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Thanks! I really needed some food ideas :)
Mirin has come up a couple of times but I've never heard of it. Is this it:
Ocado: Cooks' Ingredients Rice Wine Mirin Waitrose 250ml(Product Information)
Yes that's it.you can also get it from tesco
cool thanks, look forward to some new meals :)
Have a look at some Japanese recipes using it Steph. Soooooo good x
Thank you for these meal ideas ladies. Really appreciate the time you must have spent! Thanks!!
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This is awesome!
One thing I quite enjoy and have done for lunches is this
Feta pepper bake:
Turn on your oven's fan and grill/broiler or just the grill/broiler and crank it up to about 200C
Then in a small oven dish I put big black and green olives, Padrón peppers (the short Spanish green peppers which aren't very spicy), and low fat 9% feta sprinkle with salt and bake it under the broiler for a few minutes until everything is nicely browned. Then I either eat it alone or add it to salad. You can of course add other veggies and can lower the fat content by adding more or less cheese and a few drops of oil or no oil (will work either way).
Just came across this site and thought I would share:
Eat Yourself Skinny » Vegetarian Recipes
THANK YOU for sharing this link! I just had the mashed "potatoes" (cauliflower) for lunch and it was simply divine!Quote:
Originally Posted by stephk
I'm always on the lookout for new recipies etc, would be rude not to share :)
Glad you enjoyed :)
I just wanted to add some SUPER simple and quick soup recipes:
Dice summer squash (or other vegetables) and boil in water.
Put the vegetables in a blender with herbs - I like fresh basil and rosemary.
Add low fat yogurt to make it creamy and sweet chili sauce for taste.
Done!
Is it ok to use herbs and spices freely? What about onion and garlic? I thought they raise T levels and should be limited or has that concept changed?
Great thread, thank you!
i made this veggie pasta bake last night and it was very yummy, and I thought I should post here. It can be made more LE-like if you cut out the garlic and maybe don't use the cheese but you need something IMO:
ingredients (to serve 4)
2 tins chopped tomatoes
75g Spinach Trotolle per person (or any pasta you want): Ocado: Seeds of Change Trottole 500g(Product Information)
1-2 courgettes
some mushrooms
some baby corn
an onion
1-2 peppers, any colour
as much or as little chopped garlic as you want
whatever herbs you want - i used sage, oregano and chilli
buffalo mozzarella
some grated cheddar
method:
I cooked the pasta in a pan and meanwhile in a wok, I used fry light - added the garlic and onion first, then the rest of the veggies until soft. When the pasta was cooked, I added this to the wok and chucked in the tins of tomatoes and herbs. I then transferred this to a cooking dish, adding bits of grated cheddar. The mozzarella was chopped up and in the middle of the dish. I put grated cheddar on top. Cooked for 20-25 mins on 180.
approx 600 cals, 24g fat, 23g protein.
Yum stephk! Look at you still eating somewhat LE :) You must be gaining hardly anything!
If I'm still on LE this winter, I plan on cooking many of these soups!
50 Light and Healthy Soup Recipes | Skinnytaste (some have meat, but many don't). Nearly all of them are LE or can be modified easily to be more LE friendly. I normally don't love the skinny taste blog (Because she uses tons of low fat ingredients), but it's a great blog for LE.
lol I only gained 3kg in the first 11 weeks which is quite respectable. Then I went on holiday for 10 days and gained another 3kg!!!!
I am obviously eating more than when on LE, snacking and not restricting myself but I still eat less than I used to and a lot more vegetarian meals. It is how I prefer to eat but since moving in with my now husband, who is south african, I found that I slipped into eating meat every day at least once and just generally eating loads and too much. No wonder I lost so much weight when I did the diet!!! Although I won't be doing it like I did when swaying, once the baby is out I will be trying to do 30% fat but not necessarily restricting anything else. I am glad I have MFP though, as it will stop me going overboard on too many occasions in future!! So I reckon I have found a middle ground and my DH will even eat 2-3 veggie meals a week now which is amazing :)
Spice Soup
Original recipe: Terry Goodkind: The Official Author Website
The way I've always made it
1 small cabbage, core removed, cut in quarters then each quarter cut in half so 8 triangle wedges
2 med yellow summer squash - sliced about 3/4"
2 smallish zucchini squash- look for the same size as the yellow squash- sliced about 3/4"
3-4 fist sized potatoes washed, skins on, cut in rough chunks a little larger than bite size
8oz frozen corn
1 small can of sliced mushrooms
2-3 little red peppers- I THINK the "chili del Arbol" I pick up at Save-A-Lot is the same as the peppers he uses...
2 Tbsp butter
32oz box of reduced sodium chicken broth
Saute the peppers in butter, add to LARGE pot. (If you're spice sensitive you can strain the butter and discard the peppers like the author, but since I only use 2 it's not too bad to leave them in) Add all the veggies. Add chicken broth, and just enough water to come up to about an inch below the top of the veggies. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, simmer til everything is tender- about 30 minute to an hour. Def not all day like he says LOL. The squashes will turn to mush. If you're worried about mushy squashes and hard taters you can always start it cooking without the squashes and add them about 15 minutes later.
