

OK, I first saw this and thought - no way...paleo in Lowell??? But then I was booking my trip to New England earlier this morning and remembered this post and I'm SO THANKFUL that you posted this. This restaurant is just one mile from our office in Chelmsford so you can guess where I'll be eating a few times while I'm visiting!

Crankin

01-22-2013, 05:00 PM

Yes, it's very near where we met. They are very nice people. They also have regular sandwich type food, and there's usually a mix of townies and very fit looking guys in there!
Hey, maybe we can meet there.
It's not as nice as Moonstones, though.

food today was very weird. It's my rest day, but I shoveled snow for one hour this morning... DH is away and the snow blower is very scary to me!
B: glass of almond milk, left over whole wheat cous cous, ground lamb, chick peas, an orange, coffee
L: chicken salad with red peppers and yellow tomatoes, an apple
I had several small snacks throughout the afternoon, because I didn't get home until 8 PM First nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits. Then, at 4 I had a slice of whole wheat Ezekial bread with soy nut butter, and a slice of low fat provolone at 5:45.
D: half a giant portobello mushroom grilled, on a spelt roll with 1/4 an avocado and tomato slices. bowl of blueberries and strawberries.

spokewench

01-23-2013, 07:55 AM

B: 1 banana, coffee
L: 2 pieces pizza (sausage and pepperoni) it was supplied at work so I ate it!
D: salad with leftover roasted chicken, vinaigrette, blue cheese crumbles, 1 glass of chardonnay
1 chocolate pudding

Becky

01-23-2013, 08:29 AM

Yesterday:
1-hour hard group training session that featured heavy strength work & finished with a .5 mile run - followed with a protein shake

Catrin, what kind of protein powder are you using? I'm not sure what's considered "acceptable" by Paleo/Primal, but I need a backup plan for post-workout nutrition when meals aren't an option. Thanks!

Catrin

01-23-2013, 11:37 AM

Catrin, what kind of protein powder are you using? I'm not sure what's considered "acceptable" by Paleo/Primal, but I need a backup plan for post-workout nutrition when meals aren't an option. Thanks!

I HAVE to supplement on days I work with my wild trainer, whether for group or individual training. My protein powder is vegan and uses hemp/pea protein: no dairy or dairy by-products. The nutrition profile is pretty good though I am certain a "by-the-book" Paleo person wouldn't like it. I noted that Mark Sisson himself sells a line of protein powder and other supplements.

I really like the protein/carb ratio (20 grams of protein to 5 grams of carbs). I use Biochem Vegan Chocolate Protein Powder (http://www.amazon.com/Biochem-Protein-Powder-Chocolate-16-2-Ounce/dp/B001NGJKIS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1358973246&sr=8-4&keywords=biochem+protein+powder), and this Amazon price is lower than the $20 I pay at Whole Foods. I will toss in 2 strawberries or perhaps 1/4 of a banana in the blender to cover the taste that all protein powders have. It seems to work fine, has a decent profile, and is affordable. My trainer (who is Paleo) turned me onto it. It does NOT contain stevia (a plus for me), and doesn't have a large amount of fiber and not many unnecessary ingredients. The reviews on how it tastes goes from one extreme to the other - meh - IMO none of these powders ever "taste good", and that isn't why I use them.

If you choose to try it I will be interested in hearing what you think about it.

GLC1968

01-23-2013, 02:21 PM

Catrin

01-23-2013, 03:11 PM

A lot of the paleo people I know use pure egg white protein powder. I have one I buy on Amazon from NOW and it's good. I blend it with fruit and coconut milk and it basically has no flavor. Because it is unflavored though, it would not be good for a mix at the gym type powder.

I've also tried Mark Sisson's (the chocolate flavor) and while I was able to get it down without gagging or anything, I haven't used it since the first time. Personally, I'd rather just eat a piece of cold salmon or chicken. ;)

For me the shake just gets the protein into my system faster, and I can tell the difference. I get plenty of other protein, and it also helps me to keep my fat intake down to my preferred percentage. I only do it when I work with my trainer - he pushes me to my limit - and our limits are always further out than we think ;) I thought about Mark's, but it is a lot more expensive, and has more carbs in it than I like - plus it has Stevia - which I try to avoid.

The pure egg white powder sounds interesting, but unflavored probably wouldn't work well...

Crankin

01-23-2013, 04:39 PM

glass of almond milk before 35 minute trainer work out
B: met Hirakukibou for breakfast; had a 2 egg omelette with veggies, black beans, a little cheese, and lots of coffee
L: 4 slices turkey breast over sliced tomatoes, avocado, cup of tomato soup, an apple
S: nuts, chocolate, cranberries
D: chicken breast grilled with chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, roasted brussel sprouts, sweet potato, glass of red wine, 2 dried apricots

Becky

01-24-2013, 01:31 AM

Catrin and GLC- thanks for the replies. Egg white powder is one option I'm considering. I hadn't heard about the vegan powder before. I'll have to check them both out.

spokewench

01-24-2013, 05:15 AM

B: Special K, strawberries, 2% milk, coffee
Snack: 1 banana
Lunch: leftover chili with polenta
Snack: handful of pecans
Dinner: tomato meat sauce, pasta, salad, vinaigrette, 1 glass red wine

Crankin

01-25-2013, 04:02 AM

glass of almond milk before boot camp, handful of walnuts
B: egg whites, kale, mushrooms, salsa, 2 slices uncured bacon, blueberries
L: salad with arugula, turkey breast, avocado, grape tomatoes, chick peas, an apple
S: nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits
D: one pork chop with chili spice rub, mashed butternut squash, fennel, salad with arugula, tomatoes, sprinkle of goat cheese, vinaigrette, 2 squares dark chocolate

I am leaving for NH to x country ski later today... probably won't be posting.

spokewench

01-25-2013, 04:49 AM

B: piece of whole grain toast, coffee,
snack: 1 banana
L: leftover spagetti and tomato meat sauce
S: handful of nuts, 1 glass of red wine
Dinner: liverwurst/swiss sammy on wg bread, tomato soup

Crankin

01-29-2013, 02:47 AM

boot camp, a handful of walnuts before
B: glass of almond milk, egg whites, kale, salsa and avocado, blueberries, coffee
L: salad with chick peas, tuna, grape tomatoes, sprinkle of goat cheese, fig vinegar, an apple
S: little piece of Machengo cheese, glass of red wine
D: veal scallop sauteed with whole wheat bread crumbs and coconut oil, quinoa, roasted broccoli, 2 squares dark chocolate

spokewench

01-29-2013, 04:47 AM

B: 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee
L: 1 bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup
D: three groundbeef tacos, small helping of spanish rice, 1 beer

Owlie

01-29-2013, 05:11 PM

Maybe this thread will encourage me to eat three square meals and exercise while it's too cold to bike.
B: Cereal, half a glass of protein drink
19.2 mile bike ride (not too cold to bike today!) on the new bike. Definitely more work than the same distance on the roadie, but my knee is much happier.
Post-ride: Clif bar
S: Tea with half-and-half and sugar, four small wafer-type cookies
D: 2-egg (made with half half-and-half and half water, since I'm running out of milk) omelet with caramelized onion, spinach and garlic-and-herb goat cheese.
Probably an apple.

Crankin

01-30-2013, 03:33 AM

B: 4 slices low salt turkey breast stuffed with veggie cream cheese, an orange, coffee
L: salad with grape tomatoes, chick peas, fig vinegar, one veggie burger patty, an apple
S: about 3/4 a slice of Ezekial raisin bread with soy nut butter
D: turkey burger (no bun), roasted asparagus, sweet potato, 2 squares of dark chocolate

spokewench

01-30-2013, 06:08 AM

B: 1 piece wg toast, coffee
L: 3 small chicken enchiladas with green chili sauce (no cheese)
D: 1 chicken thigh, rice pilaf, green beans, 1 glass chardonnay

Catrin

01-30-2013, 07:06 AM

Yesterday:
B: Frittata, bacon, coffee, cream
35 minute hard workout
S: very small section of more Frittata
L: arm roast with carrots, sweet potato
D: spaghetti squash Pad Thai with roasted chicken

Becky

01-30-2013, 07:12 AM

That pad thai recipe is a staple in our house. Love it!

Catrin

01-30-2013, 07:33 AM

That pad thai recipe is a staple in our house. Love it!

This is the one from "Well Fed", and it is indeed a new comfort food for me! I used almond butter for the sunshine sauce, and so far I've been unable to find the "5-spice" (whatever the name of that asian spice is), but it is quite yummy regardless.

This weekend I am going to try her recipe for Citrus Carnitas if I can find a good pork shoulder that won't break my budget. Have you tried that one yet?

What I really like about her recipes are the spices. Most are common, but I've never really been too brave with the use of them and the Well Fed recipes have been introducing me to a new world :) Practical Paleo does the same - they are my "go-to" cookbooks. I've also an electronic paleo cookbook but I really need to break down and print it...

Crankin

01-30-2013, 08:20 AM

You should be able to find the Asian Five Spice in any grocery store spice section. It's not that uncommon. Try Trader Joe's if it's not in your regular store.

Catrin

01-30-2013, 08:53 AM

THAT'S IT :) Perhaps I've just not been looking in the right place. I assumed Trader Joe's wouldn't have it since Whole Foods doesn't. Thanks! Now I need to find a better way to store my little batches of bulk spices - those little bitty bags are getting irritating and cluttering my cabinet. Makes using spices much more affordable though!

Becky

01-30-2013, 09:25 AM

This is the one from "Well Fed", and it is indeed a new comfort food for me! I used almond butter for the sunshine sauce, and so far I've been unable to find the "5-spice" (whatever the name of that asian spice is), but it is quite yummy regardless.

This weekend I am going to try her recipe for Citrus Carnitas if I can find a good pork shoulder that won't break my budget. Have you tried that one yet?

I did try the citrus carnitas. They would have been delicious, except that I burnt them. When she says, "watch like a hawk!" at the end, she means it! I used a pork loin that I already had and I think I should have used a fattier cut for better, moister results.

I love the Czech meatballs....staple #2!

Catrin

01-30-2013, 10:14 AM

I did try the citrus carnitas. They would have been delicious, except that I burnt them. When she says, "watch like a hawk!" at the end, she means it! I used a pork loin that I already had and I think I should have used a fattier cut for better, moister results.

I love the Czech meatballs....staple #2!

mmmmm ground lamb! I need to try this as well. I've yet to try anything from that cookbook that I don't really like!

Becky

01-30-2013, 10:54 AM

I sub ground turkey or ground beef for most things. Lamb isn't in the budget.

