We can make ANY diet EXPLODE with flavo, you and me, even cutting. Lets do this.

[ChefWide]

Look, i eat the same damn base foods with very little variation every day.

Proteins: Whey, egg, chicken, tuna, beef...

Carbs: Barley, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Dextrose...

Fats: Flax oil, EV Olive oil, Hemp oil, grapeseed oil...



Now, the difference between what i eat and what you eat in ESSENCE is probably NOT MUCH. I would like to help you to make this lifestyle food more than just the 6 squares a day of boredom. I fall into into the same traps too, so this will be a good stretch for me as well, to get out of the rut that i fall into.

Some of the stuff we might cover could be a bit of a stretch for some you on a flavor level: i would like to concentrate on mostly asian, south asian and middle eastern flavors, as many of you have GREAT repetoires of Mediteranean flaves... there are some GREAT cooks and GREAT pallettes on this board; Obiwan, Jenz, Velvett, just to name a few, that I hope will chime in, and i would like to put together a grid of goodies that we can cross reference for flavor matchups.. but thats later.. for now, its 'gimme your current menu' time.


I need something to work with, if your cool with this idea, I will need some full day menus from you guys, so we can get some base days together and then prepare some flavor explosions to give you the mouthgasm we all want.... from oatmeal? HELL YES! Why not?!

SO you feed me some daily food breakdowns by meal, then as a team, we can put together the stuff needed to crank it up. I will be out of town, but I wont let it die, if you want to do this up.

cheers

Chef



ps: MODS> I am sure this belongs in another forum, but for a couple days or maybe longer, could we please keep this in c&c to generate a bit of interest? Hope we can, I think this might work to everyones benefit. Thanks.

 

[WODIN]

Shake, chicken, Shake, Shake, tuna, shake, shake.

Sometimes its just all shakes.

 

[CipherLock]

I eat at Burger King as often as I can.

Does that help?

 

[ChefWide]

Two deeply interested and introspective replies.

Excellent.

Now, please remove that staple from my sack.

 

[Zebo]

I'm in.

 

[alien amp pharm]

I've been marinading my chicken breast in A1 Chicago Steakhouse Marinade. Best stuff I've ever tasted.

Also, Ground up some Ground White Turkey like you would hamburger, mix it in with 2 cans evaporated milk, 2 cans cream of mushroom, seashell pasta, one can diced tomatoes, and a tad skim milk.
It may sound bad, but it's great tasting stuff.

 

[bran987]

ps: MODS> I am sure this belongs in another forum, but for a couple days or maybe longer, could we please keep this in c&c to generate a bit of interest? Hope we can, I think this might work to everyones benefit. Thanks.

I agree!

 

[Ish]

Protein: Beef, Chicken, Tuna, Salmon, Cod, Tilapia, Beef Jerky...

Carbs: Brown Rice, WW Couscous, Sweet potatoes, Beans, WWW Bread, mixed grains, Oats, Kashi cereal, green veggies, bananas, pears...

Fats: Olive Oil, Flax, Peanut Oil, almond butter, cheese...


That's usually what I have in the house. I eat oats and turkey bacon for breakfast. Tuna, beans, and a pear for lunch. Almond butter and ww bread sandwich and a banana for snack. Random protein for dinner, with rice or something, and a veggie. And usually a bowl of cereal before bed.

I'm not much of a cook, so it's usually just grilled chicken or steak, or baked fish.

 

[ChefWide]

Protein: Beef, Chicken, Tuna, Salmon, Cod, Tilapia, Beef Jerky...

Carbs: Brown Rice, WW Couscous, Sweet potatoes, Beans, WWW Bread, mixed grains, Oats, Kashi cereal, green veggies, bananas, pears...

Fats: Olive Oil, Flax, Peanut Oil, almond butter, cheese...


That's usually what I have in the house. I eat oats and turkey bacon for breakfast. Tuna, beans, and a pear for lunch. Almond butter and ww bread sandwich and a banana for snack. Random protein for dinner, with rice or something, and a veggie. And usually a bowl of cereal before bed.

I'm not much of a cook, so it's usually just grilled chicken or steak, or baked fish.

EXCELLENT POST. K to you. that is exactly the kind of info i am hoping to get.


Ish: would you break down a typical meal day for you, meal by meal?

 

[sawastea]

Protein: poultry, fish, eggs, beef (lean cuts, such as top round London broil, etc), dairy.

Carbs: whole grains such as basmati rice, barley, other sources such as oats, yams, sweet potatoes, beans.

Fats: Flax oil, olive oil, ANPB, almond butter, avocado's, fish oil, etc.

 

[ChefWide]

Protein: poultry, fish, eggs, beef (lean cuts, such as top round London broil, etc), dairy.

Carbs: whole grains such as basmati rice, barley, other sources such as oats, yams, sweet potatoes, beans.

Fats: Flax oil, olive oil, ANPB, almond butter, avocado's, fish oil, etc.

You too, oh most K fortified one: hit me with a meal by meal day. not recipes per se, just main foods.

 

[KillahBee]

Day for me:

Apple Pre w/o
Whey & Dex PWO
Meal 1: Chix breast (baked with olive oil, parsley flakes)
Meal 2: Ground turkey (spices: garlic, red pepper, parsley)
Meal 3: tuna and flax
Meal 4: whey shake with flax
Meal 5: ANPB

God reading that makes me want to cry.

 

[sawastea]

You too, oh most K fortified one: hit me with a meal by meal day. not recipes per se, just main foods.

Typical day:

Breakfast
* 1/2 cup oatmeal
* 2 scoops whey
* 1 tsp flax oil
* 1/2 strawberries/blueberries

Meal 2
* Low carb tortilla
* 3oz London broil

Lunch
* 4oz chicken breast
* 1 cup pinto beans
* 1 tsp olive oil

Meal 4
* 1 cup brocolli
* Low carb tortilla
* 3oz London broil
* FF cheese

Pre-workout
* WPI (Substance/GF-PRO)
* Vendetta
* ICE
* GO
* Neurostim

That is a good blend of high quality protein, BCAA's, complex carbs, caffeine and nootropics. Depending on what time I'm working out, I might just take WPI with 1/2 cup oatmeal and some honey with blueberries/strawberries

Post-workout shake
* WPI (Substance/GF-PRO)
* Dextrose/Maltodextrin
* Oats
* Water

Post-workout meal
* Lean protein (poultry/fish/steak)
* Complex carbs (brown rice/yams/sweet potato/oats)
* Green veggies

 

[ChefWide]

EXCELLENT! good stuff.

 

[alien amp pharm]

Well shit, if we are suppose to follow directions, then here:

Breakfast:

Southwestern or Cheese & Chives Egg Beaters
Oatmeal
Water

Snack:

Tuna with cider vinegar
BBQ Baked Beans
Yoo hoo chocolate drink

Snack:

tbl spoon Peanut butter
& occasionally low-fat deli meat

Lunch:

Grilled chicken
Vegetables
Water

Snack:

Tuna w/vinegar
Salad w/no fat dressing
water or a yoo hoo.

Snack:

Deli meat
or Protein powder

Dinner:
Chicken fixed different ways, or Ground White Turkey fixed various ways, etc.
Vegetables &/or Baked French Fries

Post workout:
Chicken and fries

Pre bedtime:
Protein shake

 

[wutangnomo]

Protein: eggs (lots), extra lean ground beef (lots), shakes (whey, casein, etc), fish, chicken breasts, turkey, beans, liver, various mixed meat sausages

Carbs: oatmeal, potatoes/yams, white rice, noodles, fruits and fruit smoothies, dextrose (for post-workout)

Fats: natty peanut butter, olive oil, naturally occurring fats in fish

I typically consume about 2-4 regular meals, while the other 2-3 always change up.

Usually start my day off with:
oatmeal (just water and oatmeal, nothing more) + boiled eggs
*I will do this meal 2-3 times a day sometimes

2-3 shakes/day

Usually I will eat a noodle/broth type dish containing either noodles or rice/yams with some beef with veggies once a day.

Post-workout is always:
dextrose + whey (sometimes I throw in a bit of fruit for variation and taste)

Other then that I have a lot of variation in the types of meals I eat.

