Interesting food combinations... what are some of yours?

[MrKleen73]

THis came to mind for me due to the meal I just ate. I made a big pot of turkey chili the other day and added a bunch of green beans to it to increase my greens intake a bit. Tasted pretty good so I brought it up to work and finished half of it yesterday and went in today and there was not enough for me to get the protein I needed...

So I decided to eat a cup of lowfat cottage cheese as well. It occurred to me that cottage cheese was good in lasagna with the marinara sauce, and that I had put some in spaghetti before and it tasted good, kind of like lasagna... So I added it into my turkey chili.

I have to admit is was really good, and got my protein requirements in really well too.

I have a few more combos similar to this that I find enjoyable that are odd but wanted to hear what some of your concoctions are as well. Maybe we can get more variety in our menus by seeing some interesting combos here...

 

[cubsfan815]

Isn't lasagna ricotta cheese, not cottage?

Sounds interesting either way.

I do a Greek yogurt chicken stroganoff, if that counts.

 

[MrKleen73]

Isn't lasagna ricotta cheese, not cottage?

Sounds interesting either way.

I do a Greek yogurt chicken stroganoff, if that counts.

Depends on the recipe, some have both. Hard to tell the difference once it melts in. Sure that counts.

Another strange combination that sounds horrible but is good is peanut butter and dill pickle sandwiches. Not exactly diet food but... it tasted surprisingly good. My mother ate it when she was pregnant with my little sister and i tried it and loved it.

 

[AntM1564]

I think anyone into fitness is seen as liking weird food combinations. One of my favorite that gets odd looks is sweet potatoes with cinnamon and peanut butter.

When i go out to eat, I will always ask for cinnamon if I get sweet potatoes.

Take it one step further. Take a hot baked sweet potato and in the middle, add a twix, reeses peanut butter cup, etc, and let it melt.

 

[MrKleen73]

I think anyone into fitness is seen as liking weird food combinations. One of my favorite that gets odd looks is sweet potatoes with cinnamon and peanut butter.

When i go out to eat, I will always ask for cinnamon if I get sweet potatoes.

Take it one step further. Take a hot baked sweet potato and in the middle, add a twix, reeses peanut butter cup, etc, and let it melt.

Oh wow on that last part. Would need to be a free meal for me. LOL

I definitely have done the PB, Cinnamon and Sweet Potato, a great combo for sure.

I also like peanut butter mixed in my oats with cinnamon.

 

[rodefeeh]

My cheap breakfast - cooked oats mixed with scrambled eggs

 

[muscleupcrohn]

Take some hard boiled eggs, slice them with one of those egg slicers, turn it 90 degrees, then slice it again (to make little squares of diced eggs), and add them to a bowl of rice. Add hot sauce. Super cheap, you can make a lot at once, etc.

 

[MrKleen73]

My cheap breakfast - cooked oats mixed with scrambled eggs

Interesting, do you sweeten it, or leave as is? I know sweetening sounds odd until you think about french toast...

Actually sometimes for a bit of a difference I will scramble my eggs with a little splenda and cinnamon. It is actually good.

Take some hard boiled eggs, slice them with one of those egg slicers, turn it 90 degrees, then slice it again (to make little squares of diced eggs), and add them to a bowl of rice. Add hot sauce. Super cheap, you can make a lot at once, etc.

Not a bad idea at all. I imagine you could also do this with scrambled or over easy eggs too if you wanted and it would be just as good.

 

[muscleupcrohn]

Interesting, do you sweeten it, or leave as is? I know sweetening sounds odd until you think about french toast...

Actually sometimes for a bit of a difference I will scramble my eggs with a little splenda and cinnamon. It is actually good.



Not a bad idea at all. I imagine you could also do this with scrambled or over easy eggs too if you wanted and it would be just as good.

Yeah, it should work just as well. It’s just easier for me with hard boiled eggs, since I can make enough for multiple meals at one time. I try of have a bunch of rice, ground turkey or beef, chicken breast, and hard boiled eggs, and I can just mix any of them with rice for a meal without cooking anything.

 

[MrKleen73]

Avocado tuna salad is good too, using a mushed up avocado or some guacamole instead of mayo. YOu just want to eat it the first day so it doesn't get brown and yucky. Add in some lemon or lime juice also to help to keep it from oxidizing so fast.

 

[rodefeeh]

Interesting, do you sweeten it, or leave as is? I know sweetening sounds odd until you think about french toast...

Actually sometimes for a bit of a difference I will scramble my eggs with a little splenda and cinnamon. It is actually good.



Not a bad idea at all. I imagine you could also do this with scrambled or over easy eggs too if you wanted and it would be just as good.