Oh, while you're trying things, definitely try the shepherd's pie!

Catrin

01-30-2013, 11:21 AM

I sub ground turkey or ground beef for most things. Lamb isn't in the budget.

Oh, while you're trying things, definitely try the shepherd's pie!

Around here, Whole Foods occasionally has sales on their ground lamb that is comparable to the ground beef I get from them ;) That being said, it will probably be ground beef, though I am looking for a local farmer to hook up for lamb. I recently found a local source for grass-fed bison that is actually pretty affordable - at least the kind of cuts that I am interested in! nothing wrong with braising the so-called "lesser" cuts!

GLC1968

01-30-2013, 12:00 PM

Czech meatballs is a staple in our house, too. I do those with half ground pork and half ground beef. Yum!

I can't eat the pad thai recipe anymore. I made it the day before I got a miserable stomach bug last year and when my husband reheated the the leftovers, the smell made me sick again. I just can't even think about making it anymore! :(

The citrus carnitas are AWESOME! A couple of things to note: 1) use a very heavy bottomed, high quality pan. Thin ones suck and will not only burn the meat, but will make it stick so bad you want to cry. 2) country style boneless pork 'ribs' are the same thing as pork shoulder but already cut into strips and it's often significantly cheaper than the whole roast - so keep your eyes peeled. 3) don't use a super deep pot or you will be cooking these things for what seems like DAYS. I found I had the best luck doing them in a enameled cast iron dutch oven.

And if you haven't tried it yet, make her sausage seasoning. I make it in double batches and we use it to season grass-fed ground beef for any other recipe that calls for sausage and it ROCKS!

Also, try the bacon apples exactly as written. They are SOOO good!

indysteel

01-30-2013, 12:17 PM

Would anybody be willing/able to share the citrus carnita recipe or provide a link for it? It sound yummy.

Catrin

01-30-2013, 12:25 PM

Would anybody be willing/able to share the citrus carnita recipe or provide a link for it? It sound yummy.

Here is a blog that has the recipe :)

http://www.mmmmpaleo.com/2012/05/recipe-test-citrus-carnitas.html

Catrin

01-30-2013, 12:28 PM

GLC1968

01-30-2013, 01:18 PM

GLC - thanks for the tips! I will certainly be on the lookout for the "ribs". I've a 7-quart enamel dutch oven and while it is quite deep, it is probably the only thing I have that is appropriate. My other cookware is low-temperature stainless steel - and while it is quite good it might be a bit thin for this purpose.

The dutch oven should be fine. The last time I made these, I didn't have my dutch oven (it's still at the old house) so I improvised with a super heavy bottom stainless steel stock pot. The problem is that the stock pot was too narrow across the bottom so the pork was piled too high and therefore I needed too much water. I also kind of forgot about them and had a similar experience to what Melissa describes here:

http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2011/04/29/stovetop-pork-carnitas/

Indy - the above blog is the home space of the woman who wrote 'Well Fed', the book we keep talking about. Her pad thai recipe is on the blog too as that is where I first made it (before the cookbook was released). She also has a variation of the carnitas that makes a 'Greek' version in her 'Deconstructing Gyro Salad" post which are very good too.

indysteel

01-30-2013, 01:50 PM

Thanks for the link!!

Crankin

01-30-2013, 04:04 PM

After all this talk, I bought that cookbook today.
4 oz. almond milk, 2 dried apricots, handful of walnuts before 35 minutes of intervals on the trainer
B: 2 egg omelette with avocado, sprinkle of cheddar, salsa, an orange, coffee
L: 4 slices of ham rolled up with veggie cream cheese, cup of creamy tomato soup, bowl of blueberries and strawberries
S: 1/4 cup of nuts, cranberries, chocolate
D: 6 oz. filet mignon, Brussel sprouts, salad with lettuce, avocado, cranberries, goat cheese, 2 squares dark chocolate

Catrin

01-30-2013, 04:13 PM

Good choice Crankin, it is a great cookbook! It is also about cooking, not just recipes. I never thought about pre-cooking for the work week until I read her suggestions. With MY schedule it is the only way that I can get enough vegetables and any kind of variety in my diet.

B: usual frittata, bacon, coffee with cream
1 hour hard group workout, protein shake afterwards
L: arm pot roast with carrots, sweet potato, small salad
S: small roasted chicken thigh, a small amount of chard
D: sardines, sauteed red cabbage with onions and pear

I am thinking about trying this three-meat chili recipe (http://www.paleomusings.com/2013/01/down-home-texas-chili.html#) this weekend as well - it looks good!

I wish I COULD workout on as little food as some here do - my body just won't let me do it. I cut back on my breakfast portions on days that know I will supplement my protein after my workout but I've still got to have a reasonable brekkie. It is a balance between having enough energy for the level of effort required but not TOO much that my stomach rebels during the workout.

spokewench

01-31-2013, 04:53 AM

B: 1 piece wg toast with butter, bowl of wheat chex with 1% milk, coffee
L: 1 bowl of chicken noodle soup
D: 2 chicken tacos, 1 beer
handful of m&m's

Becky

01-31-2013, 05:00 AM

Thanks for the carnitas tips, GLC. I used my stainless steel stockpot and that was probably half of my problem. I'll try my dutch oven next time. At some point, I need to bite the bullet and buy a replacement for my small un-enameled dutch oven.

Becky

02-01-2013, 04:05 AM

Just got my copy of Practical Paleo from the library. I think I'm going to like this cookbook enough to buy it. I've written out a huge list of things to make!

Crankin

02-01-2013, 04:11 AM

a handful of walnuts before boot camp
B: 4 slices turkey breast over a sliced tomato, with a sprinkle of cheddar and avocado, bowl of blueberries and strawberries, coffee, glass of almond milk (6 oz)
S: coffee, with a friend (I was buzzed after this)
L: 2 small salmon patties, an orange
S: packet of nuts and cranberries
D: 5 oz. tuna, zucchini, big salad with cranberries and goat cheese, fig vinegar
S: 4 oz. of almond milk

spokewench

02-01-2013, 04:59 AM

B: 1 piece wg toast, butter, coffee
L: pulled chicken sandwich with coleslaw
D: salad with blue cheese crumbles, chicken, and vinaigrette dressing
1 piece marble cake
cup of tea with honey

spokewench

02-02-2013, 05:25 AM

1 bowl of shredded wheat, 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
L: cheeseburger and small fries
D: chicken with red, yellow, orange bell peppers, onions, tomatoes over rice, 1 beer
1 piece marble cake

Crankin

02-02-2013, 05:52 AM

handful of walnuts and 2 dried apricots before one hour spin class
B: egg whites, ham, kale, avocado, blueberries, strawberries, coffee
L: tomato stuffed with homemade curried chicken salad, cup of creamy tomato soup
S: slice of low fat provolone
D: chicken fajitas with yellow peppers, onions, tomatoes, avocado, 2 corn tortillas, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

Catrin

02-02-2013, 10:32 AM

Yesterday:

B: very small piece of frittata and 2 scrambled eggs, coffee with cream
L: chocolate chili over spaghetti squash
S: pear
D: sardines, baby spinach with small amount home-made dressing, small baked sweet potato

Today:

B: scrambled eggs with spinach, 1 slice FRESH side-pork, coffee with cream
L: chocolate chili over baby spinach, tiny pear
D:??? perhaps a very different kind of chili that I still need to cook, or citrus carnitas - time will tell ;)

Owlie

02-02-2013, 08:37 PM

Catrin--Are you using fresh or canned sardines? And where do you find them? The local Kroger only has them packed in mustard sauce (uh...) or soybean oil. Do you do anything to them? I think there's an Indian recipe for almost a curry or spicy tomato sauce for sardines, but I'm a sucker for nearly anything in a spicy tomato sauce...

B: 3 slices of bacon, oatmeal with brown sugar, cinnamon and homemade apple topping with walnuts, tea.
L: Inventory day at work means that management buys food! Half a chicken burrito from Chipotle, a handful or two of tortilla chips and a glass of Pepsi.
S: More chips and another glass of Pepsi.
D: The other half of the burrito
S: Hot chocolate with whipped cream.

Catrin

02-03-2013, 03:07 AM

Catrin--Are you using fresh or canned sardines? And where do you find them? The local Kroger only has them packed in mustard sauce (uh...) or soybean oil. Do you do anything to them? I think there's an Indian recipe for almost a curry or spicy tomato sauce for sardines, but I'm a sucker for nearly anything in a spicy tomato sauce...

Canned, and I don't do anything to them, I've not tried using them in a recipe. Both Trader Joe's and Whole Foods has different varieties packed in extra virgin olive oil, mustard, or tomato sauce. I won't touch canola oil in anything so I do have to watch out for that - TJ has more varities of small fish packed in canola oil than WF :( I also like herring. Whole Foods has canned trout but it is quite a bit more expensive so I've not tried it.

My dinner yesterday wound up being chicken salad made from a roasted chicken thigh and veggies over a bed of mixed salad greens. Yummm!

Crankin

02-03-2013, 03:38 AM

B: 2 egg omelette with tomatoes and avocado, strawberries and orange slices, coffee
S: 4 oz. almond milk, handful of walnuts, one dried apricot before a 4 mile trail run (well, about 3 miles of it was running)
L: left over curried chicken salad on red leaf lettuce, fig vinegar, apple slices, another 4 oz. almond milk
S: one square of dark chocolate, handful of mixed nuts
D: glass of red wine, turkey meatloaf with yellow pepper and onions, sautéed sweet potatoes, one square dark chocolate

spokewench

02-03-2013, 08:59 AM

B: 2 eggs, hashbrowns, coffee, toast with butter, strawberries
L: 1 piece chicken
Snack: 1 piece marble cake
Dinner: pork burrito, 1 margarita

Catrin

02-03-2013, 12:22 PM

B: chicken salad made from 1 chicken thigh with a boiled egg and a few veggies
1-hour group session (quite different today!)
L: scrambled eggs with baby kale, 1 slice fresh side-pork, coffee with cream
S: a couple of meatballs - just testing them as I cooked them ;)
D: chili over spaghetti squash

I am headed to a friends house to watch at least the first half of the Super Bowl. I am taking Czech meatballs (from Well Fed), and I KNOW there will be things there that I don't eat. It seemed good to eat first.

For those who just bought the Well Fed cookbook, I made both the Czech meatballs and the Citrus Carnitas and both are AWESOME!

