/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>10582623
>you will buy microwave garbage more because it comes out amazing
this isn't helping

what about as a replacement for deep fried things, does it live up to that standard?

Unseasoned, overcompensating and trying to be healthy and failing/10

I started getting gay about coffee this time last year but I'm inherently cheap and lazy

I've found a popcorn maker + green beans = best taste and value for money for roast beans with the most simplicity. Finally, a cheap sturdy french press and a £10 hand grinder from amazon and you're sorted.

Refined carbs and processed foods.

I've gained 12kg of muscle in the last year and a half while losing 7% bodyfat. I did it by doing a couple small changes in diet-

1. Stop drinking calories. There's no reason to other than smoothies to take away hunger once you get really low bodyfat, but until then just don't.
2. Cut out almost all processed foods. The exception is things like yogurt and cheese but the general rule is If you can make it yourself, don't buy it pre-made.
3. Eat more veg. This is the biggest thing and the easiest to do because you're actively trying to eat MORE volume. It just so happens that you're eating less calories in the process. Leafy greens, celery, asparagus, cucumber etc are all pretty much negligible calories and you can eat them all day if you want. Over time your tastebuds and gut bacteria will shift and you will enjoy veg more than you do now but learning to cook properly is also important.
4. Low carb for cheat mode. I used to piss all over keto (and still do because the hype and bullshit is everywhere) but low carb diets work and work well- carbs increase water retention and inflammation but more importantly increase appetite skewed towards refined foods in particular. Cut carbs down by eating more leafy veg and less processed foods and everything gets easier and easier.
5. Working out is great and strength training in particular makes your TDEE skyrocket and everything easier. But this is just a bonus and diet is the main thing- you can't out-train a shitty diet after all.

That's it. God speed fatties.