Whatcha Eating Today VSGers? Sunday 5/14/17

I might need some tips from you this summer for keeping meats from drying out in my smoker. The stuff you make always looks so good!

My biggest thing is to brine large pieces of meat. I have a cooler dedicated just for brining. The picture below is from some pork butts that I did awhile back. You can also see my habanero love in there. I just smash them with a meat tenderizer and toss them in. I use coarse kosher or sea salt. I also tend to keep my temperature between 200-225 for most items. If I do anything the wants a meat temperature higher than 165 I pull it out, put it on heavy aluminum foil and spray apple juice (sometime juice and alcohol) on the meat. I then wrap it tight and fold the edges over multiple times. I then finsh cooking to the desired temperature. I use a leave in thermometer that I can remotely monitor from the house, garage, where ever I happen to be.

I'm copying this to save, thanks! People think I'm crazy when I say I think my smoked stuff is dry, but I think it is. At least drier than with other methods of cooking. I've only brined a turkey at Thanksgiving one year, but I'm going to have to try it this summer for the smoker!

I'd like to go to the gym today, but if I don't go, I'm not going to die.

Got protein snacky last night.

Yesterday's #'s: Calories-1364, Fat-51.3g, Fiber-9.9g, Carbs-67.7g, Sodium-2142.3mg, Protein-150.5g, Water-2464ml. Daily Calorie Composition: 20% from carbs, 35% from fat and 45% from protein.

AM: Espresso w/premier protein & SF Torani Peppermint syrup

Brunch: Sweet Kale Salad with ribeye

S: Premier Protein

D: Chicken Breast w/cottage cheese & hummus

S: protein bar

E: treadmill

Today is my first mother's day! It has always been a hard day for me because I've never had a mother, but today I am a mother and it's awesome. My gift was getting to sleep in!

B: 3oz scrambled eggs with butter (is it crazy that I can eat this much dense protein at 7 weeks out?)

S: Unjury unflavored in some sort of liquid

L: Quest Bar

D: Chicken of some sort

S: Babybel

Congrats on your first Mother's Day! And it's not surprising you can eat 3oz of scrambled eggs. I consider things like scrambled eggs, soft fish, peanut butter and beans more as soft protein. To me dense would be more your chicken, beef, pork, hard cheeses, etc. Those take a lot more time to get to 3 and 4 oz! Enjoy!

Congrats on your 1st mother's day! I agree with Cathy that I don't consider eggs a dense protein.

Funny enough I can barely get down 1 egg. A large egg with shell is around 2oz I guess. I can eat that plus 1/2oz of cheese and I'm stuffed. But that's not how it is for everything.

B: Coffee W/ Heavy Whipping Cream & Pork Chop

L: Steak & Mushrooms

Afternoon meal: Ribeye Steak

D: More Ribeye Steak

Snacks:Good Dee's Chocolate chip cookies, EatMeGuiltFree Protein Brownie, Coffee W/ Heavy Whipping Cream

Now you're making me think I want steak today! lol