[kingofthedemo]

Originally Posted by Litos

I get the 99/1 lean ground turkey as you will see below



Turkey Burgers, wheat bread, lettuce, tomatoes and plain greek yogurt (substitute for mayonnaise).....

There you go, you are definitely improving, good call on the greek yogurt.

[Templar]

Ground turkey is the shiznit. My wife makes "turkey sausage" with it for breakfast. Basically just the 97% lean stuff with different spices/seasonings. Tastes just like breakfast sausage to me (albeit a bit on the dry side).

Bread is my weakness. I love it, but when I eat it regularly I gain weight like crazy. IMO there are too many empty calories, even in the "healthy" breads. Tons of carbs and unless you are doing a ton of exercise to use those carbs appropriately, they will be stored as fat.

I try to stick to foods and meals that don't require bread. I guess it's kind of Paleo but I don't really call it that, it's just what I do. On cheat days, I might have a burger, but some places can serve a mean burger wrapped in lettuce. Also, wraps with big pieces of romaine lettuce are awesome, and I think they may taste even better than flour tortilla wraps.

[Litos]

Originally Posted by Templar

I think they may taste even better than flour tortilla wraps.

[kingofthedemo]

Originally Posted by Templar

Ground turkey is the shiznit. My wife makes "turkey sausage" with it for breakfast. Basically just the 97% lean stuff with different spices/seasonings. Tastes just like breakfast sausage to me (albeit a bit on the dry side).

Bread is my weakness. I love it, but when I eat it regularly I gain weight like crazy. IMO there are too many empty calories, even in the "healthy" breads. Tons of carbs and unless you are doing a ton of exercise to use those carbs appropriately, they will be stored as fat.

I try to stick to foods and meals that don't require bread. I guess it's kind of Paleo but I don't really call it that, it's just what I do. On cheat days, I might have a burger, but some places can serve a mean burger wrapped in lettuce. Also, wraps with big pieces of romaine lettuce are awesome, and I think they may taste even better than flour tortilla wraps.

You are definitely right about the bread, generally I don't eat bread, Green leaf lettuce, and romaine both make for great wrap substitutes. You can also use collard leaves if you remove the stems...

[kingofthedemo]

Originally Posted by Litos

I can't see the pic?

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by kingofthedemo

I can't see the pic?

Angry penis,lol.

[Litos]

Originally Posted by kingofthedemo

I can't see the pic?

it's just a meme that says "you're dead to me" HAHA !!!

that's my response to you disrespecting my flour tortillas....

[BKap08]

yeah ive been using ground turkey in all my dishes for beef substitutes, turkey meatballs, turkey burgers, ground turkey and brown rice baked pasta, and in all the mexican food i can think of i just use ground turkey. It tastes great and the whole foods a block away from my house always has it in bulk

[kingofthedemo]

Originally Posted by BKap08

yeah ive been using ground turkey in all my dishes for beef substitutes, turkey meatballs, turkey burgers, ground turkey and brown rice baked pasta, and in all the mexican food i can think of i just use ground turkey. It tastes great and the whole foods a block away from my house always has it in bulk

I really like to saute it in the skillet. I will start the skillet, and add a little olive oil, garlic paste, Italian herbs paste, and diced jalapenos. After about five or ten minutes I will add the turkey and brown it. It always has a really great flavor that way.

[BKap08]

Originally Posted by kingofthedemo

I really like to saute it in the skillet. I will start the skillet, and add a little olive oil, garlic paste, Italian herbs paste, and diced jalapenos. After about five or ten minutes I will add the turkey and brown it. It always has a really great flavor that way.

yeah thats always really good.
I like to make spinach onion and mushroom turkey meatballs with 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs. Always turn out so good if you bake them in the oven

[kingofthedemo]

Originally Posted by BKap08

yeah thats always really good.
I like to make spinach onion and mushroom turkey meatballs with 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs. Always turn out so good if you bake them in the oven

Wow I am going to have to try that, do you have to have the breadcrumbs though?

[NemesisX]

Crab cakes with pommery mustard sauce @ Bartlett's for lunch today-



The pommery sauce used to be quite bitter but it was pleasantly mild this time around. I think in the past they didn't completely cook out the alcohol. The nice thing about these crab cakes is that there's very little filling.

Well I think crab cakes aren't that unhealthy so I didn't mind posting this in light of this topic's turn towards posting more healthful foods

[kingofthedemo]

Originally Posted by NemesisX

Crab cakes with pommery mustard sauce @ Bartlett's for lunch today-



The pommery sauce used to be quite bitter but it was pleasantly mild this time around. I think in the past they didn't completely cook out the alcohol. The nice thing about these crab cakes is that there's very little filling.

Well I think crab cakes aren't that unhealthy so I didn't mind posting this in light of this topic's turn towards posting more healthful foods

I do really like good crab cakes, whenever I'm in NOLA I always get them! Good stuff!

[Litos]

wife had leftover turkey meat from last night.

so I essentially ate two turkey burgers again.

only difference was that she used avocados instead of plain greek yogurt.....

[TXSTYLE]

Speaking of pizza.... This one was quite scrumptious!

[i dunno]

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

Speaking of pizza.... This one was quite scrumptious!

so wow

[Litos]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuck !!!!!

[kingofthedemo]

Originally Posted by Litos

wife had leftover turkey meat from last night.

so I essentially ate two turkey burgers again.

only difference was that she used avocados instead of plain greek yogurt.....

If you like mayo, Hellman's makes a really good light mayo that has about 35 calories a tbsp, if you just measure out one tbsp you should be fine.

I really like using different mustards because they generally only have 5 to 10 calories a tsp. Here's a good tip, find a mustard that you like, and mix a few tbsp's of it with 1 tbsp of the low calorie mayo, this will stretch the mayo, and you will have a really tasty low calorie alternative.


This is my all time favorite horseradish mustard and it only has 5 calories a tsp. http://buy.woebermustard.com/product...52d-16oz..html

[Litos]

Originally Posted by kingofthedemo

If you like mayo, Hellman's makes a really good light mayo that has about 35 calories a tbsp, if you just measure out one tbsp you should be fine.

I really like using different mustards because they generally only have 5 to 10 calories a tsp. Here's a good tip, find a mustard that you like, and mix a few tbsp's of it with 1 tbsp of the low calorie mayo, this will stretch the mayo, and you will have a really tasty low calorie alternative.


This is my all time favorite horseradish mustard and it only has 5 calories a tsp. http://buy.woebermustard.com/product...52d-16oz..html

thanks man.

I've been learning how to "dilute" or "stretch" things on this new diet HAHA !!!

50/50 Vanilla Almond Milk and 1% Milk tastes amazing....

[kingofthedemo]

Originally Posted by Litos

thanks man.

I've been learning how to "dilute" or "stretch" things on this new diet HAHA !!!

50/50 Vanilla Almond Milk and 1% Milk tastes amazing....

No problem, you have to be creative and learn ways to reduce calories while maintaining some flavor, you will pick up on little tricks as you go along.

[ybbiz34]

This thread has been fascinating to peruse.

It has made me feel like I'm the odd man out in the sense that I literally give no more than 5 minutes a day thinking about a given meal.

[BKap08]

Originally Posted by kingofthedemo

Wow I am going to have to try that, do you have to have the breadcrumbs though?

Don't need it. I usually use one egg and some Italian seasoned breadcrumbs but it's definetly not needed if you want to make it a little healthier