Re: What do you all really eat

[Guest guest]

My typical day:

M1 - Chocolate Oatmeal or Vanilla Nut Cereal

M2 - Cottage cheese and yogurt - together

M3 -Turkey Sandwich with lots of lettuce piled on it! I can get away without

using any mayo if I pile the lettuce... that gives me enough " juice " to eat my

san!

M4 - Eggs and oranges OR Shake

M5 - usually salad and chicken of some sort (Chicken Pomodo or Rotisserie

Chicken (which is sooooo easy to make!)

M6 - usually skip, but trying to get better... usually it's cheese and apple, or

something.... unless I'm feeling ambitious - then it's a home-made shake ;-)

Ellingson wrote: So. We all know the plan in

the book. Some of us even have recipes from

EFL. But what do you all REALLY eat? What does a normal day look like for

you?

I feel like a bad kid cause I know I could be eating cleaner in some

areas... but here we go

M1- Oatmeal and protien shake

M2- Cottage cheese and yogurt (separate!)

M3- Tuna and natural applesause or an apple

M4- Meal replacement bar or deli meat and and orange

M5- Piece of meat/fish, either deli meat or a whole breast or filet,

carrots, brown rice or pasta

M6- little bit of cottage cheese, almonds, and a smaller amt of carb (since

the almonds have carbs and protien)

Of course, I mix it around and stuff, but I was just wondering what you all

really are eating everyday

[Guest guest]

-

no need to berate yourself; any transition takes time. If you're looking

for ways to eat cleaner, here are my suggestions:

- cook up vegetables for dinner, and have some at that time - use the

leftovers the following day; if you need help knowing how to prepare vegs,

let me know and I " ll send some ideas (ie, the only vegetable you've

included is carrot and there are many wonderful vegs to choose from)

- clean the lettuce when you bring it home from the store, and then it's

easy to build a meal around it

- when you prepare chicken/fish etc, cook extra and use that instead of

deli or meal replacement bars (I cook and freeze about 20# of chicken

breasts at a time; I triple the recipe of EFL Sloppy Joe, and freeze it in

individual portions to serve over spagetti squash or salad)

- you're right that almonds have carbs and protein (in fact, I hadn't

realized how much protein they have!); I think of them primarily as a

healthy fat

M1: smoothie from 1 cup liquid pasteurized egg whites and frozen fruit

and/or yogurt OR cc and fruit

M2: egg/oat pudding OR eggs, salsa and polenta or potato

M3: leftover protein plus fresh or leftover vegs and carb

M4: hard boiled egg whites, cut-up vegs, fruit/grainy crackers

M5: family dinner of protein & carb and vegs

M6: cottage cheese, fresh fruit and fiber one cereal (probably too high in

carbs for one meal)

When the weather gets warmer, I will play with making protein-based

smoothies in my little Donvier ice cream maker....

My favorite carbs are:

- parsely tabouli (let me know if you need me to post the recipe again)

- barley with lite vinaigrette and minced vegs

- brown rice

- yams (warm or cold)

- polenta (recipe is on the bag of coarse corn meal)

- winter squash

I have really really really been enjoying fresh home-made salsas with my

food, especially M3, 4 or 5. They give a wonderful 'kick' to any meal,

very low calorie and easy to make, and so many variations.

Have a great day

n

ALL PURPOSE SALSA

1-1/2 cups fine-diced tomato, avocado, peaches, nectarines, grapes,

oranges, grapefruits, apricots, plums, pineapple or 8 oz frozen corn,

thawed (about 1-1/2 cups); can be ½ black beans and ½ corn

1/4 medium red onion, cut into small dice, or 2 scallions, sliced thin

1/4 yellow or red bell pepper, in small dice

1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced (I keep the pepper in the freezer, and

use as needed)

1 Tbsp minced fresh cilantro or parsley

2 Tbsp juice from a lime or 2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar

½ tsp cumin or chili powder (optional)

salt and ground pepper to taste

TOMATO RELISH WITH PINE NUTS, GREEN OLIVES & LEMON ZEST (I haven't made this)

