A Week Living Off Rations

[pseudonym]

Savoury oats with the hotdogs?

Ive never tried savoury oats, but you give me the idea of staffs oatcakes which pair well with sausages. Frankly, these sausages are tasteless crap for the sake of protein.

I like the tinned curries too.

The Adsa ones are good.As a vegetarian, easy access protein is a recurring question for me.

Anyhows, it occurs to me that I haven't even opened a tin of tomatoes yet, nor touched the pasta Guess what's coming

Looking forward to it, some great ideas in this thread thankyou.

[GillyBee]

For using up the pilchards you could make fishcakes. Blend 50/50 with mashed potato (fresh or instant) add a little black pepper, lemon juice make into patties. Coat in breadcrumbs made from stale bread and fry gently.
This was a regular meal when I was growing up and was also popular with my kids. My mum just added more potato to stretch the meal as needed.

[Arzosah]

As a vegetarian, easy access protein is a recurring question for me.

Long life veg stores must be a nightmare.
I hadn't realised that oats have decent protein quantity.

Nor had I! That shocks my socks off Thank heavens I eat porridge every day. Of course, I also put ground linseed, pumpkin seeds and peanut butter in there but 26g per 80g cooked serving (that was another link, but this one is broader based https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fo ... s-minerals - interesting that the main protein in oats is similar to legumes).

[Frnc]

Vegetarians can get a full protein meal by combining things like beans and toast. They contain the full range of amino acids. Did the lazy and asked GPT for some combos:

"Absolutely! To get a full range of essential amino acids from plant-based sources, you need to combine foods that complement each other—because most plant proteins are incomplete on their own (they’re low in one or more essential amino acids). Here’s a list of simple, everyday combinations that work:

Legume + Grain Combos

Beans on toast → beans + wheat bread

Rice and lentils / dal → rice + lentils

Peanut butter sandwich → peanuts + bread

Chili with rice → kidney beans + rice

Legume + Seed/Nut Combos

Hummus with whole wheat pita → chickpeas + wheat

Tahini on toast → sesame + bread

Lentil salad with sunflower seeds → lentils + seeds

Grain + Dairy or Egg (if not vegan)

Cheese sandwich → cheese + bread

Yogurt with granola → dairy + oats

Egg on toast → egg + bread

Other Easy Combos

Corn tortillas with black beans → corn + beans

Rice with edamame / tofu → rice + soy

Quinoa salad with chickpeas → quinoa already has most amino acids, chickpeas fill gaps

Tip: You don’t need to eat them in the same meal—having complementary proteins across the day works just as well."

OK the egg and cheese are missing the point slightly, as they have full proteins on their own. You get the idea, anyway.

[Frnc]

Savoury oats with the hotdogs?

Ive never tried savoury oats, but you give me the idea of staffs oatcakes which pair well with sausages. Frankly, these sausages are tasteless crap for the sake of protein.

I like the tinned curries too.

The Adsa ones are good.

As a vegetarian, easy access protein is a recurring question for me.

Long life veg stores must be a nightmare.
I hadn't realised that oats have decent protein quantity.

Anyhows, it occurs to me that I haven't even opened a tin of tomatoes yet, nor touched the pasta Guess what's coming

There are vegan athletes. Vegetables contain protein. You just need a range. See my post above.

[Frnc]

As a vegetarian, easy access protein is a recurring question for me.

Long life veg stores must be a nightmare.
I hadn't realised that oats have decent protein quantity.

Nor had I! That shocks my socks off Thank heavens I eat porridge every day. Of course, I also put ground linseed, pumpkin seeds and peanut butter in there but 26g per 80g cooked serving (that was another link, but this one is broader based https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fo ... s-minerals - interesting that the main protein in oats is similar to legumes).

I presume you know about protein combining for vegans? If not, see my post 2 posts up, after yours.

[jennyjj01]

Day 6 : A day of silliness

First, I made up another 2L of Milk from powder.

Breakfast : A trifle. Then another trifle
Estimated 360kCal

Lunch:
I had a stab at making pilchard fishcakes.
Take 1/3 tin of pilchards drained from the sauce. Make 25g Cous Cous with a covering of boiled water. Add together with 25g Breadcrumbs and some herbs. Break up and TRY to form into balls/patties.
Fry in 100ml Olive Oil......
They mostly broke up. Soaked up all the oil.
Estimated 400kCal.

Dinner:
A fry up. I battered two Hot Dog sausages in a flour batter and a splash of beer. Fried in 75ml of Olive Oil. Served with one tomato from a tin and 1/3 Tin of baked beans.... Oh and a teaspoon of mustard.
Estimated 400kCal.

Dessert the rest of the Beer from making the batter.
Estimated 150kCal

Also 4 Mugs of coffee.

Observations
Though the fishcakes fell apart, they were tasty. Actually quite sweet with a nutty texture from the couscous. I was glad to see the pilchards finished.
The sausages didn't hold the batter too well, but it gave them a nice crisp texture and the fat helped give them flavour, as did some mustard.
Not bad for an eggless fry-up.

Leftovers: 2/3 Tin Tomatoes, 2/3 Tin of Baked Beans, 2 Hot Dog Sausages, ~2L Milk.

[GillyBee]

I used to make vegan "burgers" using 50/50 cous cous and peanut butter that worked well. I think the fish cakes would work better with potato mash to hold them together as the cous cous adds texture but not much binding capability.

[Arzosah]

Jenny, that all sounds pretty good - especially if the pilchards ending up a bit tasty. And I'm sure GillyBee's right about mash binding better than couscous, even dried potato powder. That's why your experiment is so valuable, loving it.

Frnc, yes I do know about protein (amino acid) combining, thank you. I get caught out with the odd food like oats, that I'm too confident with to have researched properly, but that's all.

[pseudonym]

Thanks Jenny, sounds like a success no matter what. you've found what works for you and what doesn't.