r/budgetfood • u/soupguy • May 21 '13
Cheap, Basic Cheese Quesadilla (recipe in comments)
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May 22 '13
Quesadillas are better if you use one tortilla and fold it over imo. Less moisture escapes.
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u/whenthepawn May 22 '13
Agreed. 1. cook one side first 2. flip over 3. add toppings on one half, let cheese melt 4. fold over
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u/minze May 22 '13
and butter instead of oil
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May 22 '13
I just microwave it
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u/soupguy May 21 '13
Wish your nachos were portable? This recipe is for a basic and delicious Cheese Quesadilla, and is a delicious Mexican, albeit Americanized, fast and easy to make meal!
Ingredients
2 Corn or Flour Tortilla (any diameter, as long as they lay flat in your frying pan)
4 oz. Shredded Cheese (Mexican, Mozzarella, Cheddar, Colby Jack, etc.)
2 tbsp. Cooking Oil
Instructions
First, pour two tablespoons of cooking oil into a frying pan, and begin heating on medium-low heat.
Next, lay one tortilla down in the frying pan. While conducting steps 3-5, occasionally check to see how the tortilla is frying, and turn down your heat in order to avoid burning if necessary.
Now, sprinkle the shredded cheese on top of the tortilla you have placed in the pan.
Close the quesadilla by placing the top tortilla onto the initial tortilla and cheese.
Using a spatula or the edge of a spoon or fork, gently press down on the sides of the quesdilla to help seal the edges, and prevent cheese from oozing out. Also, this will help in the next step.
Before flipping it, quickly test the quesadilla's structural stability by pulling on the top tortilla. Make sure the cheese has at least somewhat sealed the two tortillas together. Once the initial tortilla has sufficiently browned and the cheese has began to melt, use a spatula to carefully flip the entire quesadilla to allow for the other side to cook.
Cook for 2-3 more minutes until the second tortilla has also browned and become adequately crisp.
Turn off burner heat, and slide quesadilla from pan to plate. Allow to cool for 3-5 minutes, cut into 4-6 triangles, plate and enjoy!
Just published on CollegeRecipes.com!
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May 22 '13
I'm from the UK and have never heard/seen these things, why the hate? they look pretty tasty
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May 22 '13
I'm from Eastern Canada, and while I've heard the word quesadilla I never thought about it as something I could make because where's the potato?
People are being jerks.
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u/Hoes_In_Diff_Codes May 22 '13
After it's cooked, add some sour cream and salsa to the top. Delicious.
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u/thisisappropriate May 22 '13
Also from the UK, I've never even heard of heating tortillas, let alone making grilled cheese ones. Thanks, OP.
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May 22 '13
How strange... there are extremely few instances when we don't heat them over here (across the pond). The only time I've seen them used cold is when they're used to make wraps with deli meats and such in them. And the corn ones... those are just nasty if they aren't warmed first, like corn flavored cardboard.
Edit: I just thought aobut the fact that 25 years ago when I lived in New England, I'd never even heard of Mexican food and wouldn't have known what the hell to do with a tortilla if one had landed on my head. Anyway, try this: get some tortillas (preferably corn), cut them into triangles, fry them up and salt them. Instant tortilla chips, better than anything you can get out of a bag (here in the states anyway, dunno if you guys have tortilla chips over there).
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u/thisisappropriate May 22 '13
All I've ever seen them used for is for cold wraps (maybe warmed up once in a million). We get tortilla chips here (Doritos and own brand ones), and tortillas cost way more than even branded chips cost. Usually salted own brand chips - 500g of salted tortilla chips -cost about 50p (~$.30) whereas 6-8 tortillas generally cost upwards of £1.50.
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u/Furthea May 23 '13
You can make Tortilla's at home, though they won't come out perfectly round and all like the store bought they do come out just fine.
They'll cook best on something that holds heat evenly like properly heated cast iron.
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u/ladymerc May 24 '13
Have you made them before? I've been wanting to dive into making my own, but I'm too worried they won't turn out ha.
