What's for dinner?

taelor2

I hate having to