I've been listening to a ton of podcast's lately on eliminating seed oils, and let me tell you, it is NOT easy. Seed oils are in basically everything so it takes a little extra time in grocery stores to find options that work. That also means spending a bit more time meal prepping in order to prep options that are less processed and seed-oil free.
That being said, I DID find some options from Trader Joe's that do not contain seed oils. First, is the Trader Joe's sourdough bread (I know I could make this myself as well, I just haven't tried it yet) and the second one is my favorite Everything Ciabatta rolls. I've been using the bread and rolls to make breakfast sandwiches this week with egg whites, turkey, cheese, and peppers.
For lunches this week, I was looking for different carb sources other than rice or potatoes. I picked up some couscous from TJ's and added that to a bowl with coleslaw cabbage, chicken thighs (see recipe in cooking w/ the Kuhlman's 1), cucumbers, and the Vegan Creamy Dill Dressing from TJ's. I found the dressing in the refrigerated section and it's one of the few options that does not contain any seed oils.
Lastly, I tried out a new beef stew recipe from https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/moms-slow-cooker-beef-stew/
The stew turned out great and is a really great high-protein option! Clients will often ask me how to track things like soups and stews. Although it's pretty much impossible to be *exact* with these, the best way to track these is to log all the ingredients individually, weigh out the total amount when it's done cooking, and then either divide out the total number of servings OR log that weight as the serving size in your food tracking app. When you log an individual serving, you would then select your serving size as the total number of grams you put in your bowl.
For example, say your total soup/stew weight is 1000g. If you want 5 servings you would then measure out 200g per serving. You could also log the serving size in the recipe as 1000g and then if you eat 250g you can log that in your meal and it will adjust the macros accordingly. Hope that helps!
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