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

[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