Why We Eat (Too Much) - recipes, menus, photos and ideas thread 1

[CatherineCawood]

Hi all WWETM'ers! Welcome to a thread for posting recipes/food plans/menus/photos and ideas.

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Found some more sunflower oil free hummus. The Leon brand is only EVOO the ither has rapeseed but should be fine as it won't have been heated one asssumes?

Also found some omega 3 eggs.

@CatherineCawood

Found some more sunflower oil free hummus. The Leon brand is only EVOO the ither has rapeseed but should be fine as it won't have been heated one asssumes?

Also found some omega 3 eggs.

Oh I saw the Leon hummus in Sainsburys last week but just assumed it would be the same as the others. Off to Sainsburys this week....!!

Thanks for the gravy ideas.

I picked up a jar of 100% peanut butter (no oils) is this ok? I thought it maybe nice with some apple or in a smoothie.

I also got the proper Greek yoghurt in Aldi - I had also been buying the Greek style thinking it was the same.

Ooh that Sabra houmous is so delicious and silky smooth!

I still use flour to thicken sauces and gravy. I figure it's only a small amount of wheat and am happy with that whilst I'm still losing weight. If my weight loss stalls I may reconsider.

@LifestyleReset the trouble with PB isn't just the added veg oil, it's that peanuts have a v high omega 6 content. Omega 6 causes havoc with your fat cells making your weight set point higher. If you need to loose weight (like a proper amount like me - about 2 stone) then I would avoid it.

The issue with rapeseed oil is that it's refined unless out actually says it's cold pressed. Refined oils are ultra processed.

It doesn't say cold pressed. Guess I'll have to stick to the Leon one then.

We had choriço and cabbage stir fry for dinner here. Delicious choriço from the market - a free range, rare breed pig one.

That Sabra hummus is my fave too. Try the augergine dip from Sabra too.

I’ve found some omega 3 eggs too! Tbh, I’ve read they don’t add a huge amount of Omega 3 into the diet, but my reasoning is that if you add in a bit extra here and there, and decrease the Omega 6… it’s all going in the right direction.
Have made a frittata with them, heavy in veg.

All the eggs for breakfast are getting a bit samey, so I've just had this as something different.
Porridge oats, made with milk. No sugar or salt, but some strawberries and a little drizzle of cream on top. It might be the nicest thing I've had for breakfast in ages! Lots of protein, some low GI oats, a bit of fat in the cream and milk.
Though I know fruit should be avoided in the morning, but there are only about 5 strawberries here, all cut up. They can't have that much sugar.

Yum!

Does it actually say fruit should be avoided in the morning? I missed that bit. I know you shouldn't just have fruit but thought it was ok with protein.

( planning to keep eating it anyway, just curious!)

Today:

Green juice with apple kale and avocado
Green salad ( chard, spinach, lettuce - with full fat cottage cheese and feta)
Lamb chop with roast cauliflower, roast peppers, mushrooms and broccoli

Hmm. Just looked at the tables. Broccoli and mushrooms- and toms- are rather high in 6. I eat these all the time.will sub with cauliflower and courgettes and spinach if I can get it.

Broccoli though is also good for 3- as it's a green veg

Meals today:
B - porridge with stewed rhubarb
L - pan-fried cod with sweet potato mash and stir-fried broccoli, mange tout, courgette and red pepper.
D - baked potato with cheese

No Doritos today!!!

@Words

Hmm. Just looked at the tables. Broccoli and mushrooms- and toms- are rather high in 6. I eat these all the time.will sub with cauliflower and courgettes and spinach if I can get it.

Broccoli though is also good for 3- as it's a green veg

I really don't think you should worry about the omega 6 in vegetables. Brocoli, mushrooms and tomatoes are extremely high in phytochemicals which do all sorts of good things for your body. We need a certain amount of omega 6 as our body can't produce it. Best to get it from veg and just cut out the UPF and veg oils.

I agree @samthebordercollie. Other than making sure I eat more green vegetables than other types, I'm not bothered about the details of the ratios. In absolute terms it's small quantities of omega 6 anyway, compared with oils etc.

Yes when you look at the actual numbers of omega 6 it's easy to see why oils are almost all of the problem!

@Words I saw the table and the omega 6 in tomtoes and was horrified. But, Im sure @samthebordercollie is right, we don't need to fret over it if we have cut out seed oils we are 99% of the way there.

B: omelette
L: left over sweet potato topped Shepherds pie
D: bean chilli and rice, 1 apple
S: 2 rice cakes and hummus, 1 banana and a bit of 85% choc.

If I hadn't bought the rice cakes and hummus I wouldn't have snacked. I don't think I was really hungry, more so I think that I thought I should be! Doh!

My fruit and veg quantity today wasn't great.

[quote CatherineCawood]@LifestyleReset the trouble with PB isn't just the added veg oil, it's that peanuts have a v high omega 6 content. Omega 6 causes havoc with your fat cells making your weight set point higher. If you need to loose weight (like a proper amount like me - about 2 stone) then I would avoid it.[/quote]
Is almond butter better? I've just bought some as I thought it'd be better than peanut!

It's to add to a curry, 1 tbsp for a dish that serves 4, but I also like to spread it on apple slices.

I have more than 2 stones to lose so trying to follow the plan to the letter

Dinner: wild rice! First time I have tried it. With Nigel slater's vinegar and mustard chicken, and a leaf salad.

I LOVE wild rice!!

I was wondering about almond butter. I have a peanut allergy so thinking of other nut butters. I used to adore peanut butter!

Everyone's meals are making me hungry!
Today I'm on:
B - porridge with whole milk
L - cheese omelette, lettuce and tomatoes
Snacks - have already eaten 2 nectarines and a satsuma, so better stop there!
D - I have salad, broccoli and corn on the cob, so just need something to go with it.

B - porridge with stewed rhubarb
L - pan-fried cod with veg
D - fish pie
S - Greek yoghurt and raspberries

Bit of a fishy day for me! 😂

@CatherineCawood

Hmm maybe not. I just looked here and saw the ratio of omega 6:omega 3 is 21:8 so I guess it is best avoided on the whole?

This confuses me too...He says chickpeas on a salad for lunch is ok and hummus as a snack is ok...but google search shows they are higher in omega 6 than 3, so gram flour must be too