One other tip I'm doing lately...
I get a whole roasted chicken (Gus's Market on Haight has the most flavorful locally). After I eat the thighs and drumsticks for a couple meals, I break the bird down, and make a pot of really flavorful chicken stock, using the bones, carcass, skin etc. so the stock has body and flavor. I make mine with a lot of lemon and garlic.
Anyway, with the stock on hand I can make a quick soup for lunch. I already have the breast meat cut up, so I can just do a meat and broth, and then I can tweak it one way or another. I can add more lemon and Sriracha for a hot and sour flavor. I can add curry and Greek yogurt for another vibe. I can sautee some mushrooms and whatever veg I like, then add the stock and chicken.
The point of this is to have a very easy high protein meal, no noodles or rice in the soup. But by keeping the stock fairly simple, I can flavor it in different ways so it's not the same every day. You can sautee veg, or you can add frozen broccoli or peas. Or corn. You can put baby spinach in the bowl and just pour the hot broth over it. Put green onions on top if you want a ramen vibe. Or a jammy egg, or some porkbelly etc.
Again, it's simple, flavorful, easy to vary it from meal to meal, and very quick to cook. Especially if you use some of those pre-sliced veg sets at Whole Foods or Trader Joe's. I get the stir fry with asparagus and put that in my soup instead.
Meaty, no bean chili
Why no beans? I know they're protein-y; are they also carb-y?
sumi, thank you for sharing your good news!
Beans are carby, yes.
I honestly never really thought about that. My brain gets as far as "beans = protein and also yum" and then stops. I guess they would be carby. Huh.
It's funny because I've gone from making a vegetarian black bean chili with meatless ground soy for JZ, to flipping around and doing the all meaty chili.
A wreath of beef/pork chili around a fried egg? Superb!
Thank you, David! I do enjoy Greek yogurt, and I appreciate the reminder about eating oat bran in the morning. I'll start experimenting with savory options tomorrow morning.
If you need a bean and are willing to have some carbs, black soy beans are your go-to.
A wreath of beef/pork chili around a fried egg? Superb!
One of the chili places here allegedly makes a 6-way, which is a 5-way* topped with a fried egg. I am intrigued.
*5-way = chili over spaghetti with cheese, beans, and onions.
One of the chili places here allegedly makes a 6-way, which is a 5-way* topped with a fried egg. I am intrigued.
Remove noodles, add egg, voila!
Thank you, David!
You're most welcome. I posted some pix on your FB page.
IF
you decide to get into a more aggressive weight loss approach I can give tips on what worked for me. The good thing about going with a high protein/ketosis approach is that you don't ever really have to be hungry.
Lately I've been missing Reuben sandwiches, so I've been doing hot pastrami with sauteed onions and melted cheese. It's not AS good because toasted rye bread is fantastic, but hot pastrami is fabulous in its own right.
It's weird how much the Food Pyramid we grew up with was a Big Damned Lie.
