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Dobie
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Posted: 13 February 2007 08:26 pm |
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I have been eating
- chicken and brocolli
- eggs (full yolks, but only two eggs)
- Lean pork loin and veggies
- Soy Cheese, high fiber tortillas, Chicken and avacodo wraps
But I need more ideas. I have had to go with Zone bars several times in order to get some protien (14G and 210 calories) and I am sure that is less than ideal.
I'm not big on fish and am not sure how to cook it, but I am open to that. I am considering oatmeal, but I am not sure how to fix it so it is not like cardboard. Maybe I should add whey powder?
Any ideas of what you guys do would be great!
Thanks,
Dobie
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 13 February 2007 10:12 pm |
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Oatmeal's my breakfast! (After my OJ.)
1/2 cup Quaker Oatmeal with 1 cup water. I add a tablespoon of ground flaxseed for the great Omega 3 fats and even more fiber, plus a heaping tablespoon of raisins to sweeten it up. I hate the little packages that are so sweet they make me gag.
I microwave it just long enough... about 2 minutes for my microwave.
Enjoy!
Peter
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Dobie
Distinguished Member
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Posted: 14 February 2007 02:19 am |
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| Have you tried the "pancake" recipe with whey protien? In fact, does anyone use whey protien?
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Nir
Senior Administrator
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Posted: 17 February 2007 12:38 am |
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I have tubs of both Whey powder (banana flavour shake) and Soy Protein Isolate (unflavoured). I don't use them very often (I'm put off by the fact that they cost quite a bit). I'm happier to use TVP (textured vegetable protein - also made from Soya) as it is quite economical (and still quite a lean protein).
For fish, tuna (tinned in salt water, not oil) can be very lean (e.g. 95% of calories from protein).
low-fat soft cheeses are also lean protein (cottage cheese, Quark cheese, cream cheese etc). I can also get a Weight Watcher's matrue cheddar that's 75%-of-calories from protein.
and don't forget peas and beans.
(look at files food1.pdf and abfood.pdf)
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Hisgal
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Posted: 18 February 2007 01:00 am |
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Dobie,
I have been tracking my intake for quite a while now. I used to be on WL4I too, for a few months.
Some of the meals I eat at work for BFFM are: (I am female, eat 5 meals a day, and try to keep them around 300 calories-you'd need to adjust)
1 c. 1% cottage cheese, 1/2 c. fresh pineapple, 1/2 whole grain pita with 1 Tbsp. hummus
turkey wrap (whole grain flat wrap (Wal-Mart), 2 Tbsp. fat free cream cheese, 2 slices lean turkey sandwich meat, 1 Tbsp. shredded 2% cheese), 2 servings cole slaw mix with 1/2 c. pineapple and 1/8 c. golden raisins, topped with 2 TBsp. of Newman's Own low fat sesame ginger dressing
Salad (romaine, cole slaw mix, broccoli slaw mix, onion, green, red, orange and/or yellow peppers, sugar snap peas) 1/2 CAN black or garbanzo beans (drained and rinsed) and 3 Tbsp. low fat raspberry vinegrette. I sometimes add 1-2 unbreaded chicken strips too.
Whole grain flat wrap, 2 unbreaded chicken strips, 2 Tbsp. 2% cheese shreds, 2 Tbsp salsa
2-3 chicken strips, 1/4 to 1/2 onion, 1/2 pepper, 1-1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms-sautee in non-stick pan with non-stick butter flavored spray. I add 1Tbsp honey teriyaki sauce or others with 1/4 c. water while cooking, then let cook down to thick sauce. Serve alone or with 1/2 c. brown rice.
For fish I often grill salmon.......also make tuna salad with fat free mayo and serve on flat wrap or Sara Lee Delightful whole grain bread (90 cal in 2 slices), or 1/2 whole grain pita. You can also make the tuna salad with 1/2 can blended or mashed navy beans in place of the mayo. I add onion, pickle relish, dill weed and seasoning salt for taste.
I also make veggie chili in the crockpot, and add ground turkey or veggie shreds (meat alternative section of freezer). The recipe is in the forum's recipe section.
Those are just a few ideas I've come up with. Hope you find some that help.
Last edited on 18 February 2007 01:02 am by Hisgal
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Dobie
Distinguished Member
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Posted: 23 February 2007 11:15 pm |
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Sorry, I have started my traveling again and just got these ideas. I really appreciate them and will have to work these in!
Dobie
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newstart
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Posted: 1 September 2007 10:01 pm |
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I'm just randomly looking around and entering conversations when i have something to add. The conversation may already be over, but what the hey...
I love Deutschmacher franfurters, and I boil up a bunch of them and eat them on the run...just 200 Calories per frank, 2 g of carbs, 9g of protein...my neighbors are used to seeing me coming home from a walk chewing on a hot dog without a roll.
I also love Skippy Creamy peanut butter...2T (which is a lot of peanut butter) has only 190 Calories and 7 carbs. It keeps well, too, so you could bring a jar and a spoon to keep in your desk or locker at work and just scoop some out when you need it.
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Fatale
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Posted: 5 September 2007 06:30 pm |
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I make salads for my lunch at work and take some light peta bread (or wraps) I use lots of lettuce in my salad, some raddish, cucumber, peppers, kidney beans and muschrooms. Important is to use a light dressing. I really like Ken's Steakhouse dressing light balsamic! (or something like this)
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justinbowness15
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Posted: 11 October 2007 10:47 am |
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| i make a large salad and then add about 300g of plain boiled pasta twists or spaghetti, the problem is i always add lots of unhealthy coleslaw, high calorie
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Ohm
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Posted: 11 October 2007 12:07 pm |
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I eat spinach salad for lunch just about every day. A huge pile of baby spinach leaves, a chopped up apple, nectarine or orange, a chopped tomato, a few olives (black ones are surprisingly high in iron)some polish pepper salad and a spoonful of sauerkraut with a couple of spoons of cottage cheese, or some beans (kidney, pinto, green, whatever).
Yummy, low calorie and time consuming enough to ensure that by the time you have finished eating it you are full - apparently it takes 20 minutes for your brain to registera full stomach - so I'm advised that meals should be eaten slowly to avoid overeating due to signal delay.
Becci
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justinbowness15
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Posted: 11 October 2007 12:41 pm |
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You spinach salad sounds very nice , i might have ago at that, i think we should make an ingredients thread for our salads!! 
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manchuntd88
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Posted: 1 February 2008 05:15 pm |
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That spniach salad sound delicious!!
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