Owlie

02-03-2013, 01:27 PM

Catrin, I have to ask: If you need a neutral-flavored cooking oil, what do you use? Canola or peanut are the only two that I can think of, and peanut is probably out, and apparently canola is too (too processed? wrong mix of fats? sticking it to the big-agribusiness man? ;) ). Coconut oil certainly isn't neutral-flavored, and I can taste ghee.

I'll have to head over to TJ's sometime, then, since we don't have a Whole Foods in Dayton...and never mind the delicious snack food that TJ's has.

Becky

02-03-2013, 01:44 PM

Baking my Czech meatballs right now, in preparation for recovery after this: http://trainright.com/2013-cts-super-bowl-trainer-workout/

:D

Crankin

02-03-2013, 03:15 PM

Coconut oil IS neutral tasting. Really. I use it for all cooking now.

I ended up kind of cheating at dinner tonight, but I'm right back on the bandwagon.
B:endive, stuffed with light veggie cream cheese and pesto, 2 turkey sausages, an orange, coffee,half a cup of almond milk
45 minute minute yoga-spin DVD, included 5X3 increasing endurance intervals
L: low salt turkey breast over sliced tomatoes, sprinkle of cheddar, cup of low salt butternut squash soup, bowl of blueberries
D: went out with DS and DIL and we went to a real neighborhood Italian restaurant in his town. I started with a few olives to avoid the bread. I ordered veal piazziola, which had just the right amount of veal in marina, with pasta. I did have one forkful of the pasta and left the rest. My downfall was ordering vanilla gelato.

Catrin

02-03-2013, 04:09 PM

For cooking I use coconut oil (both refined and un-refined. Cold pressed refined coconut oil is fine, and if I don't want any hint of coconut flavor then I will use refined coconut oil. Trader Joe's sells unrefined coconut oil at a lower price than Whole Foods - still not cheap but well worth it. It also has a kind of fat that is good for you (middle-chain triglycederides - MCT) and is hard to get.

Canola is highly refined/processed - probably the most processed out there. Here is a brief summary (http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dear-mark-canola-oil/#axzz2Jt82CDAH) on Mark's Daily Apple that discusses some of the problems with it.

Owlie

02-03-2013, 05:39 PM

I'm starting to feel like a minority in here. Guess what? I eat bread, butter, sugar and canola oil. I don't think coconut oil is a miracle substance. And I damn well enjoy my food and cooking it.

Also, I'm poor. I'll see if I can find some around here. If nothing else, I can cook some more Goan food. Only place that coconut oil makes sense to me. ;) I love coconut, but that flavor doesn't belong in many things.

Anyway:
B: 3 slices bacon, small piece of sourdough toast with butter, tea with half-and-half and sugar
S1 (at work): 4 gummy worms, 2 pretzels. (You'd think that we'd have slightly healthier options at a bike shop...)
S2 (on way to lab): Bag of "potato skin"-flavored chips. Apparently my memory of how these things taste is significantly at odds with how they actually taste.
D: Pasta with a whole can of olive oil-packed tuna, spinach, grape tomatoes and Parmesan. (Also lemon juice, S&P and red pepper flakes.)
Dessert: 2 small cookies (trying to get rid of them!) and a blood orange.

spokewench

02-04-2013, 04:49 AM

B: 1 bowl shredded wheat, coffee
Played 2 1/2 hours of tennis from 12-2:30
got home around 3: had a handful of walnuts
Wow, no wonder I was so hungry when I ate dinner!
D: Fajitas grilled sirloin steak slices, sauteed red onions, red and yellow bell peppers, gaucomole, salsa, cheese with beans on the side on a flour tortilla, 1 glass of wine
1/3 slice of tirimisu

GLC1968

02-04-2013, 07:49 AM

Catrin

02-04-2013, 09:31 AM

Ditto Catrin - refined (cold pressed) coconut oil is flavorless (and odorless). The unrefined stuff tastes like coconut and I really only like that flavor in sweet things, so I don't use it much.

I also cook with clarified butter (less flavor than ghee - it tastes like butter), good bacon fat (only from known-source, ethically raised, sugar and nitrate free bacon) and olive oil. Olive oil is fine if you aren't frying in it (ie, not super high heat).

I do use unrefined coconut oil for eggs if I am not using butter or bacon fat (same source as yours) as I like the flavor. I make ghee for myself from grass-fed butter - it is less expensive than the store-bought version and I KNOW what kind of butter was used ;) These days I reserve olive and avocado oil for salads - and I generally use walnut oil for making mayo with. For me olive oil is too strong to make mayonnaise with - at least for me it is. Walnut oil works great in mayo, milder flavor than olive oil, and it is less expensive than avocado oil.

spokewench

02-04-2013, 09:49 AM

[QUOTE=Owlie;668563]I'm starting to feel like a minority in here. Guess what? I eat bread, butter, sugar and canola oil. I don't think coconut oil is a miracle substance. And I damn well enjoy my food and cooking it.

Don't fee alone Owlie - there do seem to be quite a few paleo eaters here right now; and of course, gluten free diets as well.

But, I'm not one of them either. I try to eat lots of veges and lean meats, but each sugar and other "bad" things. and, of course, I drink wine and beer and an occasional margarita. I cook most of my own food and dont eat too much in the way of processed foods.

I eat breads (mostly WG), I eat pasta, white rice when I don't have time to cook the brown, etc. I feel healthy, have no adverse effects from wheat so I'm lucky I guess and try to get my nutrients from my food. Of course, I fail some days and then realize I better get some more veges in and fruit.

Becky

02-04-2013, 10:08 AM

These days I reserve olive and avocado oil for salads - and I generally use walnut oil for making may with. For me olive oil is too strong to make mayonnaise with - at least for me it is. Walnut oil works great in mayo, milder flavor than olive oil, and it is less expensive than avocado oil.

Have you tried extra light olive oil for mayo? I don't notice the olive taste with it like I do with extra virgin or blended olive oil and it's cheap! I'll have to try walnut oil sometime...that sounds delicious!

Catrin

02-04-2013, 10:14 AM

Have you tried extra light olive oil for mayo? I don't notice the olive taste with it like I do with extra virgin or blended olive oil and it's cheap! I'll have to try walnut oil sometime...that sounds delicious!

Yes, but I just don't care for the flavor. Walnut oil is really good for mayo - though I DO add between 1/8-1/4 cup of extra-virgin olive oil - my recipe calls for 1 1/4 cups oil in total. That little touch of the stronger olive oil appears to strike a good balance without the mayo tasting TOO much like walnuts. Avocado oil is nice, but I really prefer walnut oil.

Catrin

02-04-2013, 04:38 PM

Today:

B: scrambled eggs with watercress and citrus carnitas :) coffee with cream
1 hour group training session
L: blue-cheese burger (lettuce wrapped), sliced fruit (staff going-away lunch for a co-worker)
S: couple pieces carnitas and a few slices cucumber
D: sauteed watercress, snow peas, 1 boiled egg and two yummy Czech meatballs

Crankin

02-05-2013, 02:36 AM

ate a few almonds before boot camp...
B: 4 oz. almond milk, coffee, egg whites, kale, avocado, 2 slices ham, an orange
L: left over chicken fajitas (chicken, peppers, onions marinated with lemon, cumin, other spices), an apple
S: handful of walnuts
D: home made butternut squash soup and rosemary aoli chicken salad, glass of red wine

spokewench

02-05-2013, 04:44 AM

B: shredded wheat and 1% milk, coffee
Snack: banana and peach chobani yogurt
L: turkey and swiss sammy with lettuce and tomato on wheat
D: salad with leftover chicken/beef from fajitas of the night before, vinaigrette dressing, 1 beer

Crankin

02-05-2013, 03:46 PM

B:2 eggs over easy, 2 slices uncured bacon, bowl of blueberries and oranges, coffee, 4 oz. almond milk

L: tuna in oil over red lettuce, yellow grape tomatoes, avocado, chocolate vinegar, an apple
S: 1/4 cup of nuts and cranberries, 1/2 cup of blueberries

D: taco salad made with ground turkey, chipolte sauce, avocado, tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, on lettuce and splashed with buffalo sauce
2 squares dark chocolate

I am fighting an illness... not terrible, just a full head, and some achy feelings. I was starving this morning, but not so hungry in the afternoon. Hopefully, I'll feel better in the AM, as I am planning on going on a hike with my cycling group, who I have seen once since last year at this time

GLC1968

02-05-2013, 03:57 PM

I'm joining in again. I just found out some potentially bad news about my back and I know that a squeaky clean diet will be very important as I try to recover from whatever this turns out to be...

B: sweet potato, jalapeno and sausage hash topped with a fried egg, fresh blueberries, black coffee
L: left over chicken wings (cooked in BBQ seasoning and bacon fat), guacamole, plantain chips
S: mixed raw nuts (cashews, macadamia, almonds and pistachios)
D: orange roughy in an Asian inspired marinade, sauteed veggies or greens (depending on mood) and a baked sweet potato.

solobiker

02-05-2013, 04:44 PM

Hope everything turns out okay with your back GLC.

I have not posted here in a little while. I am still eating paleo with a few stray meals here and there. I do feel my best when I keep on track.

GLC, your breakfast sounds great!!

spokewench

02-06-2013, 05:24 AM

B: shredded wheat, milk, coffee
snack: 1 banana
L: ham and swiss sammy on wheat bread
D: spagetti with meat/tomato sauce, salad, with vinaigrette dressing, 1 glass red wine

Catrin

02-06-2013, 02:48 PM

Today:

B: eggs scrambled with kale, uncured side pork, coffee with cream
1 hour group workout
L: citrus carnitas, baby spinach and watercress
S: chili, sauteed bok choy, tiny pear

GLC1968

02-06-2013, 03:00 PM

Wednesday

B: eggs scrambled with sausage, rutabaga and onions, clementine, black coffee
L: banana, 1/2 pear, beef jerky (grass-fed/sugar free), mixed nuts
D: big huge salad topped with chicken (need my veggies for the day!!)

Lunch was unplanned since I ended up having to make a bunch of calls and couldn't even get away to heat up what I'd brought with me!

Catrin

02-06-2013, 03:03 PM

I need to learn how to tolerate coffee without my little bit of heavy cream.... :)

I've considered trying rutabaga but so far haven't done so. What do you do with it, roast it?

