OT - What are you eating today?

[J. Dan]

Ramen noodles until I get some more gigs.

Oof. Smack ramen? Maruchan instant lunch?

 

Local grocer has Nissin Top Ramen... $0.37. Add a half a can of VegAll ($1/can), and a little hamburger or chicken, and you got a balanced meal for about $2.

 

...takes the sting out of the $10 bottle of wine that goes with it!

[wjwilcox]

French toast for breakfast, pizza for lunch, home made chicken vegetable soup and egg nog gellato for dinner. I need a nap.

[ProfD]

I cooked pepper steak (onions and green peppers) over Spanish rice. I also had a salad. Yummy.

[MAJUSCULE]

Had some pasta with fresh mozzarella and greens for dinner. There's this great sauce that's almost a vinaigrette, full of garlic. Love it. Angling for some ice cream soonish. Caramilk. Mm.

 

You guys like garlic as much as I do?

 

(You're gonna have to like it a whole lot if you're gonna like it as much as me.)

[Dana.]

Local grocer has Nissin Top Ramen... $0.37. Add a half a can of VegAll ($1/can), and a little hamburger or chicken, and you got a balanced meal for about $2.

 

...takes the sting out of the $10 bottle of wine that goes with it!

What, no "Two-Buck Chuck"? You could be saving yourself $8!

[Brettymike]

Feels like an Arby's night.

 

I was invited to a fundraising dinner tonight. I'm looking forward to eating ham and potatoes and not being asked to play for free.

 

 

I'm like that with these Pretzel Bows quite often , love the things > http://www.alisonspantry.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Pretzel-Bows.jpg

(munch munch right now to tell you the truth )

 

Brett

 

Arby's was AWESOME. Chicken sliders and curly fries.

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-eatdrink020.gif

[Doerfler]

What, no "Two-Buck Chuck"? You could be saving yourself $8!

It's $2.99 now.

just as terrible.

[Doerfler]

You guys like garlic as much as I do?

I cook with garlic almost every day. Today was an exception. We had grilled chicken sandwiches (think Chick-Fil-A).

On of the few things garlic doesn't work for me.

[MAJUSCULE]

I'm the garlic bread king. I regularly make garlic butter for cooking with anything and everything. Soooooooo good.

[J. Dan]

Local grocer has Nissin Top Ramen... $0.37. Add a half a can of VegAll ($1/can), and a little hamburger or chicken, and you got a balanced meal for about $2.

 

...takes the sting out of the $10 bottle of wine that goes with it!

What, no "Two-Buck Chuck"? You could be saving yourself $8!

 

I used to have the occasional $40-$60 bottle of wine. I've managed to find a couple in the $10 range.....that's about as far as I can go! If I can't afford that, I'll do without!

[midinut]

Wife put on Brunswick Stew in the crock pot. It's been simmering and filling the house with all sorts of aromas all day. Been dipping into it at lunch and again for dinner. Yummy! So glad she can cook, cause I absolutely suck at it.

[allan_evett]

Cod tacos. They were awesome. Good with Amber-Bock beer. Second major food pleasure of the day; first was my usual cup o' takeout coffee w/homemade cookie du jour. The rest of the day was small snacks: a few graham crackers first thing, nuts later on. Always nuts; think I was a squirrel in a past life.

[J. Dan]

So putting aside any recent financial hardships...some of my favorite things to cook/eat:

 

Italian -

 

Chicken breast hammered thin and dusted in a seasoned flour, sautéed in olive oil, topped with a white wine reduction with garlic and sliced mushrooms, served with homemade linguini with a white garlic cream sauce (fresh chopped parsley, garlic, real butter, Parmesan, and cream), and steamed broccoli.

 

Mexican -

 

Skirt steak marinated with lime juice, cilantro, cumin, vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper, etc...grilled and sliced into thin strips across the grain. Red, yellow, and red bell peppers and onions sliced and sautéed in a fajita type seasoning, and Spanish rice made with sausage and fresh chopped tomatoes.

 

Ribeye steak grilled and topped with a red wine reduction and melted garlic butter, served with green beans with bacon, onion, and sliced almonds, and garlic mashed potatoes.

 

I've got a lot more. One of my favorites: thanksgiving meal. I used to host every year before my divorce. My stuffing.... BEST EVER!!!

[MAJUSCULE]

Always nuts; think I was a squirrel in a past life.

 

I eat so much trail mix, it's not even funny. Always go for the Kirkland Signature with the M&Ms. It may be a little on the salty side, health-wise, but I don't really are at this point in my life. I used to eat 1-3 cups a day in first year. Scaled back a bit now, but still. Om nom nom.

