Reduce, Reuse, Re-Food.
Food is just one love of mine, this is my journey....Wanna ride along?
Tuesday, June 10
Whole30 Day 8 June 9th
Monday, June 9
Pickles? Sauerkraut? Can I? YES, you can!
Well today my friends, I find out I can. The Whole30 rules only list 3 additives/preservatives to avoid - carageenan, MSG or sulfites. That means the Clausen's are not ruled out, although better pickles exist.
Monosodium glutamate - MSGMonosodium glutamate, also known as sodium glutamate, is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids. WikipediaIUPAC ID: Sodium 2-AminopentanedioateFormula: C5H8NO4NaMolar mass: 169.111 g/molMelting point: 449.6°F (232°C)Density: 1.62 g/cm³Soluble in: Water
Also goes by: Glutamic Acid, Yeast Extract, Hydrolyzed protein, Caseinate, Natural Flavors
Formula: O3S
Molar mass: 80.0632 g/mol
Sunday, June 8
Whole30 Day 6 June 7th
Friday, June 6
Whole30 Day 5 June 6th
Whole30 Day 4 June 5th
Wednesday, June 4
Whole30 Day 3 June 4th
Tuesday, June 3
Portion Control. According to Whole30
Basically 3 meals daily unless you work out, than you get a bonus meal.
Plate your meal with 1-2 "Palm Sized" Proteins than fill the remainder of the plate with your veggies. Occasionally eat some fruit. Cook with a touch of fat.
They do not want you to snack. Stick only to your 3-4 meals daily. I am clearly not there. I snack on a few berries in-between.
Here is a link to a really great can I have list: http://whole30.com/2013/06/the-official-can-i-have-guide-to-the-whole30/
Whole30 Day 2 June 3rd 2014
Lunch: Leftover Curry mixed with leftover Carne Asada with snap peas, zucchini, mushrooms.
Dinner: Green Chili Carne Asada with avocado over cabbage topped with Green Chili and Salsa.
According to my Fit Bit I have walked 5,473 Steps. My energy level is normal/steady.
Whole30 Day 1 "Again" June 2nd 2014
Whole30 Day 1 June 1st 2014
Whole30
Wednesday, January 2
Keeping with frugalness
I froze the servings in 2 cup freezer bags. I ended up with 14 bags. 5 of which were chicken tortilla style. The recipe called for chicken broth so rather than purchasing several cans I save money by making my own and than also using the chicken for my other soup. Pretty excited about the end results.
While total for tonight's meals $22. Ends up being $1.47 each serving. Not to mention the leftovers that didn't go into the soup.
Here is my leftovers.
1/2 head of cabbage
1.5 pounds of carrots which will be dehydrated
1/2 head of celery which is getting dehydrated now
And 10oz of spinach.
Overall I win and if I lose any weight in the mean time. Double win. Weight 201.
Friday, September 7
Marinated Caprese Salad
Marinated Caprese Salad!
INGREDIENTS:
6-8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, diced or sliced
4-5 tomatoes, diced or sliced (this is an heirloom)
8-10 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
Basalmic vinegar
Olive oil
generous dash fresh ground black pepper and salt
(opt Dill as a quick topping)
DIRECTIONS:
Cover the tomatoes in a few drizzles of Balsamic enough to coat all of them, Let sit up to an hour. Tossing them up ever so often
Than assemble all ingredients into a dish and top with pepper, salt or what ever you come up with!
Please get creative! Use a whole tomato that is pitted out and stuffed with ingredients, Slice and serve, add mustard for a tang! Please let me know your comments and suggestions, this salad id a clean easy fun salad... Make em think you slaved over it!
Monday, January 23
Home made vanilla syrup
Add to coffee or ice cream, waffles, whatever your heart desires!
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
In a medium sauce pan dissolve sugar in water
Bring to a boil over med high heat
cook until thick (about 3 min)
Remove from heat, add flavor, let cool until room temp.
Also excited to try different flavors like peppermint, hazelnut, and many more!
Wednesday, August 31
Tuesday, July 26
Recipe: Tzatziki Sauce
Tzatziki Sauce
Prep Time: 20 Min | Cook Time: --- | Servings: 8 servings | Difficulty: ---
Ingredients:
- 2 (8 ounce) containers plain yogurt
- 2 cucumbers - peeled, seeded and diced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled
Directions:
In a food processor or blender, combine yogurt, cucumber, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, dill and garlic. Process until well-combined. Transfer to a separate dish, cover and refrigerate for at least one hour for best flavor.
Nutritional Info:
Amount Per Serving Calories: 75 | Total Fat: 4.4g | Cholesterol: 3mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient DatabaseSource: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/tzatziki-sauce/detail.aspx
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Greek / gyro burgers
For those who know me know I never follow any set recipe nor do I measure all that often. I add and smell. This is about what we did:
1 pound ground turkey
1 pound ground beef
1/2c bread crumbs
1 egg
1 cucumber diced and peeled
1 - 1 1/2c feta
5-6 mint leaves diced
Basil
Rosemary
Mixed together cooked and enjoyed on 100 cal thin sandwich bread, with home made taziki sauce and cucumber slices.
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Tuesday, June 14
Extreme Couponist Day out number one!
So Day 1 I go to Walmart since they price match and take competor coupons. So it means one several trips avoided. But they only take bogo if there is a price listed. And they do not take double coupon coupons either.
That being said i made 2 trips one to Walmart where i spent 28 Dollars and ended up saving 11 dollars, with a total percent savings of 28.37%
Trip 2 was off to Albertsons had to ring it up in two transactions in order to get the double coupon coupon! first transaction i save 43% and the second 46%
Total days worth i ended up with saving approximately 37% in my whole endeavor! The best deal I got was at Walmart. And A1. it was on sale for 2.16 and with the $1.00 coupon that made it 1.16 with the sale price and coupon I ended up saving about 92% on that one item!
So overall hi five to me!
My summer goals
Becoming the couponist is easy, clip coupons stock up and save! Planning is the hard thing and keeping organized. But today I will make my first trip in with this in goal. So we shall she the outcome!
As for becoming a runner, I'm lazy and I'm not sure if that's actually going to happen, but I want it to. So I shall see what I can do!
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Thursday, June 9
Belby delight!
Leftover spanish rice.
Can of cheese soup.
Can of corn,
Half of smoked sausage.
Diced cliantro
Shredded cheese
Topped with cheddar cheese.
Bake until warm and.cheese is chrispy