Crankin

02-06-2013, 03:52 PM

B: reading GLC's breakfast made me crave hash... see lunch; for breakfast I had 3 turkey sausages, and 4 slices of lox stuffed with a very small amount of veggie cream cheese. If anyone can think of a non-dairy filling, let me know. I am having enough trouble not having a whole wheat bagel once a week! Had a small bowl of blueberries and strawberries
I went to the store and bought a few things.
L: one sweet potato, mixed up with 3 slices turkey breast, kale, and egg whites, with an orange
S: handful of walnuts
D: lamb meatballs over zucchini, with mint pesto and a salad with lettuce, grape tomatoes, green onion, vinaigrette

Blueberry

02-06-2013, 04:06 PM

GLC1968

02-06-2013, 04:41 PM

Catrin - for the rutabega - I shredded it and then browned it in a pan of bacon fat with finely diced onions...kind of like hash browns. It was the leftovers that I tossed into the eggs. Yum! I got the idea from here:
http://paleomg.com/rutabaga-egg-nests/
I started drinking my coffee black by putting it in a travel mug with a lid so that I couldn't see it. And you want good quality, strong coffee, too. Once I did that for 30 days, I stopped liking cream in it. I also know of a lot of people who love coconut milk in their coffee. I never did, but maybe that's an option for you?

Crankin - I've heard of vegans making cheese and spreads and stuff out of cashews. I've never done it but I'm going to attempt a 'cheesecake' as my birthday treat for this weekend: http://mynewroots.org/site/2011/01/raw-cashew-dreamcake-2/
Perhaps there is a good 'cream cheese' recipe out there somewhere?

Crankin

02-06-2013, 05:00 PM

I will look at the ingredients in the vegan cream cheese. If it's full of soy or weird additives, I am fine with using a small amount of cream cheese. Just being realistic for myself.
Wow, I have always been a black coffee drinker. I can barely taste the coffee with more than a drip of milk or cream in there. A few years ago, I got DH to stop pouring sugar and a ton of milk in his coffee. He lost 10 lbs.

Blueberry

02-06-2013, 05:28 PM

spokewench

02-07-2013, 05:29 AM

B: huge breakfast two eggs, pork green chili sauce, hashbrowns, beans, tortilla - ate about 1/2 and it was still huge!
L: none
While playing tennis a few bites of a cliff bar
D: beef stroganoff, egg noodles, asparagus, biscuit, 1 glass red wine
2 chocolate chip cookies

GLC1968

02-07-2013, 07:51 AM

The one I posted (vegan goat cheese) is made from raw cashews, canola oil (I'm sure you could sub this), lemon juice, water, salt and pepper. Pretty straightforward, nothing weird - and very tasty. My entire family enjoyed it over the holidays (made it for an appetizer for a cheese allergic family member).

I didn't look at the recipe you posted until today, but I'm totally trying that! AND the almond feta she made as well. I don't really miss cheese at all, but it adds such a depth of flavor to salads that I'd like to have an option available. I used to just use a little of the real stuff, but if this is good enough, I won't need to. Thanks for posting it!!

Catrin

02-07-2013, 08:05 AM

Thanks for the link GLC, I need to try rutabaga. I'd forgotten about coconut milk, I DO like it but prefer cream. I do use good quality coffee, but will likely need to make it less strong if I am going to back off of cream for a month. I don't put sugar in it so that isn't an issue.

Catrin

02-07-2013, 04:37 PM

Today (rest day)

Overslept, so breakfast was a protein shake that I made for yesterday's workout and forgot it at home.
S: 1 boiled egg, 1 slice side pork
L: big salad and a cup of chili
D: citrus carnitas and sauteed swiss chard along with a few almonds and pecans

I just got a chance to check out that rutabaga hash recipe - mmmmm I think I will try that Saturday morning. Any tips on what to look for when I am shopping for rutabagas?

Crankin

02-07-2013, 04:57 PM

Woke up still sick... no exercise probably until Saturday or Sunday

B: 2 turkey sausages, sweet potato, an orange, coffee, 4 oz. almond milk
L: salad with ham, grape tomatoes, vinaigrette, an apple
S: blueberries, almonds, cranberries
D: 2 thin pork chops sauteed in sesame oil with coconut aminos and spicy chili sauce, broccoli and red peppers with sesame seeds

Owlie

02-07-2013, 06:18 PM

Crankin, what sort of chili sauce are you using? Your dinner sounds really good.

B: bowl of cereal with 1%, glass of protein drink
14.7 mile bike ride on the new bike, some off-road
S: 2 thick slices sourdough with a generous amount of butter (last of the loaf--no point keeping it around!)
D: 3 slices uncured bacon (Kroger consistently carries the Hormel stuff, which isn't bad), 2 small potatoes and the rest of the box of baby spinach cooked in bacon drippings.
S: 5 mini chocolate caramels, green tea latte

I just got a chance to check out that rutabaga hash recipe - mmmmm I think I will try that Saturday morning. Any tips on what to look for when I am shopping for rutabagas?

It's been a couple years since I last bought them, but you probably don't want the really big ones or the really tiny ones because they're woody. Also avoid the ones with cut marks or cracks.
They do seem to need longer cooking times than other root veg. The only way I've cooked them is roasting them with other not-potato root veggies and onions, then pouring apple cider over the top and letting them cook a little longer. Mmmm. (Rutabaga is now no longer a word.)

Don't take this the wrong way, Paleo people, but: I note the lack of regular potatoes. Why are things like rutabagas that fill the same role as a potato (i.e., a starch reservoir) okay, but not potatoes?

("Potato" and "rutabaga" are no longer words...)

GLC1968

02-07-2013, 06:36 PM

Owlie

02-07-2013, 07:01 PM

I have no idea how to buy a rutabaga but I must have gotten lucky. I knew not to get really huge ones but other than that, it was a guess! I did the 'hash browns' in small batches, some with bacon fat, others with clarified butter and found that both were good but I got a better browning with the butter.

Owlie - there really isn't a good reason not to eat white potatoes other than their fairly feeble nutritional profile. It's not the starch because sweet potatoes, winter squash, root veggies and a host of other starchy things are fine.

Personally, I try to avoid them simply because I love them so much, I'll overeat them. I have a very unhealthy obsession with white potatoes!

Today was a bleh day for me. I slept awful last night (late night moving and coffee after dinner is a bad combination!) and because I was tired all day, I really didn't care much about my food.

B: leftover sweet potato, jalapeno, sausage hash and a hard boiled egg, clementine, black coffee
L: lara bar, hard boiled egg, clementine (see? useless meal!!)
S: beef jerkey
D: scrambled eggs topped with salsa and a side of blueberries

Nothing non-compliant but my nutritional profile for the day is lame. Ugh.
You want bad? You should have seen last night's dinner. 2 bowls of cereal followed by a bowl of coconut rice pudding with almonds. (Granted, I came home with a splitting headache and couldn't be bothered...)

I think you're allowed an occasional potato. Just send the rest to me! ;) (I love them, but don't eat them a whole lot because I'm mildly allergic to potato juice (immune systems are stupid!) and can't cut or peel more than a couple at a time.) Oddly enough, most of the things I've read say potatoes have a pretty good nutritional profile--provided you eat the skin or scrape every.last.thing off the inside of it. Too much work for me!

GLC1968

02-07-2013, 07:30 PM

Mmm, the skin is my favorite part!

I suspect that part of the reason they are shunned is that if given the OK, half the paleo population would slice them up and fry them in lard and count that as a veggie! :rolleyes:

Owlie

02-07-2013, 08:32 PM

Catrin

02-08-2013, 01:38 AM

Potatoes are members of the nightshade family - which I avoid (which really helps my skin conditions). I will, rarely, have tomato, but I don't like potatoes enough to risk it. Paleo/primal athletes will use them as needed. Thankfully sweet potatoes aren't nightshades :)

Crankin

02-08-2013, 03:03 AM

Once in awhile I miss white potato hash browns I used to make, but than than that, no. I haven't eaten white potatoes in about 9 years. I love sweet potatoes, so that's good. I miss brown rice a lot more, and quinoa. I will go back to eating those as the cycling season ramps up.

spokewench

02-08-2013, 04:51 AM

B: biscuit with honey, coffee
1 banana
L: spagetti with meat tomato sauce
Snack: 2 cookies
Dinner: roasted chicken thighs (2), roasted potatoes, broccoli, 1 beer
1 cookie

Anelia

02-08-2013, 08:15 AM

1. musli with milk
2. apple
3. omelette with 3 eggs, curd and cheese, about 20 olives
4. salad: beetroot, carrot, apple; 1,5 baked mackerel

I wish I had the discipline to eat clean every day like today :)

Crankin

02-08-2013, 03:52 PM

GLC1968

02-08-2013, 04:22 PM

Crankin - I really had to move my meat around to brown it all and some pieces were definitely better than others! And I agree about more lime...I'll try that next time.

B: sauteed chicken apple sausage and TJ's 'healthy 8' diced veggies, black coffee
L: pescatore sauce on zucchini noodles at a local Italian place for my birthday lunch with my group at work
D: unknown. I totally didn't plan anything! We will either do breakfast for dinner or go out...maybe to that same Italian place now that I know they'll do the zucchini noodles thing!

Owlie

02-08-2013, 08:43 PM

OK, the pork carnitas are made and eaten. My take is, that it needs more spice than in the recipe calls for, as well as more lime juice. The author most likely did not live in the southwest! It cooked up pretty much the way it said, and I had the right kind of pan. But, not all the pieces got browned, as I felt it was getting too dry to continue (I was right). Next time, in addition to the spices, I will use even more water than I did, as I added some a long the way, and I will turn the temperature down even more.
And, I would have preferred some steamed corn tortillas and black beans to accompany it, instead of the kale and hearts of palm!
So, that was my dinner.

Haha, my advisor likes to joke about "Ohio spices"--salt and pepper. If I make anything out of Cooking Light, I usually have to double the spices, otherwise it doesn't taste of anything.

B: Coffee, slice of pumpkin bread
L: skipped it
S: 1 beer with advisor. Poor choice. I stayed in the lab for a while after that and read!
D: Chicken with garlic chili sauce and a splash of soy sauce, black rice, broccoli and red bell pepper
S: blood orange
S: Hot chocolate, just under 4 cookies (they're the kind that are packed in a soft plastic tube rather than a box, so I opened it, and the top two cookies were badly broken, so I ate those too.)

Catrin

02-09-2013, 02:39 AM

I didn't have any problems with the water evaporating too quickly - but I had it at a very slow simmer. I also added more lime/lemon juice than the recipe called for - I agree it needs more spices but I still really enjoyed them even if I wasn't so lucky with the browning. It is a keeper!