[cphollis]

Paleo, dude. As much as I can handle.

[Dana.]

Always nuts

It ain't a party without mixed nuts.

 

http://scontent-a.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xap1/t51.2885-15/10734987_581413811981741_700213949_n.jpg

[DanL]

I've also been doing a low carb thing for the past year. Since Feb 2012 I've lost 80lbs. I lost about 50 just doing portion control and exercising, then put some back on, and then started the low carb thing and dropped 25-30 more. I'm hovering around 200-205 now. Haven't really lost any the last few months but I'm not gaining. I find the low carb eating style to fit in well with the foods I like. Aside from craft beer, but I make room for that on the weekends... I occasionally miss pasta, pizza, etc, but otherwise, it's pretty easy to adapt to. I cut out all added sugar, soft drinks, fruit juices and anything high in sugar. My calories come from 60% fat, 30% protein, and 10% carbs. After 6 months eating like this, my cholesterol dropped 20 points and my triglycerides almost 100 points.

 

Typical day- couple cups of coffee with heavy cream (no sugar) for breakfast. Maybe a couple eggs and sausage.

 

Lunch- big salad with some chicken or tuna on top. Usually I'll poach a bunch of chicken breasts and have them all week to use.

 

Dinner- a big hunk of meat and a big serving of a veggie. Last night it was 12oz of baked cod and 10oz of broccoli sauted in coconut oil with some chile past and soy sauce. Tonight it's meatloaf as the meat. We eat a lot of chicken thighs with the skin on, and turkey thighs as well. Steaks every Sunday.

[RABid]

Always nuts; think I was a squirrel in a past life.

 

I eat so much trail mix, it's not even funny. Always go for the Kirkland Signature with the M&Ms. It may be a little on the salty side, health-wise, but I don't really are at this point in my life. I used to eat 1-3 cups a day in first year. Scaled back a bit now, but still. Om nom nom.

 

I buy the large containers of Archer Farm raw mixed nuts at Target and then roast them my self. Melt butter in a skillet and mix in some olive oil. Coat the nuts and then add Lowery salt to taste and cyan pepper for some heat. Spread on a pan and into the oven at 250 for 20 minutes It is better than any pre-roasted you can buy.

[CEB]

I love nuts but I am not supoosed to eat those or popcorn anymore because pieces could get caught in my plumbing and cause something called DiVenTrickUintoHellOfALotOfPain.

[RABid]

I love nuts but I am not supoosed to eat those or popcorn anymore because pieces could get caught in my plumbing and cause something called DiVenTrickUintoHellOfALotOfPain.

 

My sister is going through that. It took 3 months and several trips to the emergency room for the doctors to realize what was happening to her. It has been hard for her to avoid nuts, seeds, popcorn and whole kernel corn. I'm learning to grind spices like celery seed and caraway seed.

[Markay]

Have been eating a rigorously low-carb diet for about a year and a half since my doc reported that my blood sugar was a little too high and put me in range of "borderline diabetes" (A1C 5.8). This just scared me and since then I have had extremely little pasta,rice,bread,cereal,desserts as much as I love and crave them all (still eat lots of fruit though, maybe sabotaging the whole thing, I dunno). Have replaced breakfast cereal with a single scrambled egg in the morning, and replaced sandwiches and wraps with salads and grilled chicken for lunch. So that's what I've had again today, just a banana for breakfast (wasn't time to make my egg) and Greek salad with grilled chicken for lunch. This all has made life completely suck but maybe it'll last longer! Has had the fringe benefit of losing 15 to 20 lbs. which looks better on stage and in pictures, although I wasn't really heavy before that either. The high blood sugar might be genetic, my grandfather had diabetes, so maybe my dietary changes won't affect it too much either way (it didn't between my last two checkups when I started doing this, same number both times even after I had cut all those carbs and lost the weight), going to ask about that at my next checkup, maybe I should ask for meds to manage it and be able to go back to eating a little less austerely. Way TMI here I guess, sorry!

 

Rich, maybe time to have a discussion with your Dr about insulin resistence. Also it takes time to adjust. If you have family history of Type 2 managing glucose intake is probably going to be a lifelong mission. The goal is to stop HBa1C going up.

[David Emm]

A small helping of crow. It was an honest mistake and I 'fessed up, so they let me put some ketchup on it.

[Brettymike]

Always nuts

It ain't a party without mixed nuts.

