Atkins/Induction & Chicken!

I'm hoping some of you can give me some recipes for chicken for the induction
phase of Atkins? I'm getting sick and tired of grilling it on my george forman
grill and for some reason, it always comes out dry and all rubbery.

I was thinking about cutting up strips of chicken breast and frying them in a
bit of olive oil in a pan with some spices? If this sounds good what type of
spices would I want to use? How much olive oil? What KIND of olive oil? I
have never bought olive oil in my life, I have heard it gives off good flavor
but I wouldn't know which one to buy for induction. Also if you have other
ideas for chicken please share

Also I heard that deviled eggs are permitted on induction, in fact on
atkins.com in the recipe section, it shows a recipe for deviled eggs under the
induction section, there are things like mustard in the recipe yet mustard is
not on the foods list for induction, why do they contradict themselves so much?
Either you can have mustard or you can't...which is it? Anyways they have
some things for the deviled eggs that I don't like so I was wondering if anyone
had a basic recipe for deviled eggs?...if they are ok for induction?

I'm about ready to puke beef! I'm sick of eating hamburger for dinner almost
everynight, just looking at it it's starting to make me hate it, and before I
started Atkins, I LOVED hamburger, although I had a bun with it too! I'm not a
fish person so that is out of the question, I'm going to try a boneless ham
from Hormel that I saw at my local Giant the other day, it has 0 carbs and 0
sugar. I can't seem to find turkey breast that doesnt have carbs or sugar in
it (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) and when I ask the folks at the deli counters in the
store, "does your turkey breast have carbs in it" they look at me like "what
the hell is a carb"? Maybe because they dont speak any English, I don't know
though. I like shrimp but ONLY if it's breaded, if it's not I wont eat it, so
thats out of the question as well. Steaks are just to damn expenisve, christ
my local Giant wants 16 bucks for ONE steak! NO WAY! I do like it but I cant
afford that, especially when there are only certain meats that I like that are
allowed during induction.

Anyways if anyone can offer me some more ideas I would appreciate it. I'm
starting to get REALLY bored with the meals now, except for breakfast of
course...I love my bacon and eggs I begin week 4 of induction on Monday so I
really need to add some more ideas before I say *uck it and drop off the wagon.

Thanks.

If you would like to email instead of posting, please feel free to!

"MrsMCDandKids" wrote in message

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Anyways if anyone can offer me some more ideas I would appreciate it.
I'm starting to get REALLY bored with the meals now, except for
breakfast of course...I love my bacon and eggs I begin week 4 of
induction on Monday so I really need to add some more ideas before I
say *uck it and drop off the wagon.

Induction is only 2 weeks. You can do it longer but if you're getting sick
and bored of the limited foods allowed then why don't you go on to OWL? You
can keep your carbs at induction levels if you want to, just add new foods
that are allowed in the next phase.
--
Jeri
265/189/120
Atkins since 11/5/01
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."
--Henry Ford

Try chicken thigh meat cut into strips and fried in canola or peanut oil in
a metal (not non-stick) pan at a high enough temperature to make brown stuff
stick to the pan. Make the strips narrow so the chicken cooks quickly and
browns on the outside. When the chicken is done (you may do several small
batches) remove the chicken, dump out the oil, lower the heat and melt half
a stick of butter in the pan. Add the freshly squeezed juice of a large
lemon and deglaze the pan - dissolve all the brown stuff from the pan
bottom. Don't leave it on the heat too long - if you are lucky the mixture
will look sort of like a gravy. Pour it over the chicken and serve
immediately, as this dish degrades rather quickly if not consumed.

"MrsMCDandKids" wrote in message
...
I'm hoping some of you can give me some recipes for chicken for the
induction
phase of Atkins? I'm getting sick and tired of grilling it on my george
forman
grill and for some reason, it always comes out dry and all rubbery.

I was thinking about cutting up strips of chicken breast and frying them
in a
bit of olive oil in a pan with some spices? If this sounds good what type
of
spices would I want to use? How much olive oil? What KIND of olive oil?
I
have never bought olive oil in my life, I have heard it gives off good
flavor
but I wouldn't know which one to buy for induction. Also if you have
other
ideas for chicken please share

Also I heard that deviled eggs are permitted on induction, in fact on
atkins.com in the recipe section, it shows a recipe for deviled eggs under
the
induction section, there are things like mustard in the recipe yet mustard
is
not on the foods list for induction, why do they contradict themselves so
much?
Either you can have mustard or you can't...which is it? Anyways they
have
some things for the deviled eggs that I don't like so I was wondering if
anyone
had a basic recipe for deviled eggs?...if they are ok for induction?

