Thursday 10 December 2009

Update: Steady bodyweight at 135# My body is happy at this weight. No longer need to justify tons of garbage eating to gain weight, nor will I starve myself on a severely calorically restricted paleo-type diet or follow strict rules of any diet or mad calorie/macronutrient ratio counting. I will, to the best of  my living-in-a-normal-society ability, follow traditional food principles: protein, fat, and some carbs at every meal,  using good dairy fats (real butter, real cream, and real cheese) and make my own preserves (salsa, etc) to maximize nutrient availability and absorption, and get my carbohydrates from fruits and vegetables in season as much as possible. Since I’m doing intensive strength training, I’ll need more carbs than the average Joe, so I will have a bowl of oatmeal, some beans & rice, or slice of sprouted grain bread with meals on training days. I’ll post my meals and rationale in hopes of helping others adopt real food principles.

REST DAY.

This week I made:

Oatmeal from steel cut oats, soaked overnight in water with a tablespoon of Astro Plain Balkan Yogurt. Cooks up quickly, add a tablespoon of honey after it’s cooled and serve with Organic Meadows whipping cream. That’s right, all natural 35% fat whipping cream. Mmmmm! Great breakfast with eggs for training days!

Tex Mex Beans & Rice:
Long Grain Brown Rice: Heat up 2 tbsp each butter and olive oil. Sautee 2 cups dry rice for about 5 minutes, until it starts to turn milky. Add 4 cups of water, or substitute some water for chicken broth or coconut milk, and bring to a boil. Let it boil until the water is reduced to the level of the rice, then cover and simmer on the lowest heat for 1.5 hours.
Beans: You could soak beans overnight and cook for 2+ hours the  next day. I’ve been buying canned beans by Eden Organics, available at Metro. They have black and kidney beans, take your pick!

Mix the rice with a can of beans, add another tbsp olive oil and some chili flakes, salt, and pepper.

Carrot Salad:
Type 1: Grated carrots, pineapple, yogurt, and raisins
Type 2: Grated carrots, grated apple, raisins

Nachos: ground beef, red pepper, green onions, tex mex cheese, full fat sour cream. Found corn tostadas that seem pretty good at Metro.

Chicken:
Legs for chicken salad with mayo/avocado and veggies
Breasts with coconut oil and pineapple OR butter and lemon juice and veggies