Trying the stovetop quinoa again with frozen spinach this time.
5 cups water
2 bricks frozen spinach.
0.5 cups lemon juice
0.5 cups olive oil
2 cans lentils.
again too much water. 4 cups water would probably be good. is good with lentils though.
I think the quinoa-to-beans ratio, 3 cups to 3 cans, was a little off - I’m feeling a little disagreeable from that many beans. Can probably still get the necessary nutrients with less
edit: wayyy too many beans. this is not a good recipe.
No. What you’re thinking of is that when spinach is cooked with dairy, the calcium in the dairy binds the oxalic acid into calcium oxalate, which then can be screened out of the kidneys and doesn’t cause stones. The stone forms in the kidney when the oxalic acid and calcium meet and bind already in the kidney.
https://www.reddit.com/r/EatCheapAndHealthy/comments/aqw56d/comment/egjupnv/
Stick to vegetables low in oxalates because they do not increase the risk of stone formation : Broccoli. Cauliflower. Potatoes.
As someone with r/ADHD time is our main factor when making food for ourselves unless we’re hyperfocused on cooking. I spend way too much money on delivery and frozen food because food prep, cooking and cleaning is too monotonous to do without causing me mental anguish.
I wish there was a sub for cheap, healthy and quick.
was looking for “protein” fillings for sanwiches. right now tuna and chicken are my go-tos, both of which are straightfoward and hands-off (chicken breast goes in the instant pot). I previously tried the breakfast egg recipe (above) but it was disagreeable.
with pre-cut coleslaw,
sandwich / wrap is something I can eat on-the-go, before work etc.
of course, can question the time- and cost- effectiveness of this.
the problem with freezing the wraps where I add some dressing is they take forever to thaw in the fridge - 2 days, easily.
I bought a 16 oz stock pot, but I’m having trouble coming up with a justification now. soups take forever to re-heat in the microwave, so it doesn’t really make sense to freeze.
if I go for something like White Chicken Chili, 300 cals, I could just buy an off the shelf canned bean soup. 300 cals (typical for canned soup too) isn’t enough for a meal, so I would need to use two cans for a solid meal. still satisfactory, ~$5/meal.
bought 8 oz Rubbermaid containers from Dollarama, trying to increase portion size at lunch.
honestly, the quinoa, spinach, lentil dish above is just hard to eat - when I went out for noodles, they were delicious and I inhaled them in seconds, but when I cook these crap and tasteless meals for myself, it’s just tedious to eat. maybe I need to put more effort into spicing them appropriately.
want to lean into dutch oven recipes
furikake is good on rice? -
4 cups water, 4 cups frozen broc. and 2 cans lentils. Bring to boil.
add 3 cups quinoa and a generous amount (?) of olive oil.
kinda better without the lemon honestly.
Makes 2 tubs.
preheat oven to 350
heavily coat small glass pan with oil. crack 10-12 eggs into it.
once heated, put pan in, timer for ~18 minutes.
do a whole bag of perogies in the big pot. might work well as a side. added a whole bunch of frozen broc