4 canned tomatoes, chopped coarse

2 garlic cloves, lightly smashed & slivered

2 Tbsp olive oil (I would eliminate this, or use less)

1/4 cup loosely packed parsley leaves

1 Tbsp toasted pine nuts

4 green olives, pitted & chopped coarse

2 (1 " ) strips lemon zest, sliced as thin as possible

salt & ground pepper

PAPAYA/PEPPER (I haven't made this)

3/4 cup of diced papaya

1/4 cup diced red onions

1/2 cup diced green peppers

2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro (or regular parsley)

2 Tbsp lime juice

In a small bowl, combine the papaya, onions, green peppers, cilantro and

lime juice. Add salt and pepper to taste.

MANGO AVOCADO SALSA

1 large ripe mango, peeled & diced

3 Tbsp minced onion (red or white)

3 Tbsp bell pepper (any color)

3 Tbps red bell pepper

1-1/2 Tbsp white wine vinegar

1 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro (or regular parsley)

1 Tbsp olive oil (can probably be omitted)

1 tsp minced fresh chives

1 avocado, diced (add just before serving)

At 12:10 PM 4/15/2006, you wrote:

>So. We all know the plan in the book. Some of us even have recipes from

>EFL. But what do you all REALLY eat? What does a normal day look like for

>you?

>

>I feel like a bad kid cause I know I could be eating cleaner in some

>areas... but here we go

>

>M1- Oatmeal and protien shake

>M2- Cottage cheese and yogurt (separate!)

>M3- Tuna and natural applesause or an apple

>M4- Meal replacement bar or deli meat and and orange

>M5- Piece of meat/fish, either deli meat or a whole breast or filet,

>carrots, brown rice or pasta

>M6- little bit of cottage cheese, almonds, and a smaller amt of carb (since

>the almonds have carbs and protien)

>

>Of course, I mix it around and stuff, but I was just wondering what you all

>really are eating everyday

[Guest guest]

-

no need to berate yourself; any transition takes time. If you're looking

for ways to eat cleaner, here are my suggestions:

- cook up vegetables for dinner, and have some at that time - use the

leftovers the following day; if you need help knowing how to prepare vegs,

let me know and I " ll send some ideas (ie, the only vegetable you've

included is carrot and there are many wonderful vegs to choose from)

- clean the lettuce when you bring it home from the store, and then it's

easy to build a meal around it

- when you prepare chicken/fish etc, cook extra and use that instead of

deli or meal replacement bars (I cook and freeze about 20# of chicken

breasts at a time; I triple the recipe of EFL Sloppy Joe, and freeze it in

individual portions to serve over spagetti squash or salad)

- you're right that almonds have carbs and protein (in fact, I hadn't

realized how much protein they have!); I think of them primarily as a

healthy fat

M1: smoothie from 1 cup liquid pasteurized egg whites and frozen fruit

and/or yogurt OR cc and fruit

M2: egg/oat pudding OR eggs, salsa and polenta or potato

M3: leftover protein plus fresh or leftover vegs and carb

M4: hard boiled egg whites, cut-up vegs, fruit/grainy crackers

M5: family dinner of protein & carb and vegs

M6: cottage cheese, fresh fruit and fiber one cereal (probably too high in

carbs for one meal)

When the weather gets warmer, I will play with making protein-based

smoothies in my little Donvier ice cream maker....

My favorite carbs are:

- parsely tabouli (let me know if you need me to post the recipe again)

- barley with lite vinaigrette and minced vegs

- brown rice

- yams (warm or cold)

- polenta (recipe is on the bag of coarse corn meal)

- winter squash

I have really really really been enjoying fresh home-made salsas with my

food, especially M3, 4 or 5. They give a wonderful 'kick' to any meal,

very low calorie and easy to make, and so many variations.

