Thread: The Blokes' Healthy Kitchen

Post up any ideas for super-easy zero-effort healthy food.

A large 150g bag of leafy baby greens
A large 425g tin of tuna (275g of tuna when drained)
Salad dressing

I actually cheated and broke the bloke rules here since I discovered that I did not have any salad dressing so I had to.... make my own from scratch.... Aaaaagh!

Olive oil
Cider vinegar
Garlic (from a jar!)
Pepper

It was a top feed with leftovers and 10/10 for health

Leafy greens are the gold standard
Tuna is 25% protein plus omega oils
Olive oil dressing is good

I hear garlic is good for your circulation, so there’s another win.

Hmm I'd add Dijon to the dressing and sliced cherry Tom's.

Oh and sardines are better for you than Mercury loaded tuna

This thread is sexist.... why only blokes?

Figures as much

Originally Posted by Looper

Olive oil
Cider vinegar
Garlic (from a jar!)
Pepper

We can see the Hellman's...

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

This thread is sexist.... why only blokes?

This is a broad church blokes' thread MM with no y-chromosome credentials required. Bloke in this context refers to anyone who is averse to spending more than the absolute minimum time in the kitchen. So you could be an honorary bloke...

Originally Posted by dirk diggler

We can see the Hellman's...

Yes I did try adding some mayo to make it a creamy dressing but it is hard to get the mayo to mix well with the oil and vinegar although it eventually did



Another leafy feed this time with 1Kg of pulled chicken breast courtesy of Senorita's food drop

Mix up a dressing of mayo and pesto. I did not realise how unhealthy mayo is until after I had made it - 80% fat - I thought it would have more protein from the eggs but only 1%

Mix it up

Add the chicken and mix. It was good but then I thought maybe I can add curry powder since I remeber some awesome chicken curry salads.

Chuck in the leaves and toss

and serve

You are a skilful tosser, moist be loadsa practice?

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

This thread is sexist.... why only blokes?

Figures as much

When was the last time you ate a salad that wasn’t overloaded with carbs and dressing?

Originally Posted by Looper

I actually cheated and broke the bloke rules here since I discovered that I did not have any salad dressing so I had to.... make my own from scratch.... Aaaaagh!

Olive oil
Cider vinegar
Garlic (from a jar!)
Pepper

That's not cheating, I mostly use just balsamic vinegar, and cut out the oil. Oil has a ton of useless calories that I don't need. It is so hard to cut out oil though as it is in so many foods, even store bought hummus. I was making my own hummus with no oil for awhile.
The salad looks good, Looper! I'll post some of my health creations soon.

Originally Posted by Looper

Bloke in this context refers to anyone who is averse to spending more than the absolute minimum time in the kitchen. So you could be an honorary bloke..

Still not sure why you used Bloke when there is not only blokes on this forum, but im going to post in it anyway as most of what I make is quick and efficient.

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

hummus

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

not sure why you used Bloke

Because, next you'll be telling us about quorn, falafel, bean curd and plant based pork belly and that is exactly why this is emphasised as the blokes healthy kitchen thread

Green owed

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

This thread is sexist.... why only blokes?

Figures as much

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

^^Nothing wrong with bean curd (tofu), and falafel.

:whoosh:

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

Voila, nice and healthy!

A massive serving of it, but still plenty of potatoes left for lunch.

What could go wrong!

Broccoli is tonights theme (and the rest of the week being a big batch). It is a top ranking veggie and healthy enough to warrant cheese sauce which itself is not too bad at 13% protein + 6% fat + 6% carb

This was a big 2.5 litre batch. Add salt pepper rosemary and thyme

I made the extra 0.5 litre so I could make and old student favourite: Mushroom Mush. It is great way to eat mushrooms since it really distils out all the earthy mushroom aroma. I will mix dollops of this with chicken left over from the leafy salad.

Cheese into the remaining 2 litres

These big batches can take a long time for the milk to heat up so warm the milk up in the microwave or another pan while you are doing other prep

And viola

It is good that healthy food can be yummy. Broccoli cheese sauce would be a dessert island food that I could eat for the rest of my life.

I am reading this book which advises to ramp up your protein once you get past 50 for healthspan maximisation

I got a bag of whey protein (extracted from cheese byproduct - dairy protein) and a bag of pea protein (extracted from.... peas! - vegetable protein)

The pea protein has a slightly earthy pea-ish taste - 80% protein. The whey protein has a slightly creamy taste - 70% protein.

The 500g pea protein bag was smaller than the 500g whey protein bag making the pea protein more dense.

I tried adding a couple of spoons of pea protein to my Tom Yum.

It turned it from its usual clearish dark brown colour to a kind of creamy opaque orange, and took the edge off the chilli burn (points deducted for that). It also made it quite a bit more filling than usual.

I will need to further experiment on ways of sneaking more of this protein supplement into my diet.

Stick it in yer porridge.

For healthier cheese sauce try this, lower fat, no oil , vegan style.

Originally Posted by Looper

The pea protein has a slightly earthy pea-ish taste - 80% protein.

Nice, I like pea protein. I use Vega Sports protein powder.. for shakes made with pea protein (if interested).
Vega | Plant-Based Protein Powder
– Vega (US)

Nope, not interested

Originally Posted by dirk diggler

Stick it in yer porridge.

Might be the go, although I am more of a winter porridge-partaker.

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

for shakes made with pea protein

Yes, making drinks is probably simpler than trying to adulterate your actual meal.


Pimp your cheese sauce with some protein whey...

It mixes well with cheeses sauce adding thickness so you need to add some milk too.