Damn, I eat good after the gym yo

"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
03/10/2016 at 00:37 • Filed to: Fit guy in a little kitchen

The other night !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , tonight it’s this salad that doesn’t suck. Best part is my not-so-secret and actually very easy crispy tofu. I don’t try to make my post-workout meals photogenic, it just kind of happens. Being a food nerd really helps with eating healthy.

DISCUSSION (22)

E92M3 > Textured Soy Protein
03/10/2016 at 00:45

Kinja'd!!!

This is what I’m eating right now.

Chariotoflove > Textured Soy Protein
03/10/2016 at 00:47

That looks good. the big thing, as you know, is protein just after. I knew a personal trainer who liked to open a can of tuna and just eat it straight. I thought, “yuck, why not make the post-workout meal worth eating?” Well done.

Nick Has an Exocet > Textured Soy Protein
03/10/2016 at 00:56

Looks good. I made Zucchini Spaghetti tonight (as in, zucchini shaved into noodles). It wasn’t quite as photogenic, but damn was it good and low carb/low cal.

1111111111111111111111 > Textured Soy Protein
03/10/2016 at 00:58

I just ate two drumsticks. One vanilla and Carmel, one chocolate. And that isn’t a salad.

DrJohannVegas > Textured Soy Protein
03/10/2016 at 01:06

Can you teach me how to crispy tofu?

Textured Soy Protein > 1111111111111111111111
03/10/2016 at 01:13

Not a salad? There’s a giant pile of greens hiding under there, plus cucumber, carrot, red pepper, sugar snap peas, tomatoes and olives.

Textured Soy Protein > DrJohannVegas
03/10/2016 at 01:16

Take a block of firm or extra firm tofu. Cut into quarters, then cut each quarter vertically into 3 slices. Get them move and dry by pressing them between paper towels, not heavy pressing but a little bit. Season with salt and pepper, and crisp up in a skillet with a little olive oil over medium heat. It’ll take a good maybe 5 minutes a side, just keep an eye on it. Transfer to a paper towel to drain off the excess oil, then eat. You can stick it in the fridge and eat it cold, or warm it back up in the toaster oven.

Textured Soy Protein > E92M3
03/10/2016 at 01:21

If I ate that right now I’d wake up around 3 am in excruciating pain. I’m lactose intolerant. Well, I could eat it with a lactaid pill. But that’s not really the point.

Textured Soy Protein > Chariotoflove
03/10/2016 at 01:21

I love food too much to eat boring food just for the sake of nutrition. There’s so much good stuff out there that you can eat even if you’re trying to eat healthy.

Textured Soy Protein > Nick Has an Exocet
03/10/2016 at 01:22

Spiralizer ftw.

DrJohannVegas > Textured Soy Protein
03/10/2016 at 01:22

That’s roughly what I’ve done in the past, and I never feel like I get it “crispy”, just “lightly/shittily fried”. But, might try the salting a bit more to draw out water...

Still, as a devout omnivore, Tofu is boss.

Textured Soy Protein > DrJohannVegas
03/10/2016 at 01:25

I wouldn’t go overboard with the salt. The key is drying the tofu slices after you slice them. Then you have to be patient while you let them hang out in the pan for a good long while over not-too-high heat. Also you want juuuust enough oil, too much and they’ll get greasy. You can keep an eye on them to see how they’re browning, and if they’re browning in spots more than evenly, add a tiny bit more oil.

Chariotoflove > Textured Soy Protein
03/10/2016 at 01:29

Exactly. Life's too short to eat bad food.

Nick Has an Exocet > Textured Soy Protein
03/10/2016 at 01:31

I actually just used my Julienne Peeler. My Spiralizer doesn’t arrive until Friday. Outside of a food processor and juicer, it’s the last kitchen gadget that I didn’t have.

Svend > Textured Soy Protein
03/10/2016 at 01:55

I tend to either eat what I’m in the mood if I’ve got time to cook or if I’m working nights I’ll just throw anything down my neck so as to get some sleep.

Kinja'd!!!