What's your absolute favorite induction meal?

Hot Tamale · 07-05-2008, 07:42 AM

Hi Everyone. I'm about to start induction (again) and already dreading it... I'm discouraged about my lack of willpower/whatever - but know I need to try, try again. Anyone want to share a great induction meal(s) they eat? I need all the help I can get. Thanks!

kristinalyn2001 · 07-05-2008, 07:51 AM

Any kind of steak cooked rare with brocolli florets steamed with melted cheddar cheese on the top.

I also loved grilled chicken salad with bleu cheese dressing.

Omellette with mushrooms, peppers, cheese and salsa

cleochatra · 07-05-2008, 08:03 AM

Taco pizza with a zucchini dough crust.

quizzical1 · 07-05-2008, 08:46 AM

taco pizza sounds yum.

mine is taco salad!

Alcmene · 07-05-2008, 10:05 AM

Ham and cheese omellete with a side of chestnut whole mushrooms fried in butter!

Lil Red · 07-05-2008, 12:47 PM

I love taco salad too....also BLT salad.

Kris T. · 07-05-2008, 01:25 PM

An easy breakfast for me:

1 egg
some cr. cheese
some butter
dash of cream
nutmeg
bit of Stevia

I put it in a greased bowl and microwave for 30 sec increments..cover it with a paper towel in case the egg explodes.

BarbDe · 07-05-2008, 01:33 PM

Lots of good ideas and pictures here!

Mine changes all the time.
Tonight is Salsa chicken with mashed cauliflower.
Yesterday was Spaghetti squash with homemade tomato sauce.
I LOVE breakfast!
There is just so much good food to choose from.
Here, take a look!
INDUCTION FOOD PORN!!!

ElleH · 07-06-2008, 08:54 AM

I just made a list to get me through the next week:

"Alice Springs Chicken:" Chicken breast topped with sauteed mushrooms, cheese and "honey-mustard" sauce. ("honey-mustard:" dijon, mayo, sweetener, to taste).

Steak and roasted green beans (cooked until crispy and dipped in SF ketchup).

"Shrimp and Grits:" Shrimp, seasoned with blackening spices, pan fried and poured over cauliflower faux-tatoes.

Grilled chicken wings with buffalo sauce and blue cheese dressing.

Meatballs tossed in SF pizza sauce and with melted mozzarella.

Pork chops with a dijon cream sauce.

Just a few of my favorites.

thealything · 07-06-2008, 11:39 AM

a bacon sandwich on "oopsies" with lots o mayo!!!

scrappychik · 07-06-2008, 11:54 AM

Linda Sue saved my life during induction!! My favorite is the White Castle Hamburger Pie

Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes

TiffJake · 07-06-2008, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrappychik

Linda Sue saved my life during induction!! My favorite is the White Castle Hamburger Pie

Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes

Ditto, my fav is Linda's meatloaf recipe, and I make the mini loaves and serve with green beans. YUM!

Yellobrix · 07-06-2008, 12:42 PM

I don't know if this will make any sense, but honestly, when I am doing induction, I try not to think about things like favorites or substitutes for them. Why? Because for me, variety is the spice of failure.

Instead, I get what I know I need and that is "legal" for induction, and that's what I eat. When I try to get all fancy and create a huge amount of variety, I tend to get totally wrapped up in thinking about, planning for, preparing, anticipating, food, food, food - in other words, it's like fun time for my food addiction! The more I focus on variety, the more likely I am to go off plan.

I required a very simple, focused approach to my food because I am easily distracted!!

TiffJake · 07-06-2008, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellobrix

I don't know if this will make any sense, but honestly, when I am doing induction, I try not to think about things like favorites or substitutes for them. Why? Because for me, variety is the spice of failure.

Instead, I get what I know I need and that is "legal" for induction, and that's what I eat. When I try to get all fancy and create a huge amount of variety, I tend to get totally wrapped up in thinking about, planning for, preparing, anticipating, food, food, food - in other words, it's like fun time for my food addiction! The more I focus on variety, the more likely I am to go off plan.

I required a very simple, focused approach to my food because I am easily distracted!!

I think that makes total sense! The only thing is that if you are doing induction long term, you can easily get bored with the same foods again and again. I have been doing induction (staying under 20 carbs a day) for 2 months, and since my husband has to eat what I cook, I have to be creative sometimes. But I totally understand what you are saying, and if it were just for 2 weeks, I would agree.

Hot Tamale · 07-06-2008, 01:01 PM

Wow Everyone - Thanks for the ideas and advice. I've gotta say that variety is sometimes my downfall... Some recipies are so good - and so similar to their high-carb counterparts that I think they may weaken my determination. I'm hanging tough, though!

claymate · 07-06-2008, 04:00 PM

One of my favorites is:

Fresh squash out of the garden...I chop it up, put salt and pepper and a tiny bit of onion on it and fry it...I really like it with fresh zucchini as well. I have this along with a hamburger patty and a bowl of salad!

