I am now making great salad at home. Here is my recipe (it may be simplistic but hey I am hardly a bonafide chef):
1 Rubbermaid plastic container large with lid (lid is important as you will find out soon)
Grilled chicken cut in pieces (you can get these readymade at the deli meats section)
Baby spinach
Caesar greens
Dried cranberries
Walnuts
Olive oil
White wine vinegar
Put desired quantities in the plastic container, put the lid on, and shake it like a Polaroid picture. It is imperative that you close the lid. Eat and feel good. Prep time 5 minutes.
I intend to try out variations of this, maybe include broccoli and other veggies, almonds, other berries. I don’t think though that making a decent salad at home necessarily costs less than getting one from outside.
P.S. close the lid before shaking.
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Ash and I are challenging eachother to a Biggest Loser style weight loss competition and we want you to see all the trash talk as it happens. Here's how to calculate: Week 1: 175 lbs Week 2: 170 lbs; percent: (175-170)/175 = 2.9% Week 3: 175 lbs; percent: (170-175)/175= -2.9% Week 4: 172 lbs; percent is NOT (175-172)/175 = 1.7%; the actual percent should be (X-172)/X = (170-172)/170 = -1.2%.
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Oh and you know what I figured that part of the beer drinking is drinking something from a bottle. So I went out and bought 2 dozen water bottles. I think so far its helping me not drink beer. I just pop open a bottle of water whenever I feel like it.
And I am taking part in a dragon boat race on July 4th and we have 3 training classes after work this week. I think it would be an excellent work out.
Good for you. I hate salads...no matter how hard I try...I can't make myself eat them on a regular basis.
I do drink a lot of water though. At least 64oz a day. I have this big mug/cooler that holds exactly 64oz and as long as I put plenty of ice in it, it keeps it cool all day long.
I love to eat salads, but I have never put berries in with mine. That sounds ick.
I'm not a huge fan of salads either, however i did have one with spinach, strawberrries and feta cheese and it was to die for.
no cheese Miss Ash. no cheese!!
goat cheese, greens, dried cranberries and raspberry vinaigrette - best salad ever - and the cheese makes the salad.
also i don't know if they have this anywhere else, but we've got a chain in t.o. called the "lettuce eatery," it's freakin' expensive, but the salads are so good. i used to think i didn't like salad, but now i know i just hadn't had a really good one before, now i love them.
yrautca, who doesn't like cheese? you're an odd duck.
the cheese does not make the salad. the cheese maketh the fatties fatter. who doesnt love cheese? i do too. but i am not putting any in mine until another 10 lbs. i am using extra virgin olive oil instead. its healthier.
you may think that olive oil is healthier than cheese, but the low fat cheese that i buy as a treat and use sparingly still has protein which facilitates weight loss. if you are going to use oil, then olive oil or canola are better than other kinds, but the salad with the cheese doesn't have any oil in it at all.
the best strategy is everything in moderation. and instead of getting diet fatigue, isn't it better to let yourself have a little cheese on your salad than get so tired of your diet plan that you start putting cheese and gravy on your fries instead, like ashley?
I thought of it too and I will have to do some research into what the healthier cheeses are. You are right that I can use cheese instead of oil if it’s still healthy. I was aghast to see that one tablespoon olive oil has like 120 calories.
On another note, I had a breakdown last night and drank beer. Dammit!!!!!!! No beer tonight though.
booze, yeah, i drank so much this weekend.
i sometimes use a website to calculate my nutritional intake. one day recently, i went out drinking with my friends, and then after we went for a greasy breakfast at an all night restaurant. even with the greasy breakfast, the booze still accounted for a third of my caloric intake for the day. yikes. that said, we had a big party this weekend, and i had a drinking buddy in town, so i imagine that booze probably accounts for a third or more of my calories for the week, even though i also ate out a lot.
Can you please post a link to that website?
Hard booze is actually ok. It’s the beer drinkers who suffer more. I don’t think you can get fat drinking vodka and rum.
well,actually, while there are different caloric values for different kinds of alcohol, all booze causes a similar reacion in your body. because it's mainly sugar, it is digested quickly and then you have a sugar crash, so you might as well be eating icecream or drinking juice or eating candies. that's why after a night of drinking you're starving and crave a big greasy breakfast.
Finally some great news:
Originally published in On Tap, Volume 17 Number 1 (April 2003), the newsletter of the Brewers of Canada.
Have you ever thought twice about reaching for a beer because you're worried it will expand your waistline? If so, you're not alone. According to a recent IPSOS Reid survey, 70 per cent of Canadians "closely associated" drinking beer with gaining weight. Which means that only 30 per cent of Canadians have the facts: that beer is not fattening, provided it's part of a healthy, balanced diet.
Lois Ferguson, a Registered Dietitian, says there is a lot of evidence to disprove the theory that beer makes you put on the pounds. "Beer has only 140 calories and has 0 grams of fat for a 12-oz bottle," she says. "It is even more impressive when you compare it to cola, which has 152 calories for the same size serving, or red wine, which has 106 calories for a 5-oz serving. The bottom line is that beer won't make you gain weight, provided it is part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle."
But the good news doesn't stop there. According to Ferguson, beer can make a positive contribution to a healthy diet. "Beer is made from wholesome ingredients, such as malt, hops, yeast and filtered water. It also contains B vitamins, such as niacin, riboflavin, pyridoxine and folate."
Studies have consistently shown that the moderate use of alcoholic beverages is associated with a decrease in the risk of coronary heart disease. Alcohol is believed to protect against heart disease in two ways: by increasing levels of so-called "good" cholesterol (HDL); and from the short-term inhibitory effect of alcohol on blood clotting.
All types of alcoholic beverages are associated with reduced risk of coronary heart disease. The protective effect tends to be due primarily to alcohol itself, rather than to other components in alcoholic beverages.
In today's weight conscious society, consumers are increasingly wary of the calorie content and nutritional value of the food and beverages they consume.
"Although the average consumer is much more informed, it is amazing how many people still think that drinking beer will make them gain weight" Ferguson says. "It's important for consumers to know that moderate consumption of beer does not make you gain weight, provided it's part of a healthy, balanced diet."
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