Ken had a heart attack - Meal ideas needed now!!!!

[FrenchHen]

Can you get fresh catfish in your neck of the desert?

 

[redhen]

Try this Debi. I loved it! And i'd imagine that you can use any fish...

Firecracker Grilled Salmon

8 (4 oz) fillets salmon
1/2 cup peanut oil (i didnt have that and used olive oil)
4 tablespoons soy sauce
4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
4 tablespoons green onions, chopped
3 teaspoons brown sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon salt

Place salmon in a medium, nonporous glass dish. In a seperate medium bowl, combine the peanut oil, soy sauce,vinegar, green onions, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, sesame oil and salt. Whisk together well, and pour over fish. Cover and marinate the fish in fridge for 4-6 hours.
Prepare grill..and lightly oil the grate.
Grill the fillets 5 inches from coals for 10 minutes per inch of thickness, measured at the thickest part, or until fish just flakes with a fork. turn over half way through cooking.

THis was a really good recipe. Give it a try!

 

[debilorrah]

FenchHen neither one us will touch catfish. The few times I have sampled it it was HORRIBLE.

Wendy that recipes sounds wonderful!!!!!!!!! My mouth is watering.

 

[redhen]

It really was good! Try it sometime and let me know how you liked it.

 

[BantyHugger]

My house went on a low sugar, low sodium diet a couple years ago. (We have a diabetic in the family). I found this really cool cook book. Sadly i don't know what its called. All i know is the cover says 1000 Low Sodium Low Sugar Low Calorie Recipes. I know thats really no help to you but I googled it and found this really good site:

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/great-recipes.asp?food=low+sodium+and+cholesterol+recipes

Hope that Helps

 

[dun chick]

spark recipes has alot of really good recipes. We also have a spark team from back yard chickens on their weight loss site.

 

[onthespot]

Hey Deb, if he likes fast food, maybe you can getyour friends save some bags from his favorite fast food place and make a "healthy" burrito and wrap it up and put it in there so when he goes to work he won't look whipped and can pull his food out of a "cool" bag instead of a brown paper sack.

Grown up boys get peer pressure from their friends about being percieved as "cool" with the group at meal times too... I had a patient that was totally non-compliant with lunch meals until his wife found out all he wanted to do was look like the rest of the guys at lunch break. Sounds stupid, but hey, anything is worth trying.

 

[debilorrah]

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that is too FUNNY!!!!! He is running around all day long. He is fully aware that he needs to stop eating fast food. In fact, HE suggested it, not me. Tonight is spaghetti with ground turkey. Am I repeating myself?

 

[wegotchickens]

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that is too FUNNY!!!!! He is running around all day long. He is fully aware that he needs to stop eating fast food. In fact, HE suggested it, not me. Tonight is spaghetti with ground turkey. Am I repeating myself?

You know, if you look at those whole grain pastas they come in a lot of shapes. My kids don't notice spaghetti more than once a week if I use shells one night instead of angel hair. Or use elbow macaroni with the sauce, throw in a can of corn & some green beans and call it goulash.

Taco's one night, and then burritos on a different night, both using the ground turkey and both having 'heart healthy' versions.

Turkey version 'sloppy joe's'...

 

[SarahBeth9394]

Deb it's great that he's compromising on the biscuts and gravy and mac n cheese. In my opinion it is easier to compromise and take steps towards eating properly than to make a hugely drastic change all at once. Then the focus seems more like on what you can't have then the fact that you're trying new things. Oh and on the spaghetti with ground turkey in it I'm bad I would choose just marinara. Or you could make a chicken caccatorie using boneless breasts. I have a crock pot recipe for that let me find it.