One of my other favorites is a big juicy hamburger patty on an Oopsie (thanks Cleo) with cheese, mayo, lettuce, bacon, onion, and pickle! YUMM YUMM YUMM!!!

ElleH · 07-06-2008, 04:11 PM

That approach does make sense, and I wish it worked for me. I'd give anything if I could eat the same foods prepared the same ways day in and day out. I'm easily bored (ADD) and if I don't seek out new ways to make the food (and even new ways to work the plan itself like varying macronutrient ratios and meal timing/frequency) I will fall off plan in a matter of weeks or even days! The longer I do it, the shorter the time frame that the boredom sets in. When I first started it was about 6 months before I had to make a change to keep it challenging and interesting to me. Now I have to shake it up every couple of weeks. I hate it. It certainly makes things harder than it has to be. But I'm like that in every part of my life so I just try to go with it. I even have to change up the way I do housework every few weeks or I'll just get fed up and quit doing it! It's not pretty when that happens... LOL

But, yeah, when it was only for the first 2 weeks, it was no problem to just eat the basics: meat and salad or veggie and that's a good way to look at it.

Loner · 07-06-2008, 04:15 PM

ribeye rare plain and simple

Loner · 07-06-2008, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kris T.

An easy breakfast for me:

1 egg
some cr. cheese
some butter
dash of cream
nutmeg
bit of Stevia

I put it in a greased bowl and microwave for 30 sec increments..cover it with a paper towel in case the egg explodes.

can you give more details on the preparation...i just threw it all into a bowl and i just dont think that looks right

cleochatra · 07-06-2008, 04:45 PM

I've been on induction since January 1st of this year (for the most part). If I ate the same thing everyday, I would have gone mad by now and eaten someone.

ElleH · 07-06-2008, 07:45 PM

Wow, Cleo, what a transformation! I hadn't seen a picture of you in a while. Amazing and inspiring!

Oops. Sorry to change the subject.

thealything · 07-06-2008, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellobrix

Because for me, variety is the spice of failure.

LOL

...yeah, I can see how that happens. I listed oopsies as my favourite up there but they are so delicious and breadlike that I try to eat seventeen batches of them, which sucks because that's a lot of eggs and also cream cheese is expensive.

ANYWAY I tend to eat a couple things each week. because then I don't freak myself out with obsessive planning, but I'm also not caught without a lunch (thus tempted to eat wendy's for breakfast, or whatever). like do a big grocery run and buy premade burgers, or make them myself with I giant package of ground beef, then eat burgers every day! this week I got the nickname "Burger Queen" at work.

MarblesLongGone · 07-08-2008, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TiffJake

I think that makes total sense! The only thing is that if you are doing induction long term, you can easily get bored with the same foods again and again. I have been doing induction (staying under 20 carbs a day) for 2 months, and since my husband has to eat what I cook, I have to be creative sometimes. But I totally understand what you are saying, and if it were just for 2 weeks, I would agree.

I spent quite a few years on a VERY restrictive diet. It was a bodybuilder's diet. I stepped back and considered eating as refueling. It really kept me in line. I was working as a cook when I started on that diet...

MarblesLongGone · 07-08-2008, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thealything

.... but I'm also not caught without a lunch (thus tempted to eat wendy's for breakfast, or whatever). like do a big grocery run and buy premade burgers, or make them myself with I giant package of ground beef, then eat burgers every day! this week I got the nickname "Burger Queen" at work.

At Wendy's I order some sort of burger, no bun, no ketchup, you can get the Caesar side salad and make it a combo. (Feed the croûtons to the birds) Get some mayo and mustard packets, as many locations make it dry, ick. An unsweetened iced tea, and I am set to go. I KNOW where the bun menu button is on their register... (Just in case the cashier at the location I am going to today doesn't...) You CAN eat safely, even without a huge amount of planning. McDonalds and Wendy's both have websites that you can enter your order, and customize it to get your nutritional info. skip the bun...
Nutrition Facts & Personalize It - Wendy's
McDonald's USA - Bag A McMeal

thealything · 07-08-2008, 02:00 PM

I hear ya, Marbles. Wendy's and McD's aren't THAT bad, not like Cinnabon or places where you really can't eat anything. there are lots of burger options and McD's angus burger is acceptable.
but I have been resorting to Baconators way too often lately...

they are delicious, but I don't like paying $7 for what's supposed to be lunch when I could have made my own for like $1 at home...

plus the Baconator's 1500+ calories sorta makes it difficult to plan the rest of my day when I'm aiming for 1800-2000 calories :/

KOO · 07-08-2008, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cleochatra

I've been on induction since January 1st of this year (for the most part). If I ate the same thing everyday, I would have gone mad by now and eaten someone.