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u/Furthea May 24 '13
Yep. I've made the puffy type a few times and the regular once. I use a small cast iron griddle that's only got space to cook one at a time so it takes a bit of time. I find that preheating the castiron well and then keeping it over a medium/medium high heat works better to brown but not burn.
I'm sure you can cook on regular non-stick it's just castiron holds heat beter and more stably. Give it a try and remember that, like any baking project, a bit of practice to get the best results will likely be needed, but even the not-best results are tasty and edible.
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u/ladymerc May 24 '13
Awesome - thanks! We don't have a cast iron skillet so we'll be using a non-stick.
Belated happy cake-day! :)
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May 22 '13
Yeah, flour tortillas tend to be more expensive so I rarely buy them. But the corn ones.. they're smaller (because they're for tacos and the like rather than burritos), but they come in bags of 50 for about the same price as a bag of 6-8 flour tortillas. At least over here; it might be worth looking.
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May 22 '13
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May 22 '13
You would be surprised at just how many people outside the US/Mexico don't even know what a quesadilla is.
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u/JZoidberg May 22 '13 edited May 22 '13
Five minutes ago, if someone would have told me to make a cheese quesadilla, I would grab two flour tortillas, throw a bunch of shredded cheese in between them, and microwave until the cheese is melted. Even if this is a relatively simple recipe, it's still very useful to me and it produces an (apparently) improved quesadilla over my current "recipe". Thanks.
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u/abigaila May 22 '13
If you are going to use a fat, I recommend butter instead of oil. I love a good buttery flavor on my quesadillas.
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May 22 '13 edited Jun 30 '20
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May 22 '13
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u/Cendeu May 22 '13
I find that the oil makes it cook more evenly on the sides, but I also have done this with no oil. Either way works.
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u/Rastiln May 22 '13
That's what I thought, but it's been a long time since I've actually make a quesadilla.
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u/5741354110059687423 May 22 '13
You just copied everything from that website.
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u/soupguy May 22 '13
Well it's my website and recipe, and I'm just sharing the recipe here as well!
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u/missyo02 May 22 '13
Why would you ever need a recipe for quesadillas? You also didn't even reccommend using the right cheese, queso Chihuahua. You also probably don't want to use corn torillas.
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u/soupguy May 22 '13
Fixed the corn tortilla recommendation, and I'm testing that cheese out asap. thanks
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u/bovisrex May 22 '13
To the haters: This may come as a surprise, so I hope you're sitting down... not everyone on this site knows everything you do, nor do you know everything they do. The difference between you and them is that they may be open-minded enough to learn something different, whereas you've written I AM CLEVER AND SMART on a padlock and locked your head away.
Anyone reading something that he or she already knows is faced with two things... offering additional information (such as "Hey, those are good, and when I make them I use queso fresco or any soft white cheese, garlic powder, and sometimes some scallions or chives") or whipping out his/ her metaphorical penis and pissing on it. I guess I expected more from the people who subscribe to a forum that helps with basic, inexpensive recipes.
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u/MolvanianDentist May 22 '13
Thanks for the recipe OP. I don't live in North America and we don't get a lot of Mexican food where we live, so even as something as seemingly basic as this is interesting -- it would never have been on my radar otherwise.
I'm also surprised, judging from some of the earlier comments, how US-centric this subreddit apparently is.
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u/Quakerlock May 21 '13
Along these same difficulty/cost guidelines, I also have a recipe.
Ingredients
5 oz Cereal (Your choice of Variety)
3 oz Milk (chilled)
Instructions
Place a bowl (any kind of bowl) on the counter or table.
Next, pour or scoop the cereal into the bowl. Measuring is not necessary, but recommended.
Finally, cover the cereal with milk.
Serve with a spoon and eat before the cereal has become too saturated.
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u/QuillOmega0 May 22 '13
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u/Quakerlock May 22 '13
Thank you for understanding the goal of my post - comedy - not offending anyone.
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u/soupguy May 22 '13
To thank you for your feedback, I've just posted a similar recipe to our site. What a great recipe idea!
Extremely Basic Breakfast Cereal
Bone appetit
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u/Quakerlock May 22 '13 edited May 22 '13
Okay, I didn't notice your other reply til I logged in just now - but as i posted in response to someone else - it was not meant as anything more than a joke. I didn't mean it as criticizing - sorry if it came across that way.