I'm about ready to puke beef! I'm sick of eating hamburger for dinner
almost
everynight, just looking at it it's starting to make me hate it, and
before I
started Atkins, I LOVED hamburger, although I had a bun with it too! I'm
not a
fish person so that is out of the question, I'm going to try a boneless
ham
from Hormel that I saw at my local Giant the other day, it has 0 carbs and
0
sugar. I can't seem to find turkey breast that doesnt have carbs or sugar
in
it (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) and when I ask the folks at the deli counters in
the
store, "does your turkey breast have carbs in it" they look at me like
"what
the hell is a carb"? Maybe because they dont speak any English, I don't
know
though. I like shrimp but ONLY if it's breaded, if it's not I wont eat
it, so
thats out of the question as well. Steaks are just to damn expenisve,
christ
my local Giant wants 16 bucks for ONE steak! NO WAY! I do like it but I
cant
afford that, especially when there are only certain meats that I like that
are
allowed during induction.

Anyways if anyone can offer me some more ideas I would appreciate it. I'm
starting to get REALLY bored with the meals now, except for breakfast of
course...I love my bacon and eggs I begin week 4 of induction on Monday
so I
really need to add some more ideas before I say *uck it and drop off the
wagon.

Thanks.

If you would like to email instead of posting, please feel free to!

If you were so picky about what you ate in the first place, you wouldn't
have gotten so fat.

--
Most of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little.

Becky P.

"MrsMCDandKids" wrote in message
...
I'm hoping some of you can give me some recipes for chicken for the
induction
phase of Atkins? I'm getting sick and tired of grilling it on my george
forman
grill and for some reason, it always comes out dry and all rubbery.

I was thinking about cutting up strips of chicken breast and frying them
in a
bit of olive oil in a pan with some spices? If this sounds good what type
of
spices would I want to use? How much olive oil? What KIND of olive oil?
I
have never bought olive oil in my life, I have heard it gives off good
flavor
but I wouldn't know which one to buy for induction. Also if you have
other
ideas for chicken please share

Also I heard that deviled eggs are permitted on induction, in fact on
atkins.com in the recipe section, it shows a recipe for deviled eggs under
the
induction section, there are things like mustard in the recipe yet mustard
is
not on the foods list for induction, why do they contradict themselves so
much?
Either you can have mustard or you can't...which is it? Anyways they
have
some things for the deviled eggs that I don't like so I was wondering if
anyone
had a basic recipe for deviled eggs?...if they are ok for induction?

I'm about ready to puke beef! I'm sick of eating hamburger for dinner
almost
everynight, just looking at it it's starting to make me hate it, and
before I
started Atkins, I LOVED hamburger, although I had a bun with it too! I'm
not a
fish person so that is out of the question, I'm going to try a boneless
ham
from Hormel that I saw at my local Giant the other day, it has 0 carbs and
0
sugar. I can't seem to find turkey breast that doesnt have carbs or sugar
in
it (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) and when I ask the folks at the deli counters in
the
store, "does your turkey breast have carbs in it" they look at me like
"what
the hell is a carb"? Maybe because they dont speak any English, I don't
know
though. I like shrimp but ONLY if it's breaded, if it's not I wont eat
it, so
thats out of the question as well. Steaks are just to damn expenisve,
christ
my local Giant wants 16 bucks for ONE steak! NO WAY! I do like it but I
cant
afford that, especially when there are only certain meats that I like that
are
allowed during induction.

Anyways if anyone can offer me some more ideas I would appreciate it. I'm
starting to get REALLY bored with the meals now, except for breakfast of
course...I love my bacon and eggs I begin week 4 of induction on Monday
so I
really need to add some more ideas before I say *uck it and drop off the
wagon.

Thanks.

If you would like to email instead of posting, please feel free to!

JC Der Koenig wrote:
If you were so picky about what you ate in the first place, you
wouldn't have gotten so fat.

If you'd have been smacked in the mouth a few times, you wouldn't have
got so gobby. Fists are low carb btw.

In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

If you were so picky about what you ate in the first place, you wouldn't
have gotten so fat.

--
Most of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little.

Becky P.


