"metspitzer" > wrote in message
...
> Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>
> I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.
>
> I almost have to have meat at every meal. I was thinking about turkey
> as I do like it, but I can't have turkey ate every meal like I could
> beef. I also have to limit salt.
>
> Any suggestion for the main dish?



Fish? Salmon and tuna are "meaty" and might make you feel more satisfied
than salad-y stuff.

Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.

I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.

I almost have to have meat at every meal. I was thinking about turkey
as I do like it, but I can't have turkey ate every meal like I could
beef. I also have to limit salt.

Any suggestion for the main dish?

In article >,
"beth thomas" > wrote:

> "metspitzer" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
> >
> > I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.
> >
> > I almost have to have meat at every meal. I was thinking about turkey
> > as I do like it, but I can't have turkey ate every meal like I could
> > beef. I also have to limit salt.
> >
> > Any suggestion for the main dish?
>
>
>
> Fish? Salmon and tuna are "meaty" and might make you feel more satisfied
> than salad-y stuff.

Chicken also, and if the OP can afford it bison is worth trying.

metspitzer wrote:
> Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>
> I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.
>
> I almost have to have meat at every meal. I was thinking about turkey
> as I do like it, but I can't have turkey ate every meal like I could
> beef. I also have to limit salt.
>
> Any suggestion for the main dish?

Spaghetti with marinara sauce
Bean burritos
Roasted chicken
Stir-fry with just a little meat in it

And here's a vegetarian site I like -- I've never made anything from
there that my meat-eating family didn't like:

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2005/12/main-dishes.html

Serene

"metspitzer" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
> Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>
> I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.
>
> I almost have to have meat at every meal. I was thinking about turkey
> as I do like it, but I can't have turkey ate every meal like I could
> beef. I also have to limit salt.
>
> Any suggestion for the main dish?

Why not make more ethnic dishes in which meat occurs in small portions among
the other ingredients? There are thousands of different cuisines and all of
them, except maybe Inuit, seem to have many of this type of dish.

If you tackle portioning when you come home from the market it will be much
easier. Buy an inexpensive scale. Unwrap the meat and weigh it, cut it
into portions of 100 g each. Wrap and freeze what you won't use
immediately.

100 g of meat is a recommended portion, but if you do a stirfry with noodles
you can use 50 g and not miss the rest at all.

On Jun 3, 11:53 pm, metspitzer > wrote:
> Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>
> I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.
>
> I almost have to have meat at every meal. I was thinking about turkey
> as I do like it, but I can't have turkey ate every meal like I could
> beef. I also have to limit salt.
>
> Any suggestion for the main dish?


You could marinate a portabello mushroom in balsamic vinegrette, grill
it, and serve on a bun with lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Portobello
mushrooms have a meaty texture but are much healthier than normal
hamburgers.

Also, this may be too different from your meat and potatoes diet, but
you could make a pasta salad with beans (for protein) and lots of
vegetables. Try pasta with black beans, cilantro, cumin, bell peppers,
corn kernels, cherry tomatoes, and a red wine vinaigrette. Or try
pasta with garbanzo beans, lots of tomatoes, basil, feta cheese, and
Italian vinaigrette. As long as you use good fresh ingredients, you
can really use whatever veggies and dressings you want.

Good luck!

"metspitzer" > wrote in message
...
> Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>
> I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.


WHY?

Dimitri

"metspitzer" > wrote in message
...
> Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>
> I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.
>
> I almost have to have meat at every meal. I was thinking about turkey
> as I do like it, but I can't have turkey ate every meal like I could
> beef. I also have to limit salt.
>
> Any suggestion for the main dish?

Cut down on Meat and salt. Hmmmm.

A little hypertensive are we? If that is the case rule # 1 is do what your
doctor says and start now.

If that is the case there are a myriad of resources on the web to help you
through. A good place to start is the American heart association cookbook.

You'll find it here http://www.deliciousdecisions.org/cb/results.cfm

Click on the main dish box and see what comes up.


--
Old Scoundrel

(AKA Dimitri)

metspitzer wrote:
> Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>
> I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.
>
> I almost have to have meat at every meal. I was thinking about turkey
> as I do like it, but I can't have turkey ate every meal like I could
> beef. I also have to limit salt.
>
> Any suggestion for the main dish?

How much do you like to cook? You could make a beef stew with potatoes,
and that would give you your meat-and-potatoes with gravy, along with
whatever other vegetables you toss in. Carrots, onions, whatever. A
chunk of bread on the side, and you've got a decent meal with less meat
per serving than you'd need if you were eating steak or a roast.
Somewhat tough, crusty bread helps satisfy a craving for meat.

