Hi, cholesterol. Bye, meals I knew.

[Sinny]

How does this sound:

Grilled chicken
lettuce
cheese
wrapped in a tortilla


That's a Wendy's Go Wrap, I had them hold the sauce. $1.49

I knew there had to be items that would work.

Go wrap: 320 calories, 25gs of carbs, but a little high on fat at 10gs for the portion. Good amount of protein, but the sodium is sky high at 730. Did it fill you up? The portion weight looked really small.

Try this instead: 6 inch turkey on 9-grain wheat at Subway: 280 calories, 3.5 grams fat, 46 grams carbs. I think the sodium is way too high at over 800, but nutritionally, if you get all the veggies except olives, you're getting more bang for your nutritional buck. More filling for 280 calories and less than half the fat of the Wendy's wrap.

You really need to get in to see a nutritionist. Smoothies are not nutritionally sound. Eat fruit instead.

 

[Sinny]

PS: Not fruit pie. Fruit.

 

[John Doe]

Go wrap: 320 calories, 25gs of carbs, but a little high on fat at 10gs for the portion. Good amount of protein, but the sodium is sky high at 730. Did it fill you up? The portion weight looked really small.

Try this instead: 6 inch turkey on 9-grain wheat at Subway: 280 calories, 3.5 grams fat, 46 grams carbs. I think the sodium is way too high at over 800, but nutritionally, if you get all the veggies except olives, you're getting more bang for your nutritional buck. More filling for 280 calories and less than half the fat of the Wendy's wrap.

You really need to get in to see a nutritionist. Smoothies are not nutritionally sound. Eat fruit instead.

Mmm, Subway...

Eat fresh!

 

[Sinny]

Mmm, Subway...

Eat fresh!

I consider Subway the laziest place to dine. The meats are all processed. But if you're going to eat fast food, Subway will kill you slower than the alternatives.

I still maintain that cooking is faster and easier than driving to a fast food restaurant, sitting in the drive-thru line, then driving home. In that amount of time, I can make black bean burritos or make some hummous to go with pita I keep in the fridge.
ETA: And the cost of my burrito AND hummous is half the cost of a $5 hamburger and fries.

 

[John Doe]

I consider Subway the laziest place to dine. The meats are all processed. But if you're going to eat fast food, Subway will kill you slower than the alternatives.

I still maintain that cooking is faster and easier than driving to a fast food restaurant, sitting in the drive-thru line, then driving home. In that amount of time, I can make black bean burritos or make some hummous to go with pita I keep in the fridge.

Hummus.

But yeah, that's true.

Yay, your chin is back! I can also see the crack in your breasts.

 

[Sinny]

Hummus.

But yeah, that's true.

Yay, your chin is back! I can also see the crack in your breasts.

The boobage is just for you, o'course. Tonight, I shall take deep cleavage shots with your name written on my titties. Well, OK, I won't. But it would have been awesome. If I did something like that.

Hummus is so damn easy. I pick up cans of garbanzo beans on sale for 59 cents, then add a lemon (cost: about 30 cents at my discount produce place), then a clove of garlic (pennies) and tahini ($2 for a container that makes about 10 servings hummus, which is about 20 cents per serving), for a grand total of about a buck. Add pita at $2 a package and there's a $3 meal. Add a sliced cuke and lettuce for another buck. Yogurt sauce with the same cuke and onion and dill for another buck. Five bucks. You can feed 2-3 with that, too. Or have lunch for 2-3 days. Cooking for yourself is healthier, cheaper and takes less time than going to the fast food restaurant.

To the OP: Just ignore this post.

 

[Balladeer08]

It was much clearer the second time.

Friggin air card ain't cooperating with me.

 

[Balladeer08]

Go wrap: 320 calories, 25gs of carbs, but a little high on fat at 10gs for the portion. Good amount of protein, but the sodium is sky high at 730. Did it fill you up? The portion weight looked really small.

Try this instead: 6 inch turkey on 9-grain wheat at Subway: 280 calories, 3.5 grams fat, 46 grams carbs. I think the sodium is way too high at over 800, but nutritionally, if you get all the veggies except olives, you're getting more bang for your nutritional buck. More filling for 280 calories and less than half the fat of the Wendy's wrap.