Not necessarily. I used to be way more picky than I am now. I didn't like
vegetables other than potatoes, didn't like grilled chicken, only fried. I
ate from a very limited menu, which was mainly pasta. Now I get a lot more
variety, and I actually like things I didn't like before. I still don't
care for most fruit, horseradish, liver, or ginger. Those are the only
things I'm still picky about eating.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

Obviously you weren't picky enough.

Now try to think through this a little deeper.

--
Most of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little.

Becky P.

"Luna" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"JC Der Koenig" wrote:

If you were so picky about what you ate in the first place, you
wouldn't
have gotten so fat.

--
Most of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little.

Becky P.


Not necessarily. I used to be way more picky than I am now. I didn't
like
vegetables other than potatoes, didn't like grilled chicken, only fried.
I
ate from a very limited menu, which was mainly pasta. Now I get a lot
more
variety, and I actually like things I didn't like before. I still don't
care for most fruit, horseradish, liver, or ginger. Those are the only
things I'm still picky about eating.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

"MrsMCDandKids" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
I'm hoping some of you can give me some recipes for chicken for the
induction
phase of Atkins? I'm getting sick and tired of grilling it on my george
forman
grill and for some reason, it always comes out dry and all rubbery.

I was thinking about cutting up strips of chicken breast and frying them
in a
bit of olive oil in a pan with some spices? If this sounds good what type
of
spices would I want to use? How much olive oil? What KIND of olive oil?
I
have never bought olive oil in my life, I have heard it gives off good
flavor
but I wouldn't know which one to buy for induction. Also if you have
other
ideas for chicken please share

Try this for succulent roast chicken with great crusty skin:
you'll need:

1. Virgin olive oil
2. 1 or 2 whole chickens (or pieces)
3 .Black pepper (finely ground), 1 teaspoon per chicken
4. Salt, 1 to 2 teaspoons per chicken
5. A suitable casserole dish

Preparation:

1. Rinse chicken with cold water and place in casserole dish
2. Pour about 2 tablespoons of olive oil on each chicken
3. Rub olive oil all over chicken, so that the entire is bird is coated
4. Sprinkle salt and pepper over chicken and rub in.

Cooking:

1. Place on a lower shelve at 180°C (about 368 /380°F)
2. Cook for appox 1 hour per pound, per chicken.

Tips:
I don't bother pre-heating the oven, I simply shove in the dish and turn the
oven on.
Turn the chicken about halfway through.
I don't bother with cooking time too much, just check it periodically I know
when bird is cooked when the leg can seperated easily from the carcass with
a fork.

Let me know how you get along.....

Also I heard that deviled eggs are permitted on induction, in fact on
atkins.com in the recipe section, it shows a recipe for deviled eggs under
the
induction section, there are things like mustard in the recipe yet mustard
is
not on the foods list for induction, why do they contradict themselves so
much?
Either you can have mustard or you can't...which is it? Anyways they
have
some things for the deviled eggs that I don't like so I was wondering if
anyone
had a basic recipe for deviled eggs?...if they are ok for induction?

I'm about ready to puke beef! I'm sick of eating hamburger for dinner
almost
everynight, just looking at it it's starting to make me hate it, and
before I
started Atkins, I LOVED hamburger, although I had a bun with it too! I'm
not a
fish person so that is out of the question, I'm going to try a boneless
ham
from Hormel that I saw at my local Giant the other day, it has 0 carbs and
0
sugar. I can't seem to find turkey breast that doesnt have carbs or sugar
in
it (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) and when I ask the folks at the deli counters in
the
store, "does your turkey breast have carbs in it" they look at me like
"what
the hell is a carb"? Maybe because they dont speak any English, I don't
know
though. I like shrimp but ONLY if it's breaded, if it's not I wont eat
it, so
thats out of the question as well. Steaks are just to damn expenisve,
christ
my local Giant wants 16 bucks for ONE steak! NO WAY! I do like it but I
cant
afford that, especially when there are only certain meats that I like that
are
allowed during induction.

Anyways if anyone can offer me some more ideas I would appreciate it. I'm
starting to get REALLY bored with the meals now, except for breakfast of
course...I love my bacon and eggs I begin week 4 of induction on Monday
so I
really need to add some more ideas before I say *uck it and drop off the
wagon.

Thanks.

If you would like to email instead of posting, please feel free to!

