FXjohn

Picky? Well, the name of the forum is Training and Nutrition.

Usually what i will do is buy 10 dollars worth of chicken and marinate it for 2-3 days.
I then grill it and have my supper meat for the week.

For breakfast I usually have a banana or two rolled in raw sunflower seeds, or organic grapes.
Lunch is a spinach salad with other fresh vegetables, feta cheese, nuts and light Italian dressing.

Supper is the chicken with steamed vegetables and fruit.

Weekends I usually just play it by ear. But i don't eat burger/pork or processed garbage.

Staceyfb

FX,
that is good for you and your training and nutrition. We are a very well rounded group of people here, the question wasn't posed to ask for critisism.
I For one eat like a horse, I wish I could eat for 6 a day, I am about double that. I also eat the best steak money will allow this weeks budget. I also eat hotdogs and all kinds of chopped and formed and processed foods. But that works fine for my metabolism.
Stacey

FXjohn

Just think how much better good clean fod would be for your metabolism.
Try it for a month.
If you're going to buy good steak, why not substitute it with good salmon?

jsigone

Sounds like pretty good food. I'm trying to eat healthier to shed off some extra weight. Biking, running and eating whatever I want, has gotten me only so far (30lbs in 6 months lost). I'm currently 200-205# and stand 6'2" But I'm also on a budget as well, so trying to eat right, not feel starved and not break my wallet is pretty hard. I want to get down to 170# by next spring and race XC and Super D. I recently gave up drinking soda, started making smoothies (strawberry/bananas/ lil bit of apple juice and PB) for breakfest to replace my normal daily coffee. My work out schedule has not changed though.

What do you marinate your chicken in? Is chicken the only type of meat you eat?

Krazy Koz

Let me give this game a try; here is my daily food intake for Tuesday:

2 Bowls of Cereal + Soy Milk = $1.63
Large Banana Smoothie = $0.93
4 oz Dried Dates = $0.31
4 oz Dried Figs = $0.53
Whole Wheat Bagel w/Honey = $0.55
3 Slices of Whole Wheat Bread = $0.40
1 cup Hummus w/Pita = $0.67
2 cups Shorbat Adas (Lebanese Red Lentil Stew) = $0.58
Lots of Water (after cost of filter) = $0.10
GRAND TOTAL: $5.70
TOTAL CALORIES: 3000 kcal (roughly)

Being vegetarian helps cut down the cost of dinner quite a bit, just as doing all your own cooking does (that and it keeps the food quite a bit healthier). A bag of lentils or chickpeas only costs $1-1.50 and will last you more than a week. Of course, I splurge a bit with the Soy Milk and dried fruits, but that just goes to show that you can eat healthy, cheaply, AND treat yourself. You don’t have to deprive yourself to eat well. It just requires a bit of planning and a little work.

FXjohn

Wow, pretty impeccable.
Dried figs are good, I buy em now and again.
Didn't really see any mention of fresh raw fruits and vegetables, besides the smoothie, but I'll
bet we all wish we ate that good every day.

Staceyfb

Well for one I can not stand the flavor of Salmon. I am a shellfish fan but that does not meet with the pocket book very freindly. I do however eat fresh fish quite often as I fish alot. And I eat what I catch. Most of the steak I do eat is harvested by myself. The steak I do buy I know where it comes from and you will never get me to believe that good quality steak that was grown on the family farm is bad for me or anyone else.
I am 33 years old, 145 lbs and 5'11". I eat healthy and excersise. I run on 5 hours of sleep a day and manage between 100 and 200 miles on the bike during the week and then a nice long ride on the weekend.
Liek I said in my previuos post, the way you eat may be good for your training and health, I however would starve to death....lol. In the 30 mins I sat here and decided what and how to write this so as not to seem as though I am flaming anyone, I ate 1/2 of a watermelon. Now its time for my nightly snack so I will stop rambling.
Stacey

49er

My meals of the day are:

Breakfast 4egg whites 1/4cup of oats = .60 + .09
1 banana 5 chucks of white melon .12 + .12
1 cup of tropicana orange juice mixed with water .17
1 cup of skim milk
lunch tuna in a can .77
carrat
mashed potatoe
2nd lunch chicken breast
potatoe
carrot
Dinner half chicken $3.00
potatoe
lettuce
2nd Dinner spaggetti with tomatoe sauce
Total cost who knows?

Lt.Gustl

you could eat for free if you wanted and had some room to grow vegetables, turnips and beans store very well and don't require much expertise or attention, carrots and tomatoes do need to kept from animals, you can raise chickens for eggs and hunt for meat.

surfncycling

Canned beans 59c. Tortillas? maybe 20-30 cents each--> Burritos.
Non-instant oatmeal is always good too.