Chili works, too. Or any of the various soups and such. Toss in a can of
cooked diced tomatoes for extra "veggie points" if you want. that'll add
salt, so use less salt while cooking it.

Chunks of cabbage, potatoes, onions, and ham go well cooked up together,
and instead of straight salt, use seasoned salt and less of it.

Some dishes can take a little splash of white distilled vinegar for
seasoning, which can stand-in for salt if you don't overdo it.

Anyway, I think it helps to think of the meat as a flavoring and protein
boost for the dish, instead of it being the central part of the meal.

Good Luck!

On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:04:20 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>
>"metspitzer" > wrote in message
.. .
>> Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>>
>> I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.
>
>
>WHY?
>
Many reasons.

Liver transplant patient.
Kidney troubles.
Overweight.
High blood pressure.

The meds I have been taking to fix stuff have been breaking other
stuff.

Lupis.

On Jun 4, 6:24*pm, metspitzer > wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:04:20 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >"metspitzer" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> Single. *Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>
> >> I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.
>
> >WHY?
>
> Many reasons.
>
> Liver transplant patient.
> Kidney troubles.
> Overweight.
> High blood pressure.
>
> The meds I have been taking to fix stuff have been breaking other
> stuff. *
>
> Lupis.
============================================

Oh wow! That's complicated. I have GERD, gout, COPD (emphysema), heart
disease, diabetes 2, high cholesterol & tryglycerides, high blood
pressure and I'm over weight.

This is what you get for smoking for 41 years. Still and all, I'm
finding the toughest to cut is the salt! Smoking turned out to be a
snap - smoke like a fiend for 40+ years, get really sick, go on
supplemental oxygen 24/7, quit.

Good luck! Get into a support group.

Lynn in Fargo
Cooking while wearing oxygen is a real trip.

"metspitzer" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:04:20 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"metspitzer" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>>>
>>> I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.
>>
>>
>>WHY?
>>
> Many reasons.
>
> Liver transplant patient.
> Kidney troubles.
> Overweight.
> High blood pressure.
>
> The meds I have been taking to fix stuff have been breaking other
> stuff.
>
> Lupis.


Thanks see below - next post for the AHA online cookbook.


--
Old Scoundrel

(AKA Dimitri)

metspitzer wrote:

> Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>
> I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.
>
> I almost have to have meat at every meal. I was thinking about turkey
> as I do like it, but I can't have turkey ate every meal like I could
> beef. I also have to limit salt.

Fish, chicken, lamb.....I was never much of a fish eater, being raised
inland with a mother who was a cook cook but didn't do fish well. I
learned how to cook fish and started to really like it. I have it at least
once a week, and I almost always use fresh fish, much better than frozen.
Chicken is very versatile. There are enough ways to cook chicken that you
could have it done a different way every night for months. Lamb is
probably the most like beef. Most cuts of lamb have some fat around the
outside and chunks of it in them, but the meat itself is quite lean.

Try making oatmeal for breakfast. It is very filling and keeps you going
for hours. And use the real stuff like steel cut or large flake not the
quick cooking or instant styles which taste more like glue.

On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 17:03:41 -0700 (PDT), Lynn from Fargo
> wrote:

>On Jun 4, 6:24*pm, metspitzer > wrote:
>> On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:04:20 -0700, "Dimitri" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >"metspitzer" > wrote in message
>> .. .
>> >> Single. *Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>>
>> >> I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.
>>
>> >WHY?
>>
>> Many reasons.
>>
>> Liver transplant patient.
>> Kidney troubles.
>> Overweight.
>> High blood pressure.
>>
>> The meds I have been taking to fix stuff have been breaking other
>> stuff. *
>>
>> Lupis.
>============================================
>
>Oh wow! That's complicated. I have GERD, gout, COPD (emphysema), heart
>disease, diabetes 2, high cholesterol & tryglycerides, high blood
>pressure and I'm over weight.
>
>This is what you get for smoking for 41 years. Still and all, I'm
>finding the toughest to cut is the salt! Smoking turned out to be a
>snap - smoke like a fiend for 40+ years, get really sick, go on
>supplemental oxygen 24/7, quit.
>
>Good luck! Get into a support group.
>
>Lynn in Fargo
>Cooking while wearing oxygen is a real trip.


You have a pretty long list too.

I never have been one to extra salt food, but it is in everything you
buy at the store. If it is not loaded with salt, it is loaded with
sugar.

Gout and diabetes have been mentioned at my tri monthly doctors
visits, but not there yet. I was a smoker, drinker and drugs. I
sampled (abused is a better word) about everything life has to offer,
and am paying for it now.

Most smokers quit like we did. Wait until the doctor says....quit or
die.

Good luck to you, too.

