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Bill Eitner
Guest
You can cook meat and steam low starch veggies
like broccoli and cauliflower in a microwave.
Chicken, turkey and fish won't toughen up like
beef and pork. You can use spices with color
like paprika, chili powder, seasoned salt, curry
powder, pepper, etc. to add color and flavor.
I eat almost all of my meals in a dorm room
type of environment. I get by really well with
a hot plate, a two quart covered saucepan, a
12 inch covered chicken fryer (a big, deep,
covered, thick-bottom pan), a rice cooker
(works as a second self-heating pan for making
tea, steaming veggies, etc.), a bowl, a dinner
plate, and assorted utensils. The above setup
isn't too expensive and produces food that is
tastier and more varied than what you can do
with a microwave. Add to that a diet scale and
journaling software to really do your diet right.
Another level of pure simplicity is canned stuff
and supplements. The fastest on-plan meal I know
of is a serving or two of protein powder, a table-
spoon of fish oil, and whatever other supplements
your plan includes. A jar with a lid and water
is all you need for that. And another great on-
plan meal is a can of fish like salmon, mackerel
or sardines and a can of some vegetable like green
beans. I usually add a little hot sauce to the
fish and veggies to add flavor and heat. All you
need for that type of meal is a can opener and a
fork. Obviously you don't need refrigeration to
store canned stuff, and the canned fish is an
outstanding value while being a nearly perfect
low carb food (economical source of protein and
essential fatty acids).
For more variety, if you don't mind upping the carbs
occasionally, you can cook brown rice in the rice
cooker with whatever flavoring you like. I like
soy sauce or chicken bullion powder. Another cheap
higher carb treat is oil-popped popcorn made in the
big pan. With a scale and journaling software you
can work occasional reasonable amounts of rice and
popcorn into your diet if your not diabetic or
a victim of high metabolic resistance. You can heat
the canned veggies in the rice cooker. Another
moderate carb treat is canned chili in the rice
cooker. For tighter carb control you can get chili
with no beans. One of my favorites is the canned
mixed vegetables. The mixed veggies contain some
potato so the carbs are a bit higher but not too bad.
A common method for me is to start with a tablespoon
of olive or canola oil in the big pan on top of the
hot plate. From there I cook veggies or sausage
and then pour in two eggs that I scrambled in the
bowl. The result is a tasty and quick omelet (a low
carb staple). The same goes for meat. A tablespoon
of oil, then put in the meat, season the meat, and
then add the veggies, chili or cooked rice so that
the flavors can blend. If the pan is non-stick,
start with enough water to steam raw veggies
like broccoli or cauliflower. Cook both the meat and
the raw veggies in the water at the same time to create
a tasty one-pan on-plan meal. An omelet to start the
day, meat and veggies later on, and supplements, tea
and water round out a typical day of eating for me.
And it can all be done in a dorm room if need be.
Fresh food is the best. A refrigerator may be asking
too much, but if you have one or access to one, make
use of it. If not, try to arrange regular trips to
the market so you can include as much fresh stuff (raw
meat, eggs, a little cheese, and fresh raw veggies)
in your diet as is possible. When you don't have time
for fresh stuff, fall back to the canned stuff and
protein powder.
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[email protected] wrote:
> I mean to write we cant cook . Thanks for the suggestions guys .Is
> there any decent microwaveable stuff . The hungryman meals and the
> kraft dinners both have a lot of carbs . Anything else you could suggest
>
like broccoli and cauliflower in a microwave.
Chicken, turkey and fish won't toughen up like
beef and pork. You can use spices with color
like paprika, chili powder, seasoned salt, curry
powder, pepper, etc. to add color and flavor.
I eat almost all of my meals in a dorm room
type of environment. I get by really well with
a hot plate, a two quart covered saucepan, a
12 inch covered chicken fryer (a big, deep,
covered, thick-bottom pan), a rice cooker
(works as a second self-heating pan for making
tea, steaming veggies, etc.), a bowl, a dinner
plate, and assorted utensils. The above setup
isn't too expensive and produces food that is
tastier and more varied than what you can do
with a microwave. Add to that a diet scale and
journaling software to really do your diet right.
Another level of pure simplicity is canned stuff
and supplements. The fastest on-plan meal I know
of is a serving or two of protein powder, a table-
spoon of fish oil, and whatever other supplements
your plan includes. A jar with a lid and water
is all you need for that. And another great on-
plan meal is a can of fish like salmon, mackerel
or sardines and a can of some vegetable like green
beans. I usually add a little hot sauce to the
fish and veggies to add flavor and heat. All you
need for that type of meal is a can opener and a
fork. Obviously you don't need refrigeration to
store canned stuff, and the canned fish is an
outstanding value while being a nearly perfect
low carb food (economical source of protein and
essential fatty acids).
For more variety, if you don't mind upping the carbs
occasionally, you can cook brown rice in the rice
cooker with whatever flavoring you like. I like
soy sauce or chicken bullion powder. Another cheap
higher carb treat is oil-popped popcorn made in the
big pan. With a scale and journaling software you
can work occasional reasonable amounts of rice and
popcorn into your diet if your not diabetic or
a victim of high metabolic resistance. You can heat
the canned veggies in the rice cooker. Another
moderate carb treat is canned chili in the rice
cooker. For tighter carb control you can get chili
with no beans. One of my favorites is the canned
mixed vegetables. The mixed veggies contain some
potato so the carbs are a bit higher but not too bad.
A common method for me is to start with a tablespoon
of olive or canola oil in the big pan on top of the
hot plate. From there I cook veggies or sausage
and then pour in two eggs that I scrambled in the
bowl. The result is a tasty and quick omelet (a low
carb staple). The same goes for meat. A tablespoon
of oil, then put in the meat, season the meat, and
then add the veggies, chili or cooked rice so that
the flavors can blend. If the pan is non-stick,
start with enough water to steam raw veggies
like broccoli or cauliflower. Cook both the meat and
the raw veggies in the water at the same time to create
a tasty one-pan on-plan meal. An omelet to start the
day, meat and veggies later on, and supplements, tea
and water round out a typical day of eating for me.
And it can all be done in a dorm room if need be.
Fresh food is the best. A refrigerator may be asking
too much, but if you have one or access to one, make
use of it. If not, try to arrange regular trips to
the market so you can include as much fresh stuff (raw
meat, eggs, a little cheese, and fresh raw veggies)
in your diet as is possible. When you don't have time
for fresh stuff, fall back to the canned stuff and
protein powder.
--
[email protected] wrote:
> I mean to write we cant cook . Thanks for the suggestions guys .Is
> there any decent microwaveable stuff . The hungryman meals and the
> kraft dinners both have a lot of carbs . Anything else you could suggest
>