 

[CipherLock]

I didn't want you guys to see what I've become - but fine bitches eat the absolute SHIT that my diet is.

Prior to injury

Meal 1
Shake N-Large2 (in skim milk)
Meal 2
Bagel w Low fat Mayo and ½ lb chicken breast
Meal 3
Pasta Salad with Tuna/Chicken/Beef/ whatever meat…
Meal 4 (Lunch)
Pasta, Meat, Steamed Veggies
Meal 5
Milk and Nuts (no joke)
Meal 6
Post workout shake (N-Large2 in water)
Meal 7 (Dinner)
Pasta, veggies, MEAT
Meal 8
Anything fair game with Milk
Meal 9
Before bed Protein only shake

Now that my shoulder is FUCT

Meal 1
Half Bagel with Cream cheese
Meal 2
Veggies or Granola Bar or chocolate
Meal 3 (lunch)
Leftovers (shepherds pie, pasta and meat…)
Meal 4 (dinner)
Who fucking cares, is the beer in the fridge?
Meal 5
What can I eat with this fucking beer?

 

[fireflyer]

5:30am at the gym - carbdrink with 5g creatine
post workout breakfast
Humalog Insulin 10-15cc (cause it's cheap and you don't need a prescription in Cananda)
four cups Oatmeal with raisins and skim milk
1 lb grilled fat free ham or 1 whole egg and 5 egg whites
protien shake

90 min. later
2 more cups of oatmeal
2 cups chicken stew (made in advance with boneless, skinless breasts, yams, rutabaga, rice and chinese 5 herb seasoning)

90 min. later
protien shake with a banana
2 cups chicken stew

90 min. later
a can of tuna with a can of baked beans or other veg

2 hrs later
half a steak or half roasted chicken (no skin)
1 cup carrots, beans, etc... steamed veg
1 cup brown rice

2hrs later carbdrink 5g creatine
protien bar
(cardio or nap)

2hrs later
large mixed green salad
other half of steak or chicken

1hr later
375g fat free fruit yogourt
a handfull of mixed nuts or baked nachos with salsa

2hrs later
protien shake
2 cups granola with skim milk

Mix up the ingredients for the stew a lot but the idea is that I make enough for three or four days - that's a huge pot and by the end I really want to eat something a little different. One chicken and rice then one ground beef and pasta with veg. I always keep it at least 40% meat to 30% rice/pasta and 30% veg. If I feel like I can't eat right that day then absolutely no slin (also no slin without AAS or just post AAS cycle).

If you don't already have one - get a chest freezer and order your beef by the side (saves $$$$).

 

[ChefWide]

If you don't already have one - get a chest freezer and order your beef by the side (saves $$$$).

great advice, and great post. thanks, bro.

 

[CipherLock]

great advice, and great post. thanks, bro.

There is a woman in my office who raises bulls for slaughter and sells the meat. EVERYTHING is 1.99 CDN a pound but you have to get an assortment of cuts.

 

[alien amp pharm]

I'd like to also add that I eat beef jerky throughout the day whenever I feel the urge.

 

[ChefWide]

I'd like to also add that I eat beef jerky throughout the day whenever I feel the urge.

sodium heavy no? or is there a decent brand thats low sodium? do tell.

 

[CipherLock]

sodium heavy no? or is there a decent brand thats low sodium? do tell.

Can't you make it yourself? I've seen countless recipes on the web.

 

[The_Ghost]

Look, i eat the same damn base foods with very little variation every day.

Proteins: Whey, egg, chicken, tuna, beef...

Carbs: Barley, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Dextrose...

Fats: Flax oil, EV Olive oil, Hemp oil, grapeseed oil...



Now, the difference between what i eat and what you eat in ESSENCE is probably NOT MUCH. I would like to help you to make this lifestyle food more than just the 6 squares a day of boredom. I fall into into the same traps too, so this will be a good stretch for me as well, to get out of the rut that i fall into.

Some of the stuff we might cover could be a bit of a stretch for some you on a flavor level: i would like to concentrate on mostly asian, south asian and middle eastern flavors, as many of you have GREAT repetoires of Mediteranean flaves... there are some GREAT cooks and GREAT pallettes on this board; Obiwan, Jenz, Velvett, just to name a few, that I hope will chime in, and i would like to put together a grid of goodies that we can cross reference for flavor matchups.. but thats later.. for now, its 'gimme your current menu' time.


I need something to work with, if your cool with this idea, I will need some full day menus from you guys, so we can get some base days together and then prepare some flavor explosions to give you the mouthgasm we all want.... from oatmeal? HELL YES! Why not?!

SO you feed me some daily food breakdowns by meal, then as a team, we can put together the stuff needed to crank it up. I will be out of town, but I wont let it die, if you want to do this up.

cheers

Chef



ps: MODS> I am sure this belongs in another forum, but for a couple days or maybe longer, could we please keep this in c&c to generate a bit of interest? Hope we can, I think this might work to everyones benefit. Thanks.

I am in bro, I eat brown rice and red meat three times a day and it drives me crazy sometimes!!!

 

[Zebo]

I am in bro, I eat brown rice and red meat three times a day and it drives me crazy sometimes!!!

LOL. Seems like I've been on that kick lately.

I'll post up some day menus as well.

 

[ChefWide]

I am in bro, I eat brown rice and red meat three times a day and it drives me crazy sometimes!!!

Bro, we all hit that. Last week i WAS a chicken and brown rice. and it was not pretty.

three meals? what does a typical day look like NOW. your cutting, no?

 

[Ish]

doh

 

[Evil_Frisky]

Shake, chicken, Shake, Shake, tuna, shake, shake.

Sometimes its just all shakes.

I'm sorry.. but I couldn't help but SHAKE IT to that tune...

tee hee

 

[ChefWide]

I'm sorry.. but I couldn't help but SHAKE IT to that tune...

tee hee

Shakin' Voodoo Woman, toss in a typical day menu please. copy/paste.

 

[Ish]

Breakfast: 1 cup thick rolled oats with honey, 2 slices turkey bacon

Lunch: Either leftovers or a can of tuna, a cup of beans, and a pear

Snack: Whole wheat bread almond butter sandwich and a banana

Dinner: 8-10 oz grilled sirloin and mushrooms, baked sweet potato, and grilled asparagus and a spinch salad

Snack: a bowl of kashi cereal


It needs work, but that is pretty easy for me. I tend to grill out alot, and I will break out the iron skillet for steak and stuff. I usually bake my fish, mostly because I don't know how to really prepare it better. I need better ways to make chicken. I am terrible with it. And I'm pretty bad with fish too.

 

[The_Ghost]

Bro, we all hit that. Last week i WAS a chicken and brown rice. and it was not pretty.

three meals? what does a typical day look like NOW. your cutting, no?

meal 1
Protein shake 60- 60g
½ bowl oatmeal

meal 2
8 oz ground sirloin
½ cup brown rice

meal 3
Protien shake- 60g
1 TBSP flax oil
handful of peanuts

meal 4
8 oz ground sirloin
½ cup brown rice

meal5
Protein shake- 60g
2 bananas

meal 6
8 oz ground sirloin
½ cup brown rice

meal 7
Protein shake - 60g
1 TBSP flax oil'

 

[alien amp pharm]

sodium heavy no? or is there a decent brand thats low sodium? do tell.

I don't pay attention to sodium, but it's also never hard for me to get cut either. Thus the neglection.

Unless you are speaking in terms of health reasons.

 

[Evil_Frisky]

Shakin' Voodoo Woman, toss in a typical day menu please. copy/paste.

Here ya go suga...

I'll sub in Chicken or Red meat for the Tilapia... sub in Whole wheat low carb bread or Any green Veggie for the Brown Rice.. mainly Aspargus, Broccoli, Green beans.
For the nuts.. either roasted peanuts, almonds, or pecans.