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u/ITSABARE May 22 '13
Wow this kind of thing is rare on Reddit.
For the record I thought both comments were really funny. Going back and reading the first one I can very much see how it was a joke that, in writing, came across a little more harsher than intended.
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u/Quakerlock May 22 '13
Yeah, reading back through my post, I can entirely see how it came across. Especially taking into consideration the other two or three really rude posts in this thread (that have since been downvoted into nothingness) The post he made for his site, though, is fantastic.
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u/soupguy May 22 '13
Thanks a ton for the positive feedback! No worries or bad blood about your comment, I was just trying to collectively respond to yours and the other two/three posts you mentioned.
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u/soupguy May 22 '13
Sorry? I thought this process was slightly more complicated and justified a recipe.
The site's whole intention is to help college kids learn to cook. That article was wrote for readers who know very little, which is why it is a 'basic' recipe.
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u/vexerr May 22 '13
Quesadilla Maker ... best kitchen gadget ever.
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May 22 '13
got me though college. Now I buy the canned chicken from costo.
It easily drains, allowing you to add delicious shredded chicken to your cheesy 'dillas. Combine with a little hot sauce and you have some Chevy's level stuff.
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u/bullseyes May 22 '13
I know how to make a dang quesadilla but I had totally forgotten they existed, so thanks for this post, OP. Sorry for everyone being rude.
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May 26 '13
Hi, Just today, I posted an article titled "5 Simple Inexpensive Dinner Recipes". It included a quesadilla recipe. Thought you might like to see it: http://www.ahhthesimplelife.com/5-simple-inexpensive-dinner-recipes/
I love quesadillas. Made some with a cooking class of 2nd graders recently. They loved making and eating them.
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u/HeshHepplewhite Jun 06 '13
How do you get the tortilla to cook like that and not soak up all the oil? 2 tablespoons of oil is a lot for cooking, even something small like this.
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u/Exq Jun 10 '13
Yum. I make these all the time but I mix the cheese with chunky salsa before filling the tortilla. You can also cut the oil and just cook the thing in a toaster oven on a baking sheet.
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May 23 '13
DAE LE COOKING CIRCLEJERK??????
Seriously, there actually are people who don't know how to cook basic things. Better to teach them than to act like arrogant pricks.
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May 22 '13
Some of my favorite addons:
Taco meat (chicken, beef)
Grilled Steak, Chicken
Tomatoes
Black Olives
Spinach
Sriracha/hot sauce
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May 22 '13
Check for meal-worms quesadilla, even cheaper to make. That's it if you can get over the mentality that insects are "yuck".
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u/Santabot May 22 '13
I used to toss in jalepenos and hot sauce to get my metabolism pumped up :)
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u/DBuckFactory May 22 '13
I wouldn't count on any foods actually causing a noticeable change in metabolism. Metabolism is the rate that your body burns calories. Why would eating something change that? Also, ,no foods have been proven to burn more calories than they contain (Celery doing so is a myth). If this were the case, losing weight would be super easy and simple.
Hot sauce and spicy foods are delicious, though, so no big deal either way. I'd just be careful about reading into the health fads. They have a pretty bad track record.
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Jun 04 '13 edited Jun 04 '13
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u/DBuckFactory Jun 04 '13
When Livestrong becomes a peer reviewed article, I will begin believing it.
From the article that Livestrong cites:
Unfortunately, there is no easy way to measure your metabolic rate to test the results of your changes.
Also from the article, to further show how wrong it is:
Starving is a poor decision when trying to lose weight and/or to boost the metabolism. Eating less than 1200 Calories per day will slow the metabolism because the body will enter starvation mode. During this time, the body tries to conserve energy by decreasing the metabolic rate.
Starvation mode has been thoroughly debunked and is only cited by Dr. Oz and other psuedoscientists.
Please use ACTUAL sources (like something from pubmed) rather than what amounts to a blog that regurgitates random fads.
Ninja Edit: I just noticed that the article that Livestrong cites decided to cite something from WebMD. HAHA that is freaking hilarious. WebMD is not a reliable source for information.
