Rowing, sailing, cooking and eating. What's on your plate?

Morning Crew mates!! 

We had a busy day yesterday and my food log shows it. I ran like mad most of the day, house work, grocery shopping and yard work. By the time dinner got here, neither one of us felt like eating much. I did get more than my required liquids in, plus some good exercise. Hope your weekend was a good one, as well.

latte, protein coffee

quesidilla on high fiber tortilla, 1/4 c smoked cheddar

left over Sat. dinner, 3 oz steak, 1/3 baked potato, broccoli

1/2 PB&J

protein coffee

1/2 roast beef sandwich on rye w/ WW cream cheese

quaker rice cakes and a few pita chips

FF SF pudding

latte

cals: 1361  fat: 36  carbs: 170  fiber: 25 pro: 102



I know lots of us use our crock pots often. I found these tips for converting regular recipes for use in crock pots. Thought is was good.

Adapting Your Recipes for a Slow Cooker

Does coming home to the wonderful aromaa of a flavorful, savory dinner ready in the kitchen sound like heaven?

A great solution is slow-cooking that can be achieved in your handy crock-pot.

If you love to use your crock-pot, but really do not have any favorite recipes, here's how you can adapt your old conventional recipes to the slow-cooking process (cooking that requires moist heat).

Reduce liquids by half. One cup of liquid is usually enough.

Cube meat to ensure complete cooking.

Vegetables cook more slowly than meat in a crock-pot, so place them in the bottom and around the sides of your cooker. Then add the meat and the liquid.

Dry beans should be cooked for 10 minutes before adding them to the slow cooker.

Cook pasta and rice before adding to cooker. And add them at the end of cooking just to warm.

The flavor of leaf or whole herbs will intensify, so add half the amount. Add ground herbs and spices during the last hour.

Add dairy products, including milk and sour cream, during the last hour of cooking.

Most uncooked meat and vegetable combinations will require cooking at least 8 hours on low.

If a conventional recipe says:

• Cook for 15 to 30 minutes: slow-cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours or on High for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Cook for 35 to 40 minutes: slow-cook on Low for 6 to 10 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours.
• Cook for 50 minutes to 3 hours: slow-cook on Low for 8 to 18 hours or on High for 4 to 6 hours.

Thanx for the tips Susan. I do like to use my crockpot and this list of helpful hints will work great.

Hi Susan and hello to all,

Thanks for the tips on the crockpot. I love mine.  In fact, I am using it today!  Have hot homeade German sausage in it and we like things hot and spicey.  Cooking it with V-8 hot juice.  Husband not going to be home for dinner, he hates hot stuff.  Made it for me and the kids.

Yesterday-

Coffee
B- Protein drink
L- Chili
S- Rice cake
D- small wheat roll up with ham and cheese and lettuce and a little low fat Ranch
S- Atkins food bar.

Might have been a little light on the protein and water yesterday.  My back hurt and took a vicodin and it made my stomach in such pain, right at my breast bone.   I thought I was dying.  Don't know what triggered that.

I am better today..

Peace

That's a recipe I'd like, if you don't mind. We love sausage but don't eat it often because of the fat. So, when we do we go all out. I love to cook w/ V-8. I use it in a lot of things like chili, Italian soups and such.

BTW, your pouch isn't too far below your breast bone. I'd bet the vicodan made it unhappy.

Hi Susan,

I don't know what sausage would be comparable to this one.  We get it at the Market. I know you can buy hungarian sausage at Meat shops.  JUst not sure about the German sausage.  I just put it in the crockpot and cover it with two small cans of the V8- hot juice.  Cook on low for about 6 -8 hours. Depending on how much sausage you put in there. 

Hope this is helpful.

I have to have sausage once in awhile..:)

Peace

I like the turkey kielbasa. . . not quite like the real thing but not bad either.

Hi Susan and everyone:

Back to work after a three-week medical leave.  The incision has healed but my voice is still raspy.  Not good for teaching.  Hoping a whistle and some stern looks will help me carry the day.   The kids have been great, happy to have me back, but the honeymoon won't last, so I better get my voice back pronto, or get a wireless microphone. Don't want to spend the moolah.

Today's plan:

B - Oatmeal with wheat germ, milk, 1/3 apple, 1 T chopped walnuts
S - Iced tea
L - Wendy's chile , cheese stick
S - Muscle milk light
D - Ground beef quesadilla, greens, SF popsicle.
S - Yogurt

Thanks for the cooking tips Susan.

Happy rowing everyone.

Maria

B: Atkins shake
B2: Atkins shake
S: apple...ate this during my 3 mile walk
L: prime rib and veggies...taking my volunteer out to lunch to thank her for helping me in my office!
S: orange
S: half of banana before water aerobics, BF just called and wants to do water instead of spin
eat the other half after my work out.
D: salad with pork roast added in it and all the veggies
S: don't know if I will be hungry but probably celery and peanut butter.

Hello!!!

B- Oatmeal
S- nothing...skipped it today....was busy....
L- 4 oz chicken (my version of Indian chicken), 1/4c rice, 1c diced salad, 1/2 orange (biggest orange I've ever seen)
S- coffee, PB on Lite Wasa or Fiber One cereal w/soy milk, strawberries, 10gr 85% dk choc
S- protein w/fiber
D- Tilapia, bulgur wheat, zucchini, some fruit

That's the plan for today......

ive been running running running, and not eating so well.  im trying to get reorganized
here and do better.  my weight is actually about the same, but i dont think im getting in
enough protein.  plan to work on that this week

hugs to all

jacki