Kelly's War and Battle Plans

[MuscleMom23]

Okay, I don't know how to figure the cals out. 1 C of 2% Fage yogurt is 150 cals. I will get between 1 cup and 1 1/2 cups of yogurt strained. At 80 cals a cup for skimmed milk, that make it almost 320 cals a cup? I wonder if that whey water stuff has cals in it????

[realcdn]

I'm not sure how accurate this is, but try:

Calories in Whey, Acid, Fluid

[MuscleMom23]

Wow hmmm no way to tell if it THE whey water LOL! But the cal count comes down. There has to be SOME way to tell what this is. The Fage yogurt has skimmed milk and cream in it to make 2%. Hmmmm.

BTW it tastes just like the Fage. Must be the bacteria LOL! But you have to keep checking the consistency and I had to drain it about 3 hours through my muslin. Also there is the iffy cal count. I also had to whisk it to make it smooth which was simple.

[MuscleMom23]

Okay final yogurt experiment results. 4 cups of skim milk yield 1 cup of yogurt that tastes exactly the same as the beginning yogurt. It took approximately 4 hours to strain with a muslin cloth. My milk in this area runs about 3.50 a gallon and up. So that cup of yogurt cost me 87.5 cents and 16 hours of waiting. My purchases version of 2 cups of yogurt cost me $4.99 my version is $1.75. So that is about $3.24 savings. So basically it can be a toss up for me. If I really like this stuff and I go thru it, it would be worth it to do a HUGE bowl of yogurt in the oven overnite. Glass bowl mind you.

How to make Greek Yogurt and Video

[L'ilJ]

Yum! I used to make homemade whole milk yogurt for my son when he was a baby. It was delicious. I need to dig out that yogurt maker from the back of our cupboard.

[rixatrix]

Originally Posted by MuscleMom23

Okay final yogurt experiment results. 4 cups of skim milk yield 1 cup of yogurt that tastes exactly the same as the beginning yogurt. It took approximately 4 hours to strain with a muslin cloth. My milk in this area runs about 3.50 a gallon and up. So that cup of yogurt cost me 87.5 cents and 16 hours of waiting. My purchases version of 2 cups of yogurt cost me $4.99 my version is $1.75. So that is about $3.24 savings. So basically it can be a toss up for me. If I really like this stuff and I go thru it, it would be worth it to do a HUGE bowl of yogurt in the oven overnite. Glass bowl mind you.

How to make Greek Yogurt and Video

I don't know if this helps:

Yogurt: How to Make Yogurt at Home

There's a table there with calorie counts.

I don't know, I would just count it like Fage yogurt. I think dairy products are all pretty similar - 1 cup of Fage fat-free yogurt is about 80-90 calories (and amazingly has 13g of protein!).

Enjoy your homemade yogurt! I'm going to bookmark your links...maybe one of these weekends. I'm crazy for yogurt lately. One thing, though - I was having the Fage 2% yogurt daily and almost found it too rich. I had a fat-free one today and it went down much better. Do you think that's weird? I'm pretty sure I can't eat ice cream for the same reason - a mix of lactose and fat. But I never expected the yogurt to get to me!

[MuscleMom23]

Originally Posted by L'ilJ

Yum! I used to make homemade whole milk yogurt for my son when he was a baby. It was delicious. I need to dig out that yogurt maker from the back of our cupboard.

They have yogurt makers???

Rix, wow that is one complicated site! They add a lot of stuff. I am just plain ol milk and yogurt culture kind of gal LOL!

It is really good tho!

[realcdn]

My dad used to make yogurt with an old Donvier machine (which is long gone). I think Salton is another brand that's quite popular. I suspect they're probably a good purchase if you eat yogurt regularly. I eat it never, so for me, not such a good deal.

[MuscleMom23]

Originally Posted by realcdn

My dad used to make yogurt with an old Donvier machine (which is long gone). I think Salton is another brand that's quite popular. I suspect they're probably a good purchase if you eat yogurt regularly. I eat it never, so for me, not such a good deal.

I eat it once in a while but while I am trying to get my protein up to 250 grams, I am getting SO tired of meat.

My Fage 2% had 19 g of protein per cup and only 150 cals

I can only stand cottage cheese so much, blech, but I will eat it.

