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I need some yummy inspirational diet food to make me smile and not dread doing healthy eating.
I don't have a lot of money so won't be able to spend much on anything fancy.
Any good ideas?!
Diet snacks too (other than the obvious fruits and carrots jobby).
*wubs*
*goes off to make a vat of scrummy carrot soup!*
Chuckles
27-05-2008, 21:12
Aren't nuts and seeds supposed to be good for snacking?
Piggymon
27-05-2008, 21:43
Nuts and seeds are good but not too many as they're full of ( good ) fats :)
Leek and Squash Soup (makes 8 portions)
1 onion, chopped
2oz leek, chopped
1 pint hot stock
1 lb squash flesh in chunks
8oz potato chopped
1 pint skimmed milk
4oz cooked rice
1/4 pint low fat yoghurt, or a dollop of Philadelphia extra light
salt & pepper
Soften onion and leek in a little stock. Add potatoes, squash, stock, milk, seasoning. Bring to boil and simmer for 45 mins stirring every now and again. Add rice and then blend (if using philly add at this stage). Add most of the yoghurt and reheat gently. Serve with a swirl of yoghurt on top.
90 cals per serving and 1g fat
Fig Loaf (8 slices per loaf)
4oz bran flakes
4oz dark soft brown sugar
4oz dried figs
4oz self raising flour
2 tbsp treacle
1/2 pint skimmed milk
Put everything except the flour into a bowl and mix well, leave to stand for half an hour. Add the flour and mix well. Put mixture into 1lb loaf tin and bake in a preheated ovenat 180 for 45-60 minutes. Turn out and allow to cool.
170 cals per slice 1g fat
You can eat it right away but is even better if wrapped in parchment and left for a couple of days. If you like dried fruit/malt loaf type things you should really like this..... nomnom
I've emailed you my Tesco Diets recipes, Pheebs :)
Could you not post them up/make a thread for them LK? I wouldn't mind looking through them, that was all :)
Snuggle Ferret
28-05-2008, 09:22
Nuts and seeds are good but not too many as they're full of ( good ) fats :)
And they give you stuffed up bottom problems :-S :-D
Here ya go Sam.
http://www.lostkat.co.uk/TescoDiet01.doc
http://www.lostkat.co.uk/TescoDiet02.doc
They're all portioned for 1 person, but double up very well. Highly recommend the Chilli Con Carne - make 4 portions and freeze them. Leon eats what I cook him, so it works very well as he just has what I have :)
omg that leek and squash soup sounds LOVELY!
Just got your email too Kate and will have a look through now! Nom nom nom nom nom!
*looks forward to trying new recipes* :D
Kell_ee001
28-05-2008, 12:15
*chants to self*
I WILL start cooking more!
I WILL start cooking more!
I WILL start cooking more!
*looks around sheepishly because she's getting funny looks*
Pheebs you should spend a week or two with Neil and I. 2 health freaks (though he looks AMAZING (god how gay does that sound?! :o)) who LOVE cooking, and cook lots of good quality, low fat, high flavour food. :cool:
The thing about a "diet" it's more of a lifestyle thing. Cutting down on unnecessary things like sweets, beer, sugar, etc... a good way to drop bulk is to minimise your carb intake, however you will feel a bit depleted (energy wise) for a few days initially. Cutting things like biscuits and butter etc are another quick win. Don't sacrifice calories for the sake of it, just eat wholesome food in sensible quantities and have yourself a good routine. Breakfast is important, a nice bowl of porridge and a fruit is a perfect start ot the day.
Don't turn to a rabbit diet - it just won't work, and your body will go into "starve" mode and hold onto fat and target muscle for extra nutrition. Don't under feed yourself it'll have the opposite effect. You need to keep a decent maintenance calorie level intake, whilst also maintaining a decent aerobic and anaerobic exercise routine believe it or not.
Don't turn into a stick insect, you're gorgeous as you are, having curves is something to flaunted not hidden - but I know it's something that is very independent and subjective and no one but you can accept how look. :) Good luck with whatever results you want. :)
Pheebs you should spend a week or two with Neil and I.
