Comments on: Switching Dinners Around and a Veggie Fajita Recipe http://blog.4d2.org/2008/07/18/switching-dinners-around-and-a-veggie-fajita-recipe/ Because everyone else already has one Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:37:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Michael http://blog.4d2.org/2008/07/18/switching-dinners-around-and-a-veggie-fajita-recipe/#comment-735 Michael Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:40:49 +0000 http://blog.4d2.org/?p=447#comment-735 Incidentally, it's 7 grams of fiber for two fajitas, not 15. Here's the nutritional information for two fajitas in case anybody's interested. This assumes the use of 2 tbsp of canola oil on the vegetables and 1 tbsp of guacamole in each fajita, which is quite a bit. It also assumes you'll use all the veggies in 8 fajitas. YMMV, etc. Calories 402.9 Total Fat 19.4 g Saturated Fat 1.7 g Cholesterol 0.0 mg Sodium 482.0 mg Potassium 409.3 mg Total Carbohydrate 51.4 g Dietary Fiber 6.9 g Sugars 1.4 g Protein 8.4 g Vitamin A 50.6 % Vitamin B-12 0.0 % Vitamin B-6 17.0 % Vitamin C 323.6 % Vitamin D 0.0 % Vitamin E 13.0 % Calcium 4.5 % Copper 14.9 % Folate 28.2 % Iron 15.7 % Magnesium 9.1 % Manganese 24.9 % Niacin 16.0 % Pantothenic Acid 5.8 % Phosphorus 12.5 % Riboflavin 13.6 % Selenium 22.2 % Thiamin 27.8 % Zinc 5.2 % Incidentally, it’s 7 grams of fiber for two fajitas, not 15. Here’s the nutritional information for two fajitas in case anybody’s interested. This assumes the use of 2 tbsp of canola oil on the vegetables and 1 tbsp of guacamole in each fajita, which is quite a bit. It also assumes you’ll use all the veggies in 8 fajitas. YMMV, etc.

Calories 402.9
Total Fat 19.4 g
Saturated Fat 1.7 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
Sodium 482.0 mg
Potassium 409.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate 51.4 g
Dietary Fiber 6.9 g
Sugars 1.4 g
Protein 8.4 g
Vitamin A 50.6 %
Vitamin B-12 0.0 %
Vitamin B-6 17.0 %
Vitamin C 323.6 %
Vitamin D 0.0 %
Vitamin E 13.0 %
Calcium 4.5 %
Copper 14.9 %
Folate 28.2 %
Iron 15.7 %
Magnesium 9.1 %
Manganese 24.9 %
Niacin 16.0 %
Pantothenic Acid 5.8 %
Phosphorus 12.5 %
Riboflavin 13.6 %
Selenium 22.2 %
Thiamin 27.8 %
Zinc 5.2 %

]]> By: Michael http://blog.4d2.org/2008/07/18/switching-dinners-around-and-a-veggie-fajita-recipe/#comment-734 Michael Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:25:18 +0000 http://blog.4d2.org/?p=447#comment-734 That's interesting. I'd never thought to really compare the two. You're probably right about it being seafood and meat. We eat fish once or twice a week but we buy very cheap frozen fish. We also tend to steer clear of milk, cheese and such. Out of curiosity, I worked it out, and our weekly food expenses look like this: Slim-Fast products: $38.50 CSA produce: $22.50 Average weekly grocery expenses: $35.00 That's 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, and 5 dinners. The other 2 dinners are the one night a week we tend to go out to a proper restaurant for dinner, and the dinner we buy from Taco Bell every Tuesday -- our busy weekday. Based on some creative math and sweeping assumptions, our average non-restaurant meal cost per person is $1.00 for breakfast, $3.12 for "lunch" (actual lunch plus mid-day snacks), and $3.83 for dinner. 40% of our food expenses are Slim-Fast stuff, which angers me. Since we usually spend $3 to $4 each for dinner at Taco Bell, I think we're pretty much on par with Taco Bell. I guess that's OK, since I can't think of any restaurants crappier than Taco Bell. That’s interesting. I’d never thought to really compare the two. You’re probably right about it being seafood and meat. We eat fish once or twice a week but we buy very cheap frozen fish. We also tend to steer clear of milk, cheese and such.

Out of curiosity, I worked it out, and our weekly food expenses look like this:

Slim-Fast products: $38.50
CSA produce: $22.50
Average weekly grocery expenses: $35.00

That’s 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, and 5 dinners. The other 2 dinners are the one night a week we tend to go out to a proper restaurant for dinner, and the dinner we buy from Taco Bell every Tuesday — our busy weekday. Based on some creative math and sweeping assumptions, our average non-restaurant meal cost per person is $1.00 for breakfast, $3.12 for “lunch” (actual lunch plus mid-day snacks), and $3.83 for dinner. 40% of our food expenses are Slim-Fast stuff, which angers me.

Since we usually spend $3 to $4 each for dinner at Taco Bell, I think we’re pretty much on par with Taco Bell. I guess that’s OK, since I can’t think of any restaurants crappier than Taco Bell.

]]> By: jess http://blog.4d2.org/2008/07/18/switching-dinners-around-and-a-veggie-fajita-recipe/#comment-733 jess Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:36:29 +0000 http://blog.4d2.org/?p=447#comment-733 yum! we do this on the grill. also, penzeys make my favorite fajita seasoning if you are too lazy to make your own. :) I did a study on how much money we spent eating out versus eating in. It's basically the same (if alcohol is not counted) for us. Disturbing. My friend E did the same study (while her kitchen was being renovated) -- and it was also the same comparing one year to the previous year. I blame seafood and meat. yum! we do this on the grill.

also, penzeys make my favorite fajita seasoning if you are too lazy to make your own. :)

I did a study on how much money we spent eating out versus eating in. It’s basically the same (if alcohol is not counted) for us. Disturbing. My friend E did the same study (while her kitchen was being renovated) — and it was also the same comparing one year to the previous year. I blame seafood and meat.

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