Sorry to go off thread for a sec, but how is your son doing with it so far?
Is he still hanging in there?

MarblesLongGone · 07-08-2008, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thealything

I hear ya, Marbles. Wendy's and McD's aren't THAT bad, not like Cinnabon or places where you really can't eat anything. there are lots of burger options and McD's angus burger is acceptable.
but I have been resorting to Baconators way too often lately...

they are delicious, but I don't like paying $7 for what's supposed to be

07-05-2008, 07:42 AM	#1
Hot Tamale Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 3,364 Gallery: Hot Tamale Stats: 375/314.7/175 WOE: LowCarb Start Date: every 24 hours...	What's your absolute favorite induction meal? Hi Everyone. I'm about to start induction (again) and already dreading it... I'm discouraged about my lack of willpower/whatever - but know I need to try, try again. Anyone want to share a great induction meal(s) they eat? I need all the help I can get. Thanks!

07-06-2008, 04:11 PM	#17
ElleH Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northern VA Posts: 206 Blog Entries: 6 Gallery: ElleH Stats: 178/136.5/136.5 WOE: currently PPLP Start Date: Sept/06, this time. I've been off/on LC since 1995	That approach does make sense, and I wish it worked for me. I'd give anything if I could eat the same foods prepared the same ways day in and day out. I'm easily bored (ADD) and if I don't seek out new ways to make the food (and even new ways to work the plan itself like varying macronutrient ratios and meal timing/frequency) I will fall off plan in a matter of weeks or even days! The longer I do it, the shorter the time frame that the boredom sets in. When I first started it was about 6 months before I had to make a change to keep it challenging and interesting to me. Now I have to shake it up every couple of weeks. I hate it. It certainly makes things harder than it has to be. But I'm like that in every part of my life so I just try to go with it. I even have to change up the way I do housework every few weeks or I'll just get fed up and quit doing it! It's not pretty when that happens... LOL But, yeah, when it was only for the first 2 weeks, it was no problem to just eat the basics: meat and salad or veggie and that's a good way to look at it. __________________ Never give up!!! Last edited by ElleH : 07-06-2008 at 04:15 PM.

07-05-2008, 07:51 AM	#2
kristinalyn2001 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: waiting for DH to come home from Iraq!! Counting down! Posts: 714 Gallery: kristinalyn2001 Stats: 174/142/129 WOE: Atkins, Clean as Possible! Start Date: Jan- Feb 08, restart May 08	Any kind of steak cooked rare with brocolli florets steamed with melted cheddar cheese on the top. I also loved grilled chicken salad with bleu cheese dressing. Omellette with mushrooms, peppers, cheese and salsa

07-05-2008, 08:03 AM	#3
cleochatra Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 7,712 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: 350/264/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 1, 2008	Taco pizza with a zucchini dough crust.

07-05-2008, 08:46 AM	#4
quizzical1 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: London UK Posts: 1,466 Blog Entries: 2 Gallery: quizzical1 Stats: 207/190/145 5'7 WOE: Atkins Start Date: restart 1-January-2008	taco pizza sounds yum. mine is taco salad!

07-05-2008, 10:05 AM	#5
Alcmene Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 758 Gallery: Alcmene Stats: 1st:196//125 Now:175/166/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: November 2007	Ham and cheese omellete with a side of chestnut whole mushrooms fried in butter!

07-05-2008, 12:47 PM	#6
Lil Red Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 41 Gallery: Lil Red Stats: 162/125/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 2005	I love taco salad too....also BLT salad.

07-05-2008, 01:25 PM	#7
Kris T. MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SF in SF Posts: 1,208 Gallery: Kris T. Stats: 5'3" 140 to 112 lbs. WOE: Atkins, limited dairy&nuts. Start Date: Training for the Army 10-miler!	An easy breakfast for me: 1 egg some cr. cheese some butter dash of cream nutmeg bit of Stevia I put it in a greased bowl and microwave for 30 sec increments..cover it with a paper towel in case the egg explodes.

07-05-2008, 01:33 PM	#8
BarbDe Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Florida Posts: 3,003 Gallery: BarbDe Stats: Quit smoking 11/4/07; 9/22/08 216/216/170 WOE: Atkins Start Date: August 2004	Lots of good ideas and pictures here! Mine changes all the time. Tonight is Salsa chicken with mashed cauliflower. Yesterday was Spaghetti squash with homemade tomato sauce. I LOVE breakfast! There is just so much good food to choose from. Here, take a look! INDUCTION FOOD PORN!!!