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Will and Pheebs Phun day out! :D
2 health freaks (though he looks AMAZING (god how gay does that sound?! :o)) who LOVE cooking, and cook lots of good quality, low fat, high flavour food. :cool:
HIiyyyyyyaaaaaaaaa! *waves at Will with a camp Hand*
The thing about a "diet" it's more of a lifestyle thing. Cutting down on unnecessary things like sweets, beer, sugar, etc... a good way to drop bulk is to minimise your carb intake, however you will feel a bit depleted (energy wise) for a few days initially. Cutting things like biscuits and butter etc are another quick win. Don't sacrifice calories for the sake of it, just eat wholesome food in sensible quantities and have yourself a good routine. Breakfast is important, a nice bowl of porridge and a fruit is a perfect start ot the day.
I do not eat much bad things really - my lifestyle is pretty good (particularly when Picky's not around! I crave junk snacky foods when he's here - mainly because I'm not working so I am aware of being peckish and because he noms them too!) I don't have butter (bleh) I have BANNED BISCUITS from the house (once they're in they disintegrate within milliseconds) and if I do snack and want something SUPER naughty I will have a be-good-to-yourself item.
So yeh... I'm relatively good. My problem comes on days whereby I break. And then... theeeeeeeeeeen I become the nom monster. NOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM! I will nom EVERYTHING insight! But only for a day! It's not good :)
Don't turn to a rabbit diet - it just won't work, and your body will go into "starve" mode and hold onto fat and target muscle for extra nutrition. Don't under feed yourself it'll have the opposite effect. You need to keep a decent maintenance calorie level intake, whilst also maintaining a decent aerobic and anaerobic exercise routine believe it or not.
Don't turn into a stick insect, you're gorgeous as you are, having curves is something to flaunted not hidden - but I know it's something that is very independent and subjective and no one but you can accept how look. :) Good luck with whatever results you want. :)
Bleh. Rabbit diet = makes pheebs hungry = makes pheebs crave = cave in days for pheebs = fat phood pheebs ;D
So I need food that will fill me riiiiiight up. I can't do with being hungry - I hate it :)
Fankoo for advice though! I will stick to it I promise!
Love love love new recipes! Am excited! Will go shopping tomorrow and pick up ingredients for it!
Nom nom nom nom nom!
I wish I had some recipes to share, but most of my food is quite calorific :(
Mic bought me two of the huge bags of doritos (one heatwave and one of my fave cheese :D ) and 2 jars of garlic dip as he knows I adore doritos and dip, can very rarely find the garlic dip and wouldn't buy them for myself :o
Guess whos going to be the heffa and living in this thread next week ;D
goldilocks
30-05-2008, 19:10
Mic bought me two of the huge bags of doritos (one heatwave and one of my fave cheese :D ) and 2 jars of garlic dip as he knows I adore doritos and dip, can very rarely find the garlic dip and wouldn't buy them for myself :o
Guess whos going to be the heffa and living in this thread next week ;D
doritos... isn't corn a vegetable?
and garlic (dip) deffinitely is!!
2 of your 5 a day already (by the diet in our house anyway!! )
:p
doritos... isn't corn a vegetable?
and garlic (dip) deffinitely is!!
2 of your 5 a day already (by the diet in our house anyway!! )
:p
I love you :D
you don't need "diet" food you just need low fat, low carb recipes and work out the calories so way everything. Once you've weighed stuff, then transfer it to cup measures so it's easier in the future.
Thai Ginger Chicken
should be around 700calories and packed with goodness.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of peanut oil
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 cup chicken, cut into bite sized pieces
1 cup mushroom, sliced
3 tablespoons grated ginger
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
a pinch of sugar
3 tablespoons chopped onion
2-3 Thai chile peppers
3 tablespoons scallion/green onion, cut into 1" pieces
Thai pepper powder
rice or cous cous
Instructions:
Mix the fish sauce, soy and oyster sauce ready for use,
Bring the oil to the smoking point in an adequately large wok, and add the chicken and garlic, and stir fry until the chicken begins to change colour (this is quite quick, so don't overcook).
Add the sauce and stir until it returns to a bubbling consistency, then add the remaining ingredients, and stir until the chicken is cooked.
The recipe for pork is identical, beef if it is used should be marinated in a mixture of 2 tablespoons of whiskey and the fish sauce, soy sauce and oyster sauce, which should be retained after marination to be added to the cooking.
The thing I'll say about that acid is there's no vegetables in it :p
Pack it out with mangetout, crunchy green beans, broccoli or baby corns and you'll be laughing and it'll be a lot more healthy and satisfying.
