Weightloss Diary
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Do you like kidney beans?
If you chop up your veggies really small and put them into a slow cooker recipe, they'll fall apart (except for things like potato), and take on the flavour of the stew. Maybe not this specific example, but I recommend looking for slow cooker recipes to get your vegetables in. I recently did this one- - in the slow cooker (for about four hours I think), using both meat and veg (you could just use veg, although I recommend adding more veg than they suggest), and I couldn't even tell there was aubergine in there- it had fallen apart completely.
I'm quite happy if you find me some stew recipes you're happy with to try them, tell you how to make them (and how much they cost if that's a factor- I shop at Tesco so your mileage may vary) and try them in ways that would minimise the vegetables (my thought on this one would be to steam or saute the vegetables then throw them in the blender).
If you chop up your veggies really small and put them into a slow cooker recipe, they'll fall apart (except for things like potato), and take on the flavour of the stew. Maybe not this specific example, but I recommend looking for slow cooker recipes to get your vegetables in. I recently did this one- - in the slow cooker (for about four hours I think), using both meat and veg (you could just use veg, although I recommend adding more veg than they suggest), and I couldn't even tell there was aubergine in there- it had fallen apart completely.
I'm quite happy if you find me some stew recipes you're happy with to try them, tell you how to make them (and how much they cost if that's a factor- I shop at Tesco so your mileage may vary) and try them in ways that would minimise the vegetables (my thought on this one would be to steam or saute the vegetables then throw them in the blender).
EricRogers
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I dont like beef either!
I love chicken though, if you could find something for that? I feel so bad, as your trying to give me tips, but i dont like anything!!!
thanks! x
I'd recommend going to the BBC website, typing in "stew" on the right hand side, and going through and seeing if you like anything on the list (and checking the calories). That's all I do, basically- I use the advanced search function to find calorie ranges and types of food I want, or search for a type of food (like stew) and refine my search after searching using the options on the right hand side.
I can't account for everything you don't like, I'm afraid.
I can't account for everything you don't like, I'm afraid.
Eric, about the onion,
Why did you grate it? Is that what the recipe called for. Please show us the link.
You have to be careful with recipes. There are a lot of dud ones about. YOu need to learn basic cooking skills.
If you grated it, did you fry your onion first. If you didn't that's why it ruined your recipe.
Always fry your onion in oil on low heat until it is transparent before adding it to a recipe.
There are a few exceptions to this but they are few.
You should do the same with garlic as well. Do you like garlic?
Cooking onion and garlic is one of the first steps you do in cooking dishes from all around the world.
I think you should consider training as a chef. This will teach you a great deal about food, cooking, nutrition. Although if you have weak self esteem, it might be a tough road to follow. However, you can still sign up for cooking courses in colleges and not go so far as chefing.
What do you want to do for a career anyway?
Why did you grate it? Is that what the recipe called for. Please show us the link.
You have to be careful with recipes. There are a lot of dud ones about. YOu need to learn basic cooking skills.
If you grated it, did you fry your onion first. If you didn't that's why it ruined your recipe.
Always fry your onion in oil on low heat until it is transparent before adding it to a recipe.
There are a few exceptions to this but they are few.
You should do the same with garlic as well. Do you like garlic?
Cooking onion and garlic is one of the first steps you do in cooking dishes from all around the world.
I think you should consider training as a chef. This will teach you a great deal about food, cooking, nutrition. Although if you have weak self esteem, it might be a tough road to follow. However, you can still sign up for cooking courses in colleges and not go so far as chefing.
What do you want to do for a career anyway?
Sunflower2
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How's it going today hun?
EricRogers
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Hey hun,
Todays been okay, and so was yesterday! I mean not the best but ahwel.
I will upload my intake from today and yday later.
I'm just sick of eating the same foods because I need my calories to be higher.
how you doing?
xx
You don't have to eat the same foods all the time you know Have a look at my diary again- look at the variety I eat. (OK, I'm aiming to eat quite low now, but my point is that eating to a goal doesn't need to mean a monotonous diet) If you're struggling with what you're eating now, you should change what you're eating (with the exception that you still need to meet your nutritional requirements). What don't you like/ are you sick of, and how would you like to change it?
Have a look at my diary again- look at the variety I eat. (OK, I'm aiming to eat quite low now, but my point is that eating to a goal doesn't need to mean a monotonous diet) If you're struggling with what you're eating now, you should change what you're eating (with the exception that you still need to meet your nutritional requirements). What don't you like/ are you sick of, and how would you like to change it?EricRogers
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You don't have to eat the same foods all the time you know
Im sick of eating pasta! I only eat it because it contains quite a lot of calories and without it I would only be on like 900 calories if that.