7:00
2 Scoops EAS Whey
1 multi Vitamin
1 Trex

10:30
1/2 cup Dry oats
1bs Natty Peanutbutter
1 cup

1:30
5oz Tuna Creations Zesty Herb and Garlic or just plain tuna
2 whole egg
1 egg white
Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr.Pepper

4:30
1/3 cup dry roasted peanuts

7:30
8oz Tilaipa
1/2 Cup brown rice.. seasoned with chili peeper and a pinch of crushed nuts...
Diet Cherry vanilla DrPepper

 

[ChefWide]

What I am looking for is a base set of how we all eat, not recipes, but exactly what these kind folks have been posting, what your meal-to-meal breakdowns look like on a typical day.

What I would like to do, and what I hope the other foodie types i mentioned in my first post, and others, would do is then start to share VERY quick, cheap and easy ways to change up the flavors and textures of those base foods.

The gig is to NOT change your diet, just make it BETTER and MORE INTERESTING

 

[alien amp pharm]

What I am looking for is a base set of how we all eat, not recipes, but exactly what these kind folks have been posting, what your meal-to-meal breakdowns look like on a typical day.

What I would like to do, and what I hope the other foodie types i mentioned in my first post, and others, would do is then start to share VERY quick, cheap and easy ways to change up the flavors and textures of those base foods.

The gig is to NOT change your diet, just make it BETTER and MORE INTERESTING

We are simple people here and you are confusing us.

 

[ChefWide]

We are simple people here and you are confusing us.

Liar liar, pants on fire, flatten your dingus with a tractor tire.





You can organize cycles! you can plan diets down to the amount selenium! you can remember how many hundred different exercises, their related component movements and their benefits!


YOU can do ANYTHING.

 

[Zebo]

Meal 1: ON Double Rich Chocolate Whey Protein Shake
1 cup oatmeal (plain)
Multivitamin
16 oz. Ice water

Meal 2: 4 or 5 Egg whites (hardboiled)
2 slices dry wheat toast
16 oz. Ice Water

Meal 3: Protein Shake
Fruit or yogurt
Ice water

Meal 4: Chicken or Steak, brown rice, steamed veggies.
Fruit or yogurt
Ice water

Meal 5: Can of Tuna with a splash of Balsamic Vinegar
or
Turkey Wrap ( LOW SODIUM Turkey lunchmeat, lettuce or
sprouts, 1/2 avocado, wheat or low carb tortilla)
Ice water

Meal 6: Whatever the family's having.
Chicken, Beef, Fish, Stir Fry, Salads, Tex-Mex, sometimes Italian.
1 glass of red wine

Meal 7: Protein Shake
or
1 cup cottage cheese w/pineapple
Multivitamin
Ice water

 

[*MissFit*]

chicken, tuna, salsa, broccoli, brussel spoiuts, penaut butter - lotsa peanut butter, sweet patatoe

Hmm those r the basics

 

[ChefWide]

chicken, tuna, salsa, broccoli, brussel spoiuts, penaut butter - lotsa peanut butter, sweet patatoe

Hmm those r the basics

gotchya, thanks!


If you have a minute, can you break down for me what your day looks like meal-to-meal?

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Yesterdays food log
9am
coffee
1 cup cottage cheese
1/3 cup oatmeal

12pm
chili

3 pm
pvl artic ice cap protein shake

6 pm
chili

9 pm
greek chicken salad
diet coke

Cals 1796 protein 197 (%54) carbs 115 (32%) fat 53 (%14)

I made the chili on Sunday and have been eating it twice a day all week it is dam taste and the break down is pretty good calories 339 protein 45 Carbs 22 Fat 8 pretty well balanced eh!

 

[Raina]

I don't know that I had a super exciting culinary day. Though the garlic lime chicken I made for dinner was so good it almost made me cry. I get up and go to bed at different times so I mix up my snacks through the day. I pack everything in the morning and graze through the day.

Meal 1
3 egg whites
1 whole egg
1/4 c chopped artichoke
sprinkle of parmesan

Meal 2
1 cup of lf cottage cheese
1/2 cup yogurt
(this is my favorite thing in the world to eat)

Snack
1/2 cup raw unsalted pecans
(sometime I'll spray them with a bit of cooking spray and season them either sweet with splenda/cinnamon or hot with cayenne, garlic powder, and cumin...bakes for a bit)

Meal 3
1 cup spinach
1 cup romaine
4 oz chicken
1 tbsp lite ranch
3 tbsp salsa (mixing ranch with salsa cuts the cals and gives more heat)

Meal 4
1 cup of lf cottage cheese
1/2 cup yogurt
(told you I loved that)

Meal 5
1/2 cup brown rice
6 oz garlic lime chicken
(note that I doubled the recipe so I have more chicken to have on my salad and by itself tomorrow)

Finally I'll probably have a stalk of celery with 2 tbsp of natural pb....reverting back to childhood.

I HIGHLY recommend looking into a spice shop like Penzey's to really expand your clean eating experience. When you start playing with curry, vindaloo seasonings, and other indian seasonings it's just the best. I can't see regretting investing in high quality spice blends!

 

[courtneybcca]

Okay so after surgery I am going to start my cutting cycle because I will not be able to work out at all for 2 weeks then if I am feeling better I will be able to start doing cardio again. But no weights for probably 4 weeks….

My cutting cycle will be something like this….

1. vitamin c, thermos, glutamine
2. Morning cardio when I am able to.. until then I wont have #1
3. ¼ cup oatmeal, ½ scoop chocolate protein powder, ½ scoop of vanilla, 1 tbsp peanut butter, ½ orange or few strawberries
4. ¼ cup yams, 1 cup green peppers, 2 oz chicken breast
5. 1 scoop protein powder (maybe ½ cup of soy milk depending on how I am feeling), an apple, and 1 tbsp of UDO’s
6. can of tuna, small mixed green salad, (possibly salsa on salad) vit c
7. Weight training when I am able to
8. 2 oz chicken, larger green salad, vit c
9. 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, glutamine
10. Melatonin before bed

You can critique my cutting cycle as well I am always looking for advice…

 

[Sassy69]

Shake, chicken, Shake, Shake, tuna, shake, shake.

Sometimes its just all shakes.

Shake shake shake shake

shake shake shake shake

shake your bootie.

 

[lucidblue]

I usually have another meal in here, but this was the most diverse day. Tuna is almost daily.

8am:
tall coffee with half&half + equal

8:30am
1 cup oj
Jalapeno jack omelette (2 eggs + 1 oz. jalapeno jack cheese)
1 slice multigrain bread

1pm:
6oz chicken breast w/lemon&garlic marinade
1/4 cup jasmine rice

6:30pm:
3 cups baby spinach
1 tbsp feta
1.5 tbsp olive oil
1tbsp balsamic vinegar

9pm:
1 scoop Syntrax Nectar Protein Shake

10:45:
6oz Tilapia cooked in olive oil (lemon pepper, dill, lemon juice)
1 cup broccoli

 

[Sassy69]

Very regular menu:

Meal 1: 1/3 c oatmeal, 1 whole egg, 3 egg whites

Meal 2: 4 oz grilled chicken (seasoned w/ lemon pepper seasoning), romaine, spinach, tomato, onion, green pepper, low fat honey mustard dressing, 3 oz grilled yam

Meal 3: protein mix

Meal 4: Repeat Meal 2 salad/chicken, 1/4 c cottage cheese, homemade balsamic vinaigrette

Meal 5: protein mix

Meal 6: 4 oz steak / pork loin / fish, 1/2 - 1c steamed green beans

Typical macro breakdown:
- Total cal: 1500
- fat: 20%
- carb:15-20%
- Prot: 55-60%
Wohoo.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Here is todays

10am
coffee
12 grain bagel with butter

12 pm
chili

3 pm
4 scope whey max choco shake

6 pm
chili

11 pm
1/3 cup oats
1/2 cup cottage cheese
sprinkeld with cinamon

Cals 1661 Proein 180 (52%) Carbs 135 (38%) Fat (10%)

 

[ChefWide]

I usually have another meal in here, but this was the most diverse day. Tuna is almost daily.

