The Healthy Recipe thread
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I smoke like a chimney, drink like a fish, and until recently I ate faaar too much red meat. Not at all worried about weight, but I would like to preserve my arteries for use in later life! So...
I cut back on the drink/red meat, and have been trying to come up with TASTY meals and snacks that are actually good for you.
One tasty super-fast-snack is sardines (tinned in tomatoe sauce) on toast
Very healthy!
Switch from 35% fat bacon down to 3% fat bacon. Couldnt believe it when I realised last week Id been eating bacon which was one third heart attack fuel! Id never checked the fat content of food before.
Will add some proper recipes later.
I cut back on the drink/red meat, and have been trying to come up with TASTY meals and snacks that are actually good for you.
One tasty super-fast-snack is sardines (tinned in tomatoe sauce) on toast
Very healthy!Switch from 35% fat bacon down to 3% fat bacon. Couldnt believe it when I realised last week Id been eating bacon which was one third heart attack fuel! Id never checked the fat content of food before.
Will add some proper recipes later.
ali_kat said:
UKbob said:
ali_kat said:
Bob - try Thai! 
I know they're slim and obedient, but are they any good in the kitchen?
my friends thai wife taught me to cook Thai 
Healthy food as well, not a lot of fat, and lots of veg & fish dishes
UKbob said:
ali_kat said:
UKbob said:
ali_kat said:
Bob - try Thai!
I know they're slim and obedient, but are they any good in the kitchen? my friends thai wife taught me to cook Thai Healthy food as well, not a lot of fat, and lots of veg & fish dishes
UKbob said:
ATG said:
re. Thai ... what about the coconut? Isn't that a bit crap wrt saturated fat?
Bought some after getting a curry recipe after dinner with friends last weekend... 62% fat.fish ... bleurgh
Dude, there is some excellent fish out there and it is ultra quick and easy. Get some on board before it all goes extinct. I'm not a great fan of ultra light, subtle stuff; I want texture and flavour. Pan fried salmon or sea bass, tuna steaks, poached smoked haddock, kippers, trout baked with lemon and butter (a bit subtler, but damn me ...) All top notch in my book. Embarassing thirty second meal ... 2 smoked mackerel fillets, a dollop of creme fraiche, a dollop of horseradish sauce ... bash together into goop. Insert in baked pots, spread on toast, etc.
Dude, there is some excellent fish out there and it is ultra quick and easy. Get some on board before it all goes extinct. I'm not a great fan of ultra light, subtle stuff; I want texture and flavour. Pan fried salmon or sea bass, tuna steaks, poached smoked haddock, kippers, trout baked with lemon and butter (a bit subtler, but damn me ...) All top notch in my book. Embarassing thirty second meal ... 2 smoked mackerel fillets, a dollop of creme fraiche, a dollop of horseradish sauce ... bash together into goop. Insert in baked pots, spread on toast, etc.
ATG said:
fish ... bleurgh
Dude, there is some excellent fish out there and it is ultra quick and easy. Get some on board before it all goes extinct. I'm not a great fan of ultra light, subtle stuff; I want texture and flavour. Pan fried salmon or sea bass, tuna steaks, poached smoked haddock, kippers, trout baked with lemon and butter (a bit subtler, but damn me ...) All top notch in my book. Embarassing thirty second meal ... 2 smoked mackerel fillets, a dollop of creme fraiche, a dollop of horseradish sauce ... bash together into goop. Insert in baked pots, spread on toast, etc.
Fish is for girls Dude, there is some excellent fish out there and it is ultra quick and easy. Get some on board before it all goes extinct. I'm not a great fan of ultra light, subtle stuff; I want texture and flavour. Pan fried salmon or sea bass, tuna steaks, poached smoked haddock, kippers, trout baked with lemon and butter (a bit subtler, but damn me ...) All top notch in my book. Embarassing thirty second meal ... 2 smoked mackerel fillets, a dollop of creme fraiche, a dollop of horseradish sauce ... bash together into goop. Insert in baked pots, spread on toast, etc.
I'll give pan frying a go. Im sure I can find something tasty with loads of lemon and pepper which suits my pallet.
Cooking healthy food is pretty straightforward. If you cook everything from scratch you will know exactly what you've put in it - once you are in control of what goes in your food it's easy to moderate the amount of saturated fat etc that you eat. Don't eat any reduced fat foods: get the full fat stuff and eat less of it, but enjoy it more.
Everything in moderation.
Everything in moderation.
UKbob said:
I'll give pan frying a go. Im sure I can find something tasty with loads of lemon and pepper which suits my pallet.
Salmon: marinade for 30 minutes in the juice of a lime mixed with an equal quantity of soy sauce. Fry the salmon gently for 5 mins each side, then turn the heat right up and when it's sizzling pour the marinade into the pan. Turn the salmon in this until it's covered in sticky sauce (ooer). LovelyTuna: (IMO only serve it rare) Marinade in the juice of a lime for 30 mins. Get a pan very hot and fry the fish for 90 seconds each side (unless it's thin - ie 10-15 mm - in which case less than a minute), pouring the lime juice in for the last 30 secs and tuning to coat as before. Very quick, very tasty.
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