what i eat!

[kittycat]

I keep discovering new little things that I like making for myself, and it finally struck me that maybe some people here would appreciate them, too! Sorry it’s not really done up in official recipe format. >_>

Recently I've been making myself little salad/wrap-type things. I get about a half-cup of veggies in total, whatever I have on hand, really, which has lately been raw broccoli, green beans, cherry tomatoes, alfalfa sprouts, and cucumber (mine all average out to about 12 calories for the half-cup). Then I throw in a bunch of fresh shredded herbs—I’ve been using cilantro, mint, and green onion (I tend to overdo it here—we’ll say 2 tablespoons of each for a total of 7 calories). Then I put in two tablespoons of fresh salsa (10 calories), one tablespoon of Scottsburn fat-free salsa-flavored sour cream (13 calories), salt and pepper. Sometimes I add a bit of vinegar (0 calories) andsometimes I don’t, and sometimes I add maybe a half-teaspoon of chili sauce (5 calories). Really, just season with whatever you like and pay attention to serving size and calories of course (honey mustard, fat-free Italian, whatever else), but I find there’s nothing quite like that fresh salsa and flavored sour cream combination! That sour cream in particular is really good. Usually fat-free sour creams taste terrible. Anyway, I found these thin lean turkey slices that are 10 calories a slice, so I throw as much as will fit of the veggie mix in one of them and wrap it up and just eat whatever’s left of the veggie mix with a spoon.If I really feel like indulging I’ll add just a tiny, tiny bit—maybe a quarter teaspoon—of low-fat (President’s Choice) peanut sauce and that makes it really, really delicious (say 5 calories to be safe). Alternately, if you’re a vegetarian, sometimes I wrap it up in a big old sheet of nori (seaweed for sushi) instead, also for 10 calories a piece (albeit a much bigger piece than the turkey). The texture is a little odd and it falls apart easily but I really like the flavor off the seaweed and it almost makes me feel like I’m eating sushi, without all the calories of the rice.

Anyway, it’s got from 50-60 calories, depending on how you make it. Your own variations might be more or less, too. Just put in what you like! That goes for veggies, herbs, sauces, and wraps. Though I can’t imagine any wraps besides certain lunch meats and seaweed that have 10 or less calories per serving.... maybe a rice paper wrapper? Dunno on that one. It also probably couldn't hurt to put extra veggie mix into a second piece of turkey too, if you're not scared of adding on another 10 calories. The seaweed is easily big enough for it all though.

Another thing that’s a lot simpler is just a broth. somet people use veggie broth or chicken or beef broth of whatever, but I like to mix it up a bit. I found a lobster base for the same 10-calorie-a-cup count that’s nice variation, and I like to keep a bunch of different packages of frozen veggie mixes around the house. I’ll throw in about 30 calories worth of assorted veggies, 2 regular sized shrimp broken into pieces (10 calories), and put them in with the cup of broth and then some Cajun and any other seasonings I might be in the mood for, though Cajun is usually a good lazy-alternative because it has so many seasonings already in it. I make my own cajun and it’s delicious.


So, that’s a warm, filling, flavorful 50 calorie meal!



More with broths—Thai Kitchen makes those little packages of noodle-based soups, and the broth of their Bangkok curry one is DELICIOUS. I’m seriously in love. Given the calorie count on the package is for the spice pack, oil pack, and rice noodles, I worked it out as best I could and found that a cup of broth made from the spice pack alone couldn’t possibly be more than 10 calories. So, that’s another cup of “broth” for 10 calories, just like chicken or veggie or whatever else, only it’s so delicious that you honestly don’t need to add anything. It’s honestly so tasty you won’t even want to put anything in. It’s a bit of a waste of money to be buying the whole packages just for spices, but it’s such a tasty treat. You can always save the rice noodles and hope that someone else will eat them for you one day. You guys might like the other varieties too, but I find that the Bangkok curry is so much more delicious than all the other ones that I don’t even want the variation. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of it.
Another thing that I love is plain old green beans, cooked so they still have a bit of a crunch, with salt, pepper, and red wine vinegar. I don’t know why this is so delicious but I find that it really is. You can eat a whole cup of that for only 35 calories! (Apparently you can also bake green beans in the oven with salt and pepper and they turn out a bit like French fries, but I’ve never tried… personally I like them kind of moist.)

Speaking of 35 calories, you can find packages of miso soup that all seem to be 35 calories per serving regardless of the type (red or white, with or without freeze-dried tofu pieces, etc). From my experience they’re all pretty good, if that sort of thing is down your alley.
Here’s another one—grate up some cucumber (full cup for only 16 calories), chop up two cherry tomatoes and throw those in (6 calories), add a bunch of fresh mint (and whatever other herbs you like but mint is the most important), then add some white vinegar, salt and pepper to taste, and a tablespoon of fresh salsa (5 calories). Not insanely flavorful or delicious but I actually really like it—sometimes I throw in a single piece of imitation crab, ripped up into tiny pieces (maybe 20 calories?), if I really need a bit of substance. Regardless, shouldn’t be any more than 50 calories total, and it's super low if you're not putting in seafood.

and today I tired to eat theese salad..
Bring a pan of water to the boil, cook the beans for 1 minute in the boiling water, then lift out and refresh under cold running water. Turn down the heat, add the eggs to the pan and simmer for 5-6 minutes (or 3-4 minutes if you like the yolks really runny). Plunge into cold water. When they're cool enough to handle, drain, shell and cut into quarters.
In a large bowl mix together the potatoes, tomatoes, beans, lettuce, tuna, anchovies, olives, 4 tbsp olive oil, the vinegar and some seasoning and carefully toss. Serve topped with the egg.
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3...t-salad-nioise


This mostly all follows a pattern, obviously, of things that I depend on. Veggies, broths, (fresh) salsa, spices and herbs It’s just all about how you combine them! Hope this helps someone!

[radiostatic]

Oh my gosh, the nori wrap sounds amazing! Sushi is a huge binge food for me, but your idea is genius! And I'm so glad I'm not the only person who tries to put salsa in everything. I effing love salsa.