Comments on: The Stumptuous Eats project

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:19:29 +0000

some of the things that I would like to see are: meals that can be prepared ahead of time and then frozen (when time constraints apply, I like to cook up a weeks worth of dinners on a Sunday, so that dinner for the rest of the week is speedy and simple); a nutrient profile for each recipe – so I can easily pick something for when I want a (healthy) carb load or when I’m on a low carb day; recipes that include ideas that make the meal adjustable to different family members (i.e for kids ‘omit x add y’, for ‘fussy great aunt Myrtles the addition of z on the table will help her to feel more like she is in her comfort zone and less like she is with aliens from planet healthy person’; healthy versions of recipes from different cultures (or indeed recipes from other cultures that always were pretty healthy!) and lastly desserts/sweets that avoid using artificial sweetener/splenda etc (but that may not be the best marketing idea – I don’t like sweet stuff – don’t even eat chocolate, so my dessert ideas may not have mass appeal!)
well that’s a pretty long wish list – but hey, a girl can dream.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:43:47 +0000

1. Cheap options.

2. Low-carb stuff. It’s a legitimate health concern for some of us.

3. Quick, throw-together recipe ideas.

4. Ideas/recipes for how to eat well while traveling.

5. Recipes you can make if you have only rare, intermittent access to a kitchen (believe it or not, I am in this situation).

By: lollergirl

lollergirl — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:39:20 +0000

some suggestions for pairing main and side dishes. i’m terrible at it.

and i second (third?) wanting pictures.

By: Evie

Evie — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:07:47 +0000

Things that can be tossed into a gym bag: home-made beef jerky and/or pemmican, something like a “Breakfast Cookie”, other things I’m not culinarily creative enough to think of, and would thus snap up your book. ;)

By: mina

mina — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:34:55 +0000

Great idea!
I would like to see
- Simple Snack-Meals that can be prepared in under 10 minutes.
- Explanations of how to serve grains like quinoa, kasha, and barley that most people don’t know how to serve.
- Cottage Cheese and Fish Based Meals
+ if you can find a way to health-ify traditional ukrainian foods (like whole wheat cottage cheese pierogies) you will be my god

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:55:36 +0000

VEGAN.

I’d love to see the queen of, “Hey, exercise doesn’t have to be boring and what you’ve traditionally thought” take on some delicious animal-free recipes. There’s a whole lot more out there than veggie burgers and sauteed tofu.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:32:23 +0000

I agree with what Chris said about adding photos of the recipes – I generally don’t buy a cookbook unless it has pics. I need something to salivate over.

I’m a big fan of “hiding” my veggies, not because I don’t like ‘em, I just like cheese/breads/proteins more. :-) Recipes that involve adding spinach or other greens to typically non-green recipes (on pizzas and in mac and cheese and such) will help to both fill me up faster and sneak much needed nutrients into my diet. My latest trick is to add a half can of spinach to recipes that might not normally call for it (in soups, in pastas, etc.) Helps this non-red-meat eater get her iron.

I LOVE the idea of a stumptuous cookbook. Perhaps with a special section on eating for training or for competing? (What to eat in the month/week/day before a match/meet/race, what to eat during recovery periods.) And Rachel had a great point about post-workout timing.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:37:02 +0000

Borscht (So underrated. Really! Particularly when vegetarian and seasoned with just a bay leaf and a tiny hint of dill, then topped with sour cream.) and maybe another vegetable soup or two, like minestrone. I’ve found them to be an excellent way to get vegetables into the diet regularly–they’re cheap, easy, and flexible enough to use most vegetables you happen to have on hand. Also great for people doing a cut.

I also really like apples baked in red wine, with a little sugar and marmalade or lemon zest, and maybe lightly spiced. It’s presumably really healthy for a dessert, and delicious.

Ideas for how to make chicken and tuna more interesting are also always helpful. And cottage cheese, of course.

Oh, and maybe creative ways to sneak in extra protein, like nutritional yeast.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:48:45 +0000

Anything healthy and fast. Quick meals, freezables – anything that helps me avoid stooping to convenience foods when I get home late from work.

Hey, you still remember misc.fitness.weights? Haven’t been back in years but you and Lyle taught me lots!

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:19:12 +0000

I would like some wheat-free, lowish-carb breakfast ideas. Scrambled eggs are gettin’ old…