I need to have more in my diet and it has/ is challenging to get enough without too much fructose. I am using you as an example which really helps... Thank You :)Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
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I need to have more in my diet and it has/ is challenging to get enough without too much fructose. I am using you as an example which really helps... Thank You :)Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
Well then, you are welcome! I probably need to reduce my fruit intake a bit but it adds such variety that I haven't bothered.Quote:
Originally Posted by Catrin
I am going to have to start paying attention to my starchy carb consumption (particularly timing) as I start biking more, but for now, I don't really think about it. I do find that I have a bit of a preconceived notion of what dinner should look like from my upbringing. A good meal includes meat, a big serving of veggies and a small serving of starch. I tend towards that template whether I mean to or not!
Wednesday
B: sweet potato waffle w/ almond butter, 1/3 banana, sausage patties, black coffee
L: tuna salad with homemade mayo over arugula, spinach, red peppers, cukes and celery, clementines
D: unsure - I think we'll be out (car shopping!) so I might suggest Chipotle so that I can get a carnitas salad with guacamole (my favorite!)
very short run after work (less than 2 miles).
Today:
B. Shrimp omelet, 1 slice fresh side and black coffee
1 hour group training that focused on pure strength for the most part. Hemp protein shake after
L. Roasted chicken and a sweet potato
D. Will probably be the last of the beef shanks, a couple of meatballs and a large salad
1/2 a Luna Bar and 4 oz. almond milk before spin class (it's freezing and windy out)
B: egg white, kale, 3 slices ham, 1/2 sweet potato with an orange, coffee
L: salad with tuna in olive oil, red pepper, lettuce, chick peas with a cup of roasted red pepper tomato soup
S: nuts and cranberries
D: salad with lettuce, chicken breast, 1/4 avocado, hearts of palm, and artichoke hearts, fig vinegar and olive oil. 2 squares dark chocolate
My weight is getting back to normal and my appetite seems to have evened out
B: cereal, milk, coffee
L: 1/2 liverwurst sammy with mustard on WG bread, handful of low fat cheese crackers
D: turkey burger, 1/2 wg bun, with tomato, lettuce, catsup and mustard, baked french fries, 1 beer
Dessert: small cup of strawberry icecream
Last night, we ended up at a wing place so I ate plain wings and carrots and celery for dinner. I didn't ask what kind of fat they used in cooking (I'm sure it was something) so it was my own fault that my gurgling stomach kept me from falling asleep last night!
Today will be better, I hope. Dinner is still up in the air because we are bowling in a tournament at 6pm so I have no idea how long that will take.
B: chicken apple sausage, roasted sweet potato, couple of bites of pineapple, black coffee
L: salmon, steamed veggies topped with clarified butter, roasted sweet potato (gotta use this up!)
S: hard boiled eggs, apple
D: ??
small glass of almond milk and 2 dried apricots before boot camp.
I felt awful after class; the mold spore count is in the severe range and it's been like this for 10 days, with no end in sight.
B: 2 eggs, over easy, with green chili salsa, 3 slices of chicken breast, 1/4 avocado, an orange, coffee
S: I felt so horrible when I was leaving for work that I ate a piece of Ezekial raisin/whole wheat bread. After seeing my first client (a very resistant teen) I realized my stomach was upset, too. But, I got to my office, waited an hour and by 1:00, I wanted lunch.
L: left over tofu and cabbage/veggies, an apple
S: corn tortilla and hummus
D: grilled Ahi tuna, red quinoa, roasted brussel sprouts, very small glass of red wine
B: bowl of rice chex, strawberries, milk, coffee
Snack: 1 cliff bar
L: 3 small beef tacos
D: small piece of sirloin steak, mixed rice and grain pilaf with mushrooms and onions, zucchini with parmesan, 1 beer
Last night's dinner was a salad from Chipotle. When I got home, I split a kombucha with my husband because I've been having digestive problems and I thought it might help. Not sure if it did or not!
Today
B: bacon, eggs, salsa, black coffee
L: meat marinara over a pile of mixed veggies (broccoli, cauli and carrots), blueberries
D: grass fed beef burgers topped with guacamole, baked sweet potato spears, green salad
I'm cooking a pile of food this weekend, so next weeks' meals should look much more interesting!
Today:
B: Usual eggs, veggies, fresh side, black coffee
L: lettuce wrap 'sandwich' of avocado, smoked salmon, onion and part of a massive baked sweet potato (actually cooked at low temps fo 14 hours - and it wasn't overcooked!!!!)
D: chicken feta cheese sausage, big salad with assorted veggies and hazelnut oil for dressing
I put a brisket in the fridge to thaw, I've never cooked one so it will be interesting!
