Preparing secrets

[Debu]

Deiseil - what's talapia?

Sumo'sbaby - that sounds like a good idea! An all in one meal, guess I can't use my oven as place to store pots and pans now!


Sassy - tub of egg whites? Is that the egg beaters?

I may have to get the steamer, when I cooked I would boil chicken breasts, but my BF won't eat those, now he grills for me so maybe I shouldn't find alternative ways to cook.,.don't want to ruin a good thing!

 

[Debu]

Thanks! I'm going to have to try that on the grill.

 

[SteelWeaver]

Protein pancakes:

5 egg whites
1 packet (1oz) oatmeal
splenda/stevia, whatever sweetener
plus any or all of below:
cinnamon
anise seeds and/or caraway seeds
vanilla essence

whisk together, fry with Pam, serve folded over with cottage cheese and sugar-free maple syrup.

Savoury type:
5 egg whites
1 packet oatmeal

plus selection of below as desired:
dried basil
dried oregano
dried marjoram
cayenne pepper
paprika
chilli pepper
pizza spices
curry powder (! yes, I tried this - not too bad)

whisk together, fry with Pam, serve folded over with cottage cheese and salsa.

And when I come off this cutting diet, I'm going to transform some of those pancakes into PIZZA!

As for preparing food
My house is VERY small - shoebox size - thus my FRIDGE is VERY small, no deep freeze, just a mini ice-box. So I have to shop and cook every day - takes about an hour to an hour and a half - it doesn't help being veggie, no pop chicken in grill and leave.

BUT, I get fresh food every day, which is the bonus! I make 1 each of those pancakes every night, and 3 omelettes, 2 with veggies, and a pot of steamed veggies. Pop them in tupperware, squeeze into fridge, then carry to work the next day, where there's a big fridge. I keep oatmeal at work, carry protein bars on me for dire emergencies, and have no social life bwaa ha haa ha hah! LOL!!!

But I LOVE how my body looks now ha hah ha ha haah!! All worth it!

 

[twinphish]

Just curious..

how do ya'll know what 4oz of chicken or any other type of meat looks like?

do you actually have food scales..

and if so.. could you recommend a good one and where I could find it for relatively cheap?

thanks!

 

[Debu]

I can mostly eyeball it now, but use a scale occasionally, I bought a cheap one at Kmart about 10 years ago. I "calibrate" it with anything already preweighed. If something is overweight, ie a potato, I just take a bite off until it is perfect...

 

[Sassy69]

This thread GREW!

Here's a little bit of input:

- Tilapia -- a farm raised fish (I was told) that basically looks like flounder or orange roughie - not as good I think, but it tends to be a couple bux cheaper per pound. You can get a pile of it frozen at Costco (or whatever is your local bulk warehouse store).

- Carton of egg whites -- similar to Egg Beaters, except I get 100% egg whites -- I can taste salt or something nasty in the stuff that isn't 100%. I get stuff locally by Papetti or something like that. I really can't deal w/ the ones that have some yolk or whatever it is in there for some reason. I will occassionally mix in some whole eggs as well.

- Yes I own a food scale -- I use it occassionally, but I've been doign this long enough that I can eyeball my stuff pretty good. I think a good approximation for 4 oz of cooked chicken is the size of your fist (make like you're gonna punch someone) - or could fit in the palm of your hand.

Gotta try that pancake recipe! I have to be careful with stuff that really tastes good -- I'm much better off w/ stuff that has some marginal flavor and makes me feel like I'm "fueling" vs. enjoying my meal LOL

 

[dieslgrl]

I have a digital scale and measure out my food (all of it) to the tenth of the ounce...

dg