tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
The eggs are fine. You could replace the bacon with a veggie burger patty, or 96% lean burger patty, occasionally tuna salad. Or chicken salad.
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?
Can you describe the process in general, or point to a good recipe?
Mix salt, cure and sugar by weight based on weight of belly to be cured. Coat both sides with cure and place on a rack in the fridge. Turn daily and remove any fluid that drips on the tray under the rack. Leave for 5-7days. Remove from fridge. Rinse with cold water to remove the cure. Dry and place back on the rack in the fridge overnight. The next day smoke to your liking. You can cold or hot smoke it.
Slice and yummm bacon…
Is “cure” an ingredient?
Sorry it’s called “Prague powder”. A pink substance that looks kind of like salt. Yes it’s an ingredient. It’s the ingredient that replaces some salt as the curing agent. Basically nitrates. Instead of salted meat you get cured meat. It’s also used in most processed meats like Salamis and Coppa and such and gives “that flavor” to sured meats.
Ah I see, thanks!
How to make bacon: https://youtu.be/8fuOmhzGAtg
- 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 like this are superb. You can put all sorts of stuff in, even goodies like peanut butter, vanilla, or cacao.
overnight oats could be fun. never done that before. thanks for the inspo
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.
if you have access to an Indian market, get paneer (firm cheese). you can slice it thin, add oil and seasonings like smokey paprika salt pepper. then either fry it in a pan or air fryer. it gets crispy and delicious. I used to make PLTs (paneer, lettuce, tomato) sandwiches.
ill look into that thanks. never heard of it
I wouldn’t say it’s “healthy,” but for something “healthier,” you could try huevos rancheros. Eggs in whatever style you prefer, then just eat in a tortilla with any combination/ratio of avocado, pico de gallo, and/or beans as desired.
im leaning this way thank you
Egg and turkey bacon sandwich.
Tacos with vegetarian beans! Takes a bit of prep but tasty and good for you!
Eggs and spinach and hot sauce is fantastic. No prep, just toss them on top of each other.
guess that’s what im doing already but without bread or bacon. should be easy. thanks
I do something different every week, but my “lazy” lunch prep for the week is chicken breast w/ cottage cheese and I throw in some taco seasoning. You can make your own and it’s super easy and lets you control sodium but when I’m extra lazy I just use store bought. Then you can throw that into some tortillas or taco shells. I prefer tortillas, high fiber just cause I like eating as much fiber as I can.
For the chicken it’s basically: -Cut chicken -Season with salt and pepper -Throw chicken in pan with some oil (I use olive, I know you shouldn’t but I don’t think I heat it enough to be a problem plus I just use a little bit) -When chicken is cooked, add 1 cup of cottage cheese, wait til it melts a little and then add taco seasoning.
You can add onions and peppers, and you can add some garlic while cooking,the chicken but it’s all purely optional.
Should take 40 minutes tops for 5 portions.
- Nuke a yukon potato about 5 minutes for a fist size. Add whatever toppings you want, cold or hot. For example, scallions, a pat of butter, If it’s too dry, add a little milk and it becomes a stew or soup.
- Avocado and bean sprouts are good on almost anything. If you don’t mind cheese, swiss is amazing with it.
- If you have an air fryer, it only takes time to cook, but prep is flour and season (I usually use garlic and salt, maybe basil) and then air fry until it’s done for your type of fryer.
- Soup is water in a pot and then stick some veggies in the water and boil for a bit. The prep is easy, but it takes time to cook. This will last a few meals if you cook enough. You can freeze some of it for later too.
Today it was felafel Greek salad and Greek potatos. Gotta mix it up…
I’ll happily send you links to two googly drives of cookery books, if you’d like
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.
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.