OK, two questions...
1) you cooked a sweet potato for 14 hours? Where?
2) how are you cooking your brisket? (I've never cooked one either)
The sweet potato was HUGE! I estimate that it weighs at least 6 pounds, possibly more. I set the oven on 200 degrees and forgot about it. After 6 hours it was still hard, so I bumped the temp to 250 & went to bed. It was ready by morning and I will use most of it in a recipe tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
As far as the brisket is concerned I found a recipe where it is baked on a bed of onions and mushrooms. It is only 1 pound, I did not want to risk a larger brisket until I figure out what to do with it...
Re: Brisket: We've always thrown it in the crockpot. I've never cooked one myself because I don't want to be eating it for two weeks straight!
GLC: Homemade guac?
Today:
B: Cereal, a latte.
L: Leftovers from dinner last night...so 3 pieces of breaded fried chicken :rolleyes: (but it was so good) and bell pepper strips
20.2-mile bike ride
A small handful of pita chips while I cooked dinner
D: Salmon, a pile of soba noodles with soy sauce, daikon radish (also with soy sauce) and snow peas
...and a rather large portion of a bag of honey-roasted peanuts, because I was still hungry.
B: egg whites, kale, red pepper, 1/2 sweet potato scramble, an orange, 2 slices of Black Forest ham, coffee
L: left over Ahi tuna (about 3 oz), the other half of the sweet potato, 2 hearts of palm and artichoke hearts
S:small skim milk mocha latte. too sweet and I forgot my Lactaid. Had a couple of whole wheat pita rounds when I got home and lots of water
2.2 mile hilly walk
D: went out. Shared a plate of proscuttio/Caprese salad with DH (delicious) and had swordfish with veggies and angel hair. The fish was delicious. I ate half the fish and 3 bites of the pasta and had the rest boxed up. I honestly can't remember the last time I had pasta, any pasta either at home or out. This was freshly made, so worth it, but I've kind of lost my desire. One glass of red wine.
I get almost all of my meat from a local butcher, they have their own cows/pigs, etc., so I can get however much I want. In the end I get what I want for less than I would pay at the store where I am limited to whatever they have packaged AND I know how the animals have lived/been fed. If I like this recipe I will get a larger brisket eventually and make some for the freezer. I just don't have much time for real cooking during the week...Quote:
Originally Posted by Owlie
B: 2 scrambled eggs, 2 slices uncured bacon, blueberries, coffee
S: handful of nuts and cranberries
L: salad with lettuce, chicken, red quinoa, chick peas, with an apple
4 mile trail run, with some hiking at the steepest part, slow, but good.
S:corn tortilla with hummus and a couple of red pepper slices, lots of water
D: we had guests for dinner... I ate a couple of small pieces of Iberico cheese, had a couple of glasses of red wine. Had one chicken thigh with green chili salsa, pan sautéed sweet potatoes, salad with walnuts, oranges, goat cheese and vinaigrette.
I had made a healthy dessert of strawberries in a balsamic vinegar sauce with a bit of brown sugar. My friend brought a cake, so I cut the teeniest slice I could and dumped a bunch of strawberries on top.
B: rice chex, 2% milk, strawberries, coffee
L: liverwurst sammy on wg bread, mayonnaise and mustard
1 cup of tea with honey
Snack: handful of low fat cheez it crackers with a beer
D: green bean, cucumber, red and yellow bell peppers, kidney bean salad, vinaigrette dressing, blue cheese crumbles and leftover sliced sirloin steak
Today:
B: usual fresh side and veggie/egg scramble. black coffee with a bit of 100% pure cacoa (no sugar)
1 hour group training session, protein shake afterwards
L: last of the moroccian meatballs, lettuce, avocado, banana
1 hour slow walk at a local park with friends
S: 1/2 sweet potato paleo 'muffin'
D: Will be braised brisket over wilted greens and, perhaps, a small steamed cabbage salad
B: whole wheat bagel sandwich with 2 slices of Black Forest ham and a sprinkle of cheddar, an orange, coffee
L: one piece of left over chicken thigh with green chili salsa, left over orange/walnut/lettuce salad, an apple
23 mile ride during which I ate about 1/8 cup mixed nuts, cranberries, and chocolate, bottle of water
S: had 4 oz. of almond milk and a corn tortilla with hummus after the ride
D: roasted salmon with mustard crust topping, salad with arugula, pine nuts, grape tomatoes, olive oil and fig vinegar, roasted asparagus, 2 squares dark chocolate, glass of red wine
B: 2 eggs 2 pieces wg toast with butter, coffee
Snack: 1 banana
L: sirloin steak sandwich on wg bread
1 beer
D: 2 chicken thighs, green bean, bell pepper, cucumber salad, blue cheese crumbles, vinaigrette, small helping rice pilaf, 1 glass red wine
Update...even after 14 hours that Sweet Potato Boulder wasn't cooked quite all of the way! 99% of it was, but I found a couple of hardish spots when preparing it for a recipe yesterday. I got it from a local market that had it on sale for $1 - they usually charge .99/pound so that was probably the only way they could have sold it.Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
The brisket came out well, I may try my hand at corning a brisket at some point - the idea of grass-fed corned beef sounds really good.
