Carson Dyle
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How does that translate into a powdered spice mix? Or do you add your own soy sauce and vinegar?
Kaido
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It's a Latino all-purpose seasoning made from a mixture of salt, granulated garlic, oregano, black pepper, and tumeric (at least, the pre-packaged version...the homemade ones can have all sorts of other stuff like paprika, cumin, etc.). Think of it as Puerto Rico's version of garlic salt - easy way to add some flavor to meat.
Kaido
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Depends on how you want them flavored. A lot of packaged stuff actually has a lot of flavoring agents in them, everything from lard to onions to acids (vinegar, tomato sauce, etc.). Take, for instance, this Instant Pot refried bean recipe - it has over a dozen other ingredients aside from the pinto beans:
https://www.melskitchencafe.com/pressure-cooker-refried-beans/
Even basic beans typically use something like a broth or bullion for extra flavoring:
https://www.apinchofhealthy.com/instant-pot-pinto-beans/
To me, beans are kind of like chicken - that is, a blank canvas. Chicken by itself is just meh. But you can turn that into buttermilk fried chicken, chicken marsala, crack chicken, honey mustard BBQ chicken, etc. So it's not like eating an orange where the orange by itself is good enough - you usually want to dress it up a little bit somehow, at minimum with something like salt, pepper, and a meat or vegetable stock.
One result of eating my Brown Rice, Barley, and Split Peas porridge/pottage, due to the fiber is that I crap more. That is one downside...
Yuriman
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I look for whatever veggies are cheap, and cook portions where I can eat leftovers a few times, but not so much I get sick of it. Asparagus was on sale recently, so I bought a bunch, and I'll have a big plate of asparagus sauteed with some canola oil and garlic for lunch for a few days. I have a pot of soup in the fridge with kidney beans, sweet potato, butternut squash and spinach. Sometimes I'll do a curry (premade spice + a can of coconut milk) with cauliflower or eggplant, zucchini, peas, or whatever else is in need of using up. I like portabella burgers, avocado "sushi rolls", and spicy or sweet lentils. I make a mean pot of kale potato and bean soup. I have black beans and rice with some frequency. When I'm looking to snack, I'll have an orange, or perhaps either chips/carrots and hummus/salsa (fresh). Every now and then I'll have a bowl of ramen and regret it after, but I feel it's necessary to remind myself.
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Yuriman
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Yuriman
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Probably when you're eating a wicker chair every day for breakfast.
Realistically, the human diet was probably mostly high fiber vegetables for millions of years, aside from occasional (read=not common) feasts on meat or other high calorie foods.
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There is no upper limit on dietary fiber intake from whole foods. You wouldn't want to add any fiber drinks as they provide no real benefit. It's the phtyonutrients bound to the fiber that promote colon health as well as overall body health. Commercial fiber adders don't have any of that benefit.
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Instant oats, Long grain brown rice Red potatoes Sweet potatoes Tilapia fillets Frozen boneless,
skinless chicken breast, , Eggs.
1./ Oatmeal
Best way to eat – Mix 20 gram of plain oats, 100 ml of skim milk and 1 tsp of raisins for sweetness (natural sweetener). Boil the whole mixture for 2-3 minutes and then you can have it.
Calories – 148 calories (oats – 100 cal, skim milk – 34 cal, raisins – 14 cal,
2./Long grain brown rice
Long grain brown rice (Basmati rice) is a unique species of rice originating from Bangladesh & India.
it has some health benefits such as Prevent Cancer Cells, Overcoming Constipation, Prevent Hemorrhoids, Healthy Heart, Prevent Diabetes Risk. So use it make biriyani to get the yummiest taste.
3./Red potatoes
This is beneficial after a workout and in the morning when glycogen storages (excess glucose, or sugar, stored for energy) are depleted from the muscles and liver
because an elevation in blood sugar levels causes an insulin spike.It gives complex carbohydrate as well, meaning they give a sustained release of glucose (slowly released energy basically).
4 ./Sweet Potatoes-
They are rich in vitamins and minerals. Sweet potatoes are easy to prepare. You can bake, boil, or eat them raw. They are a complex carb food that won't spike your blood sugar and will keep you full.
5./ Eggs
A study from Saint Louis University found that folks who ate eggs for breakfast consumed 330 fewer calories throughout the day than those who had a bagel. "Eggs are one of the few foods that are a complete protein, meaning they contain all nine essential amino acids that your body can't make itself," says Joy Dubost, RD, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Once digested, those amino acids trigger the release of hormones in your gut that suppress appetite."
**Eat a more vegetarian diet that will fill you up and save you money.It's also a great idea to look up farmers markets in your area. You are then able to eat organic for less.
Don't worry if you live in a big city. Places like NYC and San Francisco have farmers markets daily.
** Mix Fruit Plate
Best way to eat – Cut all the seasonal fruits, mix it and you can have it. Make sure you do not peel the skin of an apple.
Calories – 120 calorie
** Makhane
Best way to eat – Roast the seeds or fry them in very little olive oil wherein they pop and resemble popcorn. Munch on it just like popcorn.
These puffed seeds can be tossed with some black salt and had as snack calories – 125 calories in 35 gm (1 cup)
Onions, Mushrooms, and Garlic- These vegetables are loaded with anti-inflammatory properties. They will help you lose weight and flavour dishes. They are extremely versatile and will enhance many dishes.