8am:
tall coffee with half&half + equal

8:30am
1 cup oj
Jalapeno jack omelette (2 eggs + 1 oz. jalapeno jack cheese)
1 slice multigrain bread

1pm:
6oz chicken breast w/lemon&garlic marinade
1/4 cup jasmine rice

6:30pm:
3 cups baby spinach
1 tbsp feta
1.5 tbsp olive oil
1tbsp balsamic vinegar

9pm:
1 scoop Syntrax Nectar Protein Shake

10:45:
6oz Tilapia cooked in olive oil (lemon pepper, dill, lemon juice)
1 cup broccoli

Hey Ms.Blue,

I know this is a flavor thread, but if you dont mind my asking, do you train late evening?

 

[ChefWide]

I don't know that I had a super exciting culinary day. Though the garlic lime chicken I made for dinner was so good it almost made me cry. I get up and go to bed at different times so I mix up my snacks through the day. I pack everything in the morning and graze through the day.

Meal 1
3 egg whites
1 whole egg
1/4 c chopped artichoke
sprinkle of parmesan

Meal 2
1 cup of lf cottage cheese
1/2 cup yogurt
(this is my favorite thing in the world to eat)

Snack
1/2 cup raw unsalted pecans
(sometime I'll spray them with a bit of cooking spray and season them either sweet with splenda/cinnamon or hot with cayenne, garlic powder, and cumin...bakes for a bit)

Meal 3
1 cup spinach
1 cup romaine
4 oz chicken
1 tbsp lite ranch
3 tbsp salsa (mixing ranch with salsa cuts the cals and gives more heat)

Meal 4
1 cup of lf cottage cheese
1/2 cup yogurt
(told you I loved that)

Meal 5
1/2 cup brown rice
6 oz garlic lime chicken
(note that I doubled the recipe so I have more chicken to have on my salad and by itself tomorrow)

Finally I'll probably have a stalk of celery with 2 tbsp of natural pb....reverting back to childhood.

I HIGHLY recommend looking into a spice shop like Penzey's to really expand your clean eating experience. When you start playing with curry, vindaloo seasonings, and other indian seasonings it's just the best. I can't see regretting investing in high quality spice blends!

Great, full, vibrant ALIVE flavors, really! Great stuff...

Advice to remember always: "When you start playing with curry, vindaloo seasonings, and other indian seasonings it's just the best." As you have mentioned before, a little bit of interest gives anyone the edge in putting together some killer spice combinations. The wicked advatage is that the shelf life of most spice combinations is months and months and requires no special tools or culinary proficiency, just an open mind to LIVE A LITTLE!

Raina, do you use a lot of 'whole' spices? I find that most of my spice mixtures benefit from being bought 'rough' or 'butcher' ground and then i put them into good old fashioned pepper mills (peugeot makes the best, IMO, you can see/order them here explains WHY too, which is cool. Diferences between salt and pepper mechanisms, etc...Get the wood ones...). That action of grinding them for the final step really releases some wicked power in many spices as it not only increases the surface release area but the process of grinding expells many of the natural oils in spices that hold the flavor...

Again: great stuff, thanks!

cheers,


Chef

 

[ChefWide]

Breakfast: 1 cup thick rolled oats with honey, 2 slices turkey bacon

Lunch: Either leftovers or a can of tuna, a cup of beans, and a pear

Snack: Whole wheat bread almond butter sandwich and a banana

Dinner: 8-10 oz grilled sirloin and mushrooms, baked sweet potato, and grilled asparagus and a spinch salad

Snack: a bowl of kashi cereal


It needs work, but that is pretty easy for me. I tend to grill out alot, and I will break out the iron skillet for steak and stuff. I usually bake my fish, mostly because I don't know how to really prepare it better. I need better ways to make chicken. I am terrible with it. And I'm pretty bad with fish too.

Ok, i digress, but since I always learn more from you all then i can ever give back to you... tell me: do you know what your macro breakdowns look like for this type of day? (www.fitday.com) whats your target breakdown? what are your current dietary goals? likes? dislikes?

Anwer what you have time for, all knowledge is good knowledge.

 

[ChefWide]

Here ya go suga...

I'll sub in Chicken or Red meat for the Tilapia... sub in Whole wheat low carb bread or Any green Veggie for the Brown Rice.. mainly Aspargus, Broccoli, Green beans.
For the nuts.. either roasted peanuts, almonds, or pecans.

7:00
2 Scoops EAS Whey
1 multi Vitamin
1 Trex

10:30
1/2 cup Dry oats
1bs Natty Peanutbutter
1 cup

1:30
5oz Tuna Creations Zesty Herb and Garlic or just plain tuna
2 whole egg
1 egg white
Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr.Pepper

4:30
1/3 cup dry roasted peanuts

7:30
8oz Tilaipa
1/2 Cup brown rice.. seasoned with chili peeper and a pinch of crushed nuts...
Diet Cherry vanilla DrPepper

Nice. very.

Couple of questions/ideas/comments:

Try checking out the quality of fats in the different nut choices, then give Black Walnuts a shot. Pecans: I LOVE PECANS as much as I like slow, ice cold wine kisses on flushed skin...er.. ok, not THAT much, but I REALLY like pecans. The reason I mention the walnuts is that the quality/quantity of EFA's is as high or higher in Black Walnuts as any nut, and there carbs are among the very lowest, considerably lower than peanuts. The only caveat is that you would be best off NOT toasting them, they can get bitter if overtoasted in the SLIGHTEST. Check out the data, try 'em, i think they will make a tastey alternative and might just work out better for you in terms of your goals...

TunaCreations?!?!? Damn, I have been away from the US retail food market too damn long... are those good? 'Healthy'? Will you go shopping with me? say, every couple days for a few hundred years? er.. uh... sorry... must be the weather... LOL

 

[MR Pink]

I am cutting right now

breakfast
1 scoop whey/fishoil and rest of the supps

1hour later
6 eggwhites
1 yolk
some peanuts

2.5 hours later
steak with pizza herbs on it
4 aspargus (sp?)
1 tomato
oakleaf salad ( a mix with rucola and some others)
and some other vegetables like parsley, unions, cucumber

2.5 hours later
same

pre workout
1 scoop whey with fishoil

post workout
2 scoops whey with fishoil and some cream

1 hour later
1.5 chickenbreasts with mayo/garlic/pizzaherbs (as a sauce)
4 asparagus
oakleaf salad
tomato

before going to bed
2 scoops whey with fishoil and fiber tabs

and carbloads 2 times a week

 

[ChefWide]

Yesterdays food log
9am
coffee
1 cup cottage cheese
1/3 cup oatmeal

12pm
chili

3 pm
pvl artic ice cap protein shake

6 pm
chili

9 pm
greek chicken salad
diet coke

Cals 1796 protein 197 (%54) carbs 115 (32%) fat 53 (%14)

I made the chili on Sunday and have been eating it twice a day all week it is dam taste and the break down is pretty good calories 339 protein 45 Carbs 22 Fat 8 pretty well balanced eh!

Thanks MapleHottie,

Chili... mmm... remind me to tell you a chocolate coated chili bedtimes story sometime...



Please forgive my digression away from flavor and into the nutrition end of this, but I am always trying to learn from all of you more than anything else:

Questions: I am no longer an expert by ANY means, and I am no longer certified, just an avid and long term nutrition enthusiast, so this is a want to learn question, not a critism: tell me why your macros are the way they are.. is this a target you are aiming for? 55%p-34%cho-14%f would seem low on fats to me and near 200g of protein a bit on the high side for what little I know of your goals and physiology: would you share some of your goals with me? if you would prefer, a PM would be fine by me. Again, I seem to step on a lot of toes, this is NOT my intent here, I just want to learn, cool?

