What's your favourite zone meal?

Matthew Townsend · 10-05-2005, 04:50 AM

My meals are pretty much a slight variation on the following theme: 5oz of chicken or beef tossed in the frying pan, cooked in a bit of olive oil with some lemon grass or chilli paste with bok choy, peppers, onion placed on top of a bowl of spinach leaves.

I love my salads like this, but I think I need a bit more variety.

Can people please post their favourite zone meals? Preferably it should be quick and easy because my wife is getting annoyed with me taking twenty minutes to prepare and cook breakfast.

Troy Archie · 10-05-2005, 06:26 AM

Have you subscribed to the performance menu yet? Fruit Fry's are the greatest for breakfast. Paleo stew rocks. Stuffed peppers are probably my favorite. Stir fry's are a staple. Fruit salads are great.

The list goes on and on...

Clay Jones · 10-05-2005, 07:38 AM

Matt, My favorite is 5 oz. of broiled chicken, 3 cups of steamed broccoli, and a medium sized salad w/ oil and vinegar. One head of broccoli equals about 1 cup. Right now I am eating a ton of broccoli; Nicole is right, it is a lifesaver.

Jim Lark · 10-05-2005, 11:49 AM

What is the performance menu and how do I subscribe?

Thanks,
Jim

Keith Wittenstein · 10-05-2005, 12:28 PM

go to crossfitnorcal.com

It's totally worth it. Great recipes and articles.

I like performance patties. I just made some as a matter of fact. I made them with tuna & salmon, almonds and sesame seeds and curry. Really yummy.

Jeremy Jones · 10-05-2005, 01:43 PM

I love tuna with dijon mustard, olive oil, cucumber,and some chopped macadamia nuts, stuffed into half of a raw orange, or yellow pepper.

I guess that is just part of a zone 'meal' but it is still my favorite lunch/dinner.

Larry Lindenman · 10-05-2005, 03:07 PM

Two egg whites, 2 whole eggs, 1 Omega egg, 1/4 cup of low fat shredded chedder cheese. 1 1/4 cup of McCains Irish steel cut oatmeal, 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries (mixed into the oatmeal), 15 almonds.

Kelley Brownlie · 10-06-2005, 09:17 PM

Thanks Jeremy,

I usually wrap mine w/a lettuce leaf and add toated seasme seeds and tomatos vs macadamian nuts and cucumbers. Hmm... I might have to go buy some orange bell peppers... I bet pestasios would taste really good in that mix!

kelley

Nikki Young · 10-08-2005, 09:10 PM

Man! Zone recipes, im a nazi in the kitchen. Maybe in another part of my life i will become a chef ...

But anyway! I don't have a favourite meal because i generally don't eat the same thing very often, i just LOVE cooking! :lol:

However my favourite at the moment is Chicken Picadillo. It's ... well, a bit time consuming, but if you are the only one eating it, the following recipe will make 3 serves so for the next 2 rounds you will just spend 2min heating it up.

Ingredients

3 Serves
10oz chicken breast, cubed
1tsp olive oil
1cup diced onion
2 chopped garlic cloves
3 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped, or
400g can of diced tomatoes
1/3 cup water
1¼ cups diced red capsicum
15 stuffed olives
2/3 cup corn kernels
9 seeded organic prunes
¼ tsp ground cloves
2tsp vinegar

Instructions

Fry onion and garlic in a pan with olive oil until browned. Add chicken until cooked. Add tomatoes and water and simmer for 5min. Add the capsicum, olives, corn, cloves and vinegar and simmer for 10-15min. Add prunes and cook for another 10min.