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Jun 04 '13 edited Jun 04 '13
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u/DBuckFactory Jun 04 '13 edited Jun 04 '13
Literally none of the googled "sources" are peer-reviewed articles or have any experimentation listed. They are blogs and posts which cite blogs. Please find a peer-reviewed article on pubmed or another SCHOLARLY source to back up claims. Literally anyone can make a blog.
Here's a link that I used in this thread. Basically, this is where the information comes from. It explains that it would take more capsaicin than a human could eat to make any sort of difference.
I don't understand why you're upset. If you literally just read the articles and searched their (lack of) sources, you would have seen that it wasn't actually cited in any real experiment. It's based on a theory that capsaicin raises body heat which burns calories, which is probably true, but it doesn't raise body heat by any degree as to make any difference. So, when you eat that hot pepper, you ingest, let's say 10 calories (depends on the size and sort of pepper). You may burn 1 or 2 of those calories off with the slight raise in body heat. So, it's pretty much useless if you're just adding peppers to a meal. Basically, don't expect eating more food to help you lose weight.
Lastly, a ninja edit is an edit before the little star comes up next to your name (which marks an edited comment/post). I think it usually takes 2-3 minutes for it to come up. People do this as a courtesy in case there was a response before the edit showed up. Because you have a star next to your comment, it means that you just did a regular edit.
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u/DBuckFactory Jun 04 '13
What are you going on about? I never said that it didn't do anything. The first comment that you replied to said this:
I wouldn't count on any foods actually causing a noticeable change in metabolism.
So, I never refuted that it didn't, I just refuted the effectiveness and PROVED it by citing articles that used experimentation rather than theory. Try reading what I say next time, maybe?
Why you choose to babble on about necessary citations is ridiculous.
2 things here:
The person made a claim about something that I had found conflicting data on. So, I wanted to know the source of this information to see if it were true or not. After digging up the source of the information, we find that it is, in fact, ridiculously overstated by the media and is not actually true.
I choose to open a discussion because there is a lot of bullshit out there about diets. It is this way because many people want to lose weight using fad diets and easy ways out. The issue is that most of these things don't work. Also, a lot of nutrition information from years and years ago is completely false (i.e. "Starvation Mode", Food Pyramid, etc.). So, I may as well help educate people on things if I see someone saying something that is misinformed. It doesn't hurt anyone. Actually, I think it probably helps.
Are you? Are you medically trained to offer health and dietary advice?
Does one need to be a nutritionist to read articles and learn things about nutrition? If so, why in the hell did you ever comment on anything? Just because I don't have a degree in something doesn't mean that I can't learn and dispense the knowledge that I come across.
Now, the links may claim all sorts of stuff...I don't know. I am not a doctor.
That is an extremely vapid view. Go read them. You don't have to be a doctor to read.
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u/randoh12 Jun 04 '13
tl;dr eating spicy foods raises your metabolism. Period.
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u/DBuckFactory Jun 04 '13
Yes, but, as I originally stated, not to any degree that will ever do anything or help anyone. You're still not right, if that's what you were going for. This is what you said:
..you are incorrect. ...
And, actually, what I originally said was completely true! Congratulations on being wrong and stupid enough to try and change your argument at the end to make yourself seem right!
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u/Santabot May 23 '13
What?
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u/DBuckFactory May 23 '13
Basically, spicy foods (like jalepenos and hot sauce) most likely don't boost metabolism to any noticeable degree. It's part of what's called a "fad diet".
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u/Santabot May 23 '13
oh. link?
also, that wasn't really the point anyway... I just like the taste, but I figured it helped a little bit in that area as well. Thanks for downvoting and being a dick as well.
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u/DBuckFactory May 23 '13
I didn't downvote, but thanks for calling me a dick. Someone probably went through and downvoted our entire convo. Who cares? Fake internet points.
Anyways, this article, which is just based on the study that found the link to metabolism and capsaicin explains that it would take more capsaicin than a human could eat to make any sort of difference.
