I need a healthy alternative to egg and bacon(nitrates) sandwiches. whats your daily lunch?
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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 could be fun. never done that before. thanks for the inspo
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Just get some vegan bacon, at least where I live there are several options by now and they're all pretty good.
If you want it a bit healthier but maybe a bit less tasty as well, try smoked tofu and cut it into thin slices.
oooooh veggie bacon interesting! ill look for it
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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]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.
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Just ditch the bacon - it doesn't really add any value here.
Well, it adds taste, depending on the person.
And specifically if you're a pregnant woman, it's a very rich source of folic acid.
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im fine with fats. just looking to cut nitrates from processed meats like bacon/deli slices
If you live here in the Nordics, Snellman and sometimes HK has bacon with no phosphates.
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Is this a joke I'm not American enough to understand?
wrote last edited by [email protected]I don't think it's a US American thing per se. Refried beans are a common staple of Mexican dishes and may incorporate lard (as will more authentic flour tortillas). They're mashed, not whole beans.
And while I wouldn't use them in tacos, canned baked beans like those you'd find in the UK may also not be vegetarian.
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tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
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.
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im fine with fats. just looking to cut nitrates from processed meats like bacon/deli slices
you could look at local CSAs (community supported agriculture) and get a local, unprocessed source of meat that way if you're committed to meat
but in general meat is shown to be unhealthy, associated with higher risks of colon cancer, etc. (I need to fact check this, but I think the big picture advice is aligned with most medical associations' suggestions that a plant based diet is much healthier and reduces health risks).
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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.
Can you describe the process in general, or point to a good recipe?
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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?
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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
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tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
Today it was felafel Greek salad and Greek potatos. Gotta mix it up...
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Wait what? Nitrates in celery?
You can find lots of packaging for 'nitrate free' things that have a disclaimer somewhere saying '*except from celery.'
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tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
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.
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Wait what? Nitrates in celery?
Yeah, that's how food processors cure meat without using curing salts: they just replace it with celery juice or celery powder that contains natural nitrates, which cause the same effect but allow for different labeling rules.
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Is this a joke I'm not American enough to understand?
The word tacos implies Mexican food, and Mexican preparations of beans traditionally use lard as the cooking fat.
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tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
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.
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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.
I prefer king oyster mushrooms, sliced and marinated, roasted till crispy. A little bit of soy sauce and a little bit of liquid smoke in the marinade makes it pretty bacony.
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tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
Cheezwhiz on white bread
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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]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.