Yesterday:

B: scrambled eggs with parsley (surprised to find out that parsley is tasty along with being nutritious), bacon, coffee and cream
L: (not much), 1 boiled egg, orange
S: 1/2 cup chili
D: sauteed bok choy and watercress, tuna salad

Blueberry

02-09-2013, 03:21 AM

B: scrambled eggs with parsley (surprised to find out that parsley is tasty along with being nutritious), bacon, coffee and cream

Parsley makes a fabulous pesto too! Good on pretty much anything (eggs, fish, and lots of stuff you don't eat like bread and pasta).

Catrin

02-09-2013, 03:25 AM

Parsley makes a fabulous pesto too! Good on pretty much anything (eggs, fish, and lots of stuff you don't eat like bread and pasta).

I make it a point to try at least one new veggie a week, and I like this so much that my sausage frittata currently baking has lots of parsley in it rather than baby spinach. It is good to mix things up :) I tend to limit myself to my favorite 2-3 veggies and am trying to force myself out of that habit.

shootingstar

02-09-2013, 04:27 PM

B- cornflakes with strawberries and skim milk, tea with milk
Snack - pain au chocolate pastry and coffee with milk...I rushed out of the bakery because it was starting to snow again.
Snack - 2 crackers with red pepper hummus
Dinner- My Chinese New year's at home: stir fried squash with peppers, sliced beef, onions, garlic and ginger root. Noodles on side. Dessert: 1 crepe with homemade compote of rhubarb, blueberries with a dab of Greek yogurt over the top, fresh raspberries. Also serves as my early Valentine's dessert from him :)

Crankin

02-10-2013, 03:12 AM

Feeling the need for comfort food.
B: egg whites, kale, 2 slices uncured bacon, an orange
S: handful of walnuts
L: 2 chicken/pepper sausages, stir fried with tomatoes and kale, cup of butternut squash soup
S: I gave in. I ate a piece of Ezekial raisin bread and had some Machengo cheese
D:chicken breast, sauteed with red pepper, onions, curry powder and raisins, roasted broccoli, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate
S: an orange

spokewench

02-10-2013, 06:09 AM

B: 2 eggs, hashbrowns, 1 piece bacon, 1/2 english muffin with butter, coffee
L: 1 chicken thigh and roasted potatoes
D: pasta with veges (red and yellow peppers, onion, asparagus, chicken italian sausage and parmesan) and olive oil, 1 glass red wine

spokewench

02-12-2013, 11:13 AM

B: 1 bowl of cereal, 2% milk, 1 banana
Snack 2 peanut butter crackers
L: grilled cheese sammy on wheat
D: meatloaf, roasted potatoes, corn, broccoli, 1 beer

spokewench

02-13-2013, 06:03 AM

B: rice chex, 2% milk, strawberries, coffee
Snack: 1 banana
Lunch: 1 piece of fried breast chicken, coleslaw
Dinner: baked chicken thigh with red chili sauce, rice, leftover pinto beans, guacamole, tortilla, 1 glass red wine
2 chocolate chip cookies

GLC1968

02-13-2013, 06:22 AM

Traveling again.

Yesterday
B: sausage sauteed with 'healthy 8' veggie mix from Trader Joe's
L: a veggie cup from a shop at the airport (carrots, broccoli, grape tomatoes and a hard boiled egg) and a cup of coffee
S: nuts on the airplane (my own - not the ones they hand out) and water
D: spinach salad from room service topped with my own tuna (at 10:30 pm...ouch!)

GLC1968

02-13-2013, 03:52 PM

Travel day #2.

B: steak and egg breakfast bowl from Panera (did any of you paleo gals know that Panera has a 'hidden menu' with a bunch of paleo friendly options??)
L: broiled fresh caught grouper on a salad that had figs and pumpkin seeds in it (delicious!)
S: Lara bar
D: carnitas salad from Chipotle topped with lots of guacamole

Crankin

02-13-2013, 03:59 PM

I haven't been posting here since I've been sick, as I've totally fallen off of the clean eating wagon. Well, I've had a whole wheat bagel, whole wheat cous cous, a few slices of Ezekial bread. I know this is not really bad, but I'd been eating pretty clean. Well, now I'm going away for a long weekend of x country skiing, which always includes lots of eating. I will try to be good, but don't think I can be totally Paleo.
I did make the Shepard's Pie recipe from the Eat Well cookbook. It was kind of a fail. Not sure what happened, but I think I need less broth and more meat. The mashed cauliflower on the top was a big hit though, and very easy to make. That will become a staple.
Will start posting my food again next Monday.

Catrin

02-13-2013, 03:59 PM

I just learned that GLC, which is great news!

B: parsley/sausage fritata, coffee with cream
1 hour group training session that featured deadlifts, hang-cleans & front-squats galore :)
L: green beans, carrots, roasted chicken
D: kale and arm roast (braised)

The grouper sounds good, I need to force myself to eat more fish...

WindingRoad

02-13-2013, 05:37 PM

B: eggs n turkey bacon, coffee
L: low fat chilli with avocado
D: skinned chicken legs, cottage cheese, mango chobani
S: soy nuts, yogurt smoothie

So pooped. Going to bed. Good luck everyone on your weight loss and training goals :-)

Becky

02-14-2013, 01:56 AM

Thanks for the tip, GLC! Please keep the travel menu ideas coming....I have several travels coming up and it's always a challenge to eat well when I'm on the road.

spokewench

02-14-2013, 05:00 AM

B: cereal, strawberries, 2% milk, coffee, 1 piece wg toast with butter
1 donut (had to try our new dunkin donuts) with a cup of coffee
L: 1 piece chicken thigh leftover with chili sauce, 1 piece wg bread with butter
D: salmon, asparagus, pasta, 1 glass white wine

Catrin

02-17-2013, 09:45 AM

Today:

B: scrambled eggs with baby spinach over small amount of sweet potato hash, 2 thin slices of fresh side pork - I call it bacon (cooked with salt and pepper - yummm :), coffee (no cream!)
90 minute HARD workout!
post workout snack: boiled egg whites, 1/2 banana
L: chili over baby spinach, the other half of that banana
D: Probably sirloin steak if I can make up my mind how I want to cook it, green beans, salad. Perhaps a small baked sweet potato, perhaps not.

Still kind of hungry after lunch, I might have to have a snack of a few hazelnuts or macadamia nuts with some strawberries...hmmmmmmmm

Crankin

02-18-2013, 03:07 PM

I won't get into what I ate when I was on vacation. None of it was really awfully unhealthy (i.e. fried or sugary), but I did have a lot of bread and other grains that I don't normally eat. I did manage to only have dessert one night out of 3, so that was an accomplishment.
I am still sick, but somewhat on the mend. No semblance of normal exercise yet, although I did one hard snow shoe and one pretty intense nordic ski, due to conditions during the weekend. I did nothing but eat yesterday. Today I did a very light 30 minute work out on the trainer, like one of those old ladies at the gym that just sits and spins slowly. Since that started a bit of wheezing, tomorrow will be yoga and some weights. I am hoping to be able to go to spin or do the trainer on Wednesday.
B: 2 eggs and some egg whites with kale, an orange and blueberries, coffee, 6 oz. almond milk
L: we had no food in the house, so I rolled up a whole wheat tortilla and put the last of my hummus inside, which I ate in the car, in between clients. It's a weird day, since it's school vacation week here, so I saw 3 clients, even though my office is closed.
S: nuts and cranberries, a piece of cheese when I got home, and 2 whole wheat pita rounds and more hummus
D: 3 very small chicken thighs, sweet potato, broccoli, 2 squares dark chocolate
S: just finished about 4 oz. plain Greek non fat yogurt with blueberries, to help with the effects of the antibiotic I took

GLC1968

02-18-2013, 03:58 PM

Well, I'm back home but we are still a little short of prepped food in the house. I will remedy that this evening.

Today
B: eggs with spinach, topped with salsa and avocado, black coffee
L: two chicken apple sausages and a pile of mixed veggies steamed and drizzled with olive oil
S: handful of mixed nuts
D: grilled salmon, mixed greens salad, and a baked sweet potato (topped with cranberries and macadamia nuts)

GLC1968

02-18-2013, 04:04 PM

Thanks for the tip, GLC! Please keep the travel menu ideas coming....I have several travels coming up and it's always a challenge to eat well when I'm on the road.

Becky - I just saw this! I should have posted more of my meals. This trip was weird because I stayed at my parent's house for half of it, so it was 'cheating' in terms of traveling while paleo.

I leave again next week for a trip to New England, so I'll be sure to post more then. Basically, I always look for TJ's or Whole Foods to stock a hotel room fridge and then Chipotle (their carnitas are Whole30 compliant) or Panera for restaurant options. Steak houses are typically pretty good too. I also always carry a container of olive oil/vinegar in my liquids bag, a couple of pouches of tuna and a couple of packets of Justin's almond butter for emergencies. Grab a banana from Starbucks and squirt almond butter on it and that'll hold me for hours. And it's usually possible to find veggie salads in airports, so with my own tuna and salad dressing, I'm good to go.

Owlie

02-18-2013, 04:14 PM

So the only meal I've had today is dinner, unless you count the cup of coffee around lunch time: Chicken breast (honey Dijon-marinated), brown rice, big pile of kale cooked in bacon fat (and the bacon)

Pre-dinner snack: a bit of chocolate, small bowl of Greek yogurt with apples, walnuts and a bit of granola

spokewench

02-19-2013, 04:51 AM

B: 1 piece wg toast with cherry jam, coffee
L: leftover meat tomato sauce and pasta
D: 1/2 chicken breast baked in oven, broccoli, roasted sweet potatoes
small bit of vanilla ice cream

Anelia

02-19-2013, 07:43 AM

1. wheat sprouts, cream and dried blueberries
2. grapefruit
3. musli with whole milk and 1/2 scoop protein powder
4. on the bike during 3 hours ride: 1 almond bar; 1 eclair (looks like this (http://www.demetrabg.eu/pics/p24.png); 1 oats bar (only 30 gr).
5. post ride: banana milk shake: 1 banana, 500 ml milk, 1/2 scoop protein powder
6. salad: cabbage, carrot, garlic, dill, olive oil
7. I must choose between pasta with butter and cheese or pork stake with steamed vegetables.
Which one of these is better in terms of a cyclist? :confused:

Catrin

02-19-2013, 07:56 AM

Yesterday:

B: eggs and spinach, 1 thin slice fresh side pork, coffee
1 hour hard workout followed by 1 boiled egg & 1/2 banana

L: This was in the planning for quite some time :) Several co-workers and I went to Fogo de Chao for lunch - lots and lots of meat - and veggies. I certainly got my money's worth and didn't need to eat for the rest of the day! Yeah, I ate far too much meat - and enjoyed every bite of it ;) Oh yes, there was also a good amount of plantains, and a (very) small salad.

