Grilled stuff, frozen chicken breasts, and other healthy eating tips

[lapoker17]

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Rick,

For the casinos/road trips where the only option is fast food... PACK YOUR LUNCH. I normally steam veggies at night for dinner in excess so I can take them for lunch the next day. I also recommend some snack food for when you get hungry... larabars, jerky, nuts...

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wow ari - i'm proud of you.

[Rick Nebiolo]

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Since this thread has deviated from frozen foods, Men's Health put out an article on 50 different ways to prepare boneless/skinless chicken, they're all pretty easy/quick and you might find it useful:

Article

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Great link. Thanks.

~ Rick

[DonkeyKongSr]

I just grilled a TJ's frozen buffalo burger patty in a George Foreman for lunch. Lower fat and higher protein content than beef. It tasted pretty good on a TJ's wheat bun with grilled TJ's frozen peppers trio and some mustard.

[IggyWH]

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Rick,

For the casinos/road trips where the only option is fast food... PACK YOUR LUNCH. I normally steam veggies at night for dinner in excess so I can take them for lunch the next day. I also recommend some snack food for when you get hungry... larabars, jerky, nuts...

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You can eat good fast food, such as grilled chicken breast sandwiches and salads. You just need to cut out the fat bastard part of those such as no cheese/bacon/mayo/bbq sauce on the chicken breast sandwich and getting it on wheat and sticking to low/no fat & low cal dressings for your salad.

I used to get grilled chicken ceaser salads from Wendy's all the time. Cutting out their dressing (I'd bring my own no fat Ceaser) and croutons, it's 190 calories & 5 grams of fat.

I'd also eat Chick-fil-A chargrilled chicken sandwiches 270 cal & 3.5 grams of fat. Easily the best tasting grilled chicken sandwich you can get at a fast food place IMO.

I must say though, I am addicted to any kind of chicken, especially grilled chicken. I have ate it everyday for 45+ days in a row before and not once got sick of it. Most of the time, it was prepared the same way too.

[Rick Nebiolo]

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You can eat good fast food, such as grilled chicken breast sandwiches and salads. You just need to cut out the fat bastard part of those such as no cheese/bacon/mayo/bbq sauce on the chicken breast sandwich and getting it on wheat and sticking to low/no fat & low cal dressings for your salad.

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Sort of "off chicken topic" but one time I ordered "in" at a Burger King and while I was waiting read the wall chart with the calorie and fat count of all the sandwhiches and ingredients. If you take a Whopper with cheese and subtract the cheese and the mayo based dressing you went from about 740 calories to 420 calories and cut the fat my more than half. Since then I always ditch the mayo and have come to like burgers a lot better without cheese.


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I used to get grilled chicken ceaser salads from Wendy's all the time. Cutting out their dressing (I'd bring my own no fat Ceaser) and croutons, it's 190 calories & 5 grams of fat.

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Most of my fast food eating is done while driving fast; that's why I thought it's called "fast food". I'm not sure I could eat a salad while driving a stick shift. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]


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I'd also eat Chick-fil-A chargrilled chicken sandwiches 270 cal & 3.5 grams of fat. Easily the best tasting grilled chicken sandwich you can get at a fast food place IMO.

I must say though, I am addicted to any kind of chicken, especially grilled chicken. I have ate it everyday for 45+ days in a row before and not once got sick of it. Most of the time, it was prepared the same way too.

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I'm the same way. I can eat something I like repeatedly. On the LiveAtBike webcast I must have been seen eating the Persian chicken kabobs about fifteen times in a row.

~ Rick

[El Diablo]

Iggy,

"bbq sauce" - What's wrong with BBQ sauce? Not very many calories at all, just a few extra carbs.

[pokerraja]

I also follow a regimented low carb lifestyle. I'm an avid recreational bodybuilder, I follow a cyclical ketogenic diet,(ckd). You can google if you want more info. Basically low carb, high clean fats, moderate protein throughout the week, and then carb loading or refeeds during the weekend. It's basically a diet of give and take and it really keeps me tight, and most importantly happy. I get to eat thai food and pizza on the weekends!

A few suggestions I wanted to add. I eat alot of chicken breast. I buy the frozen bulk bags from sams club. I keep them frozen and use them as needed. I have found to defrost them, I just stick them in my microwave and actually heat them on a regular setting, not defrost (defrosting too slow)for 2-3 minutes. They come out completely defrsoted. Im very easy going and usually just put some salt, pepper and red pepper seeds and broil them. Sometimes I use some emmeril chicken seasoning salt that I have. My main point is that cooking in the microwave for a few minutes equals defrosting.

Also, many grocery stores (whole foods, Hillers, trader joes?) have already cooked and seasoned Rotissiere Chickens for very cheap, like $5.00 or less with coupon. On weekends I usually buy 2-3 for the week. I eat alot of chicken. What I do is break them off the bone and throw them in tupperware containers, put them in the fridge and eat them throughout the week. You can do so much with them and they taste great. Throw them on salads, add mayo & pickles and make chicken salads, or just eat them with franks red hot. I also make sandwiches with them using Trader Joes low carb wraps (these are great btw), add cheddar cheese, olives, sprouts, lettuce and ranch dressing. So, if you like chicken, I would give these a try they are good.

[AZK]

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Iggy,

"bbq sauce" - What's wrong with BBQ sauce? Not very many calories at all, just a few extra carbs.

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No doubt loaded with HFCS so if your body wasn't already in sky high insulin shock (promoting everything you just ate to be snatched up and stored as fat) from the meal, it certainly is now with a nice extra serving of bbq sauce.

[El Diablo]

poker,

Do you eat the skin in the rotisserie chickens?

As for the chicken breast, try defrosting a couple in the refrigerator (they last fine for a few days) and then marinating them. I usually just prepare them like you do with salt/pepper and some other seasoning, but from time to time I'll marinate in a mustard or soy or whatever sauce and it's a nice change of pace.

[pokerraja]

eld,
I actually i'm of the few who doesn't like skin on chicken or even fish for that matter, I don't like the taste. But with my diet, fat is my friend (energy). I try to get better sources though, like olive oil, fish, nuts etc...