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Darrius Cole
Most Exalted Highlord
Joined: 04 May 2004
Posts: 406
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You have probably noticed that everywhere you go, and everytime you watch televison, and everytime you read magazine, there is someone informing you of a new food that you should not eat. If you are anything like me you care somewhat about your health. Even if you don't care you may have had some sort of health episode that made you pay attention. A while ago I decided that I was going to treat myself right and stop eating these bad foods. I cut high cholesterol foods, fast food, fried food, food with high salt, food with high sugar, cut carbs, etc.
At the end of my cutting I realized something...I didn't know what to eat. Everyone is telling us what we should not eat but almost no one is telling us what we should eat. So I deliberately set out to find something that I should eat, meals that are healthy. So, I found recipes, lots of them, that I decided that I would eat.
I promptly realized that there is another constraint on healthy eating. In fact I think this is the biggest constraint...I don't have time to cook every meal. I always have to go here, go there, do this, do that, GO TO WORK, etc. I suspect that I am not the only one with this problem. I need something that I can eat on the go that won't kill me. So I figure a thread addressing this problem might be useful. If you have anything that you eat that is 1) QUICK and 2) HEALTHY, I would like to hear it, and how to make it.
Here is my favorite.
Turkey Chili.
1 lb. Lean Ground Turkey
1 16oz. can of Black Beans
1 16oz. can of Mexican style tomatos (did I forget the 'e')
1 16oz. can of whole kernal corn
1 package of chili seasoning
Directions: 1) Brown the turkey in a skillet. 2) Use a strainer to strain the paste off the beans. 3) Put everything in one pot and cook for 15 minutes or until done.
I don't claim credit for any recipe I may post. I can NOT cook at all.
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Always with you what can not be done. Hear you nothing that I say? - Master Yoda
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Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:45 pm |
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corwin
On the Razorblade of Life
Joined: 10 Jun 2002
Posts: 8376
Location: Australia |
Fresh salads are quick and easy, most things with rice are good for you and lots of steamed fresh vegies. Grill lean meat and have plenty of chicken which is very easyto cook in any number of ways. NEVER buy pre-packaged food. Avoid tins wherever possible. Some frozen vegies are OK if you microwave them.
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Mon Dec 13, 2004 11:55 pm |
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xSamhainx
Paws of Doom
Joined: 11 Sep 2002
Posts: 2192
Location: San Diego |
Well I can say this, if I learned one thing from Bill Clinton and Elvis both, it was that cheeseburgers and fries will destroy you. Seriously, a traditionally southern or "fast" diet of fried or easy food will screw you up, whether it's just making you fat and unhealthy, or landing you on the operating table with a life-threatening heart condition. Food to go is primarily fried, or otherwise unhealthy, and just not good for you. Being a bachelor, it's real easy to fall into the rut for me, especially since I feel like an idiot cooking a meal for just myself. Who wants to wash dishes anyway?
I've done a few different things, first and foremost, turn on to the deli. No really, if you think all cold cuts are equal, and the pre-packaged lunchmeat in the supermarket aise is the same as deli sliced cold cuts, youre totally wrong. Even if youre talking salami, freshly sliced makes alot of difference in taste and quality, and it beats the heck out of a hamburger in both price and health. While youre there, get a pound of cole slaw or potato salad.
Also, to adopt a primarily Asian diet every other week helps too. You know, rice and vegetables, easy to make and no oil or grease at all. healthy, and easy dishes to wash. I dont even have to cook it, I got a few good Asian food joints that I get a carton of steamed rice and some vegetables a few days in a row.
Bust out the cream of wheat for breakfast, and you dont even really have to worry about lunch most days.
I just cant do the salad thing tho unfortunately. I love salad, I really do, but I just cannot fill up on it. I eat a salad, and I'm hungry literally 20 mins later='.'=
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:40 am |
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Darrius Cole
Most Exalted Highlord
Joined: 04 May 2004
Posts: 406
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I can't do the salad thing either. I need protein. I also need some healthy fat to keep my testerone levels up.
@Corwin, how long does it take to steam vegetables and how do you do it? When you say pre-packaged food and tins, do you mean canned vegetables?
@Sam, so the meat you get sliced at the deli is more healthy than pre-packaged meat. In what way?
