Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Some suggestions - Eggs = cheap, versatile, excellent source of protein - frittatas (baked omelettes which can be eaten warm or room temperature); endless variations; I use 10 whites, 2 whole eggs plus vegs or apples = 2 servings - about 3-4 egg whites mixed with 1/3 cup oats & 1/3 cup water - nuke for a couple of minutes, stirring often = comforting oat pudding - pasteurized egg whites (1 cup) in blender with fruit = smoothie (you can add a dollop of cc or yogurt for creamier consistency); again - endless variations - hard boiled - 1 whole + several whites Fish - you may care for fish because you may not have been exposed to the cooking method that works for you; I suggest that you try one fish and/or one cooking method per week; I'm sure you'll find something that's great Beans & peanut butter are not the best options as protein At 07:40 AM 12/1/2006, you wrote: >dilemma du jour (who am i kidding; i'm baking a cheesecake for my >daughter's birthday right now -- that's one HUGE dilemma i'm going to >face in an hour or two ;-): > >i started my very first challenge on monday. i'm not vegetarian >(anymore), but i am not exactly a huge carnivore, either. and i don't >care for fish. thus, protein can be a challenge for me. i've been eating >LF cheese and the occasional boca burger. yesterday, i ended up with two >protein shakes. and by the afternoon, my stomach felt awful! so now that >i've stepped away from the whey, i'm left to ponder what the heck to >eat. i'm afraid to eat frozen dinners because i'm not sure they are the >best choices -- but if someone can recommend BFL-friendly frozens, i'd >be all over them. even if they use ::shudder:: chicken, which i am >known to eat in certain circles ;-) > >i guess what i'm trying to say is that beyond cottage cheese and LF >cheese and boca burgers, i am beginning to feel like there's nothing >much for me to eat. and by last night, i didn't bother with much food >because, well, nothing seemed ok for me to eat. i'm not usually this >food-phobic (really! i have 70 pounds to lose, so it isn't like i am >some starlet waif wasting away), but i am not sure what the heck i can >eat. i didn't realize how much of a carb junkie i was, but now i see >it. i love beans and peanut butter (well, not together), but those are >considered either carbs or fats here. so i am SOL. i think. > >right? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 My week of BFL vegetarian meals might give you some more meal ideas: http://www.skwigg.com/id58.html Frozen dinners aren't ideal but they're not terrible either. Plenty of Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice, and South Beach meals are ok. Look for 200-350 cals, at least 20g of protein, and no more than 35g or so of carbs. Lots and lots of meals fit the bill. I haven't eaten them in so long I'm forgetting the names, but look for Lean Cuisine Spa Cuisine. They use brown rice instead of sticky white stuff. South Beach makes some decent high-protein pizzas with whole wheat crusts. You're still generally better off making that stuff yourself than buying it frozen. The frozen ones tend to be loaded with sodium and carbs and skimpy on vegetables. > > dilemma du jour (who am i kidding; i'm baking a cheesecake for my > daughter's birthday right now -- that's one HUGE dilemma i'm going to > face in an hour or two ;-): > > i started my very first challenge on monday. i'm not vegetarian > (anymore), but i am not exactly a huge carnivore, either. and i don't > care for fish. thus, protein can be a challenge for me. i've been eating > LF cheese and the occasional boca burger. yesterday, i ended up with two > protein shakes. and by the afternoon, my stomach felt awful! so now that > i've stepped away from the whey, i'm left to ponder what the heck to > eat. i'm afraid to eat frozen dinners because i'm not sure they are the > best choices -- but if someone can recommend BFL-friendly frozens, i'd > be all over them. even if they use ::shudder:: chicken, which i am > known to eat in certain circles ;-) > > i guess what i'm trying to say is that beyond cottage cheese and LF > cheese and boca burgers, i am beginning to feel like there's nothing > much for me to eat. and by last night, i didn't bother with much food > because, well, nothing seemed ok for me to eat. i'm not usually this > food-phobic (really! i have 70 pounds to lose, so it isn't like i am > some starlet waif wasting away), but i am not sure what the heck i can > eat. i didn't realize how much of a carb junkie i was, but now i see > it. i love beans and peanut butter (well, not together), but those are > considered either carbs or fats here. so i am SOL. i think. > > right? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 And it's so easy to cook up food in advance and freeze portions for quick grab-and-go meals... Brown rice freezes perfectly At 03:10 PM 12/1/2006, you wrote: >Frozen dinners aren't ideal but they're not terrible either. <SNIP> > >You're still generally better off making that stuff yourself than buying it >frozen. The frozen ones tend to be loaded with sodium and carbs and skimpy >on vegetables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 , Thanks so much for the info too! We eat meat, but also love to do veggie meals for at least 2 or 3 of the meals. (Although hubby has no clue that he's not eating real sausage.) Those Veggie Sausage patties rock, and I also bought the plain dry textured veggie protien blob thingies, which are loaded with protien, are cheap as heck and have very very litle salt. I simply toss a bunch into soups and stews and there is our protien. (I do find with the plain textured protien I need to bump up the seasonings, such as adding more Mrs. Dash etc. to the soups/stews.) Best wishes! Skwigg wrote: My week of BFL vegetarian meals might give you some more meal ideas: http://www.skwigg.com/id58.html Frozen dinners aren't ideal but they're not terrible either. Plenty of Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice, and South Beach meals are ok. Look for 200-350 cals, at least 20g of protein, and no more than 35g or so of carbs. Lots and lots of meals fit the bill. I haven't eaten them in so long I'm forgetting the names, but look for Lean Cuisine Spa Cuisine. They use brown rice instead of sticky white stuff. South Beach makes some decent high-protein pizzas with whole wheat crusts. You're