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[NorCALSpeed]

I've been cutting even longer (too long I think) but I'm at the end of the road/my rope, lol.

I think there's a lot of ways to do the turkey loaf. Just start thinking of cuisines you like; thai, italian, med, southern, etc. I think next time I'll do a spicy asian-inspired one with chili sauce, and a garlic/soy/balsamic reduction. For greens you could do broccoli and spinach, use lots of pepper and maybe ginger or curry (just winging it). Spread a sweet (or spicy) mustard on the top with more of the reduction and bake it up.

I'm going to use my loaf to make a lavashe calzone tonight. I'll let everyone know how it works out. Hopefully egg whites will glue it shut.

[figurejess]

oh boy that sounds sooooo good!

love the curry idea...i will try that one next

[pbfanatic321]

This is my tuna patty recipe, not sure if one has ever been done but here's mine!

1 egg
2 packets tuna (i use the packets, easier for on-the-go)
1/4 onion diced
some vegeta seasoning
little bit of spanish paprika

Crack egg into bown and scramble, then add both packets of tuna. Mix that up. Add in your chopped onion, throw in some vegeta and paprika. Some egg liquid might be still a little runny, just mix it up and then right after that form a ball and throw it onto a skillet. I sometimes put on the lid as well. Just cook on like level 4 (might be different for you guys) and then you can flip it if you want but it's not needed (make sure it won't fall apart when you flip it).

Pics of tuna packet (if you don't know what im talking about)


Vegeta seasoning for those who don't know what im talking about


Finished product (i put it on a piece of whole wheat double protein bread, doesn't make a difference just needed some carbs).


This will make 2 patty's, but I just took the pic while the other was cooking.

[seanb1979]

Hummus. Best food on the planet. I could eat hummus and sushi and nothing else and be the happiest guy in the world.

I used to think that about hummus, but you CAN get burned out on it... or at least I did after eating it on most days for a couple years.

[NorCALSpeed]

oh boy that sounds sooooo good!

love the curry idea...i will try that one next

Just found a new great way to use the same turkey loaf.

Buy the lavashe dough I posted before. Cut it in half and you basically make 2 giant ravioli/square calzones. I stuffed mine with spinach (garlic, pepper, salt), my tomato sauce and lite mozzarella.

I ate the whole sheet and 2 pieces of turkey loaf (2/6ths) so this is what the breakdown was:

½ Lavash Flat dough 240:48gC/8gP/ 2gF
Turkey loaf 370: 16gC/ 56gP / 6gF
LF Mozzarella 45:0gC/ 5gP/ 3gF
½ cup sauce 25:6/0/0
Total: 680:70gC, 70gP, 9gF

Do a half recipe for a "normal" dinner. This fit in my macros, and the lavashe was getting stale. They didn't seal that well. I tried using olive oil on the edges of one, and i think it helped. I think fresher dough would help, and a bit more oil. I had to dice up the turkey loaf and still couldn't fit the entire piece in the dough. Man it was delicious.

I think an indian-style loaf would be amazing. Lot's of coriander and curry powder and some spice, maybe some low-cal (if it exists?) coconut milk. That's taking turkey meat loaf to places your momma wouldn't allow.

[Eighttroy19]

My favourite for before bed:

- ½cup Cottage Cheese
- 1tbsp Peanut Butter
- 1tbsp Pure Cocoa Powder
- 1pack Splenda
- Dash of Cinnamon
- 10 Chopped Almonds
Mix cottage cheese, cocoa powder, splenda, cinnamon and PB in a small bowl.(heat in micro wave for about 30-45s to make PB easier to mix). Put chopped almonds overtop of the mixture. Cover in saran-wrap and put in fridge or freezer for 1-2 hours to firm up.(or you could always eat it like a pudding)

290 Calories
23g Protein
10g Carbs
16g Fat

[ChristopherG.EU]

I am getting bored of peanut butter. Butter-butter is a no no! So ,I experimented and came up with an awesome pumpkin seed butter recipe. You have to try it.