[L'ilJ]

I have a Salton. It's cheap and makes it even easier to make yogurt. Keeps the temperature constant. Here is the one I have.

[MuscleMom23]

Gosh I need another gadget like a hole in my head LOL!

That looks so neat! My DD LOVES yogurt, for her I buy the dannon natural vanilla, major sugar of course. But she goes through 2 pints a week herself!

Going shopping....

[realcdn]

I left a response on my log, but thought I'd answer your question about the tortillas here as well. I adapted it slightly from this website:

Homemade flour tortilla recipe - a tasty low fat tortilla

I made a half recipe, using oat flour (oats whizzed in a blender). I suspect that a combination of whole wheat flour and the oat flour might have been a better choice. I divided it into 5 portions, and maybe cooked them on too high a temperature. I will probably make it at least once more before deciding it's not for me.

I remember making pitas a while back (ie. years ago), and the biggest issue was not rolling them out well enough. They're supposed to puff during baking, but mine would puff partly. That's something else I should have a shot at making again. I'll have to look for a recipe for them later on.

[MuscleMom23]

Thanks Anne, keeper of the good recipes!

Dang Friday I was down 2 lbs, I am back up today because of water retention!

Can you believe it??? my DD has strep, nasty bad one too. I was a bit freaked out she was so sick, talking almost emergency room visit. I had to fit in her appt before DS and I was like freaking out that I could not find a doctor. Dang, nothing was open, she was so sick. It just sucked.

So the weekend was off, I was just hoping not enough to throw everything away. Today was off and I was going to work out but I am living on no sleep, worry, stress and no food. I didn't get to eat until 10 am and shoveled food in. Then 2 pm and I was so hungry I didn't care what I ate.

So anyway DS had a very important check up with the otolaryngologist. Can you believe I can say that word! He majorly ranted at the oncologists suggestions. I am inbetween. I mean how do I know what is best? This is new territory for me!

So I should have named this log, losing fat between stress and crisis LOL!

I was looking at precision nutrition meal bars. Has anyone tried them? Any favorites? They seem majorly high in fat. I have to find something good for quick meals when I don't feel like eating. A big veggie meat conglomeration doesn't make it when I am running and stressed. Just a fact.

[realcdn]

Originally Posted by MuscleMom23

Thanks Anne, keeper of the good recipes!

I think that's part of my downfall. I like to cook.

I don't know the specific bars you're talking about, but depending on what you're eating to, not all fat is bad. If it's higher than you want then you might have to look to cut out fat in other meals/snacks during the day.

[stephanie932]

Originally Posted by MuscleMom23

Thanks Anne, keeper of the good recipes!

Dang Friday I was down 2 lbs, I am back up today because of water retention!

Can you believe it??? my DD has strep, nasty bad one too. I was a bit freaked out she was so sick, talking almost emergency room visit. I had to fit in her appt before DS and I was like freaking out that I could not find a doctor. Dang, nothing was open, she was so sick. It just sucked.

So the weekend was off, I was just hoping not enough to throw everything away. Today was off and I was going to work out but I am living on no sleep, worry, stress and no food. I didn't get to eat until 10 am and shoveled food in. Then 2 pm and I was so hungry I didn't care what I ate.

So anyway DS had a very important check up with the otolaryngologist. Can you believe I can say that word! He majorly ranted at the oncologists suggestions. I am inbetween. I mean how do I know what is best? This is new territory for me!

So I should have named this log, losing fat between stress and crisis LOL!

I was looking at precision nutrition meal bars. Has anyone tried them? Any favorites? They seem majorly high in fat. I have to find something good for quick meals when I don't feel like eating. A big veggie meat conglomeration doesn't make it when I am running and stressed. Just a fact.

Oh, sheesh, Kelly! Always something, isn't there? Well, keep that head up and get back to program the rest of tonight and tomorrow. You can do it!

[graycyn]

Gack! You are having the worst winter of illnesses! I'm trying to think some spring your way. Here and there I am seeing hints of it! Though the other day when I walked out of the gym, the temps had dropped, the wind was like 40mph and I was being pelted with very cold rain, sigh!

Hang in there!


Cynthia