Category: EATING OUT

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DON’S LIGHTHOUSE DAY 33

Posted on by Chef Sharon Davies-Tight

Okay, so I didn’t meet expectations regarding the AFC RAPID FAT-LOSS DIET, but Steve thought I put myself on a solid path to lose more and I agree. So that meant a dinner party for two for lunch. It was a surprise. All I knew was we had to take a bus  – a nice one that travels fast. I thought maybe we were going downtown for Impossible burgers, but we stopped midway at Don’s Lighthouse.

He knew they only served a vegan main dish for dinner, so called in advance and the chef said he’d be happy to make it for lunch. I was in animal-free heaven. I’m so accustomed to eating side dishes prepared by people who don’t want to prepare anything absent the animal. This was a joy. The service was beautiful. The wine excellent. It’s been a  while since I had a Vouvray. Even dessert. Vegan? Yea! Tripe orange sorbet. Once I discovered they had chocolate syrup by Hershey that was vegan I was all set. A shot of the Vouvray over the sorbet and chocolate was divine. A perfect meal that deserved a congratulatory comment to the chef face to face.

 

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Posted in = DIET FOOD, EATING OUT

Refried Beans @El Jalapeno Mexican Restaurant = Diet food

Posted on by Chef Sharon Davies-Tight

Okay, we all like to eat out, probably more than eating in. Some were raised that way, others wished they were.

You don’t have to cook, clean dishes, argue with your family, everybody’s happy.

But it doesn’t even matter if sometimes we experience bad or rough or not so great times when eating out – we all still do it – sometimes putting the onus on ourselves, or we look for better places and they abound – they’re everywhere.

Who wants diet food when they eat out? Okay, some elitists skinnies do. But that’s not the rest of us.

As all vegans know, it’s not easy-going without the animal in the food when we eat out, because restaurateurs want to keep the animal in – everything if they had their way.

So, I found a place that not only keeps the animal fat out of the refried beans, but there’s no fat, which is right up my fat-reducing alley. Plus they’re creamy delicious! And they serve $2.50 bottled beer on designated days. Steve always gets Heineken, I get Modelo Negra.

They also on designated days have a taco bar, so I can load my refried beans up with cilantro, tomato, onion, lettuce, (Jalapeno peppers, not for me), green and red salsa.

I also get tortilla chips and salsa and I do limit myself to 8 chips to use as scoopers for the entire dish. I could in future request flour tortillas that would help with the total fat grams – we’ll see.

A glass of red wine, a plate of side dish refried beans, 8 chips and all the trimmings, which are free foods (negligible calories and fat) = 451 calories and 6.6 grams of fat. The Fat Calorie to Total Calorie Ratio = 13% (well below the 25%-35% recommendation by the government forces that set them.

Now, if I omit the chips and don’t sub in the plain flour tortillas, this becomes a fat-free animal-free meal. However, when eating out, it doesn’t make much sense to deprive myself to that extent. I’m doing everything else right and they deep fry in 100% vegetable oil.

For all these reasons, I’m placing El Jalapeno’s refried beans on the Fat-Free Chef = Diet Food list.

 

Posted in EATING OUT, TIPS OR NOT

CUTTING BACK ON SALAD DRESSING

Posted on by Chef Sharon Davies-Tight

When I eat out and order a salad, the salad dressing is usually placed on the side of the plate or bowl.

In the past I would pour the whole container of dressing over the salad, then ask for another one.

Now what I do is keep it to the side and dip the veggies from the salad, just the tip, into the dressing and eat the salad that way.

It cuts down on calories and fat. I eat slower and enjoy each veggie in the salad more.

 

Posted in EATING OUT, INTERESTING STUFF FROM THE NET

Tom Brady of New England Patriots backs vegan meal delivery

Posted on by Chef Sharon Davies-Tight

Tom Brady endorses meal subscription service

Mar 7, 2017 by Darren Rovell ESPN Senior Writer

In the past year, Tom Brady has put his name on workout equipment, a cookbook and bags of nuts. Now he’s entering the prepared-meal subscription business.

Plant-based meal company Purple Carrot of Massachusetts announced Tuesday a partnership with the New England Patriots quarterback, unveiling a line of TB12 meals that follow Brady’s rigid diet.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The company began selling the meals Tuesday morning at $78 per week (six meals), which is a $10 premium over the company’s regular meal plan.

Brady’s meals will differ from what Purple Carrot normally sells in that they will, per Brady’s stipulations, be higher-protein, gluten-free and limited in soy and refined sugar. None of the meals will contain recipes with dairy, eggs, seafood, meat or processed foods…

Finish reading: Tom Brady of New England Patriots endorses meal subscription business

FAT-FREE CHEF Comment: Could be a weight loss plan in the making.

Check out some of the Neanderthal ramblings and musings in the comment section of the linked article.

“Casey Beaver – “there must be a mistake Tom, you gave me the food my food eats” – Vince Wilforks”

 

 

Posted in EATING OUT, GOOD PLAIN STUFF, VEGGIES

EATING VEGGIES OUT

Posted on by Chef Sharon Davies-Tight

Usually if I eat out, I’m not going to diet. However, sometimes I’ll want to go out for a couple drinks during one of those times when I’m doing low-fat. Since I always eat when I drink alcohol, then I’ll go to a restaurant/lounge where I know I can get great tasting veggies and simply order them vegan style. This usually means sautéed with oil and fresh garlic, a little lemon or wine and maybe a drizzle of balsamic glaze. And it usually means green.

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