The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[lise]

I sometimes see frozen grilled salmon being sold in the supermarket. I'm tempted to try it but not sure if it's legal. I've had a lot of chicken adn turkey (and occasionally beek) but want more variety. Is frozen cod good as well. and mussels? (I love mussels!!)

[Shana]

If you're referring to Salmon in the seafood case, 7oz is legal - if you're referring to something in the Frozen Foods section (like Gortons), just check the nutritional values & ingredients to make sure there are no added fats, sugars, etc. The same is true for cod.

I think Mussels are allowed, and I love them too! BUT... to be perfectly honest, I don't love them enough to take all the little suckers out of their shells and weigh them! I think you would need at least 1.5-2lbs of mussels on the shell to get the full 7oz of actual protein. If you're up for doing all that work, I think you should be fine

[Pashta]

Tilapia (fish) is GREAT, doesn't taste fishy and is extremely low cal and almost no fat. Give that a try too.

[Nancy]

Pashta, I agree with you about Tilapia - thumbs up! I usually broil it or George it on our Foreman grill. It's gr-r-r-eat! We had it baked inparchment paper with vegetables at Red Lobster and I duplicated it here at the old MakeMeThinner Cottage.

I put some green pepper, onion, broc, zuke slices, some spices, a slab of Tilapia and three thin lemon slices, fold it over, twist the edges and bake for 15-20 minutes. Yummuh!

Shana, you are right-on when it comes to reading the labels on frozen entrees. Many prepared food items are breaded and we don't want to add extra carbs to our meal plan as it can put us out of the fat-burning state.

Try to select fresh fish whenever possible. It doesn't take long to cook fish so it makes a healthy meal in a hurry.

We try to cook fish outdoors on the barby whenever possible but the weather here has been so skanky that I have to wrap Terry in a plastic sheet to keep him dry and tether him to the deck to keep him from blowing in the breeze!

The only thing I don't like about indoor grilling/baking with fish or seafood is to have our home smell ishy-fishy. Gagga-mun-do!

[SPMUSTANG]

We eat tons of fish, especially salmon. I get it at Sam's Club in bulk. What I do is spray both sides with Pam, then sprinkle both sides with seasoned salt (one without sugar) and garlic lemon or lemon pepper seasoning (go light on the lemon pepper seasoning or it will be nasty). Bake for about 20 minutes until it flakes with a fork. Our girls (ages 2 and 4) LOVE it and request it often. I make tilapia the same way or will lightly "sautee" it in a skillet (with Pam) and put on a squirt of I can't believe it's not butter. The girls call tilapia "white salmon" and they also ask for it often.

[MusicalMomma]

How long do you cook Tilapia on the George Forman and at what temp? I have a Hamilton Beach grill that has low-med-high settings (and settings in between). I've never been a fish eater, but everyone tells me that Tilapia isn't "fishy" and has a wonderful flavor. Help me out with my first fish endeavor please

[Ct. Yankee]

On the Foreman, cook tilapia(3/4 inch thick) 5 minutes on the grill for well done, 4 minutes for medium. So says the booklet which came with my new Foreman. I, lightly Pam-spray the grill first. Hope this helps!

Joan

[Nancy]

Yup, it doesn't take very long at all for fish on the George. 5-7 minutes usually. I like mine a bit crispy, my husband prefers his moist so his filet comes off the grill first.

The thickness of the filet determines the length of time. I try to get filets that are uniform in thickness so it cooks evenly. Mazola makes a nice olive oil non-stick spray and I like it.