Today:

B: see brekkie from yesterday
another workout followed by boiled egg whites and the other half of that banana from yesterday
L: sirloin steak, steamed carrots, blackberries
D: Citrus carnitas, sauteed kale and a baked plantain

Aneila - personally I would choose the pork steak and veggies - but I don't eat pasta...

Anelia

02-19-2013, 09:01 AM

Already ate the pasta :)

Crankin

02-19-2013, 03:24 PM

B: egg whites, half an orange pepper, kale, blueberries, an orange, 6 oz almond milk, coffee, 2 slices uncured bacon
L: 2 small chicken thighs, lettuce, walnuts, dried cranberries with grapefruit vinegar, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries at around 2, lots of carrots and some hummus at 5
D: scrambled eggs with chicken, green chilis, tomatoes, onions, with a side of avocado, onions, and cilantro, glass of red wine

Crankin

02-20-2013, 03:48 PM

did a half hour on the trainer, including 2X1 min intervals in an easy gear and then 5X2 min intervals in a very hard gear
B: stir fry with salmon, sweet potato, kale, an orange, coffee
S: nuts, chocolate, cranberries
L: went out with DH. Had a cup of split pea and ham soup, G-d knows what was in it, but it was delicious. Then a salad with arugula and pecan encrusted chicken breast. There was a little goat cheese in there, too.
S: 3 slices of low salt ham rolled up with mayo
D: 3 Czech meatballs with mashed cauliflower, salad with romaine, green onions, cranberries, chocolate vinegar, glass of red wine. I used ground turkey, instead of the lamb in the recipe, but that's all I had.

Catrin

02-20-2013, 03:56 PM

Yummm Crankin, I LOVE the Czech meatball recipe! I also like your idea about a salmon stir fry for breakfast - I need to do that soon and mix things up. I get in ruts for breakfast - I have my timing down to a science :)

Today:

B: eggs scrambled with parsley, 1 thin slice "bacon" (side pork), and coffee without cream! I've set dairy aside for a month and I am finding out that I actually like black coffee (which is a shock)
1 hour workout - post-workout snack of 1 boiled egg + strawberries
L: roasted chicken salad made with a few veggies, home-made mayo (hazelnut oil) over baby spinach and more strawberries
D: last of the citrus carnitas and a parsley/fennel salad with a bit of extra-virgin olive oil. blueberries for dessert.

I want to try a salmon cake recipe tomorrow or Friday evening, I've some canned wild salmon that keeps getting my attention. Of course, I COULD make a scramble out of that in the morning...hmmm

Crankin

02-21-2013, 03:34 PM

6 oz. almond milk, handful of walnuts, 2 dried apricots before boot camp.
B:4 slices chicken breast over sliced tomatoes, with a sprinkle of shredded cheddar, 1/4 avocado, blueberries, coffee
S: nuts and cranberries, more coffee
L: I am in a 2 day seminar. They provided sandwiches, chips, cookies. Ugh. I took half of one sandwich (which were on horrible dry looking white rolls), and ate the turkey, on a pile of lettuce and tomatoes. I squirted some mayo on this, as the turkey was really dry. Luckily, I had brought an apple, but about 1.5 hrs. later I was starving. Really starving. So, I took half a tuna sandwich, scraped off the tuna salad and ate it as a snack, much to the dismay of my co-workers who were munching on cookies.
S: an orange and a small piece of Machengo cheese.
D: 2 thin pork chops with paprika/cumin rub, mashed butternut squash, roasted brussel sprouts, 2 squares dark chocolate.

Catrin

02-21-2013, 05:37 PM

B: eggs scrambled with kale, bacon, coffee
L: carnitas and a parsley/fennel salad
S: boiled egg and a banana (starving for some reason)
D: A nice salad while at the advisory board committee meeting at my gym, not enough protien though so I had a roasted chicken thigh when I got home.

Crankin

02-23-2013, 09:03 AM

walnuts and a small glass of almond milk before 5:30 AM spin class
B:2 eggs poached over a hash of sweet potatoes and kale
L: 1/4 avocado, 3 left over Czech meatballs, left over butternut squash puree, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries with chocolate bits
D: after 2 days of sitting 8 hrs. in a seminar, I decided I wanted to go out. We went to a very local lovely restaurant where I had a large cup of beet soup, and I got adventurous
with my entree: roasted rabbit with purple brussel sprouts and pureed squash. That part was healthy.
Not so much the 2 glasses of red wine and splitting an apricot bread pudding with pear ice cream.

shootingstar

02-23-2013, 11:15 AM

Today:

B: cornflakes with skim milk, fresh raspberries, blueberries and strawberries
Snack: almond croissant and coffee with milk.
Snack later: tea with milk. An orange.
Dinner: steamed salmon fillet with abit of soy sauce, ginger root and onion. With egg white noodles and stir fried shanghai bok choy and Chinese lettuce on side with onions and ginger.

Crankin

02-23-2013, 04:48 PM

B: 3 slices of ham, red pepper, zucchini, and sweet potato stir fried, side of blueberries and strawberries with a little Greek yogurt. My stomach is still a little weird from the antibiotic.
S: one slice of uncured bacon
L: kale, broccoli, orange pepper, with 3 slices chicken breast, and a little egg whites, fried up. an apple
went on a 3.5 mile hike, which included a 350 ft. climb. I was wearing my hiking shoes and ice spikes, which were fine until we got to the climb and the snow was a little deeper, so it was a lot of work. Had a handful of nuts and cranberries at the top
S: small skim milk mocha latte
D: made the beef stew and orange gremolata from Well Fed. Had a green salad with tomatoes and green onion, balsamic vinegar. glass of red wine.

Catrin

02-23-2013, 04:57 PM

B: eggs scrambled with mushrooms and spinach, 1 slice fresh side, coffee
45 minutes spinning (solo, at gym) - felt good, no pain ;)
L: chili over baby spinach, 1/2 cup blackberries
S: 1 slice baked fresh side (might as well call it bacon :)
D: Beef tip roast salad (sliced sauteed beef tips, onion, and mushrooms over fresh parsley), strawberries

Catrin

02-24-2013, 03:03 PM

Today:

B: beef tip roast from dinner and 2 eggs, coffee
1 hour hard group training session
L: very last of the beef tip roast, banana "muffin cup" (banana, 1 egg, almond butter - all microwaved together - yummier than it sounds :)
S: 1 slice bacon
D: Shepherds Pie and sauteed Lacinto Kale with a few blackberries for dessert. This is the first time I've made this recipe out of Well Fed (I used ground pork rather than lamb), while it fell apart and I didn't have enough cauliflower for the topping - it tasted very good - so much that I ate more than I should have...I will make this again.

Crankin

02-24-2013, 03:19 PM

The same thing happened to me when I made the Shepard's Pie. I'll try again, too.
I am exhausted from 2 hours of Well Fed cooking. I love to cook, but, I didn't plan well. I had planned to make the spinach-meat muffins this morning, but I didn't. Got home from a short snow shoe, showered and started at 4:15. I had planned to make the Pad Thai for dinner, too. I hadn't cooked the chicken thighs (obviously no grilling), and even though they only take 25 minutes to cook in the oven, the muffins took 40, and I had to prep the Sunshine sauce, and eggs, veggies.
It better taste good. Going to put it together now.

Catrin

02-24-2013, 03:27 PM

I love the Sunshine sauce, and did enjoy the Pad Thai when I made it. This kind of cooking is teaching me how to be more thoughtful about my shopping and how better to organize my cooking time/kitchen. I certainly do enjoy having the fruits of my labors throughout the week :)

Crankin

02-24-2013, 04:14 PM

I have no issue with the shopping, as I always have planned the meals and make my list accordingly. The Pad Thai was delicious! Since I am allergic to peanuts, this was a great sub for me. However, I did use my soy nut butter instead of sunflower butter, as the only sunflower butter in my regular grocery store had sugar and other gross stuff in it. I will probably sub almond butter I get at the natural foods store next time, as well as have pre-cooked chicken.

B: DH made me a breakfast sandwich on Ezekial bread, with 2 poached eggs and chicken sausage, as well as a bowl of blueberries and orange slices. I've had a good eating week, so I am not guilty about the Ezekial bread, as it's better than the white flour waffles he usually makes! But, I had too much coffee.
L: We went to do a couple of errands in the snow storm, and then went to a restaurant for a late lunch. I had a cup of chicken-veggie soup (good, but too salty), and a very plain salad with arugula, grilled chicken, roasted red pepper, and a little sprinkle of walnuts, with vinaigrette.
S: nuts and cranberries, with chocolate bits
Did a 3.5 mile snow shoe in the heavy, wet snow. I didn't bring my poles and it was very tough going up the ridge to my street. I'm tired!
D: Paleo Pad Thai with spaghetti squash noodles, chicken thighs, red cabbage (I hate snap peas), sauce as noted above, and a sprinkle of almonds and cilantro.

Crankin

02-26-2013, 06:21 AM

B: 2 meat and spinach muffins, blueberries, coffee, 6 oz. almond milk
S: had a handful of nuts and cranberries both before and after 10K x country ski on easy terrain
L: 4 slices chicken breast over sliced tomato and avocado, an apple
S: another handful of nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits
D: chicken breast with rosemary and olive oil and vinegar, sweet potato, roasted asparagus, glass of red wine

Catrin

02-26-2013, 07:18 AM

B: Pork Shepard's pie with over-easy eggs on top, coffee
1 hour HARD group training session, followed by hemp protein shape
L: chili over baby spinach
S: small banana
D: chicken sausage, sauteed kale, 1/2 roasted large sweet potato, blackberries

spokewench

02-26-2013, 12:47 PM

Catrin: How do you make Pork shepard's pie paleo - sweet potatoes on top?

B: 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee
L: bowl of beef vege soup, 1 piece wg bread with butter
Snack - small amount of potato chips
D: ww pasta with roasted red pepper sauce and mozzarella, 1 piece garlic bread, 1 glass red wine

Catrin

02-26-2013, 01:52 PM

Catrin: How do you make Pork shepard's pie paleo - sweet potatoes on top?

Mashed Cauliflower on top! Her recipe for mashed cauliflower is pretty darn good, I will be using that again for other recipes.

