Here Today... Gone To Hell!

I don't know if we've had this before...

I know we had a healthy eating thing the other week. But it was more about diet watching that anything else...

I wasn't sure what to search for, so if anybody has started a thread similar to this, and feels I am stealing their thunder, then please don't hesitate to tell me, and I will reply '...So what, you fucking freak?' before being kind enough to merge the two.

So, yes. Pleasentries over with.

Starting from today, I'm going to stop eating the shit that I have been for the last 19 years...

I was always a really, really fussy eater until a couple of years ago. Now that I do actually like a wider range of foods, it's actually difficult for me to eat that widely because...I'm not really sure what is out there. Sounds strange, doesn't it...But do you get it?

Basically, I'm trying to sort what I'm eating out.

In the long term I'm going to start running and the sort, but I would rather change what I am eating first...

My point is, digression (is that a real word?) asside, is...

Healthy eating, what is it? I really don't know...Never done it.

If you could recommend healthy meals, healthy snacks and the like, then I would really appreciate it.

So far, I know that I should drink more water and eat five pieces of fruit a day.

Err...

Anything else?

Some advice, and some general help, here would be quality...

Consult a dietician.  ;D

I should let me wife chime in on this. She is an expert on healthy diet.

The basics are stay away from sugar and animal fat. Tough to do with the food we have available to us today. Ditch white bread and replace with wheat bread. Ditch potatoes and replace with sweet potatoes. Lots of bright colored fruits and veggies, lots of water, lean steak (if you eat meat) is ok, like a filet. Ribeye type steaks, not ok. Chicken, fish, turkey, are good. Brown rice instead of white rice.

The hardest thing for me is not eating sweets. HARD!

The most important thing you can do is eat right. It is easier to start good habits now, then try to change them when your life is half way through and you are bloated and tired.

POP TARTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Water and green tea is great for flushing out toxins in your body. Try to stay away from sodas. Fruit juice is not very good for you, because of the high amount of sugar that it contains. Coffee - Don't do it!

Avoiding red meat, or at least cutting back on it, will benefit your heart's health.

Baking instead of frying food is a must.

Eat whole grains instead of the refined kind (white bread and rice). If you're gonna eat bread, make sure it's labeled Whole Wheat.







 

stay away from tinned food,
eat fresh food, green vegetables, red/green peppers especially
eat almonds/sesame seeds if you want a snack...both are good for you unless you have a nut allergy!
watermelon is the best fruit you can eat
drink 8 glasses of water a day...it helps digestion as well as being a detoxin

get a smoothie blender and make your own desserts...almond milk, watermelon and raspberry smoothie...yum...plenty of recipes online

eat more fish like salmon and tuna, although dont eat fish more than twice a week



 

ahhhahah they're so disgusting.

i say fish fish fish.

My dad used to just eat crappy food constantly and then he had a heart attack.  So now him, me, mum, my sister are all obsessed with what we eat.  Fish and Salad mainly.  There is alot you can do with healthy food!  And then you start to realise that KFC and Maccas and everything else is total crap!!  :no:

I try to limit my food intake to only one meat meal a day.  It'll usually be steak, but that's my goal.  I usually skip breakfast, or make some juicer via an awesome juicer my office has, then only have salads and maybe bread for lunch (though I try to avoid any dead foods) and then just eat a huge steak and oysters for dinner.  Yep.. that's me.  I also love sushi.

WORST thing you can do!

"Most important meal of the day" <--- this is not bullshit! 
It is really important to get your metabolism going right when you wake up ("break the fast" from sleeping  ::))... and a lot of the time you'll eat more later in the day which is worse for you.  If you DON'T eat more later in the day, you're probably not getting everything your body needs.

Agree with Drama and Eazy, Im more into vegetables yet I can't let the meat aside  :crying: , on the other hand breakast is really important cause even if you have breakfast you can skip lunch but not viceversa.

I know!  That's why I try to "juice up" instead of having a meal.  I put like apples, pears, carrots and other shit into the juicer and juice up in the morning.  But yeah, I know I should have better meals in the morning.  I just love eating at night.. I love steak.. I love whiskey... I can't stop.

Want a bet? ?Back in the day I could skip every meal untill my parents noticed usually around Dinner time. ?But I was always "sick" when I went to eat that.

You got yourself a bet  ;)

Red Meat  : ok:

Drink a shitload of green tea(unsweetened). For breakfast, eat oats, cream of wheat, yogurt, or some kind of bran cereal.

No no no... Im not going back to that!!  :no:

But seriously try it.  After a few weeks its easy but its bad aswell.. You notice yourself getting unhealty!!!

Eat all the monkeys.

Ummm... OK.  Did someone forget to give MCT his medication agian?!  :nervous:

 :hihi: I kid

I Robot.

Yep someone definatly forgot?! Whos turn was it today???

Yours...

...To ruin my thread.? :(


I joke, I joke, I kid, I kid.

No but seriously.? :)

I'm not.

Just kidding.

But not really.

I'm drinking all of the water (in the world) and trying to have my five(thousand) pieces of fruit a day.

But, my real point here is: What dishes do you eat?

China? I don't know.

Anybody want to be more specific?

It's all good though.

I dont know why but every time you post - you manage to make me feel like total crap ;).  Good work.

Anyway:  Here is the food pyramid - this should show what some people are and are not DOING.  Remember that you also need to REACH the required amount of food... not less.

