Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Crunch, Slurp, Gulp: The Great Natural Foods Recipe-Off
I am soliciting recipes for your favorite healthy dishes. Submit a recipe here and I will cook it, eat it, and review it for other nutritionally defunct kitchen rejects like myself. If you're already healthy, donate a recipe and help the rest of us get going! If you're still a reject, light the fires and get ready to learn from my mistakes!
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349 Calories, 19 Grams of Protein, 63 Grams of Carbohydrates, 3 Grams of Fat, 3 Grams of Fiber.
Breakfast Burrito
2 Tablespoons of Salsa
1/4 Cup Shredded Low-Fat Cheddar Cheese
1/4 Cup Fresh Cilantro
1 Large Egg, Plus 4 Large Egg Whites
1/2 Cup Diced Lean Ham
1 Large Whole Wheat Tortilla
Hardgainer Breakfast Bomb
Ingredients
1 cup rolled oats
1 scoop vanilla whey/casein blend
2 scoops whey protein powder
1 medium diced apple
0.5oz pecans
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. splenda
2 cups water
4 ice cubes
Nutrition Facts - Total Calories: 873g Fat: 21g
Carbohydrates: 106g Fiber: 23g Protein: 83g
Notes/Instructions: Blend this up, pour it into a huge
glass, and drink it as you get ready in the morning or on your
way to work. This meal is full of low quality carbs, fast and
slow digesting protein, fiber, and healthy fats.
Ultimate Tropical Shake
Ingredients
1 medium orange (Chopped in to medium sized pieces)
¼ orange peel
¼ cup fat free cottage cheese
1 scoop of a protein blend, banana flavor
2 TBSP shelled pistachios
1 ½ cups water
4 ice cubes
Nutrition Facts - Total Calories: 323kcal Fat: 10g
Carbohydrates: 29g Fiber: 8g Protein: 32g
Suveks Daily Regmien:
Breakfast
3 Egg White
1 Large Egg
Scrambled
Oatmeal 1 Cup dry Measured
Snack
1 Scoop Strawberry Protein powder
Handful of Nuts
Lunch
1 Large Spincah Salad
Grated Cheddar Cheese
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 Morningstar Chik'n Patty Chopped up
Snack Pre-Workout
1 Scoop Protein Powder
1 Apple
Handful of Nuts
Post Workout
1 Scoop Protein Powder
1 Teaspoon Creatine Monohydrate
Dinner Post Workout
Sweet Potato Baked Plain
Brocoli tons
Beans Kidney 1/2 Cup
Snack Later
Cottage Cheese
Blueberries
Bonjour Megan,
Here are 2 recipes for you. Good luck with the French!
Minestrone à l’Allison
Ingrédients :
huile d’olive
oignon
celri
carottes
ail
tomates en boîte (avec des épices italiennes) ou fraîches
courgettes (et/ou crookneck squash)
bouillon de poulet ou légume
pois chiches et/ou navy beans et/ou kidney beans ou des haricots verts frais
petites pâtes
bébés épinards
beaucoup de basilic frais
persil
parmesean frais
sel et poivre
Faire dorer oignon, celri, carottes. Ajouter l’ail, puis le bouillon et les courgettes, tomates, et haricots choisis (je les rince s’ils sont en boîte). Après 20 minutes à peu près, ajouter les pâtes et cuire à peu près 10 minutes. Saler et poivrer. Juste avant d’éteindre le feu, ajouter plein de persil et basilic. Servir avec du parmesean frais.
Variations :
ajouter des saucisses avant les pâtes (hickory farm, par exemple)
utiliser des blettes au lieu des épinards
utiliser de l’orge au lieu des pâtes, mais il faut plus longtemps pour cuire
utiliser du lard au lieu de l’huile d’olive
Quinoa Muffins
Wet ingredients:
½ c cooked quinoa
½ c zucchini, finely grated, well packed
½ c carrot, shredded well packed
¾ c maple syrup or fruit juice concentrate
¼ c natural light oil (flax or canola, par exemple)
½ c apple, pear, or peach juice
2 tsp vanilla
½ c raisins
Dry ingredients:
2 c kamut flour OR 1 and ¼ c whole wheat flour and ¾ c unbleached white flour or whole wheat pastry flour
¾ tsp non aluminum baking powder
¼ tsp salt
Preheat oven to 375. Mix wet ingredients, while in separate bowl sift all the dry ingredients together, then add to wet ingredients bowl. Batter will be stiff but stirrable. Lightly oil the muffin tins. Scoop batter into tin immediately and shape until smooth on top. Bake about 20-30 min, until tops are browned.
(laughing) Ah Allison! Vous etes une femme mauvaise avec votre "frenchy-frenchy" - je veux mes "freedom fries"! Damnex vous et votre quinoa aussi! (Oh no, pas le quinoa!)
Thanks Nivek and Allison! Looks like I have lots of great options to choose from - they all sound delicious (at least the ones I can read without a dictionary). :-)
I'm going to the gym tonight for the first time in three months. Who wants to bet I'll get there and they will have closed early? <:{
You should read my post on my exercise blog about the workout I did last night. I almost lost my lunch during the workout on several occasions, and I feel like was a basic training again today.
Good luck at the gym, which gym are you going to? I think it's awesome, most people start this time of year, and as you know strength training is a huge part of any weight loss/exercise plan. Let me know if you need help creating a plan, you probably already know what your shooting for, but I am always here to help!
this one is so simple and delish!!!
1 sweet potato or yam
Preheat oven to 400.
Wash and dry potato, wrap in foil and back until soft. De-skin and enjoy!
If you cook with the skin on then it keeps natural sugars inside, making it naturally sweet so it tastes great without anything but you can add a sprinkle of brown sugar if you prefer.
How did the gym go?
A patient came late and I didn't get out of here in time to get to the gym before it closed. :-(
Wish me better luck tomorrow!
Fish tacos, a la expedient
white fish (I've used frozen cod, defrosted)
tortillas (I like the small Trader Joe's corn tortillas)
cilantro (more cilantro than lettuce)
lettuce (so far I've been using romaine)
limes
green salsa
To marinate:
Cut fish into small pieces, about bite-size. Place pieces in a bowl, squeeze a few limes over, add enough water that the lime-and-water mixture mostly covers pieces, add a little soy sauce. Mix the pieces around. Marinate in refrigerator.
To cook:
Sauté fish in fat over pretty high or sometimes moderate heat, just cook fast. Toast tortillas in a another pan.
You might take "fat" to mean, say, olive oil rather than lard, but that depends on how healthful a meal you want.
Chop cilantro and lettuce fine.
Put fish and vegetable mixture in a taco. Add lime juice from another lime. Add green salsa. That's all.
Should be fast, fresh, light, and appropriate for warmer weather but edible in the wintertime. Can eat many of them, as the tacos aren't very big.
Mmm, I can't wait to try all these great ideas! Thanks David!
Carrots in the raw:
1. Buy carrots (or pick them from the Earth)
2. Wash them
3. Eat them
4. Enjoy!
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