 

[ChefWide]

Typical day:

Breakfast
* 1/2 cup oatmeal
* 2 scoops whey
* 1 tsp flax oil
* 1/2 strawberries/blueberries

Meal 2
* Low carb tortilla
* 3oz London broil

Lunch
* 4oz chicken breast
* 1 cup pinto beans
* 1 tsp olive oil

Meal 4
* 1 cup brocolli
* Low carb tortilla
* 3oz London broil
* FF cheese

Pre-workout
* WPI (Substance/GF-PRO)
* Vendetta
* ICE
* GO
* Neurostim

That is a good blend of high quality protein, BCAA's, complex carbs, caffeine and nootropics. Depending on what time I'm working out, I might just take WPI with 1/2 cup oatmeal and some honey with blueberries/strawberries

Post-workout shake
* WPI (Substance/GF-PRO)
* Dextrose/Maltodextrin
* Oats
* Water

Post-workout meal
* Lean protein (poultry/fish/steak)
* Complex carbs (brown rice/yams/sweet potato/oats)
* Green veggies

Tight as a Twelve year old backache! Would you share your macro breakdowns? If you like you can PM me, but I would like a link or more details on WPI. Is your Dextrose/Maltodextrin choice based upon supra uptake alone or do you have a dietary/emotional call on invert sugars? You list both yams and sweet potatoes, two totally seperate beasts as we all know.. but what KIND of sweet potato? Do you ever include any of the modified starch hybrids?

cheers to a VERY VERY clean diet, if I were just a touch more Golden Delicious i would like to see you naked...er.. mostly naked.. uh... gotta go.

 

[ChefWide]

Okay so after surgery I am going to start my cutting cycle because I will not be able to work out at all for 2 weeks then if I am feeling better I will be able to start doing cardio again. But no weights for probably 4 weeks….

My cutting cycle will be something like this….

1. vitamin c, thermos, glutamine
2. Morning cardio when I am able to.. until then I wont have #1
3. ¼ cup oatmeal, ½ scoop chocolate protein powder, ½ scoop of vanilla, 1 tbsp peanut butter, ½ orange or few strawberries
4. ¼ cup yams, 1 cup green peppers, 2 oz chicken breast
5. 1 scoop protein powder (maybe ½ cup of soy milk depending on how I am feeling), an apple, and 1 tbsp of UDO’s
6. can of tuna, small mixed green salad, (possibly salsa on salad) vit c
7. Weight training when I am able to
8. 2 oz chicken, larger green salad, vit c
9. 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, glutamine
10. Melatonin before bed

You can critique my cutting cycle as well I am always looking for advice…

Courtney, I am NOT the right guy to critique your cutting plans, there are much more experienced fellows around here for that whose experience with this stuff would serve you better and get you to your goals a LOT faster... but may i ask a few questions?

Are you sure that IMMEDIATELY post surgery you want to do a calorie deficit/'cutter'? I have no idea what your sugery is, or what your natural recovery axis is like, but this a time when most peoples bodies are adjusting like MAD to the invasive trauma of surgery, and in general need all the nutrients they can get: not just for tissue repair, but to handle the general free-radical mambo that is going on in your body from the physio-emotional stress of surgery. A little more strict but calorie-forgiving diet time might benefit your faster recovery and in the long run get you in better prep for a more beneficial cutter. Just thinking out loud.

ps: how's the weather?

 

[ChefWide]

I am cutting right now

breakfast
1 scoop whey/fishoil and rest of the supps

1hour later
6 eggwhites
1 yolk
some peanuts

2.5 hours later
steak with pizza herbs on it
4 aspargus (sp?)
1 tomato
oakleaf salad ( a mix with rucola and some others)
and some other vegetables like parsley, unions, cucumber

2.5 hours later
same

pre workout
1 scoop whey with fishoil

post workout
2 scoops whey with fishoil and some cream

1 hour later
1.5 chickenbreasts with mayo/garlic/pizzaherbs (as a sauce)
4 asparagus
oakleaf salad
tomato

before going to bed
2 scoops whey with fishoil and fiber tabs

and carbloads 2 times a week

Fiber tabs... just supplementary 'help me poop' fiber? or dietary/soluble fiber? I ask for a couple of nutritional reasons, as I am into checking out what you have in mind. Is this from... er... difficulties you have experienced eating this particular diet, a chronic physiological thing, or just 'a good idea' thing?

 

[MR Pink]

Fiber tabs... just supplementary 'help me poop' fiber? or dietary/soluble fiber? I ask for a couple of nutritional reasons, as I am into checking out what you have in mind. Is this from... er... difficulties you have experienced eating this particular diet, a chronic physiological thing, or just 'a good idea' thing?

It's the supplementary fiber ..I take it to slow down the absorbtion of the whey somewhat and to supress the hunger I get at night..No problems in the pooping department for me ...the diet is already high in fibers from the veggies so evertything goes smoothly

 

[ChefWide]

It's the supplementary fiber ..I take it to slow down the absorbtion of the whey somewhat and to supress the hunger I get at night..No problems in the pooping department for me ...the diet is already high in fibers from the veggies so evertything goes smoothly

LOL... exactly why I asked! You diet looks like it would present..er.. no 'road blocks'...


On the added nonsoluble fiber tip: hell, some people have chronic collitis/symptomatic spastic colon for years and never even know it, and some appropriately mixed NNDC Fibers can allieviate or eliminate many 'attacks' if not all.

 

[GoldenDelicious]

ooooookkkkkkk some of you guys are making me feel guilty

ok. my diet revolves around protein. i have protein with every meal, plus or minus carbs if im eating carbs, plus or minus salad if i have time, and the meal goes with salad (a protein shake plus a salad is silly). so, its getnerally like this:

meal 1: protein shake 75g whey in diet cordial (gag reflex = zero. Jerseyart, please dont use that to masturbate to. thanks.) plus 2-3 white coffees with one sugar. (no coffee? no wakie .)

meal 2: some sort of meat (usually either fresh or leftover store bought roast chicken or home made grilled fish, either in a sweet chilli dressing or a lemon/rosemary/vinegar dressing) plus steamed rice (if i had turned ricecooker on) or a slice of bread.

meal 3: same as meal 2, but much more likely to be a greek garden salad with some feta cheese, olives, and a little olive oil

meal 4: usually shake, 75g whey in diet vomit cordial, and a couple of coffees.

meal 5: usually post workout, so i eat a little more and enjoy it more) - meaning its roast chicken (usually store bought) or grilled fish (sweet chilli, onion, and herb dressing, or a lemon vinegar dressing) or fried steak with rice, or some sort of high proteinish soup (chicken, fish - in a red (tomato/bay/cinnamon base, or white, in a lemon/garlic/onion base) or a pasta that is super-heavy on the ground beef/chicken, with only a little actual pasta - and a salad (garden salad, olive oil, feta)

meal 6: usually a bit more of what i had for my main meal

now, these is my basic menu, though i do eat different things here and there (specific greek dishes that i cant really spell, or substitution of legume based dishes (fava beans, lentils) as my carb source in place of rice) and i do snack throughout the day on things like ultra high protein kangaroo salami, that nasty high protein cheese (that tastes nice...wiht kangaroo salami, in sandwiches) or meat leftovers from the night before.

shakes are also substituted for meals if i am in a rush...and...thats it

 

[*MissFit*]

4am 100 g of peanut butter

7am 125g of lean turkey and 2 big carrots

9am 100g of peanut butter and a banana

11am a can of tuna and some oatmeal

2pm a can of tuna

4pm 100g of peanut butter

6pm - 1 large sweet patato and some type of lean mean

8pm - 100g of peanut butter

I drink about 8 litres or more of water a day

 

[Evil_Frisky]

Nice. very.

Couple of questions/ideas/comments:

Try checking out the quality of fats in the different nut choices, then give Black Walnuts a shot. Pecans: I LOVE PECANS as much as I like slow, ice cold wine kisses on flushed skin...er.. ok, not THAT much, but I REALLY like pecans. The reason I mention the walnuts is that the quality/quantity of EFA's is as high or higher in Black Walnuts as any nut, and there carbs are among the very lowest, considerably lower than peanuts. The only caveat is that you would be best off NOT toasting them, they can get bitter if overtoasted in the SLIGHTEST. Check out the data, try 'em, i think they will make a tastey alternative and might just work out better for you in terms of your goals...

TunaCreations?!?!? Damn, I have been away from the US retail food market too damn long... are those good? 'Healthy'? Will you go shopping with me? say, every couple days for a few hundred years? er.. uh... sorry... must be the weather... LOL

Walnuts.. YUM. Gonna scoop some up this evening and add them in.

TunaCreations are YUMMY.. different flavors straight out of the bag.. Smoked Hickory, sweet and Sour.. Zesty Lemon... Full of sodium though.. Im gonna have to cut down on them and get some low sodium tuna soon.