My thai green curry:
2-3 tablespoons of green curry paste (make your own or buy a jar)
Meat of your choice
Chunked up broccoli
Baby corns
Green beans cut in half
Tin of coconut milk
Finely chopped coriander
Get a wok very hot and add a couple of tablespoons of oil. Add the green curry paste. Stirfry the meat to brown the outside, add the veggies, stirfy for a minute or two and pour over the coconut milk, bring to the boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle over the coriander and serve with boiled rice or noodles.
I make my own green curry paste in the blender:
2 tablespoons of oil
1 stick of lemongrass
1 green chilli
3 cloves of garlic
1 shallot or equivalent amount of onion
1 piece of ginger about the size of your thumb (use galangal if you can get it)
handful of fresh coriander
1 teaspoon of salt
2 anchovies - optional
Blend until smooth. It's a lot stronger than the stuff in a jar and it freezes well :)
The thing I'll say about that acid is there's no vegetables in it :p
Mushrooms, spring onions and ginger. But extra veg never hurts.
The Tesco "Diet" recipes I've posted are all based on a healthy eating plan btw. Loads of fresh fruit and veg. Just good, honest healthy recipes.
Thanks for posting them Kate. I think I'll be making Chorizo & chickpea stew with cous cous next week - sounds scrummy!
It's one of my faves :) Glad you're using them!!
Stan_Lite
13-06-2008, 17:44
Cutting down on unnecessary things like sweets, beer, sugar, etc...
:shocked::shocked:
Some of these recipes look trés nomtastic, I may well try a few of these when I get home. I could do with shedding a couple of pounds but I like my grub, so eating lots of yummy healthy stuff would seem like the best way to go about it.
Not too keen on the Froggy's cutting down on beer idea though (unnecessary indeed :angry: :p).
Don't forget your Omega-3's! I made this for the first time last night and I found that the ingredients are ones that I always have lying around. It is absolutely delicious and incredibly easy to make. The salsa verde is very versatile too. You could have it with bulgar wheat, rice, salad, baked salmon.... anything really! You could also take it to work for lunch. If you don't like the capers or anchovies, just leave them out. You can't really taste them when they're all mushed up together though. It just adds to the overall flavour.
This recipe is low in saturated fat and has around 520 calories.
Tuna pasta with salsa verde
Serves 2
Ingredients
200g tin of good quality yellowfin tuna
150g penne or short pasta
a small bunch of flat-leaf parsley , roughly chopped
a small bunch of basil, roughly chopped
1 tbsp capers, drained and rinsed
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 anchovies (optional)
1 lemon, zested and juiced Method
Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.
Meanwhile, drain the tuna (keep the oil) and flake into a bowl. Put the herbs, capers, garlic, mustard, anchovies (if using), 1/2 the lemon zest, the lemon juice and 3 tbsp tuna oil (top up with olive oil if necessary) in a food processor. Whizz to a pesto texture. Season.
Stir through the tuna then add the pasta and the rest of the lemon zest, toss together and serve.
Don't forget your Omega-3's! I made this for the first time last night and I found that the ingredients are ones that I always have lying around. It is absolutely delicious and incredibly easy to make. The salsa verde is very versatile too. You could have it with bulgar wheat, rice, salad, baked salmon.... anything really! You could also take it to work for lunch. If you don't like the capers or anchovies, just leave them out. You can't really taste them when they're all mushed up together though. It just adds to the overall flavour.
This recipe is low in saturated fat and has around 520 calories.
Tuna pasta with salsa verde
Serves 2
Ingredients
200g tin of good quality yellowfin tuna
150g penne or short pasta
a small bunch of flat-leaf parsley , roughly chopped
a small bunch of basil, roughly chopped
1 tbsp capers, drained and rinsed
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 anchovies (optional)
1 lemon, zested and juiced Method
Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.
Meanwhile, drain the tuna (keep the oil) and flake into a bowl. Put the herbs, capers, garlic, mustard, anchovies (if using), 1/2 the lemon zest, the lemon juice and 3 tbsp tuna oil (top up with olive oil if necessary) in a food processor. Whizz to a pesto texture. Season.
Stir through the tuna then add the pasta and the rest of the lemon zest, toss together and serve.
I bet that would be nice with a few chopped black olives and some baby courgette's
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