Official: What did you eat today? thread.

Originally Posted by dabears

Man, focus on drinking lots of water and don't worry about your sodium intake. If you are eating homemade meals you will be fine. If I had to worry about sodium on top of everything else I'd probably kill myself or give up. I add salt to all my meals, as well as sauces that I make etc. It's minor in the grand scheme of things! You can cut it out if you are trying to lose water weight but its just nitpicking. At least in my opinion......

Depending on a workout or rest day (carbs vs fat) my sides could be greek/spinach salad, vegetables with a cream sauce made from campbells cream stock / seasonings, baked potato, rice, etc. Usually I don't have a "side", I make meals that are just a combination of everything (and taste amazing). Stir fry is an obvious example for a great protein / carb / vegetable source.

i just said sodium to avoid writing out a long explanation. i'd been eating these:


ive been wanting to move over to more homecooked meals and raw produce instead

Originally Posted by Mike Larry

i just said sodium to avoid writing out a long explanation. i'd been eating these:


ive been wanting to move over to more homecooked meals and raw produce instead

frozen produce is just as good as fresh. Not talking green giant mixes with sauce. I mean just frozen veggies alone.

These are the best imo (the product line). Nothing but veggies. Avoid anything that includes pasta or potatoes etc.

More boredom....

Lunch at work:
1.25 pounds of taco meat with 3 small tomatoes, some lime juice and a couple scoops of sour cream
An orange
Half a loaf of tomato basil bread
A lime to suck on
2 hard boiled eggs
A cup of yogurt
2 homemade granola/protein bars
Some cottage cheese
And a protein shake

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Recipe for homemade granola/protein bars?

Originally Posted by evolved

Recipe for homemade granola/protein bars?

I'll post it for you after work

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Healthy pancakes with carrots, sweet potatoes, flaxseeds, almond powder, chai seeds, 10 egg whites, 2 eggs.

Seaweed salad.

Best spaghetti I've ever made, few years of perfecting think I got it down

Originally Posted by dabears

Best spaghetti I've ever made, few years of perfecting think I got it down

recipe!

Originally Posted by DylloS

recipe!

This is for every ~2-2.5 lbs of ground beef you use... I'll use last nights for example... double or halve everything based on lbs of beef.

2.5 lbs lean ground beef
32oz of Tomato Sauce
12oz of Tomato Paste
28oz can diced tomatoes
10-15 white mushrooms, diced
1 large yellow onion, diced
4 teaspoons italian seasoning
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon sugar (reduces acidity of diced tomatoes)
1/4 package of clubhouse spaghetti seasoning packet

brown beef in an oiled large saucepan on medium high
add mushrooms and onions, cook and stir for about ~5 minutes
add italian seasoning, salt, pepper & sugar ... stir to combine
add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce & paste... stir to combine
add 1/4 package of spaghetti seasoning... stir to combine

let simmer for one hour, stirring occassionally

thats an awesome and easy meat sauce, tastes way better than any of the canned sauces.

I add my meatball recipe which I'm way too lazy to type out / explain methods but if you want meatballs fast and easy just buy a box of frozen ones

this could also be done in a slow cooker

Originally Posted by dabears

This is for every ~2-2.5 lbs of ground beef you use... I'll use last nights for example... double or halve everything based on lbs of beef.

2.5 lbs lean ground beef
32oz of Tomato Sauce
12oz of Tomato Paste
28oz can diced tomatoes
10-15 white mushrooms, diced
1 large yellow onion, diced
4 teaspoons italian seasoning
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon sugar (reduces acidity of diced tomatoes)
1/4 package of clubhouse spaghetti seasoning packet

brown beef in an oiled large saucepan on medium high
add mushrooms and onions, cook and stir for about ~5 minutes
add italian seasoning, salt, pepper & sugar ... stir to combine
add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce & paste... stir to combine
add 1/4 package of spaghetti seasoning... stir to combine

let simmer for one hour, stirring occassionally

thats an awesome and easy meat sauce, tastes way better than any of the canned sauces.

I add my meatball recipe which I'm way too lazy to type out / explain methods but if you want meatballs fast and easy just buy a box of frozen ones

this could also be done in a slow cooker

I want this now!

Originally Posted by evolved

Recipe for homemade granola/protein bars?

mix 2 cups rolled oats, 2/3 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup wheat germ, a good amount of cinnamon, a cup of flour, a little salt, 1/2 cup honey, 1 egg, and a little under half cup of vegetable oil all together. I also add a good amount of fresh nuts that i crush up for more protein (walnuts, macadamia, pistachio, peanuts, almonds ect.). Then bake at 350 for about 20 minutes (if the edge turns brown they should be crunchy when they cool, i wait till the edge just barely browns and cut right away so they are a little chewy). You'll have some amazing granola bars.

Bake in regular 9x13 pans and grease them well.

Be sure to cut before they cool because if you make them crunchy and wait to long they'll be a real pain to cut.

I spread peanut butter on them when i eat them, more protein, and it's delicious. I also make about 3-4x that recipe when i make them so i have a good 2 weeks supply. They're great snacks! And guilt free.

I'm assuming you could also substitute some flour with whey protein if you wanted.

2 batches will make around 28 bars depending how you cut them.

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California burrito... first cheat day in 2 weeks.

Originally Posted by DylloS

recipe!

Hey man, found this r/fitmeals cookbook the other day.

You can download this .rar, lots of goot sh1t

Where you been bra

Working an stuff. Built a website and feel like a have a good grip on google advertising now.

Got back on the leangains a couple weeks ago.

Doing a -20/-20 cut and funny when you realize how many hobbies you have when you don't go out drinking/parting all the time

Had some pizza today. Feel like total death. The UC is forcing me into eating clean all the time.

I finally learned how to cook meals with enough for two meals.

Try this chick rub sometime: Cumin, crushed red pepper, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, minced garlic... toss it in a tbsp olive oil and throw it on the Foreman Grill. Really good with spaghetti.

Breakfast of a champ.

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