Cut up the chicken into cubes and lightly cook it (I nuke mine). Mix
in a bowl with some diced tomatoes[*], cream, and shredded cheese, and
nuke until hot, mixing once or twice. Soup.

Stir fry a can of chicken (or turkey) with a quarter/half onion
(diced). Then melt some cheese over it.

Enough olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan; you don't need much.
"Pure" is sufficient for frying, get "extra virgin" for salad
dressings and other uncooked uses. You can cook with extra virgin,
it's just more expensive that way, but OK for starting out.

Regular mustard has no carbs (and almost no calories either) and is OK
for induction. It's covered as a spice.

The question to ask your deliticians is "is this meat cured with
sugar?" The answer is usually yes, but if it's one carb per serving
or less I suggest you allow it (else Induction gets very stressful .
[*] tomatoes are not technically OK for induction, but there's not a
lot in this recipe.

True lo-carb eating can be boring. That is the major drawback of this way
of eating. It's a different kind of will power involved. On traditional
lo-fat diets, it pretty well eating most of the things you ate before, but
smaller portions. The will power is trying to fight off the feelings of
starvation. On lo-carb, you will not feel like you are starving, but your
food choices are limited. Most of the people that I have talked to about
this way of eating that have quit, are saying the same things you are
saying. "Boring", and, "sick of this or that". You will have to look at food
as a fuel rather than a pleasure ritual. If you can master this, you will be
successfull, lose weight, feel better, and you won't care that food is
boring. The health benefits far out weigh the lack of food choices.
Devilled eggs are o.k., just look at several recipes and change it a bit
to suit you. A little bit of mustard is alright. Try other things like
lasagna without the noodles. Chicken ceasar salad. Spaghetti squash with
meat sauce. If your family is not doing lo-carb, make your own pizza, you
just eat the tops, they can have the whole piece. Throw in some meat,
cheese, and or eggs to your salad for different flavour. Anyway, sometimes
just a little imagination or common sense can change a normally high carb
meal into a lo-carb meal. Your food choices will of course be limited on
Induction, not much you can do about that. Goodluck. I hope you work this
out.
Tom
210/184/180

"MrsMCDandKids" wrote in message
...
I'm hoping some of you can give me some recipes for chicken for the
induction
phase of Atkins? I'm getting sick and tired of grilling it on my george
forman
grill and for some reason, it always comes out dry and all rubbery.

I was thinking about cutting up strips of chicken breast and frying them
in a
bit of olive oil in a pan with some spices? If this sounds good what type
of
spices would I want to use? How much olive oil? What KIND of olive oil?
I
have never bought olive oil in my life, I have heard it gives off good
flavor
but I wouldn't know which one to buy for induction. Also if you have
other
ideas for chicken please share

Also I heard that deviled eggs are permitted on induction, in fact on
atkins.com in the recipe section, it shows a recipe for deviled eggs under
the
induction section, there are things like mustard in the recipe yet mustard
is
not on the foods list for induction, why do they contradict themselves so
much?
Either you can have mustard or you can't...which is it? Anyways they
have
some things for the deviled eggs that I don't like so I was wondering if
anyone
had a basic recipe for deviled eggs?...if they are ok for induction?

I'm about ready to puke beef! I'm sick of eating hamburger for dinner
almost
everynight, just looking at it it's starting to make me hate it, and
before I
started Atkins, I LOVED hamburger, although I had a bun with it too! I'm
not a
fish person so that is out of the question, I'm going to try a boneless
ham
from Hormel that I saw at my local Giant the other day, it has 0 carbs and
0
sugar. I can't seem to find turkey breast that doesnt have carbs or sugar
in
it (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) and when I ask the folks at the deli counters in
the
store, "does your turkey breast have carbs in it" they look at me like
"what
the hell is a carb"? Maybe because they dont speak any English, I don't
know
though. I like shrimp but ONLY if it's breaded, if it's not I wont eat
it, so
thats out of the question as well. Steaks are just to damn expenisve,
christ
my local Giant wants 16 bucks for ONE steak! NO WAY! I do like it but I
cant
afford that, especially when there are only certain meats that I like that
are
allowed during induction.

Anyways if anyone can offer me some more ideas I would appreciate it. I'm
starting to get REALLY bored with the meals now, except for breakfast of
course...I love my bacon and eggs I begin week 4 of induction on Monday
so I
really need to add some more ideas before I say *uck it and drop off the
wagon.

Thanks.

If you would like to email instead of posting, please feel free to!