Definitely some salt and pepper then maybe some cheese if I need some extra calories , never tried to sweeten it

 

[THOR 70]

I think anyone into fitness is seen as liking weird food combinations. One of my favorite that gets odd looks is sweet potatoes with cinnamon and peanut butter.

When i go out to eat, I will always ask for cinnamon if I get sweet potatoes.

Take it one step further. Take a hot baked sweet potato and in the middle, add a twix, reeses peanut butter cup, etc, and let it melt.

Bruh! I crush sweet potatoes and cinnamon but the peanut butter idea sounds bomb!

 

[AntM1564]

My cheap breakfast - cooked oats mixed with scrambled eggs

Have you added eggs (pre cooked) or egg whites (pre cooked to oatmeal? Combine everything in a bowl, use the liquid from the eggs as the water or milk. It sounds odd, but it makes the oatmeal so thick and creamy. I prefer my oats that way versus watery.

Take some hard boiled eggs, slice them with one of those egg slicers, turn it 90 degrees, then slice it again (to make little squares of diced eggs), and add them to a bowl of rice. Add hot sauce. Super cheap, you can make a lot at once, etc.

This sounds delicious. I'll have to give it a go.

 

[JAS51]

I think anyone into fitness is seen as liking weird food combinations. One of my favorite that gets odd looks is sweet potatoes with cinnamon and peanut butter.

When i go out to eat, I will always ask for cinnamon if I get sweet potatoes.

Take it one step further. Take a hot baked sweet potato and in the middle, add a twix, reeses peanut butter cup, etc, and let it melt.

Going to try this today.

Avocado tuna salad is good too, using a mushed up avocado or some guacamole instead of mayo. YOu just want to eat it the first day so it doesn't get brown and yucky. Add in some lemon or lime juice also to help to keep it from oxidizing so fast.

This sounds good.

The peanut butter idea sounds bomb!

I agree.

 

[MrKleen73]

Have you added eggs (pre cooked) or egg whites (pre cooked to oatmeal? Combine everything in a bowl, use the liquid from the eggs as the water or milk. It sounds odd, but it makes the oatmeal so thick and creamy. I prefer my oats that way versus watery.



This sounds delicious. I'll have to give it a go.

Are you talking about putting the eggs in it overnight and letting it sit to get soft, or actually cooking it as normal but with egg in it?

 

[rodefeeh]

Have you added eggs (pre cooked) or egg whites (pre cooked to oatmeal? Combine everything in a bowl, use the liquid from the eggs as the water or milk. It sounds odd, but it makes the oatmeal so thick and creamy. I prefer my oats that way versus watery.
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I have not prepared eggs and oatmeal that way. Right now, I prefer cooking my oats with water then adding the scrambled eggs. This makes for a lot of volume which fills me up nicely. I have also combined uncooked beaten eggs and raw oats then cooked in microwave. I did not prefer this consistency.

 

[AntM1564]

Are you talking about putting the eggs in it overnight and letting it sit to get soft, or actually cooking it as normal but with egg in it?

Cooking it normal with eggs. Put eggs in the bowl with the oatmeal, and put it in the microwave.

 

[Whisky]

Avocado tuna salad is good too, using a mushed up avocado or some guacamole instead of mayo. YOu just want to eat it the first day so it doesn't get brown and yucky. Add in some lemon or lime juice also to help to keep it from oxidizing so fast.

Good shout - I have both in the house - gonna eat this right now

 

[MrKleen73]

Cooking it normal with eggs. Put eggs in the bowl with the oatmeal, and put it in the microwave.

Wow, I figured that would turn it into one big congealed puck of oats. You say it gives it a creamy consistency?

Good shout - I have both in the house - gonna eat this right now

Whisky How did you like it?

 

[Whisky]

Wow, I figured that would turn it into one big congealed puck of oats. You say it gives it a creamy consistency?

Whisky How did you like it?

Was spot on brother, squeezed a lime in there with a good dose of pepper and spread thickly over some homemade rye bread (i bake lol) to bump up my carbs - perfect. Will be a staple for sure

 

[mkretz]

Bruh! I crush sweet potatoes and cinnamon but the peanut butter idea sounds bomb!

Almond b7tter is even better on sweets

 

[AntM1564]

Wow, I figured that would turn it into one big congealed puck of oats. You say it gives it a creamy consistency?

Whisky How did you like it?

Just make sure you stir it frequently.

 

[puccah8808]

Popcorn and pickles.
Yogurt and pork rinds.
Apple cinnamon oatmeal and chicken.
Ice cream and chips.

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[MrKleen73]

Popcorn and pickles.
Yogurt and pork rinds.
Apple cinnamon oatmeal and chicken.
Ice cream and chips.

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Those are definitely interesting. Apple cinnamon oats and chicken huh? How is that one prepared?