Speaking of which, I have plenty of shepard's pie left for dinner tonight, it is SO good :)

Crankin

02-26-2013, 01:57 PM

Catrin

02-26-2013, 02:02 PM

I don't particularly love cauliflower as a veggie, but the mashed cauliflower is delicious and tastes like a puree you would find in a fine restaurant. I am now using it as a side at least one night a week.

I didn't use the frozen florets she recommended, but as I had a fresh head, I just steamed it until very soft so there wasn't any problems with it getting waterlogged. I HAVE, however, begun to suspect that I need a larger food processor....

Crankin

02-26-2013, 03:19 PM

I use the fresh, too. I microwave (gasp) it in a little water for 10 minutes and just throw the pieces in the food processor.
B: 6 oz. almond milk and 2 dried apricots before boot camp, 2 eggs over easy on top of kale, with 3 slices low salt ham, an orange, coffee
S: more coffee
L: left over Paleo Pad Thai, an apple
S: nits and cranberries
D: home made butternut squash soup (so easy), and a salad with lettuce, avocado, left over chicken thighs, sprinkle of goat cheese, chocolate vinegar and oil, glass of red wine

DebSP

02-26-2013, 04:27 PM

When I read your posts, I always feel like I eat way more than I maybe should be!
B: Butternut squash, apple & bacon hash with half a turkey sausage thrown in. 1 orange, coffee w/cream.
S: Coffee w/cream
L: 2 tblsp. mixed raw nuts, Spaghetti squash fritter, 1-1/2 slices meatloaf, mixed baby greens with balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
S: 1 tblsp. mixed nuts & banana
D: pork loin chop, brussels sprouts, sweet potatoe fries, slice of paleo apple tart with tea

Maybe it doesn't look as bad when I write it down!

Catrin

02-27-2013, 12:40 AM

B: eggs scrambled with spinach and mushrooms, 1 slice fresh side, coffee
Training session
S: boiled egg, small banana
L: Shepherd's Pie, baby spinach with balsamic vinaigrette dressing
D: More shepherd's pie, 1/2 baked sweet potato, parsley sauteed with onions and mushrooms

DebSP, I like the looks of your squash with apple/bacon hash - I will have to try that soon :)

Crankin

02-27-2013, 02:26 AM

I think I'm getting a little too well fed on the Well Fed recipes!

spokewench

02-27-2013, 05:07 AM

Mashed Cauliflower on top! Her recipe for mashed cauliflower is pretty darn good, I will be using that again for other recipes.

Speaking of which, I have plenty of shepard's pie left for dinner tonight, it is SO good :)

That would be really good!

spokewench

02-27-2013, 05:09 AM

B: 1 egg, 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee, 1/2 glass of oj
S: 1 banana
L: beef vege soup, 1 piece wg bread with butter
D: salmon, small helping roasted potatoes, large helping broccoli, 1 glass chardonnay

Catrin

02-27-2013, 12:06 PM

Home sick today...

B: shepherd's pie with eggs on top
L: salmon chowder (very simple to make), blueberries
D: Probably the rest of the salmon chowder, a small salad...and more frozen blueberries. I feel the need for fruit but I feel too bad to head out to the store.

Owlie

02-27-2013, 01:10 PM

Ugh. Feel better, Catrin!

(and do you have a recipe for the salmon chowder?)

Catrin

02-27-2013, 01:46 PM

Ugh. Feel better, Catrin!

(and do you have a recipe for the salmon chowder?)

This is the recipe (http://mypaleocrockpot.blogspot.com/2012/12/salmon-chowder.html) that I loosely followed as a guide. I used sweet potatoes rather than white potatoes (I don't do nightshades) and was my first attempt at anything like a "fish soup". It came out rather tasty! I cut the broth in half, only 2 slices of fresh side rather than a full pound of bacon, and a couple of other changes since I didn't want to make a large amount of it. I did use a full can of salmon.

indysteel

02-27-2013, 03:24 PM

I hope you feel better soon, Catrin!!

Owlie

02-27-2013, 03:33 PM

Thanks! I have some canned salmon to use up.
*skims recipe*
That's a lot of bacon! I think I'll be cutting that down a bit...

Think I can use milk or something higher-fat (but still dairy) in place of the coconut milk? I might fuse this with a second salmon chowder recipe (both halved, because I don't want to be eating this forever), and perhaps add some kale. I think I have everything except the bay leaf and cream, and I need to go to the grocery store anyway (nearly out of garlic!).

Crankin

02-27-2013, 05:11 PM

Hope you feel better, Catrin. Being sick sucks. I'm still coughing!
B: egg whites, kale, avocado, chicken slices
S: walnuts (handful) before yoga-lates class and a 15 minute run/walk warm up on the treadmill
L: sweet potato, sauteed with tomatoes and more chicken, an apple
S: slice of Ezekial raisin bread
D: I met GLC for dinner! mixed salad with lots of veggies, oil and vinegar, swordfish, 1/2 a sweet potato, broccoli
Ate 2 squares of dark chocolate when I got home

spokewench

02-28-2013, 04:40 AM

B: WG toast with butter, coffee
S: 1/2 sammy with turkey and slice of swiss cheese, mayonaise b4 tennis
L: bowl of beef vege soup after tennis
D: two chicken tacos, rice, 1 beef
2 pieces dark chocolate

Catrin

02-28-2013, 11:16 AM

Still sick today, and Dr. convinced me that I should take the rest of the week off work - and have done so. NCIS marathon (DVR) & reading

B: scrambled eggs with mushrooms, a slice of fresh side and coffee
L: I really didn't feel like cooking, so I repeated breakfast - added strawberries and no coffee
stopped by the store for some veggies on the way home from Dr. and pharmacy
D: Planning to roast some chicken, broccoli and brussel sprouts... That sounds about as easy as I can do it while getting some nutrition in my body.

Crankin

02-28-2013, 04:34 PM

Take it easy, Catrin.
handful of almonds before boot camp. Forgot my almond milk and it made a huge difference in the way I felt... bad!
B: 3 slices low salt ham in a corn tortilla sauteed with sprinkle of cheddar and salsa
L: left over "Pad Thai," an apple, nuts and cranberries
S: meat and spinach muffin
D: DH made pork chops marinated in something way too salty, with mushrooms, peppers, onion, and half a sweet potato, half a glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

I've used up almost all of the meat I bought for Well Fed recipes... except some lamb. I will be cutting back on the red meat for a while.

WindingRoad

02-28-2013, 07:29 PM

Just curious if anyone else was completely addicted to chobani Greek yogurt? I fell in love with their flavors. Their pineapple and pear are awesome!

Crankin

03-01-2013, 02:55 AM

I eat the plain Chobani. It's good.
I can't eat flavored yogurt anymore, just too sweet. I put fresh blueberries in the yogurt, if I want a sweet taste.

spokewench

03-01-2013, 04:36 AM

Chobani Peach is my favorite. For some reason, it doesn't seem as sweet as some of the others

B: Piece of wg toast, butter, coffee
s: 1 banana
L: 2 tacos, 1/4 of a big dr. pepper
D: 1 burrito, leftover chicken, beans, rice, lettuce, salsa, 1 glass of chardonnay

Crankin

03-01-2013, 03:55 PM

B: 8 oz.plain Greek yogurt with blueberries, 2 slices uncured bacon, slice of whole wheat Ezekial toast with soy nut butter, coffee
L: Nicoise salad at a restaurant, with balsamic vinaigrette
S: an apple, 2 whole wheat pita round crackers
D: Moroccan meatballs with cauliflower "mashed potatoes, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

Catrin

03-01-2013, 06:06 PM

B: scrambled eggs with veggies, bacon, coffee
L: the "hidden" Med. Chicken Salad at Panaera - quite tasty!
S: boiled egg, dried strawberries
D: home-made "taco" salad with grass fed ground beef and a yummy cucumber-pineapple salsa over baby greens (both recipes from Practical Paleo)
S: made a breakfast frittata that just begged for sampling since it stuck to the pan...I sampled a bit too much :o

On the other hand, I feel human for the first time in 3 days, so will see what it feels like to do a good workout tomorrow :)

Crankin - how did you like the Moroccan meatballs? I plan on making another batch of the Czech meatballs Sunday evening, I really like those

Crankin

03-02-2013, 03:47 AM

We both really liked the Moroccan meatballs, although the sauce did not thicken as I thought it would. The key, I think to good meatballs, is making them small. I served it over the cauliflower mashed "potatoes," and it tasted great. I froze about 1/3 of the recipe which was left over.

Catrin

03-02-2013, 05:53 PM

Thanks Crankin, I will remember that - I love good meatballs :)

B: sausage/veggie/egg baked casserole, coffee
Lifting challenge at the gym
L: home-made "taco" salad with grass-fed ground beef and a yummy cucumber-pineapple salsa over baby greens
D: lemon-artichoke baked chicken with roasted brussel sprouts and brocolli

Owlie

03-02-2013, 07:15 PM

Catrin

03-03-2013, 03:02 AM

It is from "Practical Paleo" and you can find the recipe with a little review here (http://shasonta.wordpress.com/2012/11/10/lemon-artichoke-chicken-practical-paleo-mini-review/). Easy and quite yummy - I've made it with capers and without and like both equally well.

Crankin

03-03-2013, 04:54 AM

B: 3 eggs scrambled with lox, blueberries, one slice of Ezekial raisin toast
did a 12K fairly strenuous x country ski, during which time I ate a Luna Bar
L: There was a line snaked around the lodge to get food (which is very good), so we headed back toward home and stopped at a place we've gone to on rides, in Groton, but it's not open Sundays, when we are usually driving/riding by. I had a bowl of butternut squash soup, and DH and I shared a "pizzeta," which was a mini pizza, with tomatoes, artichoke hearts, proscuitto. I had 2, 4 inch pieces.

D: friends came over for dinner. As usual, the skiing made me ravenous, so I probably ate too many appetizers, some Machengo cheese, yellow pepper, and hummus. Had one chicken thigh with a spicy rub, roasted asparagus, sweet potato, and a green salad with vinaigrette, 2 glasses of red wine. Had a very small amount of chocolate and chocolate chip gelato.

spokewench

03-03-2013, 05:11 AM

B: piece of raspberry coffee cake
shredded wheat and blackberries with milk
L: small bowl of potato soup
D: salsbury steak with veges, 2 glasses red wine

shootingstar

03-03-2013, 05:14 AM

B- cornflakes with fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries
L- 1 flatbread with zaatar (sumach Mediterrean spice), a small pistachio baklava and mango juice
Came home after a 20 km. bike ride
Snack- coffee milk milk, later tea with milk and with a small piece of soy cheese
D- sundried tomatoes and mushrooms with whole wheat couscous, onions and garlic, tea with milk

Catrin

03-03-2013, 03:35 PM

Today:

B: sausage/veggie/egg baked casserole, coffee
60 minute hard group training session, 15 minute lifting challenge
Post workout snack - boiled egg and 1/2 banana
L: lemon-artichoke baked chicken and roasted mashed sweet potato
D: Moroccan meatballs with roasted broccoli, brussel sprouts, and 1/2 roasted sweet potato

I really enjoyed the meatballs, half went into the freezer and saved 3 servings for the next couple of days. Recipe here (http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2009/03/05/mmmmm-moroccan-meatballs/), I used ground pork instead of lamb.

