rolling nutrition nazis 2010

almond butter on apple slices

guys, I'm never giving up bread. just made some excellent broth and the dipping is beautiful.

hot broth + bread + constant snow = a lifetime of happiness

thanks for reading,

brownie

I dunno if this was covered in the other thread, but has anyone read Paleo for Athletes? I'm interested cos I want to drop a couple of kilos to get into a lighter weight class but I wonder if it's gonna tell me anything apart from 'low carbs, high protein' which I pretty much do anyway.

CUTTY HAS

that was pretty much the impetus for the og thread, sandy!

I used to follow the party line and be down on bread/wheat. but it seems gluten is a pretty good protein (provided you're not sensitive to it) and it's a good source of low-GI carbs (if you're getting whole grain &c &c). and it's pretty filling. missing the days of where I could just chow down on bread and cheese though ;=;

my big nn move of 2010 is smoothies. bought a personal sized blender (400ml max!) and have been making strawberry kiwi banana w/ flax seeds and almond milk smoothies daily. oh and blueberry banana ones too. depends on what I can get at the wet market

there is no way to cook a potato that i love nearly as much as a piece of fresh hot bread. especially as a vehicle for homemade jam. on the other hand i am now so picky about bread that i probably won't eat it if it's storebought, so that's a limiting factor.

i have some food missions for jan 2010: find way to cook green beans & collards so they taste almost as robust as when cooked in pork fat without actually cooking in pork fat; learn to cook broccoli and bok choy decently; perfect indian spice combination for mashed/baked sweet potatoes; and learn to use new hand-me-down slow cooker for something other than beans (although i am also excited about beans).

i was just pondering collards today! (and how to cook them in a manner that would make them taste as good as southern collards, which are <3)

green beans in pork fat i have never had. i like them blanched or very lightly steamed.

green beans in pork fat with little bits of bacon are pretty amazing. i'm thinking maybe if i tried them with onion and a little vegetable or chicken broth it might be a step in the right direction.

try liquid smoke

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Oh right, question for Cutty then - that book seems like it's mainly for endurance athletes, is that right? Wondering if it would be useful for a wrestler with a pretty busy training schedule + need to get stronger but not bigger.

oh man, my night lunch at the observatory: tuna salad sandwich, rice krispie bar and packet of cheetos.

6 or 7 inches of snow outside. What are good 'inside' exercises a person can do just for a day?

It's not inside, but shovelling snow is about your best bet.

Just don't forget to stretch/warm up before hand.

Re: "conspicuously processed sugar" upthread, I was trying to indicate that I didn't eat any candy, sodas, coworker-supplied xmas cookies (still, people?), and omitted sugar from my coffee. There may have been processed compoments of the sandwich fron the workplace cafeteria that contained sugar, but I have no idea.

Okay, just looked and there is sugar in Sriracha, about which I'm indifferent for now. Mostlyjust interested in eliminating sweets/deserts.

Oh right, question for Cutty then - that book seems like it's mainly for endurance athletes, is that right? Wondering if it would be useful for a wrestler with a pretty busy training schedule + need to get stronger but not bigger.

that is correct. this guy seems to be compiling a book/info for the weightlifters: http://robbwolf.com/

Is coconut milk horrible? I've used it twice now in a green curry recipe, but it seems to have a million calories. The recipe called for light coconut milk, but my supermarket only has the Goya version. Next time I'll check the health food store.

yes it is horrible

coconut water is good

why horrible? same fat as almond milk, 10 more calories, is it the saturated fat: http://www.turtlemountain.com/images/product_images/Coconut_Bev_Unsweetened.jpg

that's coconut milk "beverage"

yeah i know i just wanted to give it a plug

b-b-b-but that's not what she is talking about

coconut milk is fine.

If you are concerned about the saturated fat content in coconut milk, know that this saturated fat has been shown in many independent studies to be a good saturated fat, easily metabolized to give your body quick energy. Contrary to popular myth, it does not transform into bad cholesterol to clog up arteries. In fact, cultures around the world that depend on coconut as their main source of fat have been found to be free of heart disease. The principle fatty acid in coconut milk is lauric acid, which is the same fat found in abundance in mother's milk and is known to promote normal brain development and contribute to healthy bones. It also has important anti-carcinogenic and anti-pathogenic properties and is less likely to cause weight gain than polyunsaturated oils.

http://allisonwriting.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/coconut_milk.jpg

we've been cooking the hell out of some collards lately. my gf is pesco-veg, so cooking with delicious delicious pork fat is out of the question :-/

our method is to remove the stems, steam them, then toss in warmed olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, chili pepper flakes, a little salt.

some (probably superior) methods here:
http://www.naturalchoice.net/articles/cookinggr.htm

what are collards? i always here the name in old run dmc songs but

http://poorimpulsecontrol.net/blog/uploaded_images/collard_greens-753950.jpg

so just a type of cabbage then?

here u go http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collard_greens

Sigh 2010. Okay my upcoming lunch:

Lentil soup w spinach, coconut milk, curry, onion, NO BACON.
Salad

wonderful absence of bacon

http://www.morningstarfarms.com/images/ServeImage.aspx?BID=15000&MD5=582f4c60ba46ff373085e90da58499f5&w=250

either that doesnt look like bacon or i've been a vegetarian too long

Tbh it's missing a little something in flavor because of not having any meat in it, but that's partly made up for by toasting one of the kinds of lentils until they turn golden-brown and start to smell nutty and roasted.

collard greens rule.

dyao - what if you don't usually get enough fruits and veggies?

I read online that you can substitute soy milk for coconut milk; next time I'll try either that or the light version. The green curry chicken dish was much more delicious than the green curry tofu substitute I made.

if you're making thai curries there really is no substitute for coconut milk

and the lite shit sucks, avoid it

Which is the healthier lunch option: saturated fat coco milk green curry with tofu, orange and yellow bell peppers and basmati rice or whatever our belated work holiday party has in store (past options included fried chicken and fried rice)?

am0n 0tm, full fat coconut milk for curries, anything else makes it too soupy

saturated fat coco milk

http://www.vegfamily.com/dietician/1205c.htm

it won't taste nearly the same either w/out it. a lot of recipes i've found call for too much of it anyway so i usually halve the amount and you can always add water or stock to thin it out

never rely on the work holiday party

anyone need a bottle of fish sauce, i can't take the smell of it. its evil