Per Serve
3oz chicken – 3 block protein, 1 block fat
Oil – 1 block fat
5 olives – 1 block fat
Vegetables/3prunes – 3block carb

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10-05-2005, 04:50 AM	#1
Matthew Townsend Member Profile: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Melbourne Victoria Posts: 278	My meals are pretty much a slight variation on the following theme: 5oz of chicken or beef tossed in the frying pan, cooked in a bit of olive oil with some lemon grass or chilli paste with bok choy, peppers, onion placed on top of a bowl of spinach leaves. I love my salads like this, but I think I need a bit more variety. Can people please post their favourite zone meals? Preferably it should be quick and easy because my wife is getting annoyed with me taking twenty minutes to prepare and cook breakfast.

10-05-2005, 06:26 AM	#2
Troy Archie Member Profile: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 474	Have you subscribed to the performance menu yet? Fruit Fry's are the greatest for breakfast. Paleo stew rocks. Stuffed peppers are probably my favorite. Stir fry's are a staple. Fruit salads are great. The list goes on and on...

10-05-2005, 07:38 AM	#3
Clay Jones Departed Profile: Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 672	Matt, My favorite is 5 oz. of broiled chicken, 3 cups of steamed broccoli, and a medium sized salad w/ oil and vinegar. One head of broccoli equals about 1 cup. Right now I am eating a ton of broccoli; Nicole is right, it is a lifesaver.

10-05-2005, 11:49 AM	#4
Jim Lark Member Profile: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newark CA Posts: 58	What is the performance menu and how do I subscribe? Thanks, Jim

10-05-2005, 12:28 PM	#5
Keith Wittenstein Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New York New York Posts: 945	go to crossfitnorcal.com It's totally worth it. Great recipes and articles. I like performance patties. I just made some as a matter of fact. I made them with tuna & salmon, almonds and sesame seeds and curry. Really yummy.

10-05-2005, 01:43 PM	#6
Jeremy Jones Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Concord Ca Posts: 1,218	I love tuna with dijon mustard, olive oil, cucumber,and some chopped macadamia nuts, stuffed into half of a raw orange, or yellow pepper. I guess that is just part of a zone 'meal' but it is still my favorite lunch/dinner.

10-05-2005, 03:07 PM	#7
Larry Lindenman Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 2,769	Two egg whites, 2 whole eggs, 1 Omega egg, 1/4 cup of low fat shredded chedder cheese. 1 1/4 cup of McCains Irish steel cut oatmeal, 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries (mixed into the oatmeal), 15 almonds.

10-06-2005, 09:17 PM	#8
Kelley Brownlie Member Profile: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 30	Thanks Jeremy, I usually wrap mine w/a lettuce leaf and add toated seasme seeds and tomatos vs macadamian nuts and cucumbers. Hmm... I might have to go buy some orange bell peppers... I bet pestasios would taste really good in that mix! kelley

10-08-2005, 09:10 PM	#9
Nikki Young Member Profile: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra ACT Posts: 458	Man! Zone recipes, im a nazi in the kitchen. Maybe in another part of my life i will become a chef ... But anyway! I don't have a favourite meal because i generally don't eat the same thing very often, i just LOVE cooking! :lol: However my favourite at the moment is Chicken Picadillo. It's ... well, a bit time consuming, but if you are the only one eating it, the following recipe will make 3 serves so for the next 2 rounds you will just spend 2min heating it up. Ingredients 3 Serves 10oz chicken breast, cubed 1tsp olive oil 1cup diced onion 2 chopped garlic cloves 3 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped, or 400g can of diced tomatoes 1/3 cup water 1¼ cups diced red capsicum 15 stuffed olives 2/3 cup corn kernels 9 seeded organic prunes ¼ tsp ground cloves 2tsp vinegar Instructions Fry onion and garlic in a pan with olive oil until browned. Add chicken until cooked. Add tomatoes and water and simmer for 5min. Add the capsicum, olives, corn, cloves and vinegar and simmer for 10-15min. Add prunes and cook for another 10min. Per Serve 3oz chicken – 3 block protein, 1 block fat Oil – 1 block fat 5 olives – 1 block fat Vegetables/3prunes – 3block carb