Have a great day

n

ALL PURPOSE SALSA

1-1/2 cups fine-diced tomato, avocado, peaches, nectarines, grapes,

oranges, grapefruits, apricots, plums, pineapple or 8 oz frozen corn,

thawed (about 1-1/2 cups); can be ½ black beans and ½ corn

1/4 medium red onion, cut into small dice, or 2 scallions, sliced thin

1/4 yellow or red bell pepper, in small dice

1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced (I keep the pepper in the freezer, and

use as needed)

1 Tbsp minced fresh cilantro or parsley

2 Tbsp juice from a lime or 2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar

½ tsp cumin or chili powder (optional)

salt and ground pepper to taste

TOMATO RELISH WITH PINE NUTS, GREEN OLIVES & LEMON ZEST (I haven't made this)

4 canned tomatoes, chopped coarse

2 garlic cloves, lightly smashed & slivered

2 Tbsp olive oil (I would eliminate this, or use less)

1/4 cup loosely packed parsley leaves

1 Tbsp toasted pine nuts

4 green olives, pitted & chopped coarse

2 (1 " ) strips lemon zest, sliced as thin as possible

salt & ground pepper

PAPAYA/PEPPER (I haven't made this)

3/4 cup of diced papaya

1/4 cup diced red onions

1/2 cup diced green peppers

2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro (or regular parsley)

2 Tbsp lime juice

In a small bowl, combine the papaya, onions, green peppers, cilantro and

lime juice. Add salt and pepper to taste.

MANGO AVOCADO SALSA

1 large ripe mango, peeled & diced

3 Tbsp minced onion (red or white)

3 Tbsp bell pepper (any color)

3 Tbps red bell pepper

1-1/2 Tbsp white wine vinegar

1 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro (or regular parsley)

1 Tbsp olive oil (can probably be omitted)

1 tsp minced fresh chives

1 avocado, diced (add just before serving)

At 12:10 PM 4/15/2006, you wrote:

>So. We all know the plan in the book. Some of us even have recipes from

>EFL. But what do you all REALLY eat? What does a normal day look like for

>you?

>

>I feel like a bad kid cause I know I could be eating cleaner in some

>areas... but here we go

>

>M1- Oatmeal and protien shake

>M2- Cottage cheese and yogurt (separate!)

>M3- Tuna and natural applesause or an apple

>M4- Meal replacement bar or deli meat and and orange

>M5- Piece of meat/fish, either deli meat or a whole breast or filet,

>carrots, brown rice or pasta

>M6- little bit of cottage cheese, almonds, and a smaller amt of carb (since

>the almonds have carbs and protien)

>

>Of course, I mix it around and stuff, but I was just wondering what you all

>really are eating everyday

[Guest guest]

For the most part I don't have a set in stone kind of meal plan. I

cook a bunch of veggies, brown rice, chicken breasts, make up some

tuna or chicken salad, make sure salad stuff is clean, have cottage

cheese and other good choices in the fridge.

M1 - almost always a myoplex lite during the week

m2 - cottage cheese/apple

m3 - big salad with chicken or tuna

m4 - apple and string cheese

m5 - chicken/steak/taco meat with brown rice

m6 - myoplex, or salad and hard boiled eggs

I buy a lot of premade salads from trader joes. I buy the cooked,

sliced chicken breasts from costco. These are really handy, just

throw them in a stirfry pan with veggies and a serving of rice.

I use the fist palm measuring and that is working well for me,

except that when I eat a salad it is usually HUGE! the chicken or

other protein I add to the salad is fist size.

kelly

>

> So. We all know the plan in the book. Some of us even have

recipes from

> EFL. But what do you all REALLY eat? What does a normal day look

like for

> you?

>

> I feel like a bad kid cause I know I could be eating cleaner in

some

> areas... but here we go

>

> M1- Oatmeal and protien shake

> M2- Cottage cheese and yogurt (separate!)

> M3- Tuna and natural applesause or an apple

> M4- Meal replacement bar or deli meat and and orange

> M5- Piece of meat/fish, either deli meat or a whole breast or

filet,

> carrots, brown rice or pasta

> M6- little bit of cottage cheese, almonds, and a smaller amt of

carb (since

> the almonds have carbs and protien)

>

> Of course, I mix it around and stuff, but I was just wondering

what you all

> really are eating everyday

>

[Guest guest]

For the most part I don't have a set in stone kind of meal plan. I

cook a bunch of veggies, brown rice, chicken breasts, make up some

tuna or chicken salad, make sure salad stuff is clean, have cottage

cheese and other good choices in the fridge.