My pumpkin seed butter

What you will need

Two cups of raw shelled pumpkin seeds
Six tablespoons of pumpkin seed oil
Four tablespoons of maple syrup
A quarter teaspoon of allspice
A quarter teaspoon of salt

Lightly roast the pumpkin seeds in the oven at no more than 160 degrees Fahrenheit for no longer than 20 minutes. Take them out and let them cool completely.

Pour the seeds into a blender and grind them into a fine powder. Then add the rest of the ingredients. Blend it all until you get a smooth paste. The longer you blend it the smoother it will become.

Pumpkin seeds are quite dry with less oil than nuts, so the butter will be drier than what you are use to, but using pumpkin seed oil has produced me the creamiest (and healthiest) results. Do not refrigerate your pumpkin seed butter; instead put it into a butter holder and place it next to your bread bin.

So there you have it.

Give it a try, you all and tell me what you think.

[Eighttroy19]

What do you think would happen if I took a normal muffin recipe and replaced the flour with protein powder to reduce the amount of carbs? Like in protein pancakes..

[LeeRain]

I always love apple cinnamon oatmeal, so I decided instead of buying it instant I'd try my hand at making it myself. Now, before I started dieting, my pa would always make oatmeal with lots of butter, sugar, and milk, and I always thought this was the way to go to make the oatmeal taste good. Dear God how we were so wrong back then.

I decided to gather the following:

2 Cups of Water
1 Cup of Maypo Oatmeal
2 Tablespoons of Equal
1 Tablespoon of Ground Cinnamon
Half of an Apple, sliced small, no skin
A pinch of Salt

Let the water come to a boil, add the Maypo slowly, turn the light lower. Add in the rest of the ingredients, and let it simmer on a very low light for a while so the apples lose their crunch and get nice and soft.

Let me tell you, my God I never knew something so healthy could taste so good. No butter or real sugar either. I did have half a cup of skim milk with my oats though. The only thing that would make this taste better is brown sugar, which I didn't have at the time. You guys should definitely try this recipe out!

[figurejess]

Trader Joe's Light Coconut Milk

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/3 Cup (80mL)
Amount per Serving

Calories 50 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value *

* Total Fat 5g 8%
* Saturated Fat 4g 20%
* Trans Fat 0g
* Cholesterol 0mg 0%
* Sodium 35mg 1%
* Total Carbohydrate 0g 0%
* Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
* Sugars 0g
* Protein 0g


hmmm i think i need to add this back into my diet somewhere...i used to use this to cook my rice...substitute half the water you use to cook the rice with coconut milk..

[hrdgain3r89]

Southwestern Tuna FlaxBurger

Ingredients:
1 can tuna
2 tbspn. Milled Flaxseed
2 tbspn mayo (your choice of brand, I use Nayonase)
1 slice fat-free cheese
sliced portobello mushrooms (optional, but i highly suggest you add them)
hot sauce (srirachi =))
about 1/2 tbspn mustard
lemon pepper
1 Arnold Roll (WW breads of any kind you like really)

Sides: I had this with 1 cup brocoli and 1/2 cup portobellos steamed

Prep: In bowl mix tuna, flaxseed, and mayo until well blended. Form a patty (this can get tricky since the mixture isnt that thick), and place in a frying pan on medium heat, while the first side was cooking I pressed a couple mushrooms into the patty before flipping to melt it into the burger give it a try.
Flip, add cheese, place on Arnold Roll with some spinach on top and serve with sides! Add more hot sauce if you like lol

My totals for this meal with all ingredients included are:
CALORIES: 375 calories
PROTEIN: 40 grams
CARBS: 32 grams
FAT: 9 grams

Hope you find this helpful!

[EzioAuditore]

Hi guys check out some of my receipes, all clean ingredients and take no longer than 5mins to 40mins to prepare and cook.

