Guest guest Posted June 18, 2007 Report Posted June 18, 2007 Hi group ~ For those going through this heat...what cool/not so heavy meals have you been making to get you through? Cindi Quote
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2007 Report Posted June 19, 2007 I usually make a pasta, egg, mayo and tuna salad. I know it's not a veggie dish, but my sister is allergic to tuna so we usually make her one without the tuna. You can add peas and diced carrots if you want, but I don't because no one likes them in there other than me. Jackie K. Proud Mom to Tatiana 04-26-04 ---- Find out how you can get spam free email. http://www.bluebottle.com Quote
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2007 Report Posted June 19, 2007 Hi Jackie ~ Just a reminder, please don't post meat related recipes/ideas. While we understand everyone here is not vegetarian, we are a vegetarian group and prefer not to discuss meals with meat. That being said, your idea deos sounds refreshing except I don't like mayo. :-D Thanks, Cindi, co-owner of group Jackie <jhascek wrote: I usually make a pasta, egg, mayo and tuna salad. I know it's not a veggie dish, but my sister is allergic to tuna so we usually make her one without the tuna. You can add peas and diced carrots if you want, but I don't because no one likes them in there other than me. Jackie K. Proud Mom to Tatiana 04-26-04 . Quote
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2007 Report Posted June 19, 2007 Well, it's not cool but since it is warm we have been outside grilling - EVERYTHING gets grilled at our house in the summer!! , Cindi <cindi93069 wrote: > > Hi group ~ > > For those going through this heat...what cool/not so heavy meals have you been making to get you through? > > Cindi > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2007 Report Posted June 19, 2007 That works! I love grilled veggies! Cindi Angel <angellovesryan wrote: Well, it's not cool but since it is warm we have been outside grilling - EVERYTHING gets grilled at our house in the summer!! . Quote
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2007 Report Posted June 19, 2007 Sorry, I just assumed that a few people did eat fish and weren't more vegan than vegetarian. Jackie K. Proud Mom to Tatiana 04-26-04 ---- Get a free email account with anti spam protection. http://www.bluebottle.com Quote
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2007 Report Posted June 19, 2007 > Well, it's not cool but since it is warm we have been outside > grilling - EVERYTHING gets grilled at our house in the summer!! Well, we aren't outside grilling (we live in a highrise, so . . . LOL) but I have been using my crockpot a lot during the hotter days What a great invention!!! Oh, and lots of salads/raw food - and fruit eaten out of hand for an even quicker/easier meal! Love, Pat Quote
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2007 Report Posted June 19, 2007 > Sorry, I just assumed that a few people did eat fish and weren't more vegan than vegetarian. Hi Jackie - I know it seems confusing and understand how you could have made the assumption about vegetarianism. However, vegetarians do not eat animals/'meat' of any kind (and fish counts as an animal, you see). As for vegans, they are not, as you suggest, vegetarians who don't eat fish but (for the sake of a quick definition) vegetarians who don't eat eggs, dairy and honey. (Yes, I know there's more to it than that, but for the purpose of the discussions on this group, that would seem to cover most possibilities, eh? ) Hope this helps! Thanks for writing in. Love, Pat Quote
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2007 Report Posted June 20, 2007 Yes! Us, too. Every meal starts off with salad and fresh fruit. We sometimes have a baked potato (cooked in the microwave so that the oven doesn't heat the kitchen) or a quick stir-fry. Marie Pat <drpatsant wrote: Oh, and lots of salads/raw food - and fruit eaten out of hand for an even quicker/easier meal! Love, Pat Shape in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! Quote
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2007 Report Posted June 20, 2007 Salads rock! :-) I got the sweetest, juiciest peaches in our box on Monday. I've been enjoying one every afternoon this week. Cindi marie selders <s3ld3rs wrote: Yes! Us, too. Every meal starts off with salad and fresh fruit. We sometimes have a baked potato (cooked in the microwave so that the oven doesn't heat the kitchen) or a quick stir-fry. Marie Pat <drpatsant wrote: Oh, and lots of salads/raw food - and fruit eaten out of hand for an even quicker/easier meal! Love, Pat . Quote
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2007 Report Posted June 20, 2007 I don't know if anyone else does this . . . We occasionally pick up salads from the deli - potato salad, pasta salad, etc. But of course there is nearly as much mayo in them as there is potato/pasta. I couldn't eat it like that even if I wasn't trying to lose weight. What I do is put 1/4 to 1/3 of the salad in a bowl, then put the rest in a colander and wash all the dressing off. Then mix them back together again. There is enough dressing on the 1/4 portion for the entire salad, and of course only 1/4 the fat. . . You still get all of the flavour and convenience, but at a much lower calorie count. I often put a bit of low-fat cheese and/or hard boiled egg and/or veggie " ham " / " chicken " in to boost the protein and lower the glycemic index as well. Pam On 6/20/07, Cindi <cindi93069 wrote: > > Salads rock! :-) > I got the sweetest, juiciest peaches in our box on Monday. I've been > enjoying one every afternoon this week. > Cindi > > marie selders <s3ld3rs <s3ld3rs%40>> wrote: > Yes! Us, too. Every meal starts off with salad and fresh fruit. We > sometimes have a baked potato (cooked in the microwave so that the oven > doesn't heat the kitchen) or a quick stir-fry. > Marie > Pat <drpatsant <drpatsant%40>> wrote: Oh, and lots of > salads/raw food - and fruit eaten > out of hand for an even quicker/easier meal! > > Love, Pat > > . > > Quote
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2007 Report Posted June 20, 2007 That's a great idea Pam. Good thinking to lower the calories! Cindi pdw <pdworkman wrote: I don't know if anyone else does this . . . We occasionally pick up salads from the deli - potato salad, pasta salad, etc. But of course there is nearly as much mayo in them as there is potato/pasta. I couldn't eat it like that even if I wasn't trying to lose weight. What I do is put 1/4 to 1/3 of the salad in a bowl, then put the rest in a colander and wash all the dressing off. Then mix them back together again. There is enough dressing on the 1/4 portion for the entire salad, and of course only 1/4 the fat. . . You still get all of the flavour and convenience, but at a much lower calorie count. I often put a bit of low-fat cheese and/or hard boiled egg and/or veggie " ham " / " chicken " in to boost the protein and lower the glycemic index as well. Pam . Quote
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