And Yep.. I'll come shopping with ya Cheffy Smoove...

 

[Ish]

It's right at 2800 cals, Fat is 30%, Carbs at 39%, and Protein at 31%.

Honestly, I really don't have any diet goals. Right now, I'm just trying to eat healthy. I don't drink milk or eat eggs, or much sugar. I'm not a fan of mexican food. Other than that, I'll eat about anything. I do really like asian food. Sushi is new to me, but outstanding.

Ok, i digress, but since I always learn more from you all then i can ever give back to you... tell me: do you know what your macro breakdowns look like for this type of day? (www.fitday.com) whats your target breakdown? what are your current dietary goals? likes? dislikes?

Anwer what you have time for, all knowledge is good knowledge.

 

[ChefWide]

It's right at 2800 cals, Fat is 30%, Carbs at 39%, and Protein at 31%.

Honestly, I really don't have any diet goals. Right now, I'm just trying to eat healthy. I don't drink milk or eat eggs, or much sugar. I'm not a fan of mexican food. Other than that, I'll eat about anything. I do really like asian food. Sushi is new to me, but outstanding.

Sushi, or for me Sashimi, is the meal of choice... so many flavors and textures and presentations all without fucking with the food. Let it be as beautiful as it IS... I could, and have, survived on it long term....

Hmmm... since i will be in the U.S.... lets see... TOMORROW NIGHT! i think sushi is on the bill... or black angus...


both. and tequila. or not.








I realize this OT... and the circumtances are cloudy, but I am so glad to be coming home. Whoa.







Ok, sorry. back to our regularly scheduled thread.

 

[Zebo]

RE: Menus

"We are more alike my friends than we are unalike."

 

[lucidblue]

Hey Ms.Blue,

I know this is a flavor thread, but if you dont mind my asking, do you train late evening?

Not too late. Usually go at 7:30 and am there until 9pm.

 

[courtneybcca]

Courtney, I am NOT the right guy to critique your cutting plans, there are much more experienced fellows around here for that whose experience with this stuff would serve you better and get you to your goals a LOT faster... but may i ask a few questions?

Are you sure that IMMEDIATELY post surgery you want to do a calorie deficit/'cutter'? I have no idea what your sugery is, or what your natural recovery axis is like, but this a time when most peoples bodies are adjusting like MAD to the invasive trauma of surgery, and in general need all the nutrients they can get: not just for tissue repair, but to handle the general free-radical mambo that is going on in your body from the physio-emotional stress of surgery. A little more strict but calorie-forgiving diet time might benefit your faster recovery and in the long run get you in better prep for a more beneficial cutter. Just thinking out loud.

ps: how's the weather?

Right now I have been doing a bulking cycle which is pretty much similar to my cutting cycle except I have been eating more. And like double the carbs... I will play it by ear with my eating after surgery but I really dont want to gain any weight while I am recoverying so I am going to be really careful... I will keep you posted I go in tomorrow so I am starting to get a little worried...

the weather is BEAUTIFUL!!! I think it was in the high 80's low 90's yesterday this is my favorite time of year down here because it is really clear... It stays like this until the june gloom sets in around the middle of may... I hope you have a great flight!!

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Meal 1: 6 oz. top round steak, 1/4 cup brown rice, 1 tsp fish oil, 1 scoop whey
Meal 2: 1 oz almonds, 1/4 cup brown rice, 4.5 oz. top round steak
Meal 3: 80g Oatmeal (2 servings), 2 scoops whey, 1 tsp fish oil, 8-16 oz. 2% milk (blended into a shake)
Meal 4: 1 tbsp EV olive oil, 2 oz. top round, PB&J + Milk (whole grain/wheat bread, 2% milk, fruit preserves, ANPB)
Meal 5: 1 can of tuna (possibly mayo; maybe horserading or wasabi), 1 scoop Milk Protein Isolate/Calcium Caseinate combo, 1 oz. almonds

Leaves me pretty full. That's the bare minimum. I'll also go out to dinner with the girl or something, or stop over someone's house and get invited in for dinner. I end up with an extra meal or two on top of this every day, but I'll usually follow how I feel. If I'm not up to it, I cut it down a bit. I'd rather listen to my body than some diet plan layed out on a spreadsheet.

I use one packet of soy sauce per 1/4 cup (dry, so 1/2 cup cooked) of brown rice. That makes it tolerable, while keeping me within a healthy sodium range. ^_^

 

[Judo Tom]

Meal 1: Fruit and a protein shake
Meal 2: Egg whites on wheat bread
Meal 3: Turkey on wheat bread
Meal 4: Chicken and possible veggies depending on how i made the chicken
Meal 5: Steak or Roast Beef on wheat bread
Meal 6: More chicken (fajitas or with veggies or on a sandwich or salad)
Meal 7: Leftovers.. normally i have an extra piece of chicken from the day or Steak.

I also have 1 preworkout shake with some fruit or wheat bread
and 1 post workout shake with either gatorade/fruit/wheat bread sandwich
and 1 shake before bed

My job rocks and i can eat all day if i want at my desk so i rarely miss a meal. I always have food with me wherever I am in a cooler or something and I eat a lot when driving to/from work or to/from training.

COOK IN BULK!!!!!

 

[SoreArms]

Meal 1
protein power & oatbran shake

Meal 2
cottage cheese with ANPB

Meal 3
Brocolli, chicken breast chunks, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, 1/4 cup peanuts

Meal 4
(WO day)
rice or black beans, chicken or tuna, salsa
(non work out day)
honey baked turkey ham wrapped in low carb tortillas with a smear of ranch dressing for flavor

Meal 5
(post work out)
whey
dextrose

(non post work out)
turkey patty and 1 slice of yogurt cheese, salsa

Meal 6
turkey patty and 1 slice of yogurt cheese, salsa, 1/4 cup peanuts or cashews

on the weekends, when I have mroe time in the morning, I like to make mushroom, spinach and feta cheese omelletes.

 

[Evil_Frisky]

on the weekends, when I have mroe time in the morning, I like to make mushroom, spinach and feta cheese omelletes.

I think you should have to make me one

 

[SoreArms]

adding salsa makes almost everything taste better

adding some chopped or minced garlic to brown rice, while it's cooking, gives it flavor so it's not as boring.

 

[ChefWide]

adding salsa makes almost everything taste better

adding some chopped or minced garlic to brown rice, while it's cooking, gives it flavor so it's not as boring.

The power of The Forks is strong in this one, shape him into a Saute Master I can... yes.. yes....

 

[Zebo]

adding salsa makes almost everything taste better

QUOTE]

Salsa....the healthy man's gravy.

 

[john937]

Cutting here, trying to increase the amount of low calorie veges with lots of flavor.
Looking for recipes with high water content veges and lots of flavor,
fill me up, not fill me out.
How do you make a satisying meal out of cauliflower or broccoli?

 

[ChefWide]

Cutting here, trying to increase the amount of low calorie veges with lots of flavor.
Looking for recipes with high water content veges and lots of flavor,
fill me up, not fill me out.
How do you make a satisying meal out of cauliflower or broccoli?

That is exactly what we're working on here... totally.

soon come man... i have the whole grid schema down.. what i want to is to get it into a format we can all access and use from the web... not happening anytime soon, but its on the menu.

 

[Raina]

Chef--

I usually get the preground spices (other than pepper...I always have whole black tellicherry and white peppercorns around). I know that fresh ground pepper is better so I have to think that other spices would be too! Thanks for the tip.

 

[RADAR]

Heres a run down of mine, now changes are made every day.

Breakfast
1 EAS Myoplex shake
30 mins later

* 1 tsp flax oil
* 1/2 strawberries, mixed w apple slices pineapple W raisins
--------------------------------------------------------------
Meal 2
* 1/2 cup of post "great Grains" Raisins, dates,grains,peacans ,etc
* 3 oatmeal cookies
* Simply protein mixed with skim milk with powdered milk added/ will sometimes a 1 scoop of 500 gainer to the mix
----------------------------------------------------------------
Lunch meal 4
* 4oz chicken breast
* 4 boiled egg whites
* 1 tsp Flaxseed oil
* 2 Bananas
----------------------------------------------------------------
Meal 5
* 1 cup Jello, mixed with either Fruit cup or pineapple juice
* Protein bar 20 grms protein

* 2 tbl spoons peanut butter
----------------------------------------------------------------
Pre-workout
* Carb blast drink
* 200mg caffeine/1-2 thermorexin
* Neurostim

----------------------------------------------------------------
Post workout

500cal gainer/mixed with myoplex Deluxe
----------------------------------------------------------------
Evening meal
6 oz steak
Rice w soy & honey
1/2 cup Post "Great grains" may even sub that for jello or corn flakes.