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[MrSinister]

Thought i'd share this here
I have just started making these treats, bagel donuts!
Very simple stuff, a normal pair of bagels with a little bit of jam in the centre, little splenda sprinkled on top and cooked on the grill for about 10mins. Tastes phenomenally good.



stats (each)
60g carbs (+ about 5g for the jam, splenda has nothing) + 6g protein + 2g fat.
I am on a refeed today so these babies suited me perfectly.

[AlphaBrass01]

That's a really good idea. I could definitely see doing that with some of those little mini bagels...mmmmm...maybe with Nutella, too!

[malibu2008]

for the coconut milk...if you just get the regular and add a can of water you have the 'light' they sell...and saves you money. i love the real stuff full fat whipped up with a can of pumpkin and spices, in a bowl with coconut flakes and coconut buttter

[JordanMn]

Tuna & Beef Chili!

1 Can of tuna (drained)
2 Table spoons of Mayo
1 Can of Beef Chili
Whole grain crackers - optional

Came across this by mere curiosity, it tastes delicious, and can pack 60-70 grams of protein in 1 serving.

[sonu1990]

Any one give me quick and healthy way to cook my chicken...??? And also tell me how to store my chicken perfectly...??? how many days the cooked chicken will be good...???


Help appreciated.

[sd1656]

evening snack (if getting peckish at night)
chop up some raw cabbage and half an onion, mix in a bowl.
add a tin of tuna (in water)
add chopped tomatos
add a dollop of cottage cheese with chives.

Hits the spot.

Sounds great, will definetly be trying that. Wish you had posted the nutritional value though, lol.

[broad.stance]

Sounds great, will definetly be trying that. Wish you had posted the nutritional value though, lol.

Nutritiondata.com is a nice site to estimate the values of meals and created dishes.

[yeshli2nuts]

This is what I've been eating for breakfast every day for the past couple months:

Granola Bars:
100% rolled oats
chopped walnuts
chopped almonds
shelled sunflower seeds
shredded coconut (no sugar added)
peanut butter
sugar free maple syrup
splenda brown sugar

I never measure anything, just add however much I feel like. The first batch I made I put in mixed dried fruit but I didn't like it so I don't use it anymore, if you like dried fruit, use it. In a large mixing bowl, mix however much of the dried ingredients you like (you really can't go wrong with wrong amounts, but the basis are the rolled oats). In a microwavable bowl, add the peanut butter, splenda brown sugar, and syrup and microwave for 20 seconds to soften. Mix the wet ingredients with dry until the mixture holds together. Spray non-stick spray on a baking tin and add the mixture. Bake in 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cut however big portions you want.

The ones I make come out delicious, are a whole lot cheaper than pre-packaged granola bars and you control the ingredients. You can add whatever kinds of nuts or seeds or fruit you like.

[devotchkas]

Sugar Free Banana Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

* 1 cup DaVinci Gourmet Banana Sugar Free Syrup
* 1 12 ounce package Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
* 5 8 ounce packages Low fat cream cheese
* 1 cup Splenda
* 1 tablespoon Banana Extract
* 3 Eggs
* 1 tablespoon Flour
* 1/2 cup Sour Cream

Directions

Spray 9" springform pan with non-stick coating and crumble graham cracker crust into pan. Lightly pack crumbs using back of spoon over bottom of the springform pan.

Blend the cream cheese, splenda and syrup with flavoring. Add eggs one at a time until blended into batter. Blend in sour cream, then flour until mixed into the batter, and then lightly hand stir the chocolate chips into the batter. Bake in 9" springform pan for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Turn off oven and allow cheesecake to sit in cooling oven for another hour. Remove and cool for an hour.

Refrigerate for 4-6 hours or overnight. Best served warm.

Tip: Can use any sugarfree syrup flavor. Put a pie pan filled with water into the oven while the cheesecake is cooking to add moisture.