M1 - almost always a myoplex lite during the week

m2 - cottage cheese/apple

m3 - big salad with chicken or tuna

m4 - apple and string cheese

m5 - chicken/steak/taco meat with brown rice

m6 - myoplex, or salad and hard boiled eggs

I buy a lot of premade salads from trader joes. I buy the cooked,

sliced chicken breasts from costco. These are really handy, just

throw them in a stirfry pan with veggies and a serving of rice.

I use the fist palm measuring and that is working well for me,

except that when I eat a salad it is usually HUGE! the chicken or

other protein I add to the salad is fist size.

kelly

>

> So. We all know the plan in the book. Some of us even have

recipes from

> EFL. But what do you all REALLY eat? What does a normal day look

like for

> you?

>

> I feel like a bad kid cause I know I could be eating cleaner in

some

> areas... but here we go

>

> M1- Oatmeal and protien shake

> M2- Cottage cheese and yogurt (separate!)

> M3- Tuna and natural applesause or an apple

> M4- Meal replacement bar or deli meat and and orange

> M5- Piece of meat/fish, either deli meat or a whole breast or

filet,

> carrots, brown rice or pasta

> M6- little bit of cottage cheese, almonds, and a smaller amt of

carb (since

> the almonds have carbs and protien)

>

> Of course, I mix it around and stuff, but I was just wondering

what you all

> really are eating everyday

>

[Guest guest]

I think ricotta is more comparable to cottage cheese than to

yogurt. Yogurt is considered a carb, and cottage cheese is a protein....

As for whether or not it's a better choice - my suggestion would be to

compare the nutritional stats on the package that you would purchase;

otherwise, there are too many variables.

For eg, according to Fitday, 1 cup of partskim riccota has the same 28

grams of protein as 1 cup of lowfat cottage cheese - BUT ricotta has twice

the carbs and 19 grams of fat compared to 2 grams of fat in the cottage

cheese.

There are so many variations of fat content in these products - that's why

you need to compare what you'd be using, and make your own evaluation.

HTH

n

At 10:25 AM 4/16/2006, you wrote:

>does ricotta have more protein than yogurt?i like both but if

>ricotta is a better choice..

[Guest guest]

I think ricotta is more comparable to cottage cheese than to

yogurt. Yogurt is considered a carb, and cottage cheese is a protein....

As for whether or not it's a better choice - my suggestion would be to

compare the nutritional stats on the package that you would purchase;

otherwise, there are too many variables.

For eg, according to Fitday, 1 cup of partskim riccota has the same 28

grams of protein as 1 cup of lowfat cottage cheese - BUT ricotta has twice

the carbs and 19 grams of fat compared to 2 grams of fat in the cottage

cheese.

There are so many variations of fat content in these products - that's why

you need to compare what you'd be using, and make your own evaluation.

HTH

n

At 10:25 AM 4/16/2006, you wrote:

>does ricotta have more protein than yogurt?i like both but if

>ricotta is a better choice..

[Guest guest]

I think ricotta is more comparable to cottage cheese than to

yogurt. Yogurt is considered a carb, and cottage cheese is a protein....

As for whether or not it's a better choice - my suggestion would be to

compare the nutritional stats on the package that you would purchase;

otherwise, there are too many variables.

For eg, according to Fitday, 1 cup of partskim riccota has the same 28

grams of protein as 1 cup of lowfat cottage cheese - BUT ricotta has twice

the carbs and 19 grams of fat compared to 2 grams of fat in the cottage

cheese.

There are so many variations of fat content in these products - that's why

you need to compare what you'd be using, and make your own evaluation.

HTH

n

At 10:25 AM 4/16/2006, you wrote:

>does ricotta have more protein than yogurt?i like both but if

>ricotta is a better choice..