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June 26, 2005
625
Well, you asked for recipes, and recipes you shall get. This one is tailor-made for those of you who have Trader Joe's nearby, and I owe the idea for it to VLC. For this recipe you will need:
1 bag of frozen shrimp
1 bag of frozen mangoes (Trader Joe's has great ones)
1 jar of Trader Joe's mango salsa
1 bag of Trader Joe's frozen bell peppers: green, red, yellow, orange
flax oil
olive oil
Take 200 g of shrimp, frozen and thawed. Stir fry in a big pot with 100 g frozen mangoes and 100 g frozen bell peppers. Once it's all cooked through and the shrimp are the right color, add in 1 teaspoon of flax oil and 50 cals of mango salsa.
Serve with 100 g brocoli steamed and 100 g brussels sprouts lightly steamed. Put one teaspoon of olive oil over each set of veggies, and squeeze a touch of fresh lemon on top. Throw 5 g of hazelnuts on the side and a 3 oz glass of pinot noir.
Here's the crunch:
Food List : MR shrimpdish.FLS
DATE : 06/26/05
Num. Foods : 9
Food #1 : Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, raw 200 g
Food #2 : Salsa, med. chunky 50 cals
Food #3 : Mangos, raw 100 g
Food #4 : Oil 1 teaspoon flax, 2 teaspoons olive
Food #5 : Broccoli, flower clusters, raw 100 g
Food #6 : Brussels sprouts, raw 100 g
Food #7 : Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, red 3 oz (89 g)
Food #8 : Peppers, sweet, green, frozen, chopped, boiled, drained, without salt 100 g
Food #9 : Nuts, filberts or hazelnuts, dried, unblanched 5 g
NUTRIENT TOTALS:
Abs. Values %RDA/SA
Calories 625.00__cal 31%
Protein 51.21__gm 93% RDA
Total Fat 20.74__gm 32%
Sat. Fat 3.91__gm 20%
Mono. Fat 10.44__gm 36%
Poly. Fat 4.16__gm 62%
Carbohydrate 51.04__gm 17%
Fiber 7.78__gm 26%
Cholesterol 405.91__mg 135%
Vit. A 8618.07__IU 172% RDA
Vit. B6 0.88__mg 55% RDA
Vit. B12 2.33__mcg 117% RDA
Vit. C 285.15__mg 475% RDA
Vit. E 7.72__mg 96% RDA
Thiamine 0.40__mg 36% RDA
Folacin 166.96__mcg 93% RDA
Riboflavin 0.39__mg 30% RDA
Niacin 8.27__mg 55% RDA
Panto. Acid 1.66__mg 33% SA
Calcium 297.29__mg 25% RDA
Copper 0.88__mg 44% SA
Iron 8.26__mg 55% RDA
Magnesium 161.91__mg 58% RDA
Manganese 1.38__mg 46% SA
Phosphorus 594.98__mg 50% RDA
Potassium 1685.75__mg 84% RDA
Selenium 81.75__mcg 149% RDA
Sodium 1058.30__mg 44% SA
Zinc 3.32__mg 28% RDA
Tyrosine 2.38__gm 248% RDA
Lysine 5.72__gm 794% RDA
Phenylalanine 2.81__gm 293% RDA
Leucine 5.34__gm 556% RDA
Valine 3.34__gm 397% RDA
Methionine 1.78__gm 594% RDA
Cystine 0.78__gm 259% RDA
Tryptophan 0.90__gm 502% RDA
Threonine 2.87__gm 597% RDA
Isoleucine 3.25__gm 452% RDA
P:C:F = 33:37:30
625 is a magic number for me because it's the number of calories in MR's dinner. It has to be Zoned, and it has to involve a 3 ounce glass of pinot noir, and it should almost always be vegetarian. You'd think that these regulations could make a person crazy, but in fact, I find it quite fun to create delicious dinners according to the law of MR. It's actually quite easy to do it with my software... the majority of the work is the done on the computer, not in the kitchen. I can imagine a scene where I am working dilligently on my computer and someone says to me, "What are you doing?" "Cooking."
There are a few cheap tricks that make the calorie and zone perfection easier to achieve. For instance, throwing hazelnuts or oil on the side. Adding eggwhites for protein. The software plus an accurate to the gram scale makes it possible to do most anything.
Those of you CR boys out there who can eat 625 calorie dinners might enjoy the series of recipes that I'm working on so that I have a stockpile to pull out anytime I'm cooking for the Orange One. To adapt for my calorie level, I cut his in half, then I throw another three ounces of wine on top to make a real glass of wine... his dose is medicinal, mine is recreational. Go measure it... 6 oz of wine is still less than a restaurant pour.
More 625 recipes to come.
Posted by april at June 26, 2005 10:14 AM
Comments
April,
I don't know if you remember it, but I am reading you just since the first moment you started your blog at blogspot.com. I have seen your amazing evolution from that 'baby' to almost CR-expert disciple of MR, and having myself travelled the roads of vegan-lowfat-land to Zone-Paradise, I can tell sincerely yours has been kind of a resurrection and model of determination!
Truly: congratulations! (And my best compasive feelings for such your cat who has patiently been able stand with all this rush!)
Keep on being happy!
Posted by: Willie at June 27, 2005 6:00 AM
Wow! Can't wait for new, delicious April The Goddess Triumphant recipes! (For anyone who doesn't know already, I hereby swear & affirm that this gal can cook!!) Whether you're a simple foodie, a Zoner, a curious newbie or a serious CR geek, try the recipes. Healthy yumminess awaits. JD :-)
Posted by: Judith at June 28, 2005 11:21 AM