[devotchkas]

Raspberry Coleslaw

Ingredients

* 1/4 Cup DaVinci Gourmet Raspberry Sugar Free Syrup
* 2 dashes Salt (for dressing)
* 1/2 Purple cabbage, shredded
* 1/2 Green cabbage, shredded
* 1/2 Cup Green onion, shredded or chopped
* 1 Cup Carrots, shredded
* 1/2 Cup Red peppers, diced
* 1/4 Cup Snipped parsley
* 1 Tablespoon Celery seed (for dressing)
* 3 Heaping tablespoons Sugar-free mayo (for dressing)
* 1/2 Cup Raspberry vinegar (for dressing)

Directions
Salad

Toss all ingredients in a large bowl.
Dressing

Blend all ingredients until smooth. Pour over salad and toss.


10-12 servings

[devotchkas]

Sugar Free Banana Bread Protein Shake



* 2 tablespoons DaVinci Gourmet Hazelnut Sugar Free Flavored Syrup (Toasted)
* 1/4 medium Banana
* 1 scoop Protein powder
* 1/2 cup Skim milk
* 6 Ice cubes

Directions

Mix all ingredients in blender on high speed. Makes approximately one 20oz. shake loaded with protein and tastes just like banana bread without the fat or sugar!

[ravi90]

has anyone ever thought of mixing tuna and peanut butter by any chance? lol something a little crazy

[NorCALSpeed]

I love lavashe dough. I made ground turkey, cauliflower pizza a few weeks ago and it was great. Tonight I tried to reinvent pepperoni pizza. I'm sure you know what I did:

Ingredients:
canadian bacon
lavashe dough sheet
Trader joe's low fat pizza sauce
tj's low fat mozzarella



What made this awesome is the way I prepared the bacon. I stacked it all together, and then chopped it into 1/2 - 1 inch cubes. So it was stacked but cut up. I heated a sauce pan and threw it in with light oil spray. I just browned it and put a tiny bit of garlic powder and morton's grill season on it. I put on the sauce and spread it evenly, thin but even, then scattered the bacon around, then the cheese.

The cheese didn't cover it at all, but I kept the amount at a serving. This allowed the flavor of the sauce and bacon to come through. Next time I'll use 1/2 cup.

Put it in the oven on 350 for 8 minutes. So so so good.

1 Lavash Flat dough 240:48gC/8gP/ 1gF
3 servings canadian bacon 180:3/33/2
sauce 40:7/2/0
LF Mozzarella 45:0gC/ 5gP/ 3gF
505:49/50p/6

[onemorep]

its like any other stuffed chicken really.

Need:
nice size chicken breast
1 egg
Milk
EVOO
Italian Bread crumbs
Pepper Jack Cheese

Mix the egg and milk together. Dip chicken in. Then dip in Bread crumbs. Add EVOO to skillet heat to medium high- high and drop in chicken for a minute or so to get a nice crust. Remove, Turn oven on to 375. Cut horizontal slit in chicken breast and stuff with slices of pepper jack cheese (the more the better ). place foil on baking sheet and coat with non-stick spray place chicken on sheet, place in oven for about 30-40 minutes. for extra crunch and cheese remove about ten minutes before done and sprinkle on parmesan cheese and throw back in oven to finish!
great with pasta or rice or anything really!

[ChristopherG.EU]

I thought I'd go ahead and share my recipe with you all. Live from my kitchen.

This recipe yields six servings and per serving, you will get 16g of protein, 39g of carbohydrates and 8g of fat of which only 1g is saturated. That gives a total calorie count of about 300 calories. This is massive.

Let us look at the ingredients:
A half cup of diced carrot
A half cup diced green onion
A quarter cup of diced celery
A quarter cup of diced green pepper
A quarter cup of diced red pepper
Six cups of cooked quinoa
A quarter cup of olive oil
Two cloves of crushed garlic
A cup of roasted sliced almonds
A quarter teaspoon of oregano
And salt to taste

The first step is to cook the quinoa.
How to cook quinoa
The only negative attached to quinoa is that it contains a waxy coating, called saponin which has a bitter taste. It is extremely un-tasty, so you have to rinse the quinoa for at least 3 hours to wash this waxy coating away.

