Slice in half one wheat w/ flax and oat bran pita bread
On a sheet pan roast:
Bell peppers, sliced
Zucchini, sliced and halved
Red onion, sliced
Chicken with desired seasonings
Top with:
Greek yogurt
Crumbled feta
Kalamata olives, halved
Chickpea salad on a bed of spinach with a piece of naan bread 🤌
Meal 1: Ground turkey and lentils stir fried with kale and green beans.
Meal 2: Egg and egg white fritata with spinach, cherry tomatoes and feta.
since when human beeing have a diet with diversity ? did human have a monodiet before ?
At some point, this came up in my feed and I meant to try it, and promptly forgot. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwIqZuKrU0e/
Over the past few months, I have made miso for a weekend breakfast. And I remembered the jar variations. Mine is a little different than what is noted in the video, I did a little more prep as well.
I steamed some sweet potatoes in the microwave and heated the power greens to make more room in my jar. I also sauteed some shiitake mushrooms.
My base, red miso and yuksu (korean dashi). I aded a frozen ginger cube. Then the jar got the sweet potatoes, edamame, tofu, mushrooms, and greens.
They will get hot water tomorrow!
Looks a little scrappy, but it was really good!
Fish recipe is Ottolenghi's, available here: https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/yotam-ottolenghis-chilli-fish-with-tahini/
The quinoa I just rinsed, toasted in olive oil and chilli/garlic oil for a couple of minutes then cooked normally.
Eggs and sweet onion sautéed in EVOO and Red bean soup with Red onion and tomato puree.
Seven grain blend, roasted chicken thigh, homemade hummus, tzatziki, English cucumber red onion lemon salad and roasted beet, mint and goat cheese salad all with some fresh lemon juice on top!
Roasted bone in chicken thighs at 375 for 45 minutes to get a proper render.
Both “salads” made separately the cucumber one has some apple cider vinegar and lemon juice, no “sauce” for the beet one.
Missing tahini so my hummus didn’t quite turn out how I wanted but still pretty good!
Seven grain blend is a microwaveable bag from Hungryroot.
Ps. No measurements because I typically just eyeball most of what I cook
Good morning. Update from yesterday’s post. I’m the person who will have hip replacement surgery tomorrow and hubby had heart attack on 02/17.
I’m 5’3” and weigh 140 pounds. For 5 days pre surgery and several weeks post surgery I need increased protein and fiber. MINIMUM of protein is 76 grams per day and MINIMUM of fiber is 21 grams.
Breakfast was 2 huge handfuls of spinach sautéed in olive oil with what’s left of grape tomatoes, a two egg omelet with 1 ounce of Parmesan cheese, a bowl of grits and half an avocado. I topped it off with 2 T of plain Greek yogurt.
This was 33 grams of protein and 9 grams of fiber so I’m on target with approx 1/3 of each at each of 3 meals.
I love cheese but don’t care for milk (thankfully). Getting all the protein I need is a challenge. Ergo the cheese in my diet. I’m a senior (74) so do need extra protein.
My appetite is not huge so am struggling a little.
Thankfully we both like all kinds of beans except chick peas. Lunch will be a protein smoothie with 1 scoop of protein powder, one cup of strawberries, water and ice.
Dinner will be a black eyed pea concoction I made last night with 2 cups of dried black eyed peas rehydrated, a 29 ounce can of crushed tomatoes, 29 ounces of water, half an orange pepper, a large carrot, 1 rib of celery, onion, garlic, box of vegetable broth, cumin, oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, s&p, and white rice. The rice is white because hubby doesn’t like brown rice unless it’s in a dish with lots of other things in it.
Somewhere today I will also drink a serving of Metamucil (pre planning for the sluggish bowels due to narcotics and reduced activity).
We work out at Planet Fitness. Typically I do 10 minutes on treadmill, 10 minutes on elliptical, 10 minutes on recumbent bike, then work on strength training with machines and free weights. I will be putting my membership on hiatus for about 6 weeks or until I’m able to get in and work on arm strength. Wish me luck!!
Salad: cucumber, tomato, radish, onion, cilantro, and feta cheese with an EVOO drizzle and squeeze of fresh lemon
1 scrambled duck egg (my coworker has pet ducks 🦆 and shared some eggs!) mixed with egg whites, side of fruit, and whole wheat avacado toast (with tajin)
Just for fun! What would you make if hosting a family dinner (with kiddos) for the unsuspecting, lol. Like make a dinner for the meat, cheese, potato kind of family.
Good Morning. A little background info. My husband had a major heart attack on 02/17. I’m scheduled for hip replacement surgery on Monday (04/20).
Hubby’s cardiologist recommended following the Mediterranean Diet. I was already eating close to that. It’s a bit more of a challenge for him (diabetic, meat lover, CARB lover on Ozempic) which had dulled his appetite and caused him to eat mostly carbs. Major loss of protein for him.
But here’s my question. For muscle building and healing from my upcoming surgery I’m supposed to eat at least 76 grams of protein. I’m also aiming for at least 21 grams of fiber for obvious reasons due to narcotics I will be taking and reduced activity.
Today’s breakfast was one egg over a bowl of grits with 1 T of bacon bits and 2 ounces of mozzarella cheese. I also ate half an avocado and 3 strawberries.
The total protein was 23 grams ( close to a third of daily requirement) and 8 grams of fiber ( over 1/3 of daily minimum).
So, how am I doing?
I'm not usually a fish person unless it's cod/haddock/Pollock and either battered, breaded or covered in parsley sauce. I found a recipe for curried fish with roasted cauliflower and chickpeas and was surprised by how much I liked it. For that reason, I thought I'd share.
I know the recipe uses butter and sunflower oil, but olive oil instead seemed to work.
I can't put a link and a picture in the main body, so I'll link in the comments.
Got the America’s Test Kitchen cookbook and made the Chicken Tagine with Chickpeas and Apricots recipe. It was a bit labor intensive but tasted amazing!! So flavorful! And made a basic side salad to go with it for extra veggies :) recipe’s on page 303 for those that have the book, I know it’s popular here!
Blue corn and flax tortilla chips with baba ghanoush dip (eggplant and tahini dip). Broccoli mushroom cheddar soup. Wild rice chickpea salad with peppers and tomatoes. No real recipe just dressed with lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, feta, and black cumin. Garnished with the greenish yellow maple flowers foraged locally. We just learned about them they taste "broccoli-ish." It was a fun cooking day for me, off of work for the afternoon, and my husband was out foraging. (Pacific Northwest)
https://www.seriouseats.com/broccoli-cheddar-cheese-soup-food-lab-recipe
https://www.loveandlemons.com/baba-ganoush/#wprm-recipe-container-43084
Sweet potatoes with cinnamon and butter, egg white omelette with sprinkled in turkey bacon, jalapeños and baby spinach.