Do You Ever Not Know What You Want To Eat? What Do You Usually Wind Up Having?

I have frozen blueberries that I can put into a bowl, and just munch on whenever I need to put something in my mouth.
... also a jar of mixed nuts sitting on the counter.
But I also, unfortunately, have a few large containers of ice cream in the freezer right now.
 

dseag2 said:
We have a strict regimen of salads for lunch 5 days a week, which is fine with me. But I do get hungry late in the afternoon after I go to the gym. Fruit and vegetables don't cut it. I need something more substantial. I bought Dried Fuji Apple slices but they don't fill me up.

I recently picked up a Bison Quinoa Bowl at Whole Foods. It is really tasty. But my go-to is Cheesy Cauliflower Rice with Shrimp from Sprouts. I usually buy extra shrimp to go in it. Whole Foods had shrimp and grits recently and I was in heaven. I put the extra shrimp in that and ate it for days. For some reason, I like some type of casserole.

We have what we call "mouse food" in our house because late at night we get hungry and we say the "mice ate it". Our favorite Mouse Food is pizza.
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Hi @dseag2 . What is Sprouts? Thanks.
 
I don't think I've experienced that dilemma because I'm a creature of habit and I love to cook. Cooking for ONE is very easy since I don't use recipes.

For breakfast, muesli and Old Fashion Quaker Oats are in the pantry. All those cereals I ate as a teenager, I have abandoned because they are LOADED with sugar.

For lunch I always have available fresh fruits, avocados and Roma tomatoes. Plus in the pantry there's skinless, boneless sardines as an alternative.

For dinner, I eat mainly a variety of steamed veggies. I stop at the store on the way back from my morning exercise about every 3 to 4 days.

Furthermore, I love nuts. I may eat too many but as the saying goes, we only live once. This is where Costco comes in handy because I like their Kirkland brand for quality and size. In my pantry or fridge (depending on what the package/jar says for preservation), I always have unsalted cashews, almonds, pecans and walnuts. These are my go to because I have high metabolism.

Well I just thought of a situation. If I want to take a two day break from my regular dinner routine, I would stop at the store and pick up either 2 baking potatoes or sweet potatoes. I can have a meal on the table in a jiffy because everything is done in the microwave.
 
Leann said:
Hi @dseag2 . What is Sprouts? Thanks.
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@Leann

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., is a supermarket chain headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, US. The grocer offers a wide selection of natural and organic foods, including fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, deli, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, natural body care and household items. Sprouts employs more than 35,000 workers and operates more than 340 stores in 23 states.[3] A typical store is around 30,000 square feet.[4]

I think they only recently came to Dallas. Now they are building a second store even closer to our house. :)
 
Blessed said:
@dseag2 and @win231
I also love shrimp but the doc says to watch it because it a high cholesterol food. You would think she would fuss about pizza!

My favorite nut is the walnut, good in salads of all kinds, good in sweets and great all alone for a snack.

My 2nd is the brazil nut, I go to Sprouts for those in the bulk section, only place I have found them.
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Thank you for letting me know. My cholesterol is on the high side, and I just started taking Red Yeast Rice capsules recommended by my doctor. I'll cut down on the shrimp!
 
dseag2 said:
@Leann

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., is a supermarket chain headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, US. The grocer offers a wide selection of natural and organic foods, including fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, deli, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, natural body care and household items. Sprouts employs more than 35,000 workers and operates more than 340 stores in 23 states.[3] A typical store is around 30,000 square feet.[4]

I think they only recently came to Dallas. Now they are building a second store even closer to our house. :)
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Wow, I wish there was one near me. I'd love to shop there. Thank you for taking the time to respond @dseag2 !
 
dseag2 said:
Thank you for letting me know. My cholesterol is on the high side, and I just started taking Red Yeast Rice capsules recommended by my doctor. I'll cut down on the shrimp!
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That is what my doc said, check with yours and see what they say. I did google it and it confirmed that shrimp is high. I hate that, it is so good. I would not cut your intake unless your doctor advises. It is low calorie, that part is good!
 
ms gamboolgal is a helluva good cook - 🥰

She cooks up big batches of whatever it is she is fixing up. We then put all the Left Overs in plastic containers, Date and Label the container and put them in the freezer(s). We have a 30 year old Chest Freezer and new big upright Freezer that we bought this year in retirement. The upright is easier for ms gamboolgal to get stuff in and out of.

When I grill - I always cook way too much of whatever I'm burning up on the grill, e.g., Hamburgers, Yard Bird, Sausages, Hot Links, Steaks, etc., or fix up a big pot of Chili, Gumbo, or Spaghetti Sauce - we do the same thing and put it all in the containers and Freezer(s). We have several big Stock Pots - in the 2 gallon to 5 gallon size and the largest deep electric skillets and frying Pans known to mankind - ha !

So my "problem" is usually figuring out what of all the Good foods in the Freezer I can choose from - ha ! Good problem to have.

I was not always a big eater of Left Over / Frozen foods. But us living and working oversea's in Africa for near to 18 year - taught us both to eat what we had and what we cooked - because that was all there was... on a Compound deep in the Swampy Delta Country of Nigeria.... It really taught me and us to get by on what we had onhand.

In retirement, we love to go out to eat - and do quite regular.
But truth be known - ms gamboolgals cooking is much better than most any place we can go too.

When we retired 2021 and came home from overseas - we was cleaning out the closets - I am a bad Pack Rat and keep everything... ms gamboolgal made me throw out all my old Wranglers that ranged from 28" waist to my current sized 42"...
Well she let me keep the big ones.... but she laughed hard when I told her I was might get back in the smaller ones and off they went to Goodwill - ha !

She said that the days of me wearing 28 and 30" Wranglers as a young man in my twenties and thirties have been at least 20 to 30 year long gone 😬.... and she does not figure that I would ever need them again - ha !
I told her it is her fault because she is such a dam good cook....

She just fixed up a big ole homemade Meat Loaf, Green Beans, Corn and Mashed Potatoes all washed down with fresh brew Tea (unsweet).

Once I awake from my Coma that was induced from eating way too much of her good cooking - I will get to chasing ms gamboolgal around the old 4 Poster Buck Neckid.... ha !

Retirement is wonderful !

gamboolman....
 
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gamboolman said:
ms gamboolgal is a helluva good cook - 🥰

She cooks up big batches of whatever it is she is fixing up.

So my "problem" is usually figuring out what of all the Good foods in the Freezer I can choose from - ha ! Good problem to have.

In retirement, we love to go out to eat - and do quite regular.
But truth be known - ms gamboolgals cooking is much better than most any place we can go too.

She just fixed up a big ole homemade Meat Loaf, Green Beans, Corn and Mashed Potatoes all washed down with fresh brew Tea (unsweet).

Once I awake from my Coma that was induced from eating way too much of her good cooking - I will get to chasing ms gamboolgal around the old 4 Poster Buck Neckid.... ha !

Retirement is wonderful !

gamboolman....
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My bet is that she doesn't run too fast! 👍😉

Bella
 
dobielvr said:
You microwave an egg? o_O
In the shell?

Please share...
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LOL...you'd have a huge explosion if you microwaved an egg in it's shell... :ROFLMAO: break the egg into a microwave friendly cup.. pierce the yolk with a fork or toothpick... cover and microwave for between 20 and 40 seconds depending on the wattage of your microwave. Be careful.. eggs explode if you microwave them for too long..remember to ALWAYS cover the cup...
 
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