Food Before and After Photos

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8 hours ago, Lilia_90 said:

Do you struggle with who eats the food you make?

not usually...Mr. eats a lot, and when The Kid is home, she's a decent eater. i almost always make stuff with the intention to share with friends and family (i am known as the "dessert fairy" 'round these parts, leaving containers of homemade treats and baked goods at their doorstep, hahahhaha...this started at covid - social distancing and all that - and i just kept doing it..."drop off and go"!)

im also big on freezing stuff for later!

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26 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

This looks amazing! What is in the cinnamon broth (besides cinnamon of course)?

It is fresh chicken broth that we make at home and freeze or kettle beef broth that I boil and add spices to (mainly cinnamon and a little cajun) and bake the chicken in. The secret is to pour a little spiced broth while you’re baking your chicken (don’t simmer) so that the chicken juice mixes with the broth and result is extremely flavourful tender chicken

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12 hours ago, Lilia_90 said:

Dinner:

Spiced chickpea rice with caramelized onions, baby carrots and roasted corn. Cinnamon broth baked chicken and a side of tzatziki. I ate one thigh, 2 chickpeas and 2 baby carrots.

damn girl.

this looks awesome.

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4 hours ago, Lilia_90 said:

It is fresh chicken broth that we make at home and freeze or kettle beef broth that I boil and add spices to (mainly cinnamon and a little cajun) and bake the chicken in. The secret is to pour a little spiced broth while you’re baking your chicken (don’t simmer) so that the chicken juice mixes with the broth and result is extremely flavourful tender chicken

Ay there’s the rub

I currently hate cooking 😝

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everything i've eaten today!

1579 calories from food + 2 espresso martinis (282 cals, not shown)

so 1861 cals today if i don't eat or drink anything else.

and now...my food day in pictures!

Edited June 26 by ms.sss

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10 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Ay there’s the rub

I currently hate cooking 😝

I go through these all the time lol

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White fish Ceviche and Mexican street corn salad (made with a greek yogurt dressing). Below is what I plated for myself but decided to go for seconds for the ceviche and only had one bite of the corn salad (which was really good).

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Meals from the last few days-

those cheesy stuffing waffles with over easy eggs and griddled tomatoes (clearly didn’t eat it all)

cottage cheese mixed with cooked onions, bell pepper, and mushrooms then microwaved with marinara and turkey pepperoni (this I will definitely eat again)

lemon poppyseed bread with ricotta, sliced apple, and honey (ate about 3/4 the bread and ricotta)

polenta with French onion roasted green Beans (a kit from the produce section) and shrimp, onions and tomatoes in veggie broth (the kids had theirs mixed with rice)

spicy Thai chili tuna mixed with nonfat yogurt, more reduced sugar Thai chili sauce, and shredded lettuce. Only ate 10 of the Thai chili rice crisps

cottage cheese plate with an everything bagel, strawberries, mini bell peppers, Tomato slices, and lettuce (ate half the bagel, most of the cottage cheese and peppers and about half everything else)

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22 hours ago, ms.sss said:

everything i've eaten today!

1579 calories from food + 2 espresso martinis (282 cals, not shown)

so 1861 cals today if i don't eat or drink anything else.

and now...my food day in pictures!

Why are these grapes so big? Or are your hands petite?

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3 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Why are these grapes so big? Or are your hands petite?

They look like red globe grapes to me but I could be wrong. Fun fact- Japan has a grape variety that grows to almost the size of your palm! More about Japanese grapes here!

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8 hours ago, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

Meals from the last few days-

Everything looks really yum!

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Mashed potatoes and pepper salmon

I was super busy all day and didn’t get to eat until 6pm plusI had to cook (at least the food was good)

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Breakfast- 1/4 c. chocolate pb fit with 1c. oats with 2tbsp cocoa powder made with Water

snack- 1/2c. cottage cheese, 3/4 frozen blueberries, and a toasted plain mini bagel

snack- raita (1/3c nonfat plain Greek yogurt, 1/2c. Diced cucumber with a pinch of salt and garam masala and a smidge of lemon juice

dinner- curry seasoned veggies (zucchini, spinach, mushrooms, onions, and garlic) with chicken coconut curry (found in the deli section)

Also, bonus calorie count for today as I doubt I’ll eat anything else today.

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Dinner:

Homemade steaks!! I am so proud of how these turned out. Super juicy, super yummy and the homemade Chimichurri was out of this world good. I ate around 3 strips and couldn’t fit anything else, the meat was too filling.

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dinner tonight:

Smash burger tacos Big Mac style. Lean ground beef on a mini mission low carb tortilla (my hand for reference), melted cheddar cheese (real cheddar not the plastic one), sliced dill pickles, jalapeños and gem lettuce drizzled with a little homemade big mac sauce. This meal is one of my favourites. See how I did below.

My motto is when you’re full, you don’t need to eat the last bite, so I left the last bite sitting there. 1 hour later I had one bite of the homemade roasted potato wedges and 3 broccoli florets.