Healthy meals without potato?Healthy meals without potato?Hey guys
So I'm going on a no bread and potato diet for a few weeks, I never realised how much I eat them both so I'm going on strike to force myself into trying some new things. I've been looking online and found some great recipes that I will be trying! Just wondering if someone could recommend some also? The only meat I eat is fish :) Re: Healthy meals without potato?I eat a brown rice instead of potato a lot of the time. It is less likely to cause weight gain than white rice and doesnt deplete the body of B vitamins. It is also pretty filling, so you dont need a lot of it and it makes a welcome addition to stir fries and the like. I also use barley, which contains soluble fibre (like oats) which is excellent for the bowel and speeds up waste transit.
Chris xx
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Re: Healthy meals without potato?That's broadly what I've been doing Lisa and it's worked for me - though I haven't cut them out completely
Baked fish, with roast veggies Courgette, squash, peppers, red onions, mushrooms at the last minute - whatever you've got in, with a bit of garlic/olive oil/herbs/S&P. Bake the fish in foil parcels with a bit of lemon, S&P, or some cheese, or your seasoning of choice, yum yum yum. Spicy fish/seafood stew Fry off onions in oil and add some peppers, add some Thai curry paste and a tin of tomatoes. Put in some chunks of butternut squash and courgette and add your fish/seafood of choice. Let it all simmer along nicely till the veggies and fish are cooked yum yum yum. I know you don't eat meat Lisa, but an alternative to the Thai is Spanish style with chorizo sausage and nice herbs yum yum. Omlette Good old omlette - you can make with anything, onions, peppers, chili, courgette, squash, cheese. Salads Greek - feta, cucumber, toms, red onions, olives if you like. I mix all together with some fresh basil, fresh mint a squeeze of lemon/lime juice (whichever I've got in), S&P and olive oil. Yum yum. Green - shred and wash some crispy lettuce, add some S&P, lemon juice and a squidge of olive oil. I like it with some fresh chives and mint added too. You could have a nice boiled and sliced egg on the side too, or some tuna/mackerel/sardine. Prawn/fish kebabs Marinate your fish/prawns/seafood in lemon, S&P, garlic, then put onto wooden skewers. If you use fish choose one that's quite meaty and won't break up. Bake on a tray in the oven or BBQ. Have with roast veggies, or salad. Are you going to have rice at all? If so I read that brown rice is better for you so we've switched to wholemeal pasta/rice I'm sure there's more we have Lisa, I'll add when I remember I'm feeling all hungry now Bev x
Our family: my-Lovely-Hubbly and I, Benny and our two little Ladies - Betty and Gloria. RIP dear little Ladies - Lottie, Cottie, Elsie, Dottie, Hilda and Margie. You may have gone, but are never ever forgotten. Re: Healthy meals without potato?Thank you very much :D
I'm gonna have salmon and roasted veggies tonight I think curry would be really good - I love just a bowl of curry without rice or anything, but most have a tbsp of coconut milk in - is that really fattening or would a tbsp be okay? I really love sag aloo (spinach and potato) so I'm going to try that with squash instead -I don't eat prawns, crab etc etc - just fish. -I may have a little brown rice, but I wont be having much. Re: Healthy meals without potato?As far as i am aware, coconut milk is not very fattening and certainly not in the quantity you mention.
Chris xx
34.If someone can’t accept you at your worst, they don’t deserve you at your best Re: Healthy meals without potato?Ohhh, I thought coconut milk (or is it coconut cream?) was the thing that made curries really fattening?
Re: Healthy meals without potato?OOoh yum yum yum I absolutely love sag aloo and all the Indian vegetable dishes too
I use coconut milk all the time and there is a reduced fat one too but don't think it's that unhealthy is it? Just thinking the fish/Thai dish I mentioned, you can replace the toms with coconut milk if you fancy. Here's some more things I make.... Baked mushrooms Get some of those large mushrooms and 'stuff' with a mixture of cream cheese, garlic and herbs, S&P wrap in tin foil or greaseproof and bake in oven. You can have with salad yum yum Asparagus Steam and have with some shavings of parmesan cheese. Cauliflower cheese I steam a full cauli and whilst that's going I make my cheese sauce with a nice pinch of nutmeg. Then I bake in the oven. Yum yum - divide up portions, put in plastic boxes and freeze. Bev x
Our family: my-Lovely-Hubbly and I, Benny and our two little Ladies - Betty and Gloria. RIP dear little Ladies - Lottie, Cottie, Elsie, Dottie, Hilda and Margie. You may have gone, but are never ever forgotten. Re: Healthy meals without potato?Ahhh, I should be okay then
Ohhhh baked mushrooms is something I've always wanted to try so I will get on that! Although - I'm trying to keep away from cheese, is there anything else I could use? I also despise cauliflower
Re: Healthy meals without potato?Golly-gee you don't like Cauli Lisa??
It's one of my absolute favourites Instead of cheese, you could use quark - I think that's very low in fat, or else low fat cream cheese, or reduced fat creme fraiche Bev x
Our family: my-Lovely-Hubbly and I, Benny and our two little Ladies - Betty and Gloria. RIP dear little Ladies - Lottie, Cottie, Elsie, Dottie, Hilda and Margie. You may have gone, but are never ever forgotten. Re: Healthy meals without potato?
Nooooooo! My mum loves it, I don't know how I've never heard of quark? :O
Re: Healthy meals without potato?Hehehe your mum's got good taste Lisa, cauli rocks
Quark is sold in tubs in the fridge section, it's a low fat soft cheese, here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark_(cheese) Bev x
Our family: my-Lovely-Hubbly and I, Benny and our two little Ladies - Betty and Gloria. RIP dear little Ladies - Lottie, Cottie, Elsie, Dottie, Hilda and Margie. You may have gone, but are never ever forgotten. Re: Healthy meals without potato?Ohhh I may have to try some.
Does it taste like cheese (well, duh ) or have that kind of bitter taste?
Re: Healthy meals without potato?It doesn't taste of much to me Lisa, but you can flavour it up - sweet or savoury.
I really must buy some again come to think of it Bev x
Our family: my-Lovely-Hubbly and I, Benny and our two little Ladies - Betty and Gloria. RIP dear little Ladies - Lottie, Cottie, Elsie, Dottie, Hilda and Margie. You may have gone, but are never ever forgotten.
Re: Healthy meals without potato?I make white sauce with skimmed milk & cornflour, a tub of very low fat fromage frais & a tablespoon of parmesan, with a bit of either mustard or paprika. I find that works for me instead of a normal cheese sauce.
You can use sweet potatoes instead of normal potatoes. "Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder..." Thoreau.
Re: Healthy meals without potato?Oooh thats a good idea LBF, cheers
Reminded me too - if you use a stronger tasting cheese, you only need a little bit of it Bev x
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