Kale, Arugula, and Spinach- are rich and minerals like magnesium. They are easy to prepare and their rich nutritional properties will reduce cravings.
There are so many other options like beans, wild rice and quinoa. It doesn't take much to prepare these foods and they will keep you full for the week.
skinless chicken breast, , Eggs.
1./ Oatmeal
Best way to eat – Mix 20 gram of plain oats, 100 ml of skim milk and 1 tsp of raisins for sweetness (natural sweetener). Boil the whole mixture for 2-3 minutes and then you can have it.
Calories – 148 calories (oats – 100 cal, skim milk – 34 cal, raisins – 14 cal,
2./Long grain brown rice
Long grain brown rice (Basmati rice) is a unique species of rice originating from Bangladesh & India.
it has some health benefits such as Prevent Cancer Cells, Overcoming Constipation, Prevent Hemorrhoids, Healthy Heart, Prevent Diabetes Risk. So use it make biriyani to get the yummiest taste.
3./Red potatoes
This is beneficial after a workout and in the morning when glycogen storages (excess glucose, or sugar, stored for energy) are depleted from the muscles and liver
because an elevation in blood sugar levels causes an insulin spike.It gives complex carbohydrate as well, meaning they give a sustained release of glucose (slowly released energy basically).
4 ./Sweet Potatoes-
They are rich in vitamins and minerals. Sweet potatoes are easy to prepare. You can bake, boil, or eat them raw. They are a complex carb food that won't spike your blood sugar and will keep you full.
5./ Eggs
A study from Saint Louis University found that folks who ate eggs for breakfast consumed 330 fewer calories throughout the day than those who had a bagel. "Eggs are one of the few foods that are a complete protein, meaning they contain all nine essential amino acids that your body can't make itself," says Joy Dubost, RD, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Once digested, those amino acids trigger the release of hormones in your gut that suppress appetite."
**Eat a more vegetarian diet that will fill you up and save you money.It's also a great idea to look up farmers markets in your area. You are then able to eat organic for less.
Don't worry if you live in a big city. Places like NYC and San Francisco have farmers markets daily.
** Mix Fruit Plate
Best way to eat – Cut all the seasonal fruits, mix it and you can have it. Make sure you do not peel the skin of an apple.
Calories – 120 calorie
** Makhane
Best way to eat – Roast the seeds or fry them in very little olive oil wherein they pop and resemble popcorn. Munch on it just like popcorn.
These puffed seeds can be tossed with some black salt and had as snack calories – 125 calories in 35 gm (1 cup)
Onions, Mushrooms, and Garlic- These vegetables are loaded with anti-inflammatory properties. They will help you lose weight and flavour dishes. They are extremely versatile and will enhance many dishes.
Kale, Arugula, and Spinach- are rich and minerals like magnesium. They are easy to prepare and their rich nutritional properties will reduce cravings.
There are so many other options like beans, wild rice and quinoa. It doesn't take much to prepare these foods and they will keep you full for the week.
Muse
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The kind made with only peanuts and some salt. They usually call it "natural" and organic generally qualifies. Look at your labels. I like those better than the ones with sugar, I never buy them anymore. You do have to stir in the oil of your all-peanuts PNB, it's the one downside, I don't let it bother me, I love the stuff. I try not to over do it with peanuts, though.
Yuriman
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Seconded. Most "natural" peanut butters have zero (added) sugar. They also lack emulsifiers to keep the oil from separating, but there's some evidence that emulsifiers aren't terribly good for us anyway.
PeterScott
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IIRC most of the emulsifiers in commercial peanut butter are solid oils, Hydrogenated vegetable fats. Full of trans fats. AKA the worse possible kind of fat.
I have been eating "Just Peanuts" brand here for a decade. As it says, it's just peanuts. No sugar/salt/anything.
I usually buy a few jars a ahead, and turn them upside down while storing them. This moves the solid plug that is usually stuck to the bottom of the jar to the top of the jar, making it MUCH easier to get a decent mix when you first open it. Then you put it in the fridge and it stays mixed. If I just open and stir right away, that hard mass stays stuck on the bottom, and sucks when you get down to it at the end of the jar.
Muse
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That's a new one on me. I'll have to try keeping it in my already pretty full fridge... maybe. But stirring it up when it's at room temperature after having done so after opening isn't hard to do, it just takes a few swirls of a long table knife (the kind without a sharp edge). It's the first stirring when you first open it that's the tough one, but still worth it not to have to endure the emulsifiers like you get in Skippy or Jiff or whatever.
I too store unopened jars upside down. I sometimes reverse them. I buy two at a time, which is the way the organic Kirkland brand comes at Costco.
For many years I made my own peanut butter from raw peanuts I bought in Chinatown, Oakland for about $1/lb. I'd roast them in the oven on a cookie sheet and after cool put them in my blender. But it's tough on a blender (burned out several making nut butters), and even if you have a high powered blender that can handle it, the cleanup is messy! Nowadays I don't bother, I just buy ready made and endure the stirring... just way simpler and the PNB is yummy!
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balloonshark
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Peanut butter manufactures remove the "heart" or germ of the peanut (the little seed like thing) when making peanut butter because the heart can be bitter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1txsNvxI-8
I knew about the fridge trick but I'm definitely going to give the upside down jar trick a try.
bepcuongthinh
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