What did you eat today?

[spokewench]

cream of wheat, 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
1 banana
salad with 1/4 chicken breast and blue cheese sprinkles, no dressing
3 handfuls of pecans
small helping of leftover hamburger and vege casserole from last night, 1 margarita

[Catrin]

B: 3 egg-white omelet with low-fat white cheddar cheese, two slices sprouted grain toast, coffee with no-fat half & half

11 mile bike ride

S: Cliff Bar

22.75 mile bike ride with a little chocolate milk after

L: roasted skinless chicken breast wrap (whole wheat) with tomato, onion, mustard, skim milk

S: Banana with a little PB

D?: Smoothie with protein powder, banana, frozen blueberries and cherries, no-fat Greek yogurt, skim milk, 2 cups coffee

[Tri Girl]

everytime I see this post I want to respond: EVERYTHING!

So I have a random question for you: how do steel cut oats differ in taste from, say, quaker oats? And how do you cook them? I was at the store the other day and stopped by the bulk bin section and saw steel cut oats (they look very strange). It said to cook them for 90 minutes. Egads, man- I don't have that kind of time.
How do YOU cook them?

[Crankin]

Tri Girl, I think there's a method where you let them sit overnight? There's a thread about this somewhere.

yesterday:

egg white omelette, cheese, half a melon, coffee

nuts and cranberries

went out to lunch. had a cup of chicken soup and Cobb salad, which was not a traditional Cobb salad; it was much healthier, with broiled chicken, red pepper, lettuce, a little goat cheese, olives. But, DH decided he was done with Passover. At the end of the meal, I succumbed, too, when I ate one of his onion rings . No lightening has struck me yet.

small white mocha latte with skim milk (had to stop at the coffee place after lunch)

swordfish with a sauce of garlic, almonds, orange juice, red pepper, whole wheat orzo, salad, one piece of dark chocolate

[spokewench]

Shredded wheat, 1% milk, coffee
4 bites of leftover hamburger, vege casserole, 1 carrot
2 handfuls of pecans, 1 beer
chicken baked with fresh local tiny artichokes, tomato, mushrooms, bell peppers, green, red, and yellow, red onion, green olives, white wine, dash of cream with small helping brown rice, 1 glass white wine

[Catrin]

everytime I see this post I want to respond: EVERYTHING!

So I have a random question for you: how do steel cut oats differ in taste from, say, quaker oats? And how do you cook them? I was at the store the other day and stopped by the bulk bin section and saw steel cut oats (they look very strange). It said to cook them for 90 minutes. Egads, man- I don't have that kind of time.
How do YOU cook them?

They have a very different texture as they are less processed, and are just plain yummy That 90-minute thing sounds bogus, I cook mine for about 30 minutes and that works fine. I will cook 3-4 servings at the same time, this is the only oatmeal I am aware of that reheats well.

The trick is to stir them a lot to keep the oats from sticking to your pan overly much. I add the oats to boiling water, let them boil for a couple of minutes until they start to thicken, then turn down to a simmer - stirring frequently - until they are to the consistency that I like. For 4 servings this is about 25-30 minutes, if I am making less it might not take that long. At some point in the cooking process I will add frozen blueberries or chopped walnuts, both, or other things. I also like to mix a little peanut butter in it afterwards with a smidgen of milk. Yummers!

This works for me, I think there are some here that use an overnight crock-pot method but I can't seem to find it.

[Catrin]

Today is the Eastern Orthodox Christian Pascha, and one of the years it coincides with Western Easter - this only happens about every 4 years or so. Unsure what happens in Catholic/Protestant churches for Easter, but we begin with a service that starts shortly before midnight, goes to about 3:30-4 am, then we feast. Then we go home for a few hours for a nap, and gather again in the afternoon and feast some more and enjoy the company of everyone.

So I've been feasting and enjoying the day. Lots of great food, good beer, and nary a worry about what enters my mouth. I figure that I can do this two days out of the year and this is one of them.

So, I have to say that I've been pretty much been eating everything today - Pascha is about the only time I will eat red meat, and someone made some fantastic lamb! Couldn't ride today if it wasn't damp and drizzling rain, too much food and beer - and speaking of beer, I think I hear one calling to me from the fridge

I don't think I will step on the scales for a few days

[Tri Girl]

They have a very different texture as they are less processed, and are just plain yummy That 90-minute thing sounds bogus, I cook mine for about 30 minutes and that works fine. I will cook 3-4 servings at the same time, this is the only oatmeal I am aware of that reheats well.

The trick is to stir them a lot to keep the oats from sticking to your pan overly much. I add the oats to boiling water, let them boil for a couple of minutes until they start to thicken, then turn down to a simmer - stirring frequently - until they are to the consistency that I like. For 4 servings this is about 25-30 minutes, if I am making less it might not take that long. At some point in the cooking process I will add frozen blueberries or chopped walnuts, both, or other things. I also like to mix a little peanut butter in it afterwards with a smidgen of milk. Yummers!

This works for me, I think there are some here that use an overnight crock-pot method but I can't seem to find it.

thank you!!! I'm going to try them this week.

[Catrin]

thank you!!! I'm going to try them this week.

Let me know how you like them! It took me a few tries to figure out how I like them - both in consistency and what to add to them. They are wonderful before a long bike ride, or a very cold walk from the parking garage to the office on a bitter cold morning...

[emily_in_nc]

everytime I see this post I want to respond: EVERYTHING!

So I have a random question for you: how do steel cut oats differ in taste from, say, quaker oats? And how do you cook them? I was at the store the other day and stopped by the bulk bin section and saw steel cut oats (they look very strange). It said to cook them for 90 minutes. Egads, man- I don't have that kind of time.
How do YOU cook them?

My DH cooks them either in a slow-cooker overnight or on the stove. I don't think it takes 90 minutes even on the stove. Try doing a search as there have been a couple threads all about oatmeal and cooking steel-cut oats here. Lots of good tips. Steel-cut are SO much better than regular rolled oats, with a great, chewy texture. I highly recommend them.

It's now officially gotten too hot for oatmeal here in NC -- upper 80s today! Cold cereal only for me from here on out!

[Tri Girl]

Thanks!
This week I've vowed to give up all processed food- nothing from a box/can/bag. I'll try the hot cereal (even tho it's a bit warm for it). Going to dry to make dried beans, too. Oh, what an adventure this week will be!

[Kitsune06]

Sugar can be made from cane OR beets, right? And gelatin for marshmallows is generally animal based? I think I can almost jusify my ideal Purely Peep diet by saying it represents every block of the food pyramid. just... some, more than others.

[Tokie]

The Easter Bunny girlfriend dropped off 3 medium sized gooey delicious home made cinnamon rolls this morning. I ate one before my 3 hour ride, and the other two for a late afternoon "snack". I also ate 2 pieces WW toast, 2 boiled eggs,2 slices of veggie bacon, a piece of leftover bean burrito,an apple, a water bottle with UCAN mix,7 low fat triscuits and a slice of low-fat cheese. I'm feeling kind of gross after the 2nd and 3rd cinnamon rolls. My recovery tights are squishing my cinnamon rolls. And we haven't had dinner yet! tokie