Normally, I do make my own. On Friday, it was from Whole Foods because I was feeling lazy (and I had to pick up some ketchup for my DH anyway!).Quote:
Originally Posted by Owlie
I cooked my brisket in the crock pot yesterday. I've only just tasted it, but I'm serving it for dinner today, so we'll see how it is!
B: chicken apple sausage, apple with almond butter, black coffee
S: banana muffin
L: czech meatballs, sauteed veggies
D: mashed cauliflower, greens salad, smoky brisket and onions
This weekend I made the czech meatballs, the brisket and some spice mixes. Tonight I'll be rendering some pork fat, starting some sauerkraut, roasting some veggies and making a frittata to eat in the week ahead.
That must have been one hell of a sweet potato!! At that size, I probably would have cut it into hunks and roasted it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Catrin
l wanted to use it for multiple recipes so it worked well :cool: I honestly don't think I've seen such a large one before!Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
I will also make a frittata (really more of a baked casserole than a true fritatta) tonight. I have been curious about sauerkraut but too nervous about fermenting food for some reason...
4oz.almond milk and 2 dried apricots before a kickboxing/core class
B: egg whites, kale, cheddar, salsa, 2 chicken sausages, blueberries, coffee
L: salad with lettuce, chick peas, chicken, red quinoa, an apple, handful of mixed nuts
S: corn tortilla with hummus
D: 4 turkey meatballs in a spicy tomato/chili sauce with cauliflower mashed "potatoes", 2 squares dark chocolate
B: 4 slices Black Forest ham roll ups, with veggie cream cheese inside, an orange, coffee
L: 2 veggie burger patties with 1/4 an avocado, cole slaw, an apple
S: mixed nuts and cranberries
D: warm steak salad with red skinned new potato and crumbled bacon, with a dressing made with the bacon drippings :), 2 squares dark chocolate
Today is Day 31 for me, so I'm on the second half of my Whole60. It's all downhill from here! (ok, not really!)
Tuesday
B: "healthy 8" veggies sauteed in red palm oil with chicken apple sausage, black coffee
L: smoky roast brisket over red peppers, mushrooms and a huge pile of mixed greens, apple
D: smoky roast brisket over mashed cauliflower with sauteed veggies (asparagus, zucchini, onions, mushrooms)
1 hour Pilates (mat class)
Wednesday
B: czech meatballs, sweet potato spears
L: cauliflower mash, smoky roast brisket over greens, banana
D: BBQ beef short ribs, baked sweet potatoes, veggie (asparagus maybe?)
short run after work (maybe 2 miles?)
That sounds amazing. Do you have a recipe for the dressing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
Yesterday:
B: Tea with half-and-half and sugar
L: Salmon on a bed of baby spinach (with a little olive oil, lemon juice and garlic), pita chips, strawberries
28-mile ride on the CX bike. A Clif bar
S: Butterfinger Blizzard. What?
D: Slice of rosemary-olive oil toast with butter, two slices of bacon, an apple, glass of protein drink mixed with 1% milk.
Today:
B: ground beef/veggie frittata, black coffee with a bit of 100% cacoa (no sugar)
1 hour group training session, followed by a protein shake
L: roast chicken, salad
I went out for fresh air after lunch and wound up getting 1 small scoop of coconut almond fudge ice cream. My first real cheat in months and I enjoyed it! The interesting part was getting the woman at the store to actually give me ONE scoop, and a small one at that. She seemed to have a problem selling a "child's portion" to an adult, and then she complained about having to charge me less. Very odd - but the ice cream was VERY good.
D: more roast chicken, cabbage/parsley/raisin salad (sounds odd but it was good). I need to go shopping...