On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:57:50 -0400, none <""Mark\"@(none)"> wrote:

>metspitzer wrote:
>> Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>>

>
>Anyway, I think it helps to think of the meat as a flavoring and protein
>boost for the dish, instead of it being the central part of the meal.
>
>Good Luck!

I am thinking that is going to be the compromise I can live with.

Thanks

Lynn from Fargo wrote:

>
> Lynn in Fargo
> Cooking while wearing oxygen is a real trip.
>

You *are* kidding, right??? Do you have an electric range?

DH has an oxygen concentrator that he uses at night. The company that
brought it here made us hang signs all over the house and gave us a
stern lecture about any kind of open flame and oxygen.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:06:16 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>metspitzer wrote:

>
>Try making oatmeal for breakfast. It is very filling and keeps you going
>for hours. And use the real stuff like steel cut or large flake not the
>quick cooking or instant styles which taste more like glue.
>
>
oatmeal is another thing I am going to try again.

I can't remember what it taste like, but I remember I didn't like it.

On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:29:19 -0400, Stan Horwitz >
wrote:

>In article >,
> "beth thomas" > wrote:
>
>> "metspitzer" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>> >
>> > I have to cut down on meat and eat more fruit and vegetables.
>> >
>> > I almost have to have meat at every meal. I was thinking about turkey
>> > as I do like it, but I can't have turkey ate every meal like I could
>> > beef. I also have to limit salt.
>> >
>> > Any suggestion for the main dish?
>>
>>
>>
>> Fish? Salmon and tuna are "meaty" and might make you feel more satisfied
>> than salad-y stuff.
>
>Chicken also, and if the OP can afford it bison is worth trying.

Bison was something the nurse recommended, but I am not sure you can
get that here.

On Jun 4, 9:40*pm, Janet Wilder > wrote:
> Lynn from Fargo wrote:
>
> > Lynn in Fargo
> > Cooking while wearing oxygen is a real trip.
>
> You *are* kidding, right??? Do you have an electric range?
>
> DH has an oxygen concentrator that he uses at night. The company that
> brought it here made us hang signs all over the house and gave us a
> stern lecture about any kind of open flame and oxygen.
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
> Good Friends. Good Life

Absolutely, I have an electric range. I wish it were ceramic topped
magnetic conduction. I miss candles too! My oxygen concentrator goes
24 hours when I am at home (tiny apartment) tethered to a 30 foot
plastic tube. I have a sleep apnea (bi-pap) machine at night. I call
it my Darth Vader outfit.

Lynn in Fargo

metspitzer wrote:

>
> >Try making oatmeal for breakfast. It is very filling and keeps you going
> >for hours. And use the real stuff like steel cut or large flake not the
> >quick cooking or instant styles which taste more like glue.
> >
> >
> oatmeal is another thing I am going to try again.
>
> I can't remember what it taste like, but I remember I didn't like it.
>

Instant oatmeal is pretty bland. It tastes like paste. Quick cooking oatmeal
is not much better. The large flake and steel cut are delicious. I was raised
on the stuff and still eat it.

"Lynn from Fargo" > wrote in message
...
On Jun 4, 9:40 pm, Janet Wilder > wrote:

Absolutely, I have an electric range. I wish it were ceramic topped
magnetic conduction. I miss candles too! My oxygen concentrator goes
24 hours when I am at home (tiny apartment) tethered to a 30 foot
plastic tube. I have a sleep apnea (bi-pap) machine at night. I call
it my Darth Vader outfit.

Lynn in Fargo

:-(


--
Old Scoundrel

(AKA Dimitri)

"metspitzer" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:57:50 -0400, none <""Mark\"@(none)"> wrote:
>
>>metspitzer wrote:
>>> Single. Meat and potatoes kind of guy.
>>>
>
>>
>>Anyway, I think it helps to think of the meat as a flavoring and protein
>>boost for the dish, instead of it being the central part of the meal.
>>
>>Good Luck!
>
> I am thinking that is going to be the compromise I can live with.

Not sure where you live, but people in the USA have a tendency to eat far
and away too much meat anyway. On a maintenance diet of 2000-ish calories,
I only need 2 3-oz (or equivalent) protein portions per day. A 3-oz piece
o' meat will fit in my palm (shaddup people!). And on the other end of the
spectrum, we tend to eat far too many simple carbs in all their various
glories. When I keep my protein intake at what it should be for my weight,
and keep my fiber intake high (another deficiency in the common USA-ian
diet) by eating LOTS of veg, fruit and whole grains, I feel so much better.
I also strictly limit sat and trans fats, keep a not terribly vigilant eye
on sodium intake. By adopting this kind of diet in combination with a
religious work out schedule, I was able to lose the high BP pills :-) and
my immune system is 2nd to none. <touch wood>

I wish you well.

TammyM