Ok So I'm a dumb ass and can't cook -- help me out...
 

I eat out every fucking day :Oh crap

The doc says I need to watch my sodium intake.

How long can I keep cooked chicken in the refrigerator?

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4-5 days

Jeez that's it?

if you haven't made it into a chicken salad or chicken enchilada by now I would say you are pushing it

Until it starts to smell funny. The throw it out.

You can keep it in there as long as you want, its your fucking chicken.

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Cook a fresh one,toss the old

Buy the breasts in the bag...
Get a george foreman grill..
It takes like 10-12 mins to cook it.. cook you a new one each time...

Use a low fat, low sodium vinegarette for your dressing....

Or get yourself a rice cooker that has a toprack for protein...
You can put rice and veggies in the bottom... and salmon/chicken/whatever on top... cooks in like 40 mins.. super easy...

then you won't have any worries about how long something will "keep"...

Anything past 2 days and I'm not looking to eat it.
Make enough to eat and make fresh the next day.

LOL safety first!

Get frozen chicken from your local store, then separate it out into baggies for each day of the week. This way as you take one out of the freezer to replace the one in the fridge, you always have freshly thawed chicken, ready to cook.

When it starts clucking again it is time to set it free.

frozen dinners are good, but not much meat.

just buy some steak, sausages, onion, mushrooms, throw them in the fry pan nothing to it.
then try spaghetti, brown the onion, brown the mince, add pasta sauce & water, boil up the pasta, nothing to it.

If your chicken looks like this :

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2161/...f25d692c72.jpg

It is no good anymore :1orglaugh

get the cooked chicken. separate it into a few servings in some Tupperware. place some spares in the freezer and keep 1-2 days worth in the fridge. when you are done eating your second days worth just take out 1-2 more packages from the freezer the same night and place in the fridge. they will be defrosted and usable by dinner time the next day.

sodium issues though do not just restrict you to chicken. you also need to keep an eye out of hidden sodium in lots of items in the kitchen. do monitor your sodium, especially the hidden sodium. however i would never cut it out completely. your body does need some and food will often not taste right without a tiny bit added to it.

Fuck chicken, email me and I'll "step by step" you thru field dressing a cat.

Thanks -- I'll guess I'll buy a foreman grill and marinade a bunch in single containers and throw them in the refrigerator so I can thaw and cook on a daily basis.

Any ideas about low-sodium marinades? Ideally brands I could buy and bag.

I have no problem eating pussy :upsidedow , but eating and hunting cats is too much work for too little meat. :2 cents: (not to mention a bit crazy)

It is possible to eat out and NOT get a buttload of salt. Give up the goddamn fast food.

I've been eating chicken salads and fruit/veges more than red meat recently. Feel better. Wish I could get freshwater trout here. :(

How about hiring a caterer to prepare all of your meals in advance?

A three to five day schedule can be arranged quite easily.

I don't eat much fast food -- the problem is they dont have the info to tell you the sodium content.

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I wouldn't eat stuff that was cooked more than 2 days ago, 3 at the max...

Something I wonder about, does cooking the food "reset" the use-by date? If you cooked a meal on the use-by date would it still be considered safely edible 2 days later?

yeah i used to buy pre made food like that, but the place went out of biz.

Well, french fries are going to be salty. Soup is going to be salty. Most gravys are salty. Anything you don't expressly ask about is likely to have a little salt - our society adds salt to everything. Everything.x

If you consciously make the decision to eat healthier, you won't have to worry about it so much when you eat out - the 'hire someone to cook' was a pretty good idea as well. Check the 'nutrition facts' for various things if you opt to try to make your own food - there are tons of things that are extremely easy to make - like Stew. Get a crock pot and throw in some cheaper cubed meat, veges, and don't salt it. Turn it on low before you sleep. Turn it up to 'high', and you'll have a few fresh meals - all ready by lunch with less than 10 minutes invested in it.

Anything processed is going to be loaded with salt. Try to cook foods that are in the most raw form and that should help you out a lot. I can always tell the next day when I've had too much salt, I hate that feeling. Once you figure out what food bothers you and what food doesn't, it will get a lot easier and you'll start feeling better as well.

I would add fish to your diet as well. Very good and very healthy for you. Ocean fish is more "meat like" if you are a big red meat eater.

Crock pot is a must have. And the opportunities are endless. You can make practically anything in one and they are all very easy. They are pretty cheap, too.

I do something similar :thumbsup