Crankin

03-04-2013, 03:13 AM

B: 2 home made waffles with walnuts, dried cranberries, "meat and spinach muffin," blueberries, coffee
45 minute very hard interval work out on the trainer

L:lettuce, tomatoes, chicken breast, salsa, 1/4 an avocado, with about 1/4 cup refried vegetarian beans, sprinkle of melted cheddar, an apple

S: nuts and cranberries

D: we went out for DIL's birthday. Had a beer, one slice of sausage and pepper bruschetta, roasted cod with mashed sweet potatoes, of which I ate about 1/3, asparagus. Had one bite of the one slice of flourless chocolate cake that the 4 of us shared

spokewench

03-04-2013, 04:53 AM

piece of rasberry coffee cake
2 eggs, 1 piece wg toast with butter, oj
1 banana
1/2 liverwurst and swiss sammy, handful of potato chips
1 beer
pork chop with butter beans, corn bread, cut up red, yellow peppers and cucumbers, 1 glass of red wine

Crankin

03-05-2013, 02:36 AM

ate about half a piece of matzah (yes, the only cracker I have in the house) before boot camp. My stomach was a little off. Drank about 4 oz. of almond mllk.
B: endive stuffed with low fat veggie cream cheese and lox, an orange, coffee
L: sauteed kale, chicken thigh with spice rub, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: chicken salad with broccoli slaw and a yogurt/curry/ginger dressing, 2 pieces dark chocolate

spokewench

03-05-2013, 04:43 AM

B: 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee
1 banana
L: liverwurst and swiss sammy on wg bread, 1 chobani (peach)
D: 1 small piece of sirloin steak, roasted potatoes, salad with vinaigrette and blue cheese crumbles
vanilla pudding and blackberry sauce

Catrin

03-05-2013, 04:57 AM

B: egg/sausage casserole with coffee
1 hour hard group training with a boiled egg and half a banana following.
L: lemon artichoke chicken with roasted veggies
D: bone broth with veggies, a poached egg and taco meat (sounds odd but quute good). Fresh pineapple.

Crankin

03-05-2013, 03:30 PM

B: 2 scrambled eggs with kale, sprinkle of cheddar, salsa, 2 slices uncured bacon, blueberries, coffee
L: one chicken thigh, cole slaw, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: roasted red pepper soup (very quick home made vegetarian recipe) and one 6 inch whole wheat and flax pita round baked with sun dried tomatoes and a sprinkle of goat cheese, 2 squares dark chocolate

Catrin

03-05-2013, 04:21 PM

B: eggs, pineapple, coffee
30 minute hard workout
L: Moroccan meatballs, veggies
S: decaff cafe mocha (no whipped cream - which seemed to shock the barrista)
D: last of the lemon-artichoke chicken, sauteed spinach

Crankin

03-06-2013, 02:32 AM

Now I have to buy some pineapple, Catrin.
I never get whipped cream on my cafe mocha. Maybe because I order it with skim milk, they don't even ask....

spokewench

03-06-2013, 05:22 AM

B: 1 piece wg toast, butter, coffee
L: 1 pork chop, butter beans and piece of corn bread
D: salmon, risotto with mushrooms and broccoli, 1 glass red wine
vanilla pudding and blackberry sauce

Crankin

03-07-2013, 01:42 AM

B: 4 slices low salt ham, 1/4 an avocado, a slice of Machengo cheese, 6 inch whole wheat pita with olive oil, coffee
S: 2 dried apricots and walnuts before step/sculpt class, 6 oz. almond milk after class
L: left over curried apple chicken and broccoli slaw salad, cup of butternut squash soup
S: nuts and cranberries
D: 2 very thin pork chops with chili-cumin rub, roasted Brussel sprouts, sauteed fennel with parmesan, glass of red wine

spokewench

03-07-2013, 04:55 AM

WG toast with butter, coffee
grapenuts and 1% milk
L: liverwurst and swiss sammy on wg bread
D: 1/2 chicken breast, salad, blue cheese crumbles and vinaigrette, 1 glass prosecco

Crankin

03-08-2013, 02:57 AM

B: 4 oz. almond milk, 4 slices chicken breast on a corn tortilla, sprinkle of cheddar, salsa, sauted in olive oil into a messy cheese crisp. an orange and strawberries
did my functional weight conditioning DVD, with 3 five minute intervals on the trainer in between each part
L: finished the curried chicken salad, lettuce, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries. Got home early due to the impending storm and I was starving. First, I had a small slice of Machengo cheese and 2 whole wheat pita crackers, and about an hour later I had a 6 inch pita with low fat veggie cream cheese
D: turkey spaghetti sauce with veggies over spaghetti squash, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

spokewench

03-08-2013, 09:24 AM

yesterday was not that good - played too much tennis and then had to go back to work with no time to eat!

B: 1 piece wg toast with peanut butter, coffee
L: 1 small snack bag of pretzels, 2 pieces dark chocolate
D: 2 enchiladas, rice, whole beans, 1 margarita

Owlie

03-08-2013, 08:01 PM

B: Protein shake, a doughnut (Apparently Fridays are doughnut days in the lab. I preferred it when it was beer day.)
L: "Greek" "chicken" salad (yogurt, roasted turkey, cucumber) in half a pita, 4 green olives, an apple, one mini Snickers bar.
S: Tea with half-and-half and sugar, 2 slices generously-buttered sourdough.
D: Salmon chowder with kale and a slice of sourdough. 1 bottle hard cider.

Yesterday:
B: Cereal with 1% milk, tea with half-and-half and sugar
14.7-mile bike ride through slush.
S: 1/2 a Clif bar
S2: protein shake, a large handful salt-and-vinegar potato chips
S3, while waiting in line; The other half of the Clif bar.
D: Bowl of cereal. I had a headache when I got home.
"D2": Same "chicken" salad from above in half a pita.

Crankin

03-09-2013, 04:05 AM

B:4 oz. almond milk, egg whites scrambled with kale, corn tortilla, sprinkle of cheddar, vegetarian refried beans and salsa, coffee
I shoveled snow for 2.5 hours. I didn't really have to, but I did.
L: low salt ham (2 slices) and cheddar in a whole wheat tortilla with mustard, an apple, cup of butternut squash soup
S: slice of Machengo cheese and 2 whole wheat pita round crackers
D: went out, had one beer, one slice of cornbread, roasted salmon with a delicious medley of chopped Brussel sprouts and almonds, about 5 slices of roasted potatoes.

Catrin

03-09-2013, 06:39 PM

B: pumpkin/banana pancakes with egg and bacon. Coffee
Climbed 105 flights of stairs :)
S: 1/2 banana
L: roasted chicken, mashed cauliflower and red lettuce
Short walk
D: big salad with roasted chicken, lots of veggies and just balsamic vinegar for dressing.

Crankin

03-10-2013, 04:28 AM

B: 2 egg omelette with a little low salt ham inside, sprinkle of cheddar, slice of Ezekial raisin toast, an orange, coffee, glass of almond milk
3 hours of cross country skiing, about 12K. Ate a Luna Bar throughout
L: stopped at a cafe on the way home. The lunch items were slim, so I had one slice of thick whole wheat raisin French toast and 3 sausages, more coffee. I admit I also had some of DH's huge blueberry pancake.
D: had 2 whole wheat pita round crackers with tomato/olive spread while I cooked. Had chicken with baby bok choy and red pepper, in a home made orange sauce. I tweaked the sauce recipe a little, used coconut aminos instead of soy, and decreased the brown sugar to 1/2 a tablespoon. Also had about 2 oz.whole wheat soba noodles, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

spokewench

03-10-2013, 07:11 AM

B: 1 piece wg toast, butter, coffee
L: turkey, cheddar sammy on ww bread, 1 small chocolate chip cookie
Snack: latte
Dinner: 1 bowl of chili

Catrin

03-10-2013, 01:37 PM

B: eggs, smoked nitrate/sugar free bacon, coffee
L: bone broth with shitake mushrooms, roasted chicken, broccoli, and onion. Strawberries for dessert.
45 minute bike ride
D: chili over cabbage and mushrooms sauteed in coconut aminos and rice vinegar, 1 beer. Pineapple spears + strawberries for dessert.

For some reason I am really craving fresh pineapple and strawberries right now and have to really focus not to over-do it.

Crankin

03-10-2013, 05:17 PM

B: whole wheat bagel, light cream cheese and lox, blueberries and strawberries, coffee
L: salad with tuna in oil, lettuce, red peppers, carrots, goat cheese, balsamic vinegar, an apple, cup of butternut squash soup
3 mile fast walk
S: a couple of whole wheat pita crackers and red pepper/goat cheese spread
D: went out to dinner. Had a glass of red wine, garden salad with oil and vinegar, 8 oz. filet, sweet potato, green beans, one slice of bread

Crankin

03-12-2013, 04:22 AM

B: 4 slices chicken breast, 1/4 avocado, pita bread (whole wheat, 6 inch) dipped in olive oil, slice of Manchengo cheese, blueberries, coffee
L: left over turkey and veggie spaghetti sauce, an apple
S: walnuts
another snack at 4:30: slice of Ezekial raisin bread with soy nut butter
D: thin pork chop with Dijon maple glaze, sweet potato, roasted Bruasel sprouts, 2 squares dark chocolate

spokewench

03-12-2013, 08:13 AM

B: toast, butter, coffee
L: handful of nuts
D: ravioli, marinara sauce, asparagus, 1 glass red wine
2 strawberries

Crankin

03-13-2013, 03:58 AM

B: fritatta with egg whites, kale, sweet potato, blueberries and strawberries, coffee, glass of almond milk
S: 2 dried apricots
L: tuna in olive oil on lettuce, with red peppers, a sprinkle of goat cheese, fig vinegar, an apple
S: almonds, dried cranberries
D: turkey burger on a portobella, sliced tomato, onions, side of roasted broccoli, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate