Fitness foods - Product recommendations thread

Patsy167

Would be great to have a thread to share recommendations on any food product that you use regularly that helps you with your Health & Fitness goals. Bonus if it is something that's easily available in Irish Supermarkets.

I'll get the ball rolling...Skyr Icelandic Tradition Nature 1kg Sigurdsson - An absolute bargain at €1.99
https://groceries.aldi.ie/en-GB/p-skyr-icelandic-tradition-nature-1kg-sigurdsson/4103840021481

markmoto

I would opt for lamb(cow) liver instead

Stephen Gawking

markmoto wrote: »

I would opt for lamb(cow) liver instead

What are the benefits of eating liver? Used to be quite a common dish from when i was a child but i rarely hear of anyone having it nowadays.

Patsy167

Stephen Gawking wrote: »

What are the benefits of eating liver? Used to be quite a common dish from when i was a child but i rarely hear of anyone having it nowadays.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/why-liver-is-a-superfood

markmoto

Stephen Gawking wrote: »

What are the benefits of eating liver? Used to be quite a common dish from when i was a child but i rarely hear of anyone having it nowadays.

So cheap, super nutritious and locally grown.
Unfortunately lamb/cow liver going into fridge containers and shipped on a monthly basis to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and other far destinations.

People prefer shakes, powders in a fancy looking bottles these days.

Alf Veedersane

ACME Protein Powder (Alf10 for a 10% bonus for me)



I jest.


The 1kg Skyr in Aldi is a good shout. It's my go-to for a quick lunch

Cill94

My number one fitness food for my goals is McDonald’s. My bench press loves it.

Stephen Gawking

Patsy167 wrote: »

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/why-liver-is-a-superfood

I must admit i didn't know any of that, very interesting read. Getting hungry now. I know my local butcher doesn't sell liver so I'll look around Dublin city centre next time I'm there.

caviardreams

Love that Skyr but I eat too much of it so had to stop buying it

I really like the O'Egg liquid egg whites (free range) - add a few spoons to 1 or 2 full eggs to top up the protein content

Alf Veedersane

caviardreams wrote: »

Love that Skyr but I eat too much of it so had to stop buying it

I really like the O'Egg liquid egg whites (free range) - add a few spoons to 1 or 2 full eggs to top up the protein content

A few spoons? I usually add about 200ml....

Patsy167

A few other random ones I pick up most weeks:

Tesco High Fibre Bran Cereal 750G- https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/292975608
Great for: those looking to increase their fibre intake
Goes well with: topping for yogurt etc.


Tesco Frozen Summer Fruits Mix 500G - https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/258759778
Great for: High volume/low calorie dessert, oats, yogurt topping

Seafood Mix 250g Skellig Bay - https://groceries.aldi.ie/en-GB/ALDIIE/p-seafood-mix-250g-skellig-bay/4088600075846
Great for: Fish pies / Thai curries

caviardreams

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

A few spoons? I usually add about 200ml....

:eek: Well I did mean tablespoons so maybe 50ml in 3 tablespoons I guess! You need to get yourself some hens :pac::pac:

Alf Veedersane

caviardreams wrote: »

:eek: Well I did mean tablespoons so maybe 50ml in 3 tablespoons I guess! You need to get yourself some hens :pac::pac:

If you're getting 50ml a spoon, it's more ladle than spoon.

One of the whey scoops is 70ml. Three of those on top of the egg.

Housefree

Live yogurt 55c in Aldi

I think I'm gonna have a go at putting Skyr into my protein Cheesecake instead of Greek yogurt.

Cill94

Lidl do choc and vanilla puddings that are 20g protein. Still basically a dessert, but at least more macro friendly than the usual. In the yoghurt section.

Macy0161

I'd always just put Skyr as yogurt rather than a cheese - probably because when it came into lidl and aldi it was mainly fruit flavoured. I'll have to reassess that. Would it be a swap for sour cream (which one of my children loves)?

Anyway...

• Aldi/ Brooklea or Lidl/ Milbona 0% fat greek yogurt for me. Lovely mixed flavoured whey (salted caramel my current fav) or flavour drops.
• Frozen mixed berries for me too. I add them making my porridge in the morning, and fill a bowl full for the fridge for later.
• We cook a lot in the slow cooker, so frozen veg is another one, but that's more for getting more veg into the children (melts away into the sauce).
• Apart from that - lean meats. We buy a lot of mini fillets or diced chicken - if it's going in recipes/ sambos/ wraps/ salads doesn't seem much point in spending extra on whole fillets that we just have to cut up!

Patsy167

Echo the above on the MyProtein flavDrops

Only discovered these recently and they have been a game changer. Went a little trigger happy last month and ordered most of the flavours. All excellent - Toffee, vanilla, Mocha, Butter Buiscuit, cherry, and coconut being the best.

Highly recommended for anyone with a sweet tooth.

Macy0161

Patsy167 wrote: »

Only discovered these recently and they have been a game changer. Went a little trigger happy last month and ordered most of the flavours. All excellent - Toffee, vanilla, Mocha, Butter Buiscuit, cherry, and coconut being the best

Butter Biscuit is the one I keep going back too. I like the Toffee one too.

caviardreams

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

If you're getting 50ml a spoon, it's more ladle than spoon.

One of the whey scoops is 70ml. Three of those on top of the egg.

No I meant 15ml per spoon!! so 45ml-50ml across 3 tablespoons give or take a bit of spillage

Alf Veedersane

caviardreams wrote: »

No I meant 15ml per spoon!! so 45ml-50ml across 3 tablespoons give or take a bit of spillage

No YOU misread it!

Gotcha now

caviardreams

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

No YOU misread it!

Gotcha now

:D
Sorry I was waiting for the MP / Bulk Powders egg white discount code to come in from you :-)

Alf Veedersane

caviardreams wrote: »

:D
Sorry I was waiting for the MP / Bulk Powders egg white discount code to come in from you :-)

ALF10 works if you go to BigProtein.com

Qgirl

Fitness food? interesting, all conversations goes down into processed food