DnvrFox

Yes, and it is mostly sea water. If you like a lot of salt, ok.

I.e.

Baked Potato with Bacon Bits & Chives Soup 920mg
Classic Chicken Noodle Soup 890mg

Del Monte Stewed Tomatoes 360mg

Total of about 1280. The current recommendation is to consume less than 2,400 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day. You just blew over 1/2 of RDA, which is high to start with IMHO.

FXjohn

Good for you then, ignore all the studies and fill your guts and veins full of saturated animal fat.

AnthonyG

Hey DUDE!

Where's the vegetables in your diet. A vegetarian that doesn't eat vegetables! Even though I'm the heretic who loves butter and lard I still have green salad's every day and I've just finnished a nice soup made with homemade chicken stock, butter, onions, cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms and some dill.

You need some more vegetables in your diet.

Regards, Anthony

brokenrobot

I believe you... but where'd you get it? I was looking for an article I remember reading that said frozen was more nutritious (due to freezing right at peak ripeness) than fresh, which is often over- or under-ripe... your source might be what I was looking for!

Staceyfb

There is no study that says meat in moderation is bad for you. We are by nature carnivors. Glutony is what kills. You can eat whatever you like or believe. You can also believe whatever study you choose, as can I. That is the beauty of the American way.
We can go round and round about this till we are both blue in the face, chances are that I will never change your ways and you will never change mine.
Stacey

nick burns

Omnivores, actually.

FXjohn

Sure, whatever, and the average caveman never saw 30 years old.
.
If you want to go against studies like Ornish and clog your veins up
with beef fat, go ahead, you don't have to make excuses.
The science is out there.
I'm thinking with civilization comes knowledge.
Just because your daddy ate that way and it tastes good doesn't make it healthy.

TexasGuy

What is wrong with Ground Beef? Why does everybody talk about it like its bad :-/

Krazy Koz

I suppose that I should have given a brief ingredient list for Shorbat Adas (since I think it is safe to assume that everyone knows what is in Hummus):
-Red Lentils
-Spinach
-White Onions
-Garlic
-Cumin
-Paprika
-Olive Oil

So, while the majority of my diet is not vegetables (it is mostly, of course, legumes), I hardly think that that really speaks to the healthfulness or unhealthfulness of my diet. The primary concern is nutrients, and if you run a nutritional analysis (which you can do at www.mypyramid.gov) of my diet, it stands up well. And, in my defense, I always make it a point to eat some spinach or other leafy green.

Vegetables are the real clinching point (much like meat) if you want to eat healthy and cheaply. With a few exceptions (cabbage comes to mind) most vegetables are pretty expensive, especially on a calories per dollar basis, that you have to find ways around it. For example, mine are buying dried fruits for anti-oxidants and vitamins, and using frozen vegetables (in soups). Fresh vegetables are expensive (better to grow them yourself, if possible), canned vegetables are usually loaded with unhealthy amounts of salt, and frozen vegetables are the only affordable alternative for those on a budget. I cope by eating lots of legumes. As I said, you have to work at it, and I probably should of said that you also should be a bit creative.

nick burns

Ever try making dhal? It's kind of similar to the shorbat adas minus the spinach & add in a few Indian spices. It's one of my favorite dishes & very easy to make.

Krazy Koz

I've made Masoor Dal a few times, but that's about it. I love red lentils and am always looking for new recipes to use them in. My family is Lebanese, ergo, most of my recipes are Lebanese (which is similar to Greek food).

If you have any good Dal recipes, I would love to hear them. I am always looking to try something new, and since Dal's are lentil recipes and therefore cheap, they would be pertinent to this thread.

nick burns

OK, here's one that can be modified to suit your taste:

Combine into 3 cups veg. broth: 1 cup red lentils, 1 cup diced onion, 3 gloves crushed garlic, 1 tsp. grated fresh ginger, 1 1/2 tsp. cumin, 1 1/2 tsp turmeric & bring to boil. Reduce heat & simmer.

Saute 1 cup diced onion, 2 or 3 of your favorite variety of chopped hot peppers, 3 cloves crushed garlic, 2 or 3 seeded & chopped plum tomatoes in olive oil until soft & golden.

Add sauted veggies into the simmering lentil mixture & continue simmering until everything's well combined. I tend to cook it until the lentils start to break down a bit, but that's just my preference.

Serve it over basmati rice & garnish with fresh cilantro.

Enjoy!

georgiaboy

Yum! Ever thought of writing a Sleestak recipe book. Could be a bestseller.

nick burns

Haha! I'll keep that in mind.

I was thinking maybe this forum might benefit from a sticky thread for recipes.

Mods?

FXjohn

how long does it take to cook lentils?

I'm guessing a lot less than say, a pinto bean.