Betswils's Journal, 26 May 2017

That looks amazing! Is that a broth or soup? What kind is it? I would sub the patty for a boca burger. 

Yeah what is in the broth there? And, IS THAT A HAMBURGER!?! Looks good! 

Mmmmmmm that looks Midieval and so good but is it actually low in calories?  

The whole menu looks good. It says it is only 1515 calories. I guess you could sub and change out things to your liking. For me because I don't eat alot I would try to take it down to around 950 calories. And take out the meat and sub other protein in it. 

1515 calories? Each of those items look like they are lower than 200 calories, assuming that the patty is grilled, not fried. I'd substitute the hamburger for lean cuts, but considering the size, it's okay to stay on the plate. I mean, what good is to eat a meal you don't enjoy at all? 

seywut11, I totally agree with you! I don't eat meat so I would sub burger for veggie or black bean or even tofu. I make a lot of stuff from scratch as well. I will have to start taking pics and posting what I make along with ingredients and and calories and carbs. I thinks it would fun. I hate using recipes. I get to confused! Plus, I do not have the patience. 

@butterflygirl42 I also do get confused easily by some recipes, but I like to use them as references or just simply alter some steps or ingredients. So yeah, I will definitely check out your page! I'd love to try some of your vegetarian recipe.😊 

I will get on the ball on start posting some next week! :) 

The meal was 370 calories according to the food log, the whole day was 1515 calories.  

Oh cool! That is not bad! 

Hi everyone! So sorry I didn't know how to comment until now!!!!! I'm still getting the hang of the app The calories are for everything I ate in one day. I'm 5'3" and my goal is to tone and lose some fat for my wedding in August so that is the right amount of calories for me. Now to answer everyone's questions.... Turkey burger natural and lean (forgot brand) is 160 calories when you buy the portioned patties. I got the burger to look good by searing in a cast-iron pan that has grill marks on it. We love using that pan because we live in an apartment that has no outdoor space to grill so it does the job. The soup is the MOST SIMPLE AND DELICIOUS SOUP! I roasted sweet potatoes (375 in oven until knife can be poked in with no resistance) and let cool so I could peel them. I smoothed them up with my hands, tearing them into little pieces and put them in a sauce pan. 3qt was ok size for the 4 potatoes I used. Added 1 can LIGHT coconut milk (you honestly won't be able to tell it's light so don't waste calories on full fat coconut milk). Added red curry paste to start I put one large spoon worth. Added low sodium chicken stock - I had a quart container and started with maybe a cup or two (not quite half the container) If you have an immersion blender use it now, if not and you don't know what that is, don't freak out! Grab a large whisk and start smoothing and whisking the soup. you want to smooth it out until its like soup. You could transfer it to a blender but it will be hard to do and messy so don't bother. You heat on low to medium heat until the soup is hot and continue to whisk and add chicken stock until its pourable or as thin as you want. If you like it thick then that's ok, if you want it lighter and thinner add some stock or water. You will need to adjust the amount of red curry to your taste. And add salt (if you can have salt) and pepper to taste. A tiny bit of salt goes a long way here. Hope that helps! I'll try to post comments from now on so follow me and I'll try to help with recipes and cooking ideas.