---------------------------------------------------------------
30 mins before bed 1 simply protein shake made extra thick 50 grms protein.




RADAR

 

[RADAR]

Most food is prepared in a Slow cooker(Crock Pot)
Left overs are vaccummed packed using a foodsaver machine.

RADAR

 

[ChefWide]

Chef--

I usually get the preground spices (other than pepper...I always have whole black tellicherry and white peppercorns around). I know that fresh ground pepper is better so I have to think that other spices would be too! Thanks for the tip.

Me too, for YEARS, even in a professional kitchen, all i had in the couple of mills laying about was white peppercorns, black and MAYBEY a salt mill.. until i met a wild chef in london that makes his 'boys' (cooks) grind or grate all their dry spices TO ORDER for every dish... a little over the top? well, yeah! but so was the fekin' Mardi Gras of flavors that just did the LuCarou all over your mouth!

My staples in grinders, not always the same deal, but usually:

*a few different kinds of pepper (i like them seperate, not a peppercorn mix), corriander seeds YUM!!!,
*star anise (i dry them out extra well in the oven on low for a couple hours, then give them a once over with the bottom of a heavy pan or pot to break them down enough for the mill to work 'em),
*toasted fennel seeds,
*fennugreek
*dried roast-garlic chips
*porcinis (i get some KILLER dried porcinis from a mushroom buddy in NY, but if you take any good dried Cepe or Porcini (same mushroom, different language) and REALLY dry them out in oven on low for a few hours, they get perfectly dry for grinding: my personal mouth-GASM with this? filet. gawd DAMN!!! nice 8-10 chunk of Filet, sea salt, black pepper then COPIOUSLY coat it with the fresh ground mushroom powder, sear it up, finish in the oven... i am getting a severe stiffy right now just THINKING about it.. YIKES!)
*curry(the leaf, NOT the spice mixture)
*dry rosemary ALWAYS grind it... wow. dayum.

the list is pretty wide open for this stuff... you can get ALL types of dry spice/herb/dry-vegetable mixtures in those little pre filled grinder thingies these days... and there is no faster way to alter a meal's entire raison d'etre than to hit it with a complimentary flavor... garlic chicken can go from Med to African to Thai to Southwest Regional in one or two twists from grinder.

 

[ChefWide]

Most food is prepared in a Slow cooker(Crock Pot)
Left overs are vaccummed packed using a foodsaver machine.

RADAR

GREAT PIECE OF EQUIPEMENT!

I had a Franke shortie vacuum machine..an OLD but still funcitonal commercial vacuum packer that i used for everything!!! My girlfriend at the time used to sit, eat popcorn and stare at me when i got into Cheffy Compulsive vacuum mode. You KNOW what I'm talkin' about.. if you have never ownded a vacuum machine then you just know what the deal is...




We used make HUGE batches of demiglace, pie dough, gravlax, the works split them up into decent sized blocks, vacuum and freeze. joy to behold...


Alas, one year, when it was time to move, I got into my head that it would be a brilliant idea to vacuum pack all of my clothes to save space on the packing... not only did the HOURS AND HOURS of vacuuming fry my cylinder, but a bunch of the bags burst on the plane and expanded like mad and ripped my boxes open... yes, i was the nimrod with the cloths hanging out all over the conveyor at baggage claim. Thats why they call me Smoove... Cheffy Smoove.

 

[Raina]

Thanks Chef! I'd never have thought of using ground mushrooms. I bet that can really puzzle someone when they taste that kind of flavor but don't see any mushrooms around.

I'll have to go pick up some whole spices!

 

[Ish]

Alton Brown from FoodTV was saying that whole spices keep so much longer than ground spices. Once they are ground, they release all of the oils and start to lose flavor. If you grind them yourself, they will keep a ton longer and have a stronger taste. I haven't tried yet.

Chef--

I usually get the preground spices (other than pepper...I always have whole black tellicherry and white peppercorns around). I know that fresh ground pepper is better so I have to think that other spices would be too! Thanks for the tip.

 

[RADAR]

Alton Brown from FoodTV was saying that whole spices keep so much longer than ground spices. Once they are ground, they release all of the oils and start to lose flavor. If you grind them yourself, they will keep a ton longer and have a stronger taste. I haven't tried yet.

They do!!!

RADAR

 

[RADAR]

GREAT PIECE OF EQUIPEMENT!

I had a Franke shortie vacuum machine..an OLD but still funcitonal commercial vacuum packer that i used for everything!!! My girlfriend at the time used to sit, eat popcorn and stare at me when i got into Cheffy Compulsive vacuum mode. You KNOW what I'm talkin' about.. if you have never ownded a vacuum machine then you just know what the deal is...




We used make HUGE batches of demiglace, pie dough, gravlax, the works split them up into decent sized blocks, vacuum and freeze. joy to behold...


Alas, one year, when it was time to move, I got into my head that it would be a brilliant idea to vacuum pack all of my clothes to save space on the packing... not only did the HOURS AND HOURS of vacuuming fry my cylinder, but a bunch of the bags burst on the plane and expanded like mad and ripped my boxes open... yes, i was the nimrod with the cloths hanging out all over the conveyor at baggage claim. Thats why they call me Smoove... Cheffy Smoove.

I Can imagine



I'll stick to food only.

RADAR

 

[rsnoble-im-back]

My special: Budweiser Brisket. Crockpot and add brisket, celery, onions, chili sauce and a beer or two depending. Serve over noodles or garlic mashed potatoes. Warning, this meal will IMMOBILIZE you.

BTW--im not a bodybuilder. I just used to like to lift weights thats all.

 

[rsnoble-im-back]

Some things I know ill be cooking this week---mondays pot roast, red cabbabe/w dark beer tuesday--layered hamburger casserole-------and really havent thought about the rest of the week. I do however have a huge 22lb turkey id love to get out of the freezer and wouldnt mind smelling it cook either. Boy, I better dig the treadmill outta the garage.

 

[ChefWide]

GREAT responses all!

At the FoodShow out here in sensitive and diverse SanFrancisco, running and such from place to place, will hop on this as soon as time permits.. thanks for the data, should help a lot.


cheers

c.smoove

 

[Big Rick Rock]

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[bran987]

I'm printing this thread
when are we going to start coming up with recipes that utilize these foods?

 

[pintoca]

EXCELLENT POST. K to you. that is exactly the kind of info i am hoping to get.


Ish: would you break down a typical meal day for you, meal by meal?

OK this my diet here... since I get bored pretty easily, I created 4 menues... 3 med/carbs days and 1 high-carb day...

http://www.ccfiles.de/diet_carlos_Jan_2005.jpg

it's a little in spanish, but shouldn't be a problem for all the clever people in here...

Peace

 

[|D_J^B_J|]

Good thread!

I'm on a clean bulk at the moment and I'm an ectomorph, so I need to consume more carbs than most.

Sources:
Protein: Lean beef/lamb, Turkey breast, chkn breast, fresh and canned (no salt) fish (mainly salmon and tuna), eggs, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, milk (limited amounts)

Carbs: Sweet potatoes, brown rice, oatmeal, beans/chickpeas, pumpernickel bread (limited amounts), fruit (limited amounts), veggies

Fats: EV olive oil, flax oil, fish oil, ANPB, animal fats


Here is an example of what I did yesterday:

Breakfast: 1/2 cup oatmeal (cooked in half milk, half water), 1/2 orange, 1/2 banana, 1 apple, 2 tblspoons of berries, 1 tblspoon fat-free natural yoghurt and 8 egg whites scrambled with pepper, parsley & thyme

How I make my oatmeal more flavoursome:
I cook it overnight in a slow-cooker (saves time) with 150ml milk and just over a cup of water (use only water if cutting) with a teaspoon of vanilla extract/natural peppermint oil. In the morning, I add the mashed banana, chopped apple, berries and stevia or sugar-free flavoured syrup to sweeten. YUM!