I'm prob going to make this today in fact. This time I will be experimenting with adding a turnip. They are our new favorite veg- like a cross between a potato and a radish. And I mayyyyy add a can of tomatoes. Not sure yet. Gotta discuss it with hubby who's not too keen on large chunks of cooked tomatoes in soup/chili.
I did want to mention for anyone reading this thread and thinking "well you can't possibly get a girl eating like that" OH yes she did!!! :) You absolutely can eat healthy foods like fruit and veg and not cut back calories to the barest minimum and get a girl!!!! LE Diet is NOT and never was meant to be a starvation diet!!
This is such a great thread for recipes for brits!(and everywhere else really)
Lots of great menu ideas x
Bumping as I too think its great for newbies to see the LE diet can be healthy! X
Ya I love this thread!! So glad it came up in my feed!
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I'm having a really difficult time with the LE diet. I'm getting soooooo hungry at lunch and dinner. I'm pretty sure they are about 900 cals each but over on the fat and protein. I feel like I really am craving meat. Just chicken and turkey. I'm trying to eat a few slices of turkey breast or something but it's hard.
Im used to eating healthy so I'm just trying to eat less. I'm also breastfeeding so I know I can eat a little more than most. I'm also horrible at tracking calories and such and I don't think I could follow a meal plan.
Are you using my fitness pal? I HIGHLY suggest it even if to just get a grip on it. Maybe you should eat a small breakfast then? I skip it maybe 6/7 days a week but if I need to eat I sure as hell do. I'm confident you can do this, it just takes some time. I had to change out a lot of the products I used to buy for low fat or no fat in order to come in where I need to be at. I also had to give up the frequency of some foods - I used to eat eggs like 5 days a week.... Now maybe once a month.... I seldom eat meat which was a big change but that happened over a few weeks and still sometimes have some when I'm out, or if I know I've been kinda low in protein all week.
Instead of a meal plan persay maybe you just need to swap out some "go-to" foods with some new ones. And maybe you do need to eat breakfast - lots of people get girls earning breakfast.
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Yeah I tried to track one day and I eat so many things that I just find it annoying to log. I drink iced coffees (maple, milk, and whipped cream) in the morning and I haven't gotten hungry for lunch until like 11-12. I'm thinking about adding in my coffee between lunch and dinner.
I'm nervous about eat breakfast because I have always been a huuuuge breakfast eater and got my boys eating it.
I think you need to track at least for a while to see. I find that people really underestimate the amount they're eating when they don't track.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreamingofpinkafter2blue
When breastfeeding you can go up to 50-60 g protein and 60 g fat and also 1800-2000 cals. Also, you may do better on 3 meals a day instead of two. Both 2 and 3 meals are both equally acceptable and each individual should do what works best for htem.
You don't have to eat breakfast to eat the 3 meals - just have 3 meals between 12-9 pm
:agree: with hitme - remember, all you have to do to succeed is do better (pinker) than you were when you got your boys. there's no magic to it, if you're moving in the right direction you're swaying pink. Even if you don't do the same thing as Jane or Sally, that is still ok. Compare to yourself, not anyone else.
The iced coffees sound so decadent. Think you can switch them up for a non fat low fat option?
I also takes lunch around 11 often, and we eat dinner kinda early too so that late period far is still very long!
We're here for you! Make little changes here and there to gain control of it :)
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Oh and I have coffee around 2 pm too or I would die. I initially switched to low fat creamer and then just started to take it black. But you can have cream/fat, just keep tabs on it! The MPF app is good too btw bc it remembers what you eat so you're not always having to search for th foods in your fridge or cupboard. You can even make/save "meals" that you like to eat regularly. And the barcode scanner makes it a dream too.
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Thanks ladies, I really value your advice. I love my iced coffees! Look toward to them. I can use skim milk but I find that I have to use so much more milk to make them cream then if I use a dash of whole milk. The whipped cream is a small amount. I find that they really get me through the morning!
So far today, I had two iced coffees. Did my hour of cardio. Around 12:15 I ate the following:
-sandwich (sourdough bread, 1 slice mozz, 3 slices turkey breast, a little mayo), small vanilla Pepsi (mini can), salad with 1 tbsp low fat dressing and cucumbers, 3 oatmeal cookies, a handful of corn ships/salsa, 1/2 a peach
I prob won't eat dinner until 5 or 6.
Ahhhh def went over today. Dinner was 1 piece of sourdough toast with a little butter, 1 egg, apple, 2 cookies, Pepsi.
I think tomorrow I will start tracking calories and stuff.
Good plan :) we also have a thread for posting what we eat which can be helpful :) I'll grab that link for you .
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Let's record what we're eating to help each other
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Just wanted to bump this post as it has some great recipes and there are a few of us starting the Le diet now / next month so this will really help.
I'm going to try and save this on my phone some how so I can find it easier !
Great thread! Xxx
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Forgot about this thread. My fave lunch is cooking two tortilla (corn) in a small amount of butter with cheese. Like a cheese quesadilla. I use a tad bit if sour cream to dip. Then I do a few veggie sides....Broc, cauli, Brussels. Coleslaw, cucumber with a bit of Italian dressing, butternut squash, carrots.....whatever.
I'm so loving this thread. Thank you so much girls!!!!
Xxxx
Hi and welcome UK Sooz - your username caught my eye because that is my daughters nickname as well "sooz". :)
Xxx