still generally better off making that stuff yourself than buying it frozen. The frozen ones tend to be loaded with sodium and carbs and skimpy on vegetables. > > dilemma du jour (who am i kidding; i'm baking a cheesecake for my > daughter's birthday right now -- that's one HUGE dilemma i'm going to > face in an hour or two ;-): > > i started my very first challenge on monday. i'm not vegetarian > (anymore), but i am not exactly a huge carnivore, either. and i don't > care for fish. thus, protein can be a challenge for me. i've been eating > LF cheese and the occasional boca burger. yesterday, i ended up with two > protein shakes. and by the afternoon, my stomach felt awful! so now that > i've stepped away from the whey, i'm left to ponder what the heck to > eat. i'm afraid to eat frozen dinners because i'm not sure they are the > best choices -- but if someone can recommend BFL-friendly frozens, i'd > be all over them. even if they use ::shudder:: chicken, which i am > known to eat in certain circles ;-) > > i guess what i'm trying to say is that beyond cottage cheese and LF > cheese and boca burgers, i am beginning to feel like there's nothing > much for me to eat. and by last night, i didn't bother with much food > because, well, nothing seemed ok for me to eat. i'm not usually this > food-phobic (really! i have 70 pounds to lose, so it isn't like i am > some starlet waif wasting away), but i am not sure what the heck i can > eat. i didn't realize how much of a carb junkie i was, but now i see > it. i love beans and peanut butter (well, not together), but those are > considered either carbs or fats here. so i am SOL. i think. > > right? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 thank you SO much for your ideas here. i'm going to get crazy and make a ::gasp:: turkey breast because i am getting sick of the cheese/egg/tvp troika. but your ideas, and renee's article, definitely have given me food for thought ::insert bad joke groan here:: i'm wondering whether the protein shakes were making my stomach feel weird. has that happened to anyone? is it a matter of trying different brands (of course, how do you do that when they all seem to come in mass quantities)? sorry to be a PITA newbie. on the bright side, i stepped on the scale this morning (starting day 6) and i am already down about 4.5 pounds. eek! best, ~sher www.wrekehavoc.com ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 What are the brand names that you're enjoying with the veggie sausage and " blob thingies " ? They both sound good. Thanks. M. > > , Thanks so much for the info too! We eat meat, but also love to do veggie meals for at least 2 or 3 of the meals. (Although hubby has no clue that he's not eating real sausage.) Those Veggie Sausage patties rock, and I also bought the plain dry textured veggie protien blob thingies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 I like everything by Morningstar Farms http://www.morningstarfarms.com/ . You'll find them in the freezer section. I like the breakfast sausage patties, breakfast sausage links, grillers, and recipe crumbles. Even my husband liked them and would eat them, and that's saying something! Check the labels because some items are more carb-heavy than others. I also liked Yves Veggie pepperoni to zing up omelets and pizza. Yves veggie dogs are ok too, only mildly weird. :-) http://www.yvesveggie.com/home.php > > What are the brand names that you're enjoying with the veggie sausage > and " blob thingies " ? They both sound good. > Thanks. > M. > > > > > > , Thanks so much for the info too! We eat meat, but also love > to do veggie meals for at least 2 or 3 of the meals. (Although hubby > has no clue that he's not eating real sausage.) Those Veggie Sausage > patties rock, and I also bought the plain dry textured veggie protien > blob thingies > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 You have an interesting view of what sounds appetizing...blob thingies? ; ) Best Regards, beth Re: protein dilemma What are the brand names that you're enjoying with the veggie sausage and " blob thingies " ? They both sound good. Thanks. M. > > , Thanks so much for the info too! We eat meat, but also love to do veggie meals for at least 2 or 3 of the meals. (Although hubby has no clue that he's not eating real sausage.) Those Veggie Sausage patties rock, and I also bought the plain dry textured veggie protien blob thingies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Hi everyone , Morningstar Farms makes the veggie sausage patties and the Textured Vegetable Protien " blobs " lol I buy I ordered via mail order, but any natureal food store will have them. Regards, beth Dimopoulos wrote: You have an interesting view of what sounds appetizing...blob thingies? ; ) Best Regards, beth Re: protein dilemma What are the brand names that you're enjoying with the veggie sausage and " blob thingies " ? They both sound good. Thanks. M. > > , Thanks so much for the info too! We eat meat, but also love to do veggie meals for at least 2 or 3 of the meals. (Although hubby has no clue that he's not eating real sausage.) Those Veggie Sausage patties rock, and I also bought the plain dry textured veggie protien blob thingies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 The " blob thingies " she refers to are called texturized vegetable protein (tvp) which can be bought in bulk in just about any health food store that carries bulk items. They're pretty tasteless on their own (like tofu) but are great at soaking up the flavors of whatever you're adding them too. The texture is a lot like ground beef, but chewier. You can also buy some preflavored tvp mixes, (mexican seasonings, for example) but I've never liked any of them. Naomi ****** > > You have an interesting view of what sounds appetizing...blob > thingies? ; ) > > Best Regards, > beth > > > Re: protein dilemma > > What are the brand names that you're enjoying with the veggie sausage > and " blob thingies " ? They both sound good. > Thanks. > M. > > > > > > , Thanks so much for the info too! We eat meat, but also love > to do veggie meals for at least 2 or 3 of the meals. (Although hubby > has no clue that he's not eating real sausage.) Those Veggie Sausage > patties rock, and I also bought the plain dry textured veggie protien > blob thingies > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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