Meal 2 (PWO): 40g whey protein mixed with 40g dextrose, 40g maltodextrin

Meal 3: 1/3 cup kidney beans, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, canned salmon, large garden salad[/u]

I mix the salmon with the cottage cheese, add a drop of water/milk and stir-fry in EV olive oil spray with some diced tomato, minced garlic and onion. I also add vinegar to salads.

Meal 4: 1 omelette made with 2 egg-whites and 1 yolk with 1 tblspoon grated mozzarella, chopped bean sprouts, 1 tblspoon ANPB

Meal 5: XL Grilled chicken breast, 1 sweet potato (200g) baked in cinnamon, EV olive oil spray, XL serving of steamed veggies

I grilled the chicken with lemon juice, a bit of grated lemon rind, pepper, garlic, onion and chili flakes, and ate it with wholegrain mustard and home-made salsa.

Meal 6: Cup and a half of cottage cheese with a drop of milk, cocoa powder, stevia, egg white

I mix the cottage cheese, milk (no more than 20mls, just to give a good consistency), egg white and teaspoon of cocoa powder in a blender and add a tblspoon of ANPB, flax oil/EV olive oil and stevia when I eat it. Tastes like chocolate mousse! Well... kinda

Sauces/condiments I use for meat/poulty/fish/veggies:
Pepper, onion flakes, garlic flakes, lemon pepper (sugar-free), chilli flakes, tandoori powder, Mexican herb blend (sugar-free), Italian herb blend (sugar-free) wholegrain mustard, reduced salt soy sauce (limited), low sugar teriyaki sauce (limited), horeradish/wasabi, sucrose-free tomato sauce, sugar-free satay sauce, sucrose-free sweet and sour sauce, sugar-free free red/green curry paste, white wine vinegar, oregano, mint... (can't think of any more at the moment)

To spice my rice I add pepper, garlic flakes, onion flakes and sometimes a bit of thyme/paprika

To make a tasty, healthy curry/casserole:
Pre-heat oven to 180deg celsius
Add a tblspoon of low sugar, low salt sauce/curry paste (I know it's hard finding one that's low in both sugar AND salt. lol.. Just find one low in sugar and use limited amounts) to a kilo of diced meat/poulty in a baking tray. Add water to come about 3/4 of the way up the meat. Add minced/chopped onion, garlic, celery, tomato and chilli (if desired). Cover and cook in oven for 2 hours (longer if you like the meat tender)

OR

Stir fry onion, garlic and meat in EV olive oil until browed, add curry/flavour paste and water to come a third of the way up the meat, cover and let simmer for 45 mins.


Now, for my favourite recipe:
Home-made tomato salsa:
Chop 6 tomatoes, 4 celery sticks, 1 spanish onion, 1 yellow chilli (seeded), fresh coriander leaves, 4 jalapeno chiles (the hotter you want it, the more seeds you add), 4 different coloured capsicums.
Roast the above ingredients on 170 deg celsius for 20 minutes, then place in a food processer.
Add 1/2 cup of lemon/lime juice, ground lack pepper, and a tablespoon of EV olive oil.
Add mango (if desired/allowed)
Process in the food processer BUT DO NOT PUREE IT!

The chilli in the salsa will boost your metabolism and the cooked tomatoes will release more lycopene

Enjoy!

 

[stuartm]

Cutting at the moment, daily schedule is this:

6.00am 50 mins cardio (empty stomach)

8.00am 25g isolate protein shake in water
2 desert spoons flax/sesame seed oil
5g creatine
60g oats cooked in water with a sprinkle of raisins

10.00am 1whole egg and 5 egg whites
2 rice cakes with peanut butter

12.00am 60g of brown rice
10oz steak

2.30pm 60g of brown rice
chicken breast

5.00pm pre work out
1teaspoon creatine
1teaspoon glutamine

7.00pm post workout
60g dextrose
25g isolate protein in water
1teaspoon creatine
1teaspoon glutamine

9.00pm 10oz steak

11.00pm 25g isolate protein in water
2 desertspoons flax/sesame seed oil

Dropped from 224lbs to a ripped 194lbs

 

[iamfirmin]

My fave is
spinach casserole .. spinach , egg whites , 2 teas scallions garlic .. cup of cottage cheese.. a pinch of romano ... OHHHH BABY..

ANOTHER heat a low carb tortilla .. 2 Tab of natural peanut butter.. 1 tab if you can handle splenda of jelly polanders (10 cal 5 carbs)
heat that up roll it up WOW

 

[featherz]

Here's mine, maintenance diet with a slight deficit to maybe trim off a little bit of fat. Usually ranges from 1800-1900/day, 40ish/40ish/20ish.

M1: 3/4c oats (dry measure), 20gm whey, davinci syrup
M2: 3/4c cottage cheese, 1/2c Blueberries, 1/4c dry oats, splenda
M3: 3-4oz chicken breast, 1/2c brown rice, 1tbsp crushed pecans or walnuts, mrs. dash for flavor. Sometimes brown rice is replaced with barley or rice/beans.
M4: Varies- Today it's a labrada MRP, on weight days it's a protein pancake or possibly something else Pro/carb)
M5: 3 oz Salmon, .75c green peas (raw, not canned)
M6: 3/4c oats, 20gm whey (on weight days, this is a PWO shake)

before bed - 1tbsp peanut butter.

Other: Occasionally a SF diet cocoa or SF low cal cider.

 

[iamfirmin]

Here's mine, maintenance diet with a slight deficit to maybe trim off a little bit of fat. Usually ranges from 1800-1900/day, 40ish/40ish/20ish.

M1: 3/4c oats (dry measure), 20gm whey, davinci syrup
M2: 3/4c cottage cheese, 1/2c Blueberries, 1/4c dry oats, splenda
M3: 3-4oz chicken breast, 1/2c brown rice, 1tbsp crushed pecans or walnuts, mrs. dash for flavor. Sometimes brown rice is replaced with barley or rice/beans.
M4: Varies- Today it's a labrada MRP, on weight days it's a protein pancake or possibly something else Pro/carb)
M5: 3 oz Salmon, .75c green peas (raw, not canned)
M6: 3/4c oats, 20gm whey (on weight days, this is a PWO shake)

before bed - 1tbsp peanut butter.

Other: Occasionally a SF diet cocoa or SF low cal cider.

Featherz if you like Davinci's.. I buy the Cinnamon flavor.. I luv it!

 

[supplyed]

What I ate yesterday:

8:30- 1 cup dry oatmeal, 2 heaped scoops whey w/ water
11:00- 1 piece salmon. 1/2 chicken breast, lettuce
1:30- 1.5 chicken breasts, lettuce, ~20 g fat from almonds
4:00- 1.5 chicken breasts, huge bowl broccoli, 1/2 cup dry oatmeal
7:00- 1.5 chicken breasts, lettuce, 2 tbspn full fat mayo = 20g fat
8:30- workout
9:30 60g whey, 80g dex
11:00- 1.5 chicken breasts, 1 cup white rice
2:00- 1 chicken breast, some steak, omellete- 2 whole eggs + 3 egg whites + 1/4 cup full fat cheese

I don't eat that much chicken every day.. One day I'll have steak, next day turkey etc. I season everything I eat w/ garlic pepper and salt, that's it. Doesn't get old b/c I just dip it in mayo or ranch etc. I grill steak & chops, boil fish, and put chicken in the oven. All meals are pro/fat or pro/carb and vary from the following:

Protein- turkey, chicken, lean steak, lean pork chops, egg whites, fish- salmon, cod or halibut, whey- only pwo and morning

Fat- full fat mayo, real cheese, flax seed oil, full fat ranch, egg yolks, nuts

Carbs- oatmel, veggies- i eat so many the carbs count..., white rice- only ppwo, dextrose- only pwo

 

[Mr.X]

up you go