The main changes were that I didn’t include shrimp chips, & I had to substitute a different sauce. I would’ve used the suggested Reduced Sugar Sweet & Sour Sauce, but I couldn’t find any locally. I replaced it with the closest reduced sugar condiment that I could find: Sugar free Polynesian Sauce. Other changes were minor, such as using a different type of peas on the side.
I whipped up the dinner condiment for the week 1 Jacques Pépin challenge on the r/52weeksofcooking sub. That recipe is here:
It’s a bit calorie heavy even though I personally cut the amount of oil in it. So, you could save calories eating something else on top. The burgers also taste great without any condiment, IMO. And they’re not very dry.
I didn’t have mung beans & used light kidney beans, instead. It still turned out well. Allow them to cool before removing them from the baking sheet or they won’t hold together as well.
Full Disclosure / Disclaimer:
I’m having trouble believing that I measured the chicken properly; it might be misleading. I used cups & spoons to measure, as I don’t have a scale. The bag’s nutritional info measures in grams. I measured out the number of cups per pack by trying to equally fill a measuring cup with similarly sized pieces. Then I calculated how many grams were in each cup. I double checked myself. Then I asked AI how it would’ve done it, & it suggested the same calculations & process.
I didn’t include a small amount of olive oil spray used in the air fryer to prepare the chicken dish.
I couldn’t finish this dish as it was so filling. I saved some for later. The nutritional data in the photos & title include everything shown, but what I actually ate came closer to 1544 Cal & 81.6g Protein.
Due to including recipes & pre-entered “meals” on Cronometer, nutritional info. pics might be a bit confusing. My apologies.
I was happy with my day. I believe that- regardless of any possible errors- I ate better in terms of macros & calories. Plus, the food was tasty & filling.
i_want_all_the_dogs
That was an amazing day of food, good for you!
sensitivegrapefruit9
This looks so good! I’m definitely going to incorporate the apricot and cottage cheese into my dessert rotation. Thanks for sharing!
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The lunch was copied (& mildly modified) from a meal that u/Ejl94 posted on this subs you can find it here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/1500isplenty/comments/1goyp1x/day_two_of_being_back_on_track_sweet_and_sour/
Thanks, Ejl94!
The main changes were that I didn’t include shrimp chips, & I had to substitute a different sauce. I would’ve used the suggested Reduced Sugar Sweet & Sour Sauce, but I couldn’t find any locally. I replaced it with the closest reduced sugar condiment that I could find: Sugar free Polynesian Sauce. Other changes were minor, such as using a different type of peas on the side.
I whipped up the dinner condiment for the week 1 Jacques Pépin challenge on the r/52weeksofcooking sub. That recipe is here:
https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/black-olive-tapenade-figs-and-mint/
It’s a bit calorie heavy even though I personally cut the amount of oil in it. So, you could save calories eating something else on top. The burgers also taste great without any condiment, IMO. And they’re not very dry.
The burger recipe can be found here:
https://eatwellenjoylife.com/mediterranean-mung-bean-burgers/
I didn’t have mung beans & used light kidney beans, instead. It still turned out well. Allow them to cool before removing them from the baking sheet or they won’t hold together as well.
Full Disclosure / Disclaimer:
I’m having trouble believing that I measured the chicken properly; it might be misleading. I used cups & spoons to measure, as I don’t have a scale. The bag’s nutritional info measures in grams. I measured out the number of cups per pack by trying to equally fill a measuring cup with similarly sized pieces. Then I calculated how many grams were in each cup. I double checked myself. Then I asked AI how it would’ve done it, & it suggested the same calculations & process.
I didn’t include a small amount of olive oil spray used in the air fryer to prepare the chicken dish.
I couldn’t finish this dish as it was so filling. I saved some for later. The nutritional data in the photos & title include everything shown, but what I actually ate came closer to 1544 Cal & 81.6g Protein.
Due to including recipes & pre-entered “meals” on Cronometer, nutritional info. pics might be a bit confusing. My apologies.
I was happy with my day. I believe that- regardless of any possible errors- I ate better in terms of macros & calories. Plus, the food was tasty & filling.
That was an amazing day of food, good for you!
This looks so good! I’m definitely going to incorporate the apricot and cottage cheese into my dessert rotation. Thanks for sharing!