You really need to get in to see a nutritionist. Smoothies are not nutritionally sound. Eat fruit instead.

But I had them make it without the sauce, so the fat and calories are probably a bit lower than that. Especially the fat.

Did it fill me? I had a banana and a tangerine cup also, so I was fairly full.

 

[Sinny]

But I had them make it without the sauce, so the fat and calories are probably a bit lower than that. Especially the fat.

Did it fill me? I had a banana and a tangerine cup also, so I was fairly full.

Good call on the fruit.
And almost all fast-food restaurants don't include sauces and cheese in the total fat/calorie count, they're almost always extra.

 

[John Doe]

The boobage is just for you, o'course. Tonight, I shall take deep cleavage shots with your name written on my titties. Well, OK, I won't. But it would have been awesome. If I did something like that.

Hummus is so damn easy. I pick up cans of garbanzo beans on sale for 59 cents, then add a lemon (cost: about 30 cents at my discount produce place), then a clove of garlic (pennies) and tahini ($2 for a container that makes about 10 servings hummus, which is about 20 cents per serving), for a grand total of about a buck. Add pita at $2 a package and there's a $3 meal. Add a sliced cuke and lettuce for another buck. Yogurt sauce with the same cuke and onion and dill for another buck. Five bucks. You can feed 2-3 with that, too. Or have lunch for 2-3 days. Cooking for yourself is healthier, cheaper and takes less time than going to the fast food restaurant.

To the OP: Just ignore this post.

Well, I'm going to see if there's any hummus left in the fridge.

 

[Sinny]

Well, I'm going to see if there's any hummus left in the fridge.

You can make it for a buck!
And I just pinched my titty for you.

 

[HAL_9000]

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/images/Categoryimages/normal/p-29091-39021-smallpet.jpg

 

[John Doe]

You can make it for a buck!
And I just pinched my titty for you.

Did it hurt?

 

[Balladeer08]

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/images/Categoryimages/normal/p-29091-39021-smallpet.jpg

Yep, that is pretty much what I was trying to avoid.

The choices have to be something I will actually eat. Otherwise I will just skip the meals. And I don't weigh enough to be skipping meals with much regularity.

I bet the doctors don't eat the crap they recommend. The Alfred Hitchcock profile is kind of a clue...

 

[Balladeer08]

Okay, making some progress.

First, I finally found the flax stuff they have been talking about. Prior to the Dr. saying I should add flax to my oatmeal, I thought flax was a hair color. Anyhow, since he talked about adding it to the oatmeal, I figured it would be in the aisle with the oatmeal. Which it isn't. Had to talk to several clerks before I found one who knew what it was. The store didn't carry it. Nor the next store. But Ralph's had it, in the aisle with the flour. I'd have never looked there on my own. Anyhow, $3.29 for a pound of Flax Seed Meal. Apparently there are two kinds of flax seed, one you need to cook and this one, which you can just sprinkle on things or add to it.

So I bought a pound, and crossed my fingers hoping that it wouldn't gag me.

Much to my surprise, I can't taste it at all in the oatmeal. It says to add two tablespoons to the oatmeal, so at that rate the pound should last more than a month. Which makes it dirt cheap. And the claims for it are very encouraging, lowering the bad LDL while leaving the good HDL where it was. Since my worst numbers had to do with LDL, I am very pleased with this.

Anyone know of anything that is supposed to raise HDL? I am just a tad low on that one.

Also looking for things to substitute for things that I do eat. I doubt they will be perfect, but if I find ones that are better than what I have been eating AND lower the quantity I consume AND lower the frequency I consume it, that has to be a pretty good movement into the lighter gray area of the scale.

So I'd like feedback from anyone who is actually knowledgeable about these. Looking at the packages, they look to be improvements over what I have been eating.

First, I was looking for a substitute for hot chocolate. I grew up in Minnesota, I am used to having hot drinks. I drink Swiss Miss usually, the milk chocolate, not the dark. And not the stuff with the little marshmellows. It has saturated fats in it, which I gather I should avoid.

