I need a healthy alternative to egg and bacon(nitrates) sandwiches. whats your daily lunch?
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Did you mean to say "vegetarian tacos using beans"? Because the way you wrote it makes it sound like you're implying that some beans aren't vegetarian...
Lots of beans have lard or pork in them.
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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.
Agreed here. I'll say that the nitrates aren't bad necessarily - if you do it in moderation. Daily like that and yeah, something will probably happen. Rotate the protein out daily like what you're saying and it'd be great. (and some more variety)
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Did you mean to say "vegetarian tacos using beans"? Because the way you wrote it makes it sound like you're implying that some beans aren't vegetarian...
Well, the Fediverse has taught us that cats have beans on their paws...
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tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Canned tuna once or twice a week. Mix in mayo/olive oil/apple or pickle/salt and pepper, and if you have it, a dash of fish or oyster sauce. Toss in some green onion if you like. I like to add crispy jalapeno or crispy onions. You can swap in canned salmon if you want instead of tuna, although i would opt out of the apple at that point.
Peanut or mixed nut butter can be really good too. Use sourdough or a good sead bread. Try it with some added flax/chia seed, or hemp heart for more protein/fiber. Use different jams like mango or gooseberry for variety.
Liquid lunch is also something, although boring. Lots of 30g of protein/150 calorie options now a days, mostly whey or collagen based. Down a couple of those in a pinch.
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tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
theoretically you could try a vegan version of egg and bacon sandwiches - Just Egg frozen patties aren't half bad, and seitan bacons sometimes are OK
not sure if the idea is that you're trying to reduce fats?
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You can make a serviceable bacon substitute from smoked tofu. Cut it into strips, coat them in oil and put them in the air fryer.
+1 for tofu! Seitan lunch meat is pretty tasty, too!
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Did you mean to say "vegetarian tacos using beans"? Because the way you wrote it makes it sound like you're implying that some beans aren't vegetarian...
Refried beans are traditionally made with lard. Many canned beans have fatback (pork) in them. Even vegetarian looking canned beans are not always vegetarian, I always look for the ones that specifically say vegetarian.
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tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
Just ditch the bacon - it doesn't really add any value here.
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tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
wrote last edited by [email protected]- 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.
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tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
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.
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tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
Swap the chicken eggs out for bald eagle eggs. Try a veal fillet in place of bacon.
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- 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.
I've got tiny hands and I don't think that I've ever seen a Yukon potato that was fist-sized.
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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.
Or chicken salad or even egg salad sandwiches. Whenever I get a rotisserie chicken, I immediately cut it up for other meals: eat the legs now, and pull out a big pot; cut off the breast and bag it, cut off the thigh meat (no bones) and every other bit of meat and bag that, break the carcass along the spine and stick it in the pot. Add water and boil/simmer for 4-6 hours (use a timer so you don't forget to turn it off). Once the pot is done and then cool enough to stick yuor hands in, fish out every piece of cartlidge and bone you can find -- especially the teeny ones. There will be a lot of meat, too. I generally pile the meat in a bowl and chuck the bones in a bag destined for the trash. I then strain the small amount of remaining liquid, but it back in the pot with the bowl of meat and add carrots, onions, celery, spices, and whatever else I feel like -- from lemons to salsa, depending on leftovers. This becomes about two generous servings of still-boney soup (sometimes more).
Oh, I forgot: the point was that you can chop up the leftover bagged chicken to make chicken salad: mayo, relish, celery, spices, maybe onion, maybe mustard, maybe parsley. Same basic idea for egg salad... and you can boil the eggs for 7 minutes in the eventual soup.
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- 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.
Overnight oats like this are superb. You can put all sorts of stuff in, even goodies like peanut butter, vanilla, or cacao.
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tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
Keep the eggs. They are fine.
The bacon can realistically be swapped out for anything that keeps the savory flavor but is less processed. Lean ground beef or turkey is usually my go-to. Will cook about as fast as bacon. -
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.
I would also consider turkey (not charcuterie) or smoked salmon.
Also adding fermented pickles (unless you're avoiding salt) might help making your tofu and turkey a bit more savory.
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tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
Is the issue time spent prepping food, or being bored while you're prepping food? I prep my lunches on Sunday night. Sunday night, I sit in front of the tv, with one of those folding tray tables in front of me, and I make 10 salads, one for lunch and one for dinner for the next five days. I'm very heavy on the veggies and moderately light on the lettuce, so they're pretty filling.
I vary things among the salads so it doesn't get boring: I'll toss bits of apple or some raisins, off maybe split one of those single-serve fruit cups among a few; toss different cheeses or hard-boiled eggs or bits of meat in others, etc. The veggies and stuff go in the bottom, lettuce on top so it doesn't get crushed during the week. Salad dressing goes in an old pill bottle on the side. Anything I was too keep crunchy - croutons, tortilla bits, etc - goes in a Ziploc on the side. Takes me less than half an hour to make 10 salads.
If there's leftover veggies, I'll make snack bags: veggies in a Ziploc, sometimes plain, sometimes with a pill or other bottle of dip-able flavoring: dressing or dip or peanut butter.
You could do the same kind of in-front-of-tv prep for homemade soup mixes (add hot water and let sit) or overnight oats (do the dry ingredients into your eating container, cut up any fruit into a separate bowl, then add the fruit and dairy the night before), etc.
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The eggs are healthy, not sure what style eggs you're used to but if you just want a different variation on that try something like scrambled eggs with kale/spinach + salad on whole wheat bread or tortilla or similar. I'd also toss in some tomato and red onion. Now that I'm thinking about it avocado would probably go well with that combo too.
A lot of people like hard boiled eggs for lunch, it's not really my thing but you could do those and slice them up into a salad, wouldn't take too long once you do it every day.
eggs are fine. its the bacon which im concerned about.
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theoretically you could try a vegan version of egg and bacon sandwiches - Just Egg frozen patties aren't half bad, and seitan bacons sometimes are OK
not sure if the idea is that you're trying to reduce fats?
im fine with fats. just looking to cut nitrates from processed meats like bacon/deli slices
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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