07-06-2008, 08:54 AM	#9
ElleH Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northern VA Posts: 206 Blog Entries: 6 Gallery: ElleH Stats: 178/136.5/136.5 WOE: currently PPLP Start Date: Sept/06, this time. I've been off/on LC since 1995	I just made a list to get me through the next week: "Alice Springs Chicken:" Chicken breast topped with sauteed mushrooms, cheese and "honey-mustard" sauce. ("honey-mustard:" dijon, mayo, sweetener, to taste). Steak and roasted green beans (cooked until crispy and dipped in SF ketchup). "Shrimp and Grits:" Shrimp, seasoned with blackening spices, pan fried and poured over cauliflower faux-tatoes. Grilled chicken wings with buffalo sauce and blue cheese dressing. Meatballs tossed in SF pizza sauce and with melted mozzarella. Pork chops with a dijon cream sauce. Just a few of my favorites.

07-06-2008, 11:39 AM	#10
thealything Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Niagara Falls Posts: 120 Gallery: thealything Stats: highest:205 / current:180.5 / STG:170 / LTG:130 WOE: Atkins Induction Start Date: May 1, 2008	a bacon sandwich on "oopsies" with lots o mayo!!!

07-06-2008, 11:54 AM	#11
scrappychik Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 5,153 Gallery: scrappychik Stats: HW 224 180/143/129 5'3" WOE: Atkins	Linda Sue saved my life during induction!! My favorite is the White Castle Hamburger Pie Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes

07-06-2008, 12:42 PM	#13
Yellobrix Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kentucky Posts: 807 Gallery: Yellobrix Stats: 199/174/135 WOE: Atkins + CO Start Date: Over & Over... 'Til I Get It Right!	I don't know if this will make any sense, but honestly, when I am doing induction, I try not to think about things like favorites or substitutes for them. Why? Because for me, variety is the spice of failure. Instead, I get what I know I need and that is "legal" for induction, and that's what I eat. When I try to get all fancy and create a huge amount of variety, I tend to get totally wrapped up in thinking about, planning for, preparing, anticipating, food, food, food - in other words, it's like fun time for my food addiction! The more I focus on variety, the more likely I am to go off plan. I required a very simple, focused approach to my food because I am easily distracted!!

07-06-2008, 01:01 PM	#15
Hot Tamale Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 3,364 Gallery: Hot Tamale Stats: 375/314.7/175 WOE: LowCarb Start Date: every 24 hours...	Wow Everyone - Thanks for the ideas and advice. I've gotta say that variety is sometimes my downfall... Some recipies are so good - and so similar to their high-carb counterparts that I think they may weaken my determination. I'm hanging tough, though!

07-06-2008, 04:00 PM	#16
claymate Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Martinsville, VA Posts: 33 Gallery: claymate Stats: 225/211/175 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 2 2008	One of my favorites is: Fresh squash out of the garden...I chop it up, put salt and pepper and a tiny bit of onion on it and fry it...I really like it with fresh zucchini as well. I have this along with a hamburger patty and a bowl of salad! One of my other favorites is a big juicy hamburger patty on an Oopsie (thanks Cleo) with cheese, mayo, lettuce, bacon, onion, and pickle! YUMM YUMM YUMM!!!

07-06-2008, 04:15 PM	#18
Loner Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 4,079 Blog Entries: 2 Gallery: Loner Stats: my boys and their favorite phillie JRoll	ribeye rare plain and simple

07-06-2008, 04:45 PM	#20
cleochatra Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 7,712 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: 350/264/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 1, 2008	I've been on induction since January 1st of this year (for the most part). If I ate the same thing everyday, I would have gone mad by now and eaten someone.

07-06-2008, 07:45 PM	#21
ElleH Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northern VA Posts: 206 Blog Entries: 6 Gallery: ElleH Stats: 178/136.5/136.5 WOE: currently PPLP Start Date: Sept/06, this time. I've been off/on LC since 1995	Wow, Cleo, what a transformation! I hadn't seen a picture of you in a while. Amazing and inspiring! Oops. Sorry to change the subject.

07-08-2008, 02:00 PM	#25
thealything Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Niagara Falls Posts: 120 Gallery: thealything Stats: highest:205 / current:180.5 / STG:170 / LTG:130 WOE: Atkins Induction Start Date: May 1, 2008	I hear ya, Marbles. Wendy's and McD's aren't THAT bad, not like Cinnabon or places where you really can't eat anything. there are lots of burger options and McD's angus burger is acceptable. but I have been resorting to Baconators way too often lately... they are delicious, but I don't like paying $7 for what's supposed to be lunch when I could have made my own for like $1 at home... plus the Baconator's 1500+ calories sorta makes it difficult to plan the rest of my day when I'm aiming for 1800-2000 calories :/