tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-650289478442133391.post2882994691001008230..comments2024-03-24T16:53:02.846-07:00Comments on Five Hundred Pound Peep: Food Diaries and NutritionistFive Hundred Pound Peephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862707335431442713noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-650289478442133391.post-24175230244961644332014-07-21T16:10:54.689-07:002014-07-21T16:10:54.689-07:00I've used LoseIt.com on and off as a calorie d...I've used LoseIt.com on and off as a calorie diary; it's not perfect but it works for me. I've also heard highly of NutritionData.com. On LoseIt, I can enter whatever I'm making as a custom recipe and then add whatever my share of the food was to my log.<br /><br />Veggies are honestly my main food group. I tend to eat extra veggies rather than the traditional 'starches'; gluten makes me drowsy, I don't like potatoes enough for it to be worth the effort, and I just prefer veggies to grains like rice or quinoa. I love most vegetables, especially stir-fried; when I first tried counting calories I started measuring my oil and found I could get by with much less than I used to use. Half a tablespoon is enough, or one slice of center-cut bacon if the flavour is right for the meal. I also find I'm less hungry if I eat lots of green and/or fibrous vegetables, like celery and broccoli. (Celery has the benefit of being really cheap.) One vegetable I love that a lot of people don't seem to eat is bok choy. It's easiest to find at Asian stores and it's usually under a dollar per pound, and it's very low-calorie and has this lovely clean taste that I can throw into almost anything. Plus the dark green parts are extremely good for you.<br /><br />Another thing I try to do is find really flavourful, inexpensive ingredients that don't add a lot of calories; tomatoes, garlic, ginger, chillies, soy sauce, and grated parmesan cheese are all cheap options that work well if you're calorie counting. I like throwing a bit of frozen fruit in a stir fry, but that tends to cost more and I know a lot of people don't like mixing fruit with their savory food. <br /><br />Something I made at the weekend: I heated a chopped slice of bacon to melt the fat then fried some zucchinis, mushrooms and tomatoes in it, then added some arugula when it was almost ready and gently stirred in an ounce of soft cheese. This was a REALLY satisfying snack for me, and very low-calorie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com