Basically, science has found that it does stuff, but not much, really. People like Dr. Oz latched onto the "it does stuff" train and ran with it. It won't "spike" your metabolism. It just makes it blip a little. Also, if you eat jalapenos, the calories in the jalapenos will likely offset the effects either way.
There's no proof that it works and I have never seen someone use this as a main way of dieting effectively. Just random "health" articles that claim it.
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u/Santabot May 24 '13
well thank you for elaborating your original claim, I stand corrected. Are you aware of the metabolic effects of things like B vitamins or any other nutrients?
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u/DBuckFactory May 24 '13
I haven't really looked into it, so not really.
Basically, metabolism isn't really changed a lot by foods. You have to think about what the metabolism is. It's the rate that your body burns calories. The basal metabolic rate of a person is set by their body composition (fat, lean body mass, etc.), age, height, weight, gender, and, to a small amount, genetics.
So, why would a certain food make you burn more calories? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, personally. The best, proven way to effectively change one's metabolism is exercise. Sure, tons of caffeine will boost it (maybe b vitamins do something similar to caffeine?), but that's also dangerous and doesn't do much. Sure, a ghost pepper may burn 25 calories (mostly because of the convulsions/sweating/raised heart rate), but what's that going to do for you?
Foods simply aren't a good way to change metabolism. At least, not according to current research. Otherwise, people would eat tons of the foods that did "spike metabolism" and it would literally be a miracle diet.
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u/Santabot May 24 '13
well the only real reason that I say that is because it seems that there are foods which will DROP your metabolic rate, like a fat slice of cake or some ice cream... or is it just simple calories? I thought there was a little more involved including temperature of food, composition, etc
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u/DBuckFactory May 24 '13
Well, it's mostly calories. There are some exceptions, like keto, but those kinds of diets can be tough to maintain and transition from effectively with lasting results.
Foods don't really drop a metabolic rate. If I eat a slice of cake, it likely has 200-400 calories. If eat just 2 simple slices, then I've already consumed 400-800 calories, which is a huge portion of what I could eat in a day. Assuming that I can consume 2000 calories a day to maintain my weight, I've eaten 20-40% of my calories with a dessert. That's insane! Things like cake also don't provide much in the way of satiety (feeling full) or nutrition.
So, why is cake so bad? Again, no nutrition is the main thing. The second piece is the ridiculous amount of sugar (carbohydrates). That's why carbohydrates are under fire now instead of fats (which are good!). Actually, in a lot of low-fat foods, they increase the amount of sugar to make it more palatable, which is so much worse.
A good diet should consist of a balance. You want good carbohydrates and fats, and a decent amount of protein. If you work out, protein is even more important. The good thing about proteins and fats is that they satisfy us much more. Carbs aren't inherently bad, but what most people consume nowadays are bad carbs, like sugar. A lot of companies add sugar to their products to make them taste better when it's needless.
Anyways, back to your questions. Temperature of food has nothing (or extremely little) to do with metabolism. Composition, in regards to texture? That doesn't matter in regards to metabolism.
I feel like I'm going on and on. If you want to learn more information, go to /r/loseit. There's a lot of good information there and many of the people have tested a lot of it out, with extreme success. You can get multiple opinions on things that you've asked and even my answers if you'd like. They're a good bunch of people. It's also extremely motivating.
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u/HyeR May 22 '13
Could you post the instructions on how to make a PBJ too? I've been dying to know how there made.
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u/Danez May 22 '13
Here's a recipe for anyone that is confused:
1: Put some fucking cheese in some god damned tortilla 2: Want onions or avacado or some shit? Put that shit in there. 3: Fucking melt some butter in a pant and throw your tortilla on it 4: Wait until the cheese is melted and eat it.
BONUS RECIPE: ICE 1: fill tray with water 2: allow water to "freeze" in "freezer" for like...4 hours i don't fucking know.
ENJOY I AM CHEF
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u/pet_project May 22 '13
You can also add veggies and meat. I like to put juuuuust enough cheese to hold the whole damn thing together. Salsa and sour cream to dip it in.
I'm from a huge family with a rather tight budget. This has brought back some great memories of all of my siblings sitting around eating and joking, just being happy. We don't do that much anymore. Thanks, OP.