tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
Egg and turkey bacon sandwich.
if you have access to an Indian market, get paneer (firm cheese). you can slice it thin, add oil and seasonings like smokey paprika salt pepper. then either fry it in a pan or air fryer. it gets crispy and delicious. I used to make PLTs (paneer, lettuce, tomato) sandwiches.
ill look into that thanks. never heard of it
Eggs and spinach and hot sauce is fantastic. No prep, just toss them on top of each other.
guess that’s what im doing already but without bread or bacon. should be easy. thanks
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The eggs aren’t your problem, the bacon is. Dunno if they sell these where you live, but these Chicken Breakfast Sausages have no nitrates. This company makes chicken bacon also. You can also add some veggies to your eggs like peppers, onions, spinach, or kale. You can also try making a Pepper & Egg sandwich.
Do you like smoked salmon? The precooked stuff, you can eat it cold, is good with eggs. Can’t go wrong with some fresh vegetables (on side or on sandwich) too, tomatos, cucumbers, peppers, carrots or anything.
Easiest solution is to use unprocessed meats. Get thin sliced pork, (butchers usually have a deli slicer for raw meat, or you can do it yourself with a knife if you are careful) add a dab of honey or maple and a sprinkle of cayenne and cook.
Today it was felafel Greek salad and Greek potatos. Gotta mix it up…
Buy a pork belly. Make your own bacon. It’s pretty easy and very delicious. That said, nitrates are in lots of things like celery.
Wait what? Nitrates in celery?
You can find lots of packaging for ‘nitrate free’ things that have a disclaimer somewhere saying ‘*except from celery.’
Can you describe the process in general, or point to a good recipe?
Mix salt, cure and sugar by weight based on weight of belly to be cured. Coat both sides with cure and place on a rack in the fridge. Turn daily and remove any fluid that drips on the tray under the rack. Leave for 5-7days. Remove from fridge. Rinse with cold water to remove the cure. Dry and place back on the rack in the fridge overnight. The next day smoke to your liking. You can cold or hot smoke it.
Slice and yummm bacon…
Is “cure” an ingredient?
Assuming the rest of your diet isn’t stuffed with red meat I wouldn’t worry too much about eating bacon. Replacing meat with vegan meat-substitutes doesn’t automatically make the meal healthier - just free of meat.
Til nitrates free can have just as much nitrates https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/1701-nitrate-versus-nitrite-what-s-the-difference
The eggs are fine. You could replace the bacon with a veggie burger patty, or 96% lean burger patty, occasionally tuna salad. Or chicken salad.
- 150g greek yogurt
- 120g blueberries
- 40g quick cooking oats
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- dash salt
- dash cinnamon
Mix all that together before work and then by lunch the oats will have softened. If I’m trying to gain weight I’ll throw in 30g hemp hearts as well. You can also switch up the berries/fruit, sweetener, and spices however you like, this combo is just what I like.
Here’s my overnote oats recipe
overnight oats could be fun. never done that before. thanks for the inspo
Overnight oats like this are superb. You can put all sorts of stuff in, even goodies like peanut butter, vanilla, or cacao.
Tacos with vegetarian beans! Takes a bit of prep but tasty and good for you!
I wouldn’t say it’s “healthy,” but for something “healthier,” you could try huevos rancheros. Eggs in whatever style you prefer, then just eat in a tortilla with any combination/ratio of avocado, pico de gallo, and/or beans as desired.
im leaning this way thank you
- Nuke a yukon potato about 5 minutes for a fist size. Add whatever toppings you want, cold or hot. For example, scallions, a pat of butter, If it’s too dry, add a little milk and it becomes a stew or soup.
- Avocado and bean sprouts are good on almost anything. If you don’t mind cheese, swiss is amazing with it.
- If you have an air fryer, it only takes time to cook, but prep is flour and season (I usually use garlic and salt, maybe basil) and then air fry until it’s done for your type of fryer.
- Soup is water in a pot and then stick some veggies in the water and boil for a bit. The prep is easy, but it takes time to cook. This will last a few meals if you cook enough. You can freeze some of it for later too.