Ovaltine, on the other hand, has no saturated fats. Or any other fats.

Then there is the spiced apple cider, also no fats.

Are either or both of these acceptable, or at least pretty good improvements?

Next, potato chips. I like something crunchy to nibble on while I read or watch tv sometimes.

Turns out Pringles makes a light chip with no saturated fat. Or other fat.

And pretzels don't have saturated fat.

So are either or both of these good steps toward the light gray end of the scale?

I still need to find more meals also. I've been eating oatmeal for breakfast, now fortified with flax seed meal. And for lunch I have been eating an apple, an orange and a banana. Dinner has been difficult, as I work nights. I've had the Wendy's grilled chicken go wrap with no sauce. And Taco Bell chicken soft taco. Usually I add one of those tangerine fruit cups.

How would tuna fish, straight out of the can, no mayo or anything else added, on soda crackers be for a dinner? Or a can of Crown Prince Kipper Snacks (yep, Minnesota).

Oh, and I have been snacking on either raisins or honey-roasted peanuts. About a 1/4 cup.

I figure there are 21 meals in a week. 7 of them are oatmeal, different kinds. I have the fruit lunch, the Wendy's and the Taco bell items. With the tuna and the Kipper Snacks, I still need 9 more meals.

Not perfect ones, just ones well into the light gray area of the scale.

I appreciate the help. Thanks.

 

[JohnnySavage]

The boobage is just for you, o'course. Tonight, I shall take deep cleavage shots with your name written on my titties. Well, OK, I won't. But it would have been awesome. If I did something like that.

Hummus is so damn easy. I pick up cans of garbanzo beans on sale for 59 cents, then add a lemon (cost: about 30 cents at my discount produce place), then a clove of garlic (pennies) and tahini ($2 for a container that makes about 10 servings hummus, which is about 20 cents per serving), for a grand total of about a buck. Add pita at $2 a package and there's a $3 meal. Add a sliced cuke and lettuce for another buck. Yogurt sauce with the same cuke and onion and dill for another buck. Five bucks. You can feed 2-3 with that, too. Or have lunch for 2-3 days. Cooking for yourself is healthier, cheaper and takes less time than going to the fast food restaurant.

To the OP: Just ignore this post.

Otherwise known as, Tzatziki Sauce

 

[Sinny]

Otherwise known as, Tzatziki Sauce

Yeah. You think the OP is going to understand what that is? The food illiteracy I find on here is alarming, Mr. Egg Genie. I won't even step foot into your tapas thread. FFS.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Yeah. You think the OP is going to understand what that is? The food illiteracy I find on here is alarming, Mr. Egg Genie. I won't even step foot into your tapas thread. FFS.

h8ter

 

[JoeRockStar]

Try a daily supplement of red yeast rice

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/MedicineCuttingEdge/story?id=7846751&page=1

 

[Balladeer08]

I knew it couldn't be this hard.

So anyone else who has this problem, here is a way to find some places you can eat.

http://www.healthydiningfinder.com/

I was in El Pollo Loco with my son, I was reading the guide they had on the wall to see if they had anything I could eat. And found a note referring to the site.

Also they have a skinless chicken breast you can order without a combo, $2.14 and only 1 gram saturated fat.

So much for the crap about no fast food places being good to eat in. That web site lists all kinds of restaurants. Happiness!

 

[Beco]

Take fish oil....

 

[Balladeer08]

Take fish oil....

Was already doing that. Trying to be more consistent about it now. But good advice for anyone else with High Cholesterol. As far as I have been able to find out, it has no bad side effects.

 

[thør]

Was already doing that. Trying to be more consistent about it now. But good advice for anyone else with High Cholesterol. As far as I have been able to find out, it has no bad side effects.

Eat salmon bellies. Full of fish oil and damn yummy.

 

[Beco]

Eat salmon bellies. Full of fish oil and damn yummy.

I have never heard of that one. I buy fish and fish oil from a group out of Alaska, salmon bellies are not on the menu.

 

[thør]

I have never heard of that one. I buy fish and fish oil from a group out of Alaska, salmon bellies are not on the menu.

We Alaskans keep them for ourselves. They are the tastiest part of the fish.