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Always with you what can not be done. Hear you nothing that I say? - Master Yoda
Only the powerful are free. - Darrius Cole |
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 3:41 pm |
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corwin
On the Razorblade of Life
Joined: 10 Jun 2002
Posts: 8376
Location: Australia |
Easiest ways to steam vegies. A) get an electric steamer. B) get a stove top steamer. (It's a saucepan bottom with something that looks like a pan but which has holes in it which fits on top. About 20 mins to steam max. I never buy tinned vegies, other than baby corn pieces for a stir-fry. Buy fresh. Frozen peas or corn kernels are ok, but nothing else. FRESH is always best. I love my meat, but avoid fat. Grill don't fry, oven bake, don't fry!! You get the picture!! 
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:30 pm |
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Darrius Cole
Most Exalted Highlord
Joined: 04 May 2004
Posts: 406
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What I am about to say will not seem to answer your question at first, but bear with me, it does.
If I was standing on top of a hill with some water, and I poured the water out onto the hill, the water would run down the hill. If I were standing at the foot of the hill with some water and I poured the water at the bottom of the hill, the water would stay there at the bottom. I would have to expend some form of energy to force the water uphill. My point is: There is a price to making water run uphill. It doesn't happen naturally. The only question is what price will we have to pay.
To bring that back to food, if sliced chicken breast has a self life of 3 days, and I do something to it to give it a shelf life of 3 weeks, I have to pay a price for that. A three week shelf is not natural. I believe that price will come from my body somehow. So the closer a thing is to natural the better off it is.
Unrelated sidenote: My philosophy of having to pay a price to make things run against nature applies to all aspects of life.
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Always with you what can not be done. Hear you nothing that I say? - Master Yoda
Only the powerful are free. - Darrius Cole |
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Wed Dec 15, 2004 5:31 pm |
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Davo
City Guard
Joined: 03 Sep 2002
Posts: 146
Location: Massachusetts, USA |
I used to eat a lot of cold cuts (deli-sliced rather than packaged), but now I try to use fresh meat in my sandwiches. For example, I'll buy a store-roasted chicken and slice off pieces of meat for sandwiches. One whole roasted chicken goes a long way. The trick is to dress the sandwich with tasty vegetables and condiments. I like to use fresh green beans, roasted peppers, light mayo and buffalo wing sauce with roasted chicken or turkey on seven grain bread.
A good strategy for eating healthy if you have little time to cook is to invest in a crock pot. My wife bought one for $8. We can drop an entire corn beef (lean) or a flank steak (lean) or a pork roast (lean), some liquid (beef consomme', chicken broth or even water) and some vegetables in the crock pot in the morning, leave for the day, and return at night to a finished meal. It's also great for stews, soups and chilis; just fill the crock pot with meat, vegetables, beans, spices and liquid, turn it on, and return eight hours later to a complete meal. Prepare a big bowl of rice or pasta in advance and add it at the end of the cooking cycle if you want to have a starch with your meal. There are entire web-sites devoted to crock pot cooking and recipes.
Poor eating habits can really wreak havoc on your life. When I was 25, I weighed 330 pounds. I eventually lost 120 pounds through the most effective diet ever created--eat less and exercise (there are no shortcuts). About 10 years ago I changed professions to a very sedentary job and now weigh 265 (age 41). Years of obesity took a heavy toll on my body. Although I don't have any heart problems, I do have severe osteoarthritis in my left hip. I will have to have hip replacement surgery in the future because I am always in pain and I limp all the time. I try to avoid pain reduction drugs, even over the counter stuff like Advil, but it's not always easy; the pain sometimes causes my leg to buckle or wakes me up at night. I'll have to have the hip replacement within the next year or so.
I'm currently working toward losing 60 pounds. I already lost 20 (I was 285 pounds about three months ago) by eating five to seven very small meals (about 200-400 calories each) every day. I try to eat mostly lean meats, fish, fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, whole grain breads, limited fats (mostly olive oil and light mayo), skim milk, and small amounts of pasta, rice, and cheese. I also try to avoid eating after 6 p.m.
It's not exciting, but I feel better physically when I eat well. Losing weight will take some stress off the hip.
I exercise at least four times a week as well, although mostly weights because the bad hip limits my ability to run, jog or even walk long distances sometimes.
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