How do I eat good?

[BADGE OF HONOR]

RE: steel cut oats, they taste a lot better and have better texture than rolled oats.  They take a long-ass time to cook though so I just make a big ol mess of them and throw them in the fridge.  Then I just take out a suitable portion and put on a little brown sugar and fresh-grated nutmeg and heat it in the microwave for a minute.

Basically the best way to cook is to make a lot when you have the time and then pull out portions when you're hungry.  I've been making "tv dinners" , put individual portions into ziplocks and leave them in the freezer.  If you do this enough times you create a good variety of dinners which can be embellished with whatever fresh produce you have onhand.

Another health tip: avoid anything with high fructose corn syrup and partially hydrogenated soybean oil.  That really gives an impetus to make your own food with recognizable ingredients.

[Kai]

I'd probably do more of that stuff, but I don't have a microwave. I cook everything on the stove and have to reheat it on the stove as well.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

A tip for using steel-cut oats: if you soak them overnight, they only take 10-15 minutes to cook.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

When you buy rolled oatmeal, buy "old fashioned" or "thick rolled", and never "quick"... the "quick" get gummy-mushy fast, and are lacking in texture. I love to add dried cranberries and chopped almonds to my oatmeal after cooking, with a bit of butter, brown sugar, and milk. I also like fresh chopped apples in it.

A quickie "cheater" breakfast is a piece of whole-grain toast (I LOVE Surviva bread by Naturebake: http://www.naturebake.com/surviva.htm) with peanut butter or a slab of cheese. If your mouth is dry in the mornings, like mine (I think from low blood sugar, it only happens in the morning and when I go too long without eating) a slice of crisp, tart apple on either goes a long way to make it easier to eat.

Cream cheese and sliced turkey on a whole-grain bagel.

A chicken leg... sounds weird, but you know how you can get cheapo family packs of chicken legs? Well, if you marinate them, bake them, and then toss them in a big Ziplock, they keep for abut a week in the fridge and they're a tasty, fast cold breakfast.

I haven't thought much about breakfast on the go since I worked outside of the house, but it's coming back to me.

[Reginald Ret]

I've never cooked oatmeal in water, only in milk.
I can't imagine watery oatmeal tasting good.
but i might be having some translation issues.

[Jenne]

I've never cooked oatmeal in water, only in milk.
I can't imagine watery oatmeal tasting good.
but i might be having some translation issues.

This reminds me of milky sticky rice.  Another sweet morning treat.

[Kai]

This thread turned out so well I'm thinking of starting a "Lunch foods?" thread.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

One word: SANDWICHES

SANDWICHES MADE OUT OF LEFTOVERS

Oh god NOM NOM NOM NOM

[LMNO]

Lunch during the week is usually a lavash rolled around sliced turkey, provalone, salami, and brown mustard.  With an apple.

[AFK]

For work I eat hotdogs just because I'm lazy and they're easy to pack.  (plus I have to make LWHN's lunch too, time is at a premium)

But on the weekends I ususally make my famous grilled cheese sammiches.  They vary depending on what kind of break we've bought but any kind of 12-grain bread works well.  I load em up with peppers and onions.  Mmm...mmm...mmm...mmm  tasty. 

[Kai]

Would a sandwich be the best thing for me to eat for lunch? It takes some time to make, and good sliced meat and cheese is generally expensive.  I eat an apple with my lunch usually, whatever it is.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I am always fond of sandwiches. I had one today from the leftover chicken I made last night.

I usually don't buy sliced deli meats, I make sandwiches out of whatever leftovers I have, so they're not expensive. Does require cooking about twice a week, though. If leftovers are soup, then lunch is soup and a slice of bread.

When I cook, it's often a 2-phase process: phase 1 is some kind of roast or pasta, and phase 2 is soup made from roast remnants or leftover pasta sauce with broth and beans added.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Stir fries make good lunch leftovers, too. You just need some handy-dandy containers to transport leftovers in.

[BADGE OF HONOR]

This thread turned out so well I'm thinking of starting a "Lunch foods?" thread.

Just rename this thread "How do I eat good?"

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

I'm like Nigel, I am a huge leftover fan.  Lunch is almost always what is leftover either in a sandwich, on a salad, in a roll up.....