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It's impossible! (a food vent!)

MrsBarkel2BMrsBarkel2B
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I swear its completely impossible to find recipes that are low sodium (for me), low cholesterol (for him), not processed, eco-friendly, easy and affordable recipes that real people *actually* would be able to find the ingredients for, make and eat (and taste good). Why?!? Grrr!
mr & mrs || 11.18.06
DD born 07.06.09 || DS born 01.24.11 || Bean 3.0 due 11.16.12
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Re: It's impossible! (a food vent!)

  • abbbeycabbbeyc

    You're so right! Unless you want to eat grilled chicken, potatoes, and steamed veggies every day of the week.

     

     

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  • papagenapapagena member
    Ground turkey is a great option - I make a delish ground turkey tomato sauce that I bet would be pretty good for you - ground turkey with various 'italian spices' (oregano, basil, etc...) onions, garlic and a can of whole tomatoes.  I serve it with wheat pasta and veggies.  It's num-yummy.
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  • bluewalrusbluewalrus
    I have a bunch of bean-based recipes that would fit the bill if you use dried beans (I soak overnight and then cook them all day in the crockpot - so easy) and he left off the cheese.  I can post some if you are interested.
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  • abbbeycabbbeyc
    I'm interested!
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  • MrsBarkel2BMrsBarkel2B
    me too!!
    mr & mrs || 11.18.06
    DD born 07.06.09 || DS born 01.24.11 || Bean 3.0 due 11.16.12
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  • bluewalrusbluewalrus
    I'll gather them together and post after 7pm EST.  DH is heading back to work then and DS should be down for the night.
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  • bluewalrusbluewalrus

    You're right!  This is harder than I thought.  What in milligrams constitutes low cholesterol and low sodium? 

    This Black Beans and Rice with Cheese recipe is from Cooking Light.  It's excellent.  According to the recipe, there are 664 milligrams of sodium and 5 milligrams of cholesterol per serving.  However, the recipe is written for canned beans and you will save a ton of sodium by using dried beans.  I substitute 3/4 cup of dried beans per can of bean in the recipe.  I also think you could halve the salt in the recipe and it would taste just fine.  And you could cut back on the cheese a little as well.

    This recipe is also delicious on top of some roasted, mashed sweet potato (without any additional spice) instead of rice.

    Ingredients

    • 1  tablespoon  olive oil
    • 1/2  cup  chopped onion
    • 1/2  cup  chopped red bell pepper
    • 3  garlic cloves, minced
    • 1/2  cup  water
    • 1  teaspoon  chili powder
    • 1/2  teaspoon  salt
    • 1/2  teaspoon  ground cumin
    • 1/2  teaspoon  dried oregano
    • 1/4  teaspoon  ground coriander
    • 1/4  teaspoon  ground red pepper
    • 1  (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
    • 1  cup  hot cooked long-grain rice
    • 1/4  cup  (1 ounce) reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese

    Preparation

    Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Add water and next 7 ingredients (through beans); bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Place 1/4 cup rice on each of 4 plates; top with 1/2 cup bean mixture. Sprinkle each serving with 1 tablespoon cheese.

     

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  • bluewalrusbluewalrus

    This Greek Lentil Soup from allrecipes.com is delicious and definitely fits the bill:

    https://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Greek-Lentil-Soup-Fakes/Detail.aspx

     

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  • bluewalrusbluewalrus

    These Lentil Walnut Burgers from Everyday Food are seriously delicious.  I'm sure you could substitute two egg whites for the whole egg to cut back on the cholesterol - it's just a binder. 

    https://www.pbs.org/everydayfood/recipes/lentil_walnut.html

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  • MrsBarkel2BMrsBarkel2B

    yumm... that sounds good!  I'll have to try it!

     

    And yes, I'm about to smash my head on the wall trying to come up with food options!

    mr & mrs || 11.18.06
    DD born 07.06.09 || DS born 01.24.11 || Bean 3.0 due 11.16.12
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  • bluewalrusbluewalrus

    I make this recipe for Chicken, Eggplant and Tomato Curry all of the time, but instead of the chicken breasts, I substitute 2 cans worth of chickpeas (so 1.5 cups of dried chickpeas, soaked overnight and cooked in the slow cooker).   So that cuts out the cholesterol.  If you substitute low-sodium tomato juice, I think it will meet your low-sodium requirements as well.

    https://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1049314

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  • bluewalrusbluewalrus
    I hope those help.  I have other recipes as well, but I'm not sure how strict you are about the sodium and cholesterol.  Those are definitely the healthiest of the bunch! 
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