-2 - "quite hungry and i'd like to eat something now, perhaps a snack or a light meal" but the reality is i want a substantial meal.
LUNCH at 2pm because breakfast was late today.
1 cup basmati rice
1 cup thai yellow curry vegetables w coconut milk in it and fresh coriander on top. I gotta say its really yummy. And apart from the problems with the lima beans, it was easy to make.
1 loose cup salad greens - lettuce, watercress, rocket
Dressing: 1tsp olive oil, juice 1/2 lemon with excess on my curry. Yum!
1 small red apple
coffee milk x2
+2 just satisfied - My body is relaxed and comfortable and if i ate any more, I would still feel comfortable, but i don't need any more.
I cooked the beans again today separately. I think they are ok now but they are still not really soft. I wonder why? I didn't add them to this curry but next time i will add a few back in for the protein.
REVISED THAI YELLOW VEGETABLE CURRY - halve the recipe if you don't need this much.
1 jar thai yellow curry paste.
1 can tomatoes
1 can coconut cream
water
salt
extra chilli if you like it
four or five different types of vegetables picking one from each of the following groups such as the following:
potatoes/sweet potato/lentils or beans
kale/silver beet/other leafy green/green beans
broccoli/cauliflower/pumpkin
2 medium carrots* essential
2 stalks celery*
1 large onion*
Put all the vegetables (and cooked beans/lentils) into a large pot with the curry paste, tomatoes, water (enough to ensure vegetables don't burn, probably almost to cover. Cook til the vegetables are soft with the lid on. Add the coconut cream at the end. Add salt to flavour. (if you don't cooked the vegetables enough, they the sauce will be somewhat tasteless. But if you like crunchy vegies, at least make sure that the carrot, celery and onion are thoroughly cooked so add them first and the others later.
Serve with lemon juice and chopped fresh coriander if available.
On the jar are other things suggested like fish sauce, tamarind and a little sugar but i didn't put them in. Do it if you want.
You could also make this with meat or chicken instead of the potatoes/legume option, but it may need to be browned first in a little oil. Instructions will be on the jar. I suggest keeping the meat quantity small and the vegie quantity very large.
Coffee and gf donut. All the gf donuts I was given are gone now thankfully, but I did enjoy them and was glad to be able work them into my plan the last 3 days.
Last edited by Dottington; 06-11-2014 at 10:51 PM.
-3 (very hungry)
LUNCH 12-1PM
coffee milk
salad of watercress, lettuce,
dressing: few drops sesame oil, fish sauce
1 cup rice
1 cup thai yellow vegetable curry (with coconut cream)
80 grams tofu cooked in 1tsp peanut oil, fish sauce
1 small orange, few grapes
+2 (Just satisfied)
I had meant to try blending up some of the lima beans to add to the curry for protein but completely forgot before i had already cooked up the tofu but this is my plan for future serves of this curry.
I will be having a berry and spinach smoothie, about half the size of what I usually have (running low on stuff...) plus two turkey veggie meatballs with BBQ sauce. It will be weird to have something besides a smoothie for lunch today!
That was actually really filling and a nice change. To try out the scale, I'll say I was a -3 and that meal brought me to a +3. Took me about 45 minutes to eat it all, too!
I like the idea of the scale, but with IF, I have to allow myself to experience hunger (-4) quite often, and it's amazing how quickly, without eating, I can go from -4 to -2 or even -1.
Last edited by nonameslob; 06-12-2014 at 12:44 PM.
Was STARVING after my 8.5 mile hike. Felt like more then -4 lol I decided on mexican and had a veggie tostada and some chips and guacamole. But now I'm so full its hard to move! Haha Guess I really didn't need the chips and guac, so I'm feeling +4 now
Hunger rating: 2 - quite hungry and i'd like to eat something now, perhaps a snack or a light meal
I had 4 courses :-) roast vegies + lima beans w kale, leafy salad, 1 date, coffee milk
Leftover Roast vegies reheated: 1/2 medium potato, 1 pc sweet potato, 1 pc carrot 1 lge mushroom, 1 tomato, 1/2 zucchini + 1/4 cup yoghurt
lima beans: 1/2 cup lima beans cooked in oil, garlic, w kale
Small salad: lettuce, rocket, small piece chopped cheddar oil oil, balsamic vinegar
1 date
coffee milk
Satiety rating: +2 just satisfied - My body is relaxed and comfortable and if i ate any more, I would still feel comfortable, but i don't need any more.
I've decided i really like my lima bean concoction and i think i will do something like this with beans again. Here's what i did without all the fluffing about. I don't think i've already mentioned it.
soak overnight and try cook in boiling unsalted water the lima beans
In a frypan, add some oil, lots of garlic, heat on a low heat one minute,
add the lima beans and roughly chopped kale or similar green leafy vegetable like silver beet, spinach, rocket. Salt.
Stir fry until the kale seems cooked enough.
Process in a food processor. You can experiment with other spices and herbs. I think cumin could be good.
Then you can eat it like this just warmed up and with other verges which i have to say i actually liked a lot with a little yoghurt on top.
Or with eggs make into patties and maybe a little breadcrumbs. I didn't have any eggs left today so that's why i just ate this is way.
or in an omelette.
Had a coffee with creamer, a gluten free donut, and some soy bean, almond, cranberry trail mix.
Little mayo, romaine lettuce mix, and tuna on 7 grain pepperidge farm bread 
