Do you also feel fuller if you drop onions or leeks in your stews? (linux.community)

submitted 1 week ago by eli04@linux.community to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I’m afraid I’m a terrible cook.

To save me time because I have to work, my to go menu was to prepare a stew with ground meat, mostly chicken, and potatoes, ‘cause they’re cheap and fill you up fast. Add water and pepper, cook, done. I try to cook big batches to save time.

A friend gave me a leek, so I added it to my usual mix: now I feel I’m fuller for longer and don’t have to eat that much meat (I usually mix the same amount of meat and potatoes).

Have I been coking wrong the whole time?

What else can I add to my stews to feel full for longer, to not gain weight but to have enough energy to do my job?

Any downsides to eating less meat?

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[-] schmorpel@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 week ago

Different vegetables contain different nutrients. Some days ago I was adding some cabbage to a stew for the first time in months and felt my body rejoice. Maybe some nutrient I was lacking? Could be a case of that if you tend to only eat meat and potatoes.

Great and cheap vegetables to add are onions and leeks, and also all sorts of cabbage, and carrots.

Every body is different and it depends on metabolism and physical activity, find the amount you can add to your stew that makes you feel good!

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I go through phases of eating different fruits for a few weeks at a time. Once during an apple phase, I brought a couple to work and gave one to a coworker, who then absolutely demolished it. He came back and said it's like his body needed it.

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