i need help

instead of eating the same thing everyday i want to make up different dinner for every day. i cant afford to have a long list of different foods

so far i got

Monday
lettuce
spinach
spring onions
celery
red peppers
sweetcorn
cucumbers
ham
brown rise

Tuesday
potatoes
swede
cauliflowers
peas
sweetcorn
carrots
cod
brown rise

Wednesday
watercress
lettuce
celery
carrots
yellow pepper
sweetcorn
tomatoes
turkey/chicken depends what is on offer lol
brown rise

I just joined this. Free to join. You enter everything you eat and it will tell you what your diet lacks and what type of foods are high in what your diet is lacking. Maybe find something different for dinner there that will benifit you

http://caloriecount.about.com

not enough meat on the menu and what's brown rise ??

i think he means rice lol

yeah i told you before not enough protein and iron. also, try butternut squash. its the most yummy thing i have ever ate. i eat it with peppers onions mushrooms and tomatoes with spices and its makes a whole plate of yummyness

I would agree, not enough protein there, you will go scatty without enough of it. Cheese is a good source of protein along with turkey and chicken, white fish too. Try doing a macaroni cheese:

250g/9oz macaroni
40g/1½oz butter
40g/1½ plain flour
600ml/1pint 1½fl oz milk
250g/9oz grated cheddar
50g/2oz grated parmesan

Preparation method
Cook the macaroni in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 8-10 minutes; drain well and set aside.
Melt the butter over a medium heat in a saucepan slightly larger than that used for the macaroni. Add the flour and stir to form a roux, cooking for a few minutes.
Gradually whisk in the milk, a little at a time. Cook for 10-15 minutes to a thickened and smooth sauce.
Meanwhile, preheat the grill to hot.
Remove the sauce from the hob, add 175g/6oz of the cheese and stir until the cheese is well combined and melted.
Add the macaroni to the sauce and mix well. Transfer to a deep suitably-sized ovenproof dish.
Sprinkle over the remaining cheddar and the parmesan and place the dish under the hot grill. Cook until the cheese is browned and bubbling. Serve straightaway.

ham, turkey, chicken and also cod...... not enough i cant afford to have more meat in meals

spinach and watercress are rich in iron!

kathytake2 wrote:I would agree, not enough protein there, you will go scatty without enough of it. Cheese is a good source of protein along with turkey and chicken, white fish too. Try doing a macaroni cheese:

250g/9oz macaroni
40g/1½oz butter
40g/1½ plain flour
600ml/1pint 1½fl oz milk
250g/9oz grated cheddar
50g/2oz grated parmesan

Preparation method
Cook the macaroni in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 8-10 minutes; drain well and set aside.
Melt the butter over a medium heat in a saucepan slightly larger than that used for the macaroni. Add the flour and stir to form a roux, cooking for a few minutes.
Gradually whisk in the milk, a little at a time. Cook for 10-15 minutes to a thickened and smooth sauce.
Meanwhile, preheat the grill to hot.
Remove the sauce from the hob, add 175g/6oz of the cheese and stir until the cheese is well combined and melted.
Add the macaroni to the sauce and mix well. Transfer to a deep suitably-sized ovenproof dish.
Sprinkle over the remaining cheddar and the parmesan and place the dish under the hot grill. Cook until the cheese is browned and bubbling. Serve straightaway.

i'm trying to lose weight not put it on

Vegetable stir fry

Steve have you had a look at that website. Sign up and put in what you eat and it gives you full graphs of what your lacking, how many calories you can eat and still lose weight. You soon find out what you eat to much and not enough of and it will give you examples of what you can eat to make it more balanced.

I've learn't egg yolks are the work of the devil

i'm cutting out as much fat as possible only having one meal a day drinking plenty of water.

Wife is on a diet that you eat normal for 5 days of the week and only 400 calories women or 500 calories if your male for the other 2. Pick any 2 days but must not run continually. Some science behind it that stops your body storing fat

when i started this i was 19 and half stone things had to change!! eating normal wasn't going make me lose weight.


so i'm just sticking to a salad with meat diet.

not having more sandwiches, no more biscuits i have also cut down my beers to 4 on fri and 4 on sat. anything super fatty i will never have again

What do you mean by normal? 2400 Calories a day?
The calories are only a small part, what you eat is far more important. If you eat the right amount of each vitium, mineral etc you should find its an amount where you will lose weight if your overweight and do it with what is the most important full health

i'm quite happy what i'm doing now, i just want different super health meals so i have a varied diet

Have you looked at bodybuilding.com? They have or at least used to have some good recipies there. As long as you aren't cutting out protein you should be fine.

It is healthier to eat 5-6 times a day rather than one. Your metabolism works similar to starting a fire. If you light a match under a huge pile of wood it won't burn. If you light a little wood and keep adding the fire will burn much better.

By eating I mean about a 200-300 calorie meal. This will also keep you from being hungry or binging.

i cant is that many time lee if was eating that much i would just go back to my old ways eating hte odd sanwich, a couple of biscuits or bag a crisp...

I find it hard to eat 6 meals a day. But lee is right. More meals but smaller portions is allot better. Also just by drinking water all day helps to lose weight as it keeps the body at the same temp and stops it going into storing fat mode

It takes some getting used to. I used to have to set an alarm to remeber to do it but it really works well. It can be something as simple as a piece of fruit or a little jerky. Your metabolism has to work harder after eating so it's keeps it burning all day long.

Also be sure to do some exercise. If not, espically with eating only once a day your body will think it's starving and will eat away muscle instead of fat. This will lower your basic metabolic weight making it easier to put the weight back on.

what i'm doing is walking the dogs around 9ish for 2 hours then about 1ish i have brown rice, with some meat and salnd then a bike ride about 6ish for 12miles drinking plenty of water. when i'm down to a weight i want i will start having 2 meals to stay where i am...

Cheap protein sources:
Quark, cottage cheese, frozen white fish.

Cheap complex carb sources:
Rice, potatoes, cous cous.

If you want to get the most out of your diet, incorporate a protein source at least 3 times daily.

You could possibly taper your carbs with 50% of your daily allowance around 11am after your walk, 30% in the late afternoon, then the remaining 20% after your bike ride.

I would suggest you add in some good fats into the mix - fish oil capsules if cash is short to provide omega 3s, and something like Udo's Oil if cash flow is okay to ensure a good balance of omega 3, 6 and 9.

Fat burns in the flame of fat - lower your fat intake too much and you make the job a lot harder.

i have omega 3 everyday.

i really want good ideas for meals really so i dont have the same thing everyday

Hayley wrote:i think he means rice lol

yeah i told you before not enough protein and iron. also, try butternut squash. its the most yummy thing i have ever ate. i eat it with peppers onions mushrooms and tomatoes with spices and its makes a whole plate of yummyness

Sorry my bad , I'm thinking rise = bread so Steve has a brown bread bun with every meal, how stupid am I , read through the posts and its way too healthy. I've been promised by my boy he's going to shape me up without serious impact on my diet , as a qualified Nutritionist and Personal MMA Trainer so I get to eat well and learn how to fight , see me in a few months , different Dave and he says I won't have to cut out chocolate and midget gems