Im such a picky eater its so hard to get enough calories in the day!
x
What about rice? My pasta (I have pasta very rarely- this is wholewheat pasta) contains 326.7 calories/ 100g, my rice (basmati) contains 355 calories/ 100g. Or there's couscous. My (wholewheat) couscous, made with water, contains 360 calories/ 100g (couscous is sort of like rice- a bit smaller, and made of wheat. I buy the wholegrain stuff because it's a bit better for you, and it gives it a slightly stronger flavour, which I'd describe as nutty). You can have potato, but you'll have to eat more of it to get the same calorie hit- 100g of boiled potato (nothing added) contains 72 calories. You could even afford to have it mashed with milk and a little butter (or margarine) and/ or spices added (butter/ margarine/ oil isn't something you should have a lot of, but eating some fat is essential, and you can afford the calories).
I'm not trying to limit you here- just trying to get you to eat enough. There are lots of different things you could eat- heck, you can afford to eat regular bread! (long since banished from my diet as it's too high calorie for me )
The important thing is to get enough of the food groups- right now we're talking about starches. It doesn't matter which starches you get, as long as you get enough of them (a serve at each meal- 100g is actually 2 serves, a serve being 50-75g, but I'm telling you to eat that much because you need the calories and you seem to have trouble getting them).
I'm not trying to limit you here- just trying to get you to eat enough. There are lots of different things you could eat- heck, you can afford to eat regular bread! (long since banished from my diet as it's too high calorie for me
)The important thing is to get enough of the food groups- right now we're talking about starches. It doesn't matter which starches you get, as long as you get enough of them (a serve at each meal- 100g is actually 2 serves, a serve being 50-75g, but I'm telling you to eat that much because you need the calories and you seem to have trouble getting them).
Speaking of rice, do you like the sound of this? I thought about giving it to you yesterday but wasn't sure what to substitute the peas with (and I have no idea if you like bacon)
(edit to add: if you make this or any other risotto, it's very important to get risotto rice, not regular rice. Regular rice just doesn't work)
(edit to add: if you make this or any other risotto, it's very important to get risotto rice, not regular rice. Regular rice just doesn't work)
And another one:
Substituting chicken mince for turkey mince (I looked in Tesco- the supermarket I use- and they didn't have chicken mince) and replacing the onion with half a leek (as it's a milder flavour), and assuming this serves 5 (says 4-6), this is 234 calories per serving (I typed the ingredients into here: ). You could have this with a big bap (preferably wholemeal) and some roast potato (made the way I make it- minimal oil). (This is an Australian site so some of the words are different. Zucchini = courgette, capsicum = pepper)
Substituting chicken mince for turkey mince (I looked in Tesco- the supermarket I use- and they didn't have chicken mince) and replacing the onion with half a leek (as it's a milder flavour), and assuming this serves 5 (says 4-6), this is 234 calories per serving (I typed the ingredients into here: ). You could have this with a big bap (preferably wholemeal) and some roast potato (made the way I make it- minimal oil). (This is an Australian site so some of the words are different. Zucchini = courgette, capsicum = pepper)
EricRogers
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1 onion
6 rashers streaky bacon , chopped
300g risotto rice
1l hot vegetable stock
100g frozen peas
Mmm i love the sound of it.
I wouldnt put the onion in though, I just wouldnt eat it. I can cope with pea's I think!!!
What does it mean by "1l vegetable stock" Im going to try this out, it sounds yum. x
Try half a leek in place of an onion. It's much, much milder, but a similar flavour. If you find a vegetable you don't like in a recipe, try to replace it with one you can handle- it's really important you get your veggies.
Do you know stock cubes? (like this: ) Take enough of them to make a litre (I have that brand and I need 2 to make a litre) and dissolve them in a litre of boiling water. That's what they mean by 1L of vegetable stock.
Do you know stock cubes? (like this: ) Take enough of them to make a litre (I have that brand and I need 2 to make a litre) and dissolve them in a litre of boiling water. That's what they mean by 1L of vegetable stock.
EricRogers
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EricRogers
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I just had a thought- are there any foods on your "don't like/ won't eat" list that you haven't had for a long time? I don't know if you've seen my diary today, but tonight I had cauliflower, which up until today I would've said was on my "don't like/ won't eat if I can help it" list (that list is very small for me, but there are some things I find completely gross). I was surprised at how much I liked it. I've heard that tastes change as people age (and seen it- my brother and sister used to make themselves throw up to avoid being made to eat pumpkin, they now both enjoy it). Is it worth trying things that you haven't had for awhile? (This is not me saying "you must eat onion"- I can see you don't like that now. But if you're basing hating something on having it when you were 5, or 10, or even 13, you might have changed your mind about how you feel about it. Or maybe you need to try cooking it a different way- I'd still like to see you saute some onion and try that, for example)