 

http://scontent-a.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xap1/t51.2885-15/10734987_581413811981741_700213949_n.jpg

 

As great as they are , a lot of people are a bit allergic to some of these - including myself.

Banana's are another tasty thing I love , but can't eat many of.

Cackle Berry on toast is my fave go-to healthy breakfast >

> http://recipes.blogscribble.com/files/egg-on-toast1.jpg

 

Brett

 

 

[mcgoo]

I've also been doing a low carb thing for the past year. Since Feb 2012 I've lost 80lbs. I lost about 50 just doing portion control and exercising, then put some back on, and then started the low carb thing and dropped 25-30 more. I'm hovering around 200-205 now. Haven't really lost any the last few months but I'm not gaining. I find the low carb eating style to fit in well with the foods I like. Aside from craft beer, but I make room for that on the weekends... I occasionally miss pasta, pizza, etc, but otherwise, it's pretty easy to adapt to. I cut out all added sugar, soft drinks, fruit juices and anything high in sugar. My calories come from 60% fat, 30% protein, and 10% carbs. After 6 months eating like this, my cholesterol dropped 20 points and my triglycerides almost 100 points.

 

Typical day- couple cups of coffee with heavy cream (no sugar) for breakfast. Maybe a couple eggs and sausage.

 

Lunch- big salad with some chicken or tuna on top. Usually I'll poach a bunch of chicken breasts and have them all week to use.

 

Dinner- a big hunk of meat and a big serving of a veggie. Last night it was 12oz of baked cod and 10oz of broccoli sauted in coconut oil with some chile past and soy sauce. Tonight it's meatloaf as the meat. We eat a lot of chicken thighs with the skin on, and turkey thighs as well. Steaks every Sunday.

 

Inspiring story Dan. Congrats on the weight loss & road to better health!

[SteveCoscia]

Ate salad for lunch.

 

Trying to stop the nighttime snacks. Asked my wife to bring all the leftover Halloween candy to work - she did. Those M & Ms, Mike & Ikes, Reeses and Almond Joys are killer.

 

All gone now.

[DanL]

 

Thanks! Got tired of being the "fat guy in the band"

[Adan]

This is so much better than that other "what are you . . .." thread.

 

My wife's on a gluten-free diet, which is annoying. Meanwhile, my standard bring-to-work lunch consists mainly of seitan. I tell my wife I'm a glutten for gluten.

 

But it's crab season, so I'll be searching for some of them critters for dinner.

[Dana.]

This is so much better than that other "what are you . . .." thread.

 

My wife's on a gluten-free diet, which is annoying. Meanwhile, my standard bring-to-work lunch consists mainly of seitan. I tell my wife I'm a glutten for gluten.

 

But it's crab season, so I'll be searching for some of them critters for dinner.

What I'm listening to right now >>>>> seitan.

[RABid]

I've been lucky with my allergies. I have to limit eggs to small quantities. Too much gives me headaches.

 

Apples is my big worry. My reaction gets worse every year and I have learned not to trust anything. After drinking Doyle pineapple orange juice for years with no problem, I suddenly had a strong reaction to it a few years ago. They kept the pineapple orange juice name, but started adding apple juice as a filler in large quantities. I also had a reaction to a homemade pound cake that someone brought to work. They used apple juice instead of oil to cut down on fat and calories. After eating a slice of it I got the rest of the day off. I have to avoid all juices and fruit drinks in restaurants or hotel breakfast buffets. All to often that "orange juice" dispenser at the hotel breakfast bar has apple juice mixed in as a low cost filler. Even the "Smucker's Simply Fruit" line of jams and jelly uses apple juice as a sweetener and filler for most flavors. I have to pick brands that don't use apples in their strawberry jam and grape jelly.

[Theo Verelst]

I just had some grilled cheese (tosti in dutch) on bread with mildly ok components, though not biological or gluten free, and Spa Forrest fruit juice (not the soda water variation), which I dig. The cheese was biological, which tastes better, and gives a better feeling, somehow.

 

Whoever destroyed the wonderful 60 grain ideas (I partially grew up on too) and replaced them with some wobbly-*ss idea of making gluten at least annoying should be punished. I never had any serious allergies I know of but some processed foods I feel having strange effects straight away, so I like sugar at times (half a bag of the dutch specialty "drop") and not other times, I'm fine with most normal or great meals, but I tend to like biological for bread, meat, juice, etc. even if it were just for the principle.

 

I get the creeps a little bit when I read about "beaten chicken breast" even though my English has been fine enough for at least a quarter of a century to comprehend the chicken was dead before that happens....

 

T.