skinny food-a-holic
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Unfortunetly they don't really go hand-in-hand since chocolate cake and alfredo sauce on a daily basis lead to clogged arteries, not a sleak physique.
I once told my friend that "I think, I think about food more than a guy thinks about sex." That being the case, here are some of my ramblings about trying to be a skinny food-a-holic.
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Tailgating Dilemma
It’s finally fall! And that means that its football season! For the game this weekend some of my friends and I are setting up our first tailgate without the help of a fraternity or our parents. (finally!) However, this has created a few problems for me. Being that these tailgating friends are all guys, they were planning on cooking some hot dogs and thats about it (other than the required 2 kegs, booze, and maybe some OJ since it will be 9am). Now tailgating is never a very good time to try and eat healthy because the regular tailgating foods pretty much all involve it being deep fried, full of fat, meat, or covered in some kind of processed cheese sauce. (the required food at our stadium is the “ghetto dog” or a bacon wrapped hot dog covered in grilled peppers and onions, mustard, and mayonnaise. DISGUSTING yet oh so good)
So as my guy friends were planning the logistics of sneaking 2 kegs onto campus, I was planning what food I could make that would be healthy but that the guys would also like. My mom suggested that the easiest thing to bring is a salmon filet. You are probably thinking thats crazy but growing up in the Northwest and doing some quality tailgating there, I know its super easy. Essentially you only need to bring the salmon, some tinfoil and a grill. And assuming that you have the grill already for the fatty foods you are going to be making, its really not a stretch. Put the salmon on a piece of tinfoil and throw it on the grill and thats it. When its done you don’t even need to put it on a plate. People can just cut pieces off of the filet on the tinfoil. Super easy and salmon is a superfood so you will still be getting nutrition while you are guzzling all that Natty Light.
Another thing I love, which is super easy for tailgating are Morningstar Chipotle Black bean burgers. They come frozen so you can keep them in the cooler until you are ready to throw them on the grill. (They tend to stick a little bit though so be careful!) Even my boyfriend who loves meat likes these burgers because they have great flavor and are super easy.
The bean burgers are even better topped with my next favorite tailgating food. Guacamole. I love guacamole in general, but it always goes well with a cold beer so it is perfect for tailgating. You don’t even need to eat it with fried chips, its great with cucumber or bell pepper slices as well! My “secret recipe” uses avocados, cilantro, tomato, onion, salt, white pepper and LOTS of lime. The cilantro and white pepper really make it.
I can’t wait for this weekend! And while my friends will be lugging in the kegs, I’ll be whipping up a few of these tailgating foods so that I don’t starve. I thinking that pancakes will be in order as well since our plan is to get to campus at 9am for a 5pm game. Its going to be a looooooooong day!
Happy Eating!