Quinoa is easy to prepare. It takes only 15 minutes to cook a family portion of this wonder food.

Firstly, boil two cups of water for one cup of quinoa. Close the pot, lower the temperature and let it simmer for 12 to 15 minutes. Let the quinoa absorb all of the water. You will see the germ separating from the seed. The cooked germ looks like a tiny wormy curl (look at the picture above). Remove it from the heat and let it stand for about 3 minutes to become fully fluffy.

The second step is to roast the almonds
How to Roast Almonds
Roasting brings out the flavor of almonds, and develops their sweetness. It is safe to roast them at a low temperature of about 160-170 degree Fahrenheit. At higher temperatures than this, research clearly shows that damage occurs to their delicate fats. 15-20 minutes will do the trick.

First place nuts on a cookie sheet in a single layer. To enhance the roasted flavor, I lightly mist them with soy sauce from a spray bottle.

The third step is to sauté the chopped vegetables in the olive oil until they have a lovely glazy look to them. Add the vegetables with the oil to the quinoa. Add the roasted almonds and a little salt to taste and mix the ingredients well.

This dish is already nutritiously well balanced and can be eaten on its own, but if you really need to add more protein, serve it alongside fish or chicken.
Any vegetable can be used in this pilaf, so do not stick with what I have done today. Be creative.

[adityatan]

This is a super Asian recipe that I invented. It's relatively fast, delicious and healthy.

A. Ingredients:

1. Salmon, roughly about less than a pound
2. Organic Spring Salad Mix, or any kind of leafy greens that you like
3. A lemon, or Balsamic vinegar, or red wine vinegar
4. Coarse Dijon Mustard
5. Olive oil, or extra virgin olive oil
6. Miso paste -- even me in Purdue University (Indiana) can find an Asian market!
7. Chili powder
8. Sesame seeds
9. Sea salt & black pepper

B. How to make:

1. Put about a tablespoon of olive oil in a pan (a non-sticking pan if you're not a pro chef lol) over a medium to high heat
2. While it's heating, season both sides of your salmon with salt and pepper
3. Watch your olive oil. When it starts to smoke just slightly, quickly put your salmon SKIN-DOWN
4. Don't try to f*ck with it. Leave the salmon on the pan for 6 minutes.
5. Now quickly turn to your salad dressings. Mix on a bowl:
5. a. A teaspoon of Dijon
5. b. A tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
5. c. A pinch of pepper (miso is salty, don't add more salt)
5. d. A pinch of chili powder, more if you like
5. e. The juice of 75% lemon (safe the 25% for later)
5. f. A teaspoon (or two) of sesame seeds
5. g. A teaspoon of miso paste
5. h. A tablespoon of cold water
6. Mixing all of these stuff should take about 5-6 minutes. (If you're not a pro, I suggest you to prepare this dressing in advance. It's better rather than burn your salmon!) Quickly run to your pan; carefully flip the salmon with spatula, then leave it be for another 4 minutes. Again, don't play with the salmon.
7. Quickly go back to your salad corner; put the greens on an 9-inch plate and pour the dressings evenly on the greens.
8. Completing step 7 should take about 3-4 minutes. By this time, your salmon should be ready. With a spatula, carefully take your salmon and put it in the center of the leafy greens.
9. Squeeze the remaining 25% of your lemon on your salmon.
10. This step is optional. I suggest you rest the salmon for about 5 minutes. This will ensure that the mid-part of the flesh is cooked and crispen up the skin. Enjoy.

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: Exactly 10 minutes if you're a pro, 20 minutes if you're not
Resting time (optional): 5 minutes
Total time: Add 'em up!

Serving: 1 person
Nutrition: I have no idea; but I know it's good
Difficulty level: 8/10

[Jstamp]

has anyone ever thought of mixing tuna and peanut butter by any chance? lol something a little crazy

yep, i've done it... but it tastes like it needs something else to blend the flavors

[Lyzabeth Lopez]

Check out the recipe for my holistic beauty protein shake



xoxo

Lyzabeth