(http://www.ohsu.edu/healthyaging/caregiving/images/food_pyramid.gif)

I knew you chiken out  :hihi:
On a serious note why you killed yourself of hunger?, is never healthy to try to reduce weight by not eating

Sure it is, Dick. Its called anorexia, and is even better than an apple at keeping the doctor away. :hihi:

Sure it is, Dick. Its called anorexia, and is even better than an apple at keeping the doctor away. :hihi:
Yeah that could be true but thats masoquism  :hihi:

Thai food is usually pretty healthy, because it's cooked with natural products and herbs/spices instead of additives or dyes.

You could have Thai noodles(comes in different flavors) with steamed broccoli and baked chicken for a main dish.

Stick to the basics - moderation is the key

Minimise red meat and try and eat more chicken and fish

Plenty of grains and brans

Try and eat whole grains

5+ veges and fruit per day

Natural sugars

Limited fats

Truckloads of water

This idea allows it all. Like sausage rolls  : ok:

I had four pop-tarts for lunch and they were scrum-didiley-umpshus.

Chocolate frosted or Wild berry?  :o

Jim, just eat what-ever you want. it's fine. self imporvement is masterbation :)

Baked Eggplant Sandwiches

"There are sandwiches, there are sandwiches with eggplant... and there are Eggplant Sandwiches! Who needs bread anyway?"

Original recipe yield: 4 servings.
Prep Time:15 MinutesCook Time:30 MinutesReady In:45 MinutesServings:4 (change)

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INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 cups panko bread crumbs
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg
1/4 cup water
1 large long eggplant, cut crosswise into 1/3 inch thick slices
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
5 ounces fresh goat cheese
1 cup shredded sharp provolone cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup pomegranate molasses

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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Coat two large baking sheets with olive oil.

In a medium bowl, stir together the panko crumbs, salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. In another bowl, whisk together the egg and water. Place the flour in a third bowl. Coat each slice of eggplant with flour, shaking off the excess, then dip into the egg, and finally coat with panko crumbs. Place on the oiled baking sheets.

Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven, then turn over the slices and bake for an additional 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool slightly, but leave the oven on.

While the eggplant is baking, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion; cook and stir until almost tender, then add the garlic. Cook for just about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the goat cheese, provolone cheese, parsley and basil. Season with pepper.

Divide the cheese mixture among 8 slices of the eggplant (half). Spread to cover, then top with remaining eggplant slices, pressing to compact. Return to the baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until eggplant is crisp, about 15 minutes. Place two sandwiches onto each serving plate, and drizzle with pomegranate molasses.

Mushroom Soup with Winter Vegetables

A hearty winter soup consisting of caramelized onions, mushroom stems, carrots and celery.

Yields: 10 cups

INGREDIENTS:
2 heads garlic
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 large onions, chopped
1 1/2 pounds assorted wild mushrooms, sliced, stems reserved
8 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 ribs celery, chopped
8 sprigs plus 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 bay leaf
1 butternut squash (about 2 1/4 pounds), peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 cup light red wine, such as pinot noir
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon coarse-ground pepper
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice


DIRECTIONS:
1. Roast the garlic: Heat oven to 400? F. Cut about 1 inch off the top of both heads of garlic, dot each with 1 tablespoon butter, wrap in foil, and roast until soft -- about 45 minutes; let cool and squeeze to release the roasted meat. Discard the skins and set meat aside.

2. Make the vegetable stock: Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large saucepan. Add half the onions and cook over low heat until caramelized -- about 25 minutes. Add the mushroom stems, half the carrots, and the celery and cook until soft -- about 10 minutes. Add 8 cups water, parsley sprigs, and bay leaf, increase heat to high, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes. Strain and discard the solids. Add enough water to bring stock to 6 cups. Set aside.

3. Make the soup: Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook the mushrooms in thirds, adding an additional 1 tablespoon butter with each batch, until golden -- about 3 minutes per batch. Add the remaining onion and cook until softened -- about 3 minutes. Add the squash and remaining carrots and cook for 2 minutes. Add the red wine, salt, pepper, roasted garlic, and reserved vegetable stock, stir to combine, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until vegetables are tender -- about 25 minutes.

Information from various dermatologists and nutritionists. Source--Self magazine.

Food fixes:

Skin problems and diet solutions

Flaking and roughness: you could lack essential and other fatty acids. Try salmon, canola oil and flaxseed. (If this or any other skin trouble persists, consult a dermatologist.)

Oily flakes: If your skin is both greasy and flaky, you could be missing vitamin B6. Try whole grains, fish, chicken, nuts and legumes.

Easy scarring and bruising: You may need more vitamin C or iron. Try fruits like guavas, papayas, oranges and strawberries for C; lean beef, fortified cereals and soy nuts for iron.

Brittle, peeling nails: You might be low on biotin, a B vitamin. Try eggs, cereals and yeast breads.

apparently drinking lots of water is fattening !!!

girls come up witha new * apparently? ***** is fattening now* every year.
every year a magazine comes up with something new.? " nevermind what we said last year. workin out is bad !!!? "

girls girls girls.

good dish ?

Salmon
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Tapenade (olive pur?e)
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carots
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It's not fattening. If you consume too much, then you could become bloated. In that case you could take a water pill or let it go the natural way. But it has zero calories and fat.

Alcohol, sodas, fruit juices, and energy drinks are fattening, because of the amount of sugar they contain.