B:2 scrambled eggs with kale, 2 slices Ezekial raisin toast, strawberries and orange slices, coffee
35.6 mile hilly and fast ride. I drank 1.5 bottles of water and ate a Luna Bar
L: 3 left over turkey meatballs and spicy tomato sauce, mashed cauliflower, an apple
D: home made butternut squash soup, salad with avocado, tomatoes, green onion, vinaigrette, small slice of sourdough bread, 2 squares dark chocolate
This is the most carbs I've had in about 2 months. I really felt like i needed it.
B: 1 waffle with strawberries and syrup, coffee
L: turkey, avocado sammy with lots of other veges, some strawberries and about 1/2 and apple at a working lunch
handful of cheezits
D: 1 piece meatloaf, roasted potatoes, zucchini, 2 glasses chardonnay
B: egg whites, corn tortilla, 2 slices chicken breast, salsa scrambled with avocado, an orange, coffee
L: 6 oz. tuna in oil with red pepper slices and goat cheese, an apple, nuts and cranberries
S: Luna Bar
D: one slice left over turkey-veggie meatloaf, which did not freeze/defrost too well. 1/4 of a huge sweet potato, blueberries, 2 squares dark chocolate
B: 2 scrambled eggs, cheddar sprinkles, 2 slices uncured bacon, blueberries, coffee
L: went out with DH, had a cup of chicken veggie soup and a Mediterranean wrap on whole wheat
S: an orange
D: salad with tuna, grape tomatoes, home made hummus
Today:
B: scrambled eggs with veggies, last small sweet potato "muffin", black coffee
L: chicken feta sausage with a salad of mixed greens, egg, cucumber, brocolli, etc, a bit of dressing made from home-made mayo
S: protein shake (basically taking the opportunity to try out a new sample)
D: Got brave and made a large lox/avocado/jicama nori roll - I've never done this before so it was interesting. I don't have a sushi-roll-thingie, but I did manage to roll it together. Wasn't brave enough to cut it though, so I just treated it like a large round sandwich - basically. I tried out some wasabi powder and added some coconut aminos once I had made a nice paste out of it. Interesting experiment that tasted pretty good! I am sure a purest would have shuddered :) A couple squares of 88% dark chocolate for dessert.
At some point tomorrow I am going to cook this: using a pork loin end roast.
B: one waffle with walnuts and dried cranberries, blueberries and strawberries, 2 slices of uncured bacon, coffee
L: taco salad with no shell, with flat iron steak
S: slice of Machengo, corn tortilla
D: 2 chicken thighs, grilled with olive oil and garlic, sweet potato, roasted broccoli, one glass of white wine
B: 2 small slices fresh side and eggs scrambled with greens and mushrooms. Black coffee
45 minutes corrective exercises + stretching - then 90 minutes of THE hardest workout of my life - a lot of fun but very, very hard!
Post-workout Tera's whey protein shake with a small banana blended into it (it has next to no carbs). BTW, if you are looking for a really good whey protein without anything else this is a good choice and it tastes very good - the whey is rGBH free and they also have a certified organic line. I really like the Fair Trade Dark Chocolate...but I've yet to taste anything from them that wasn't good - no chemical aftertaste or that aftertaste that comes with vegan protein concoctions.
L: 1 chicken-feta-spinach sausage and onions along with a nice salad with lots of veggies + some lox mixed in. Hazelnut oil for dressing and a tangerine for dessert
S: 2 squares Endangered Species 88% dark chocolate
D: (STARVING) pulled pork (loin end roast from this recipe) and part of a baked butternut squash. One incredible New Holland Dragon's Milk Ale - very good, dark, and I am on the tipsy side after one! I've probably eaten enough today, if I get hungry again will have some fresh pineapple
I won't say everything I ate today. I did go on a very hard 22.5 mile hilly ride, during which I ate a Luna Bar.
We went out to a sushi restaurant to help Oakleaf carbo-load for the marathon. Of course, I did not need to carbo load, but I ate a huge amount of sushi and white rice, for the first time in about a year and a half.
I also have a cold and it's making me crave food I never eat.
Catrin,
Did you like the pulled pork that you made? I looked at that recipe and was intrigued. Does it have much flavor?
It is very good, moist and flavorful! The spice combination is really a good one, though I might toss in a bit more garlic and chili powder next time - but I happen to like those things quite a lot. The sauce is very nice as well, and I reserved some of it for other things rather than keeping all of it in the pulled pork when I refrigerated it. This seems a good recipe for a loin end roast.Quote:
Originally Posted by indysteel
Cereal, milk, strawberries, 1 piece wg toast
L: small helping leftover meatloaf, noodles with parmesan,
went to a bar and had a sam adams beer
Dinner: Salmon, rice pilaf with mushrooms/onions, beef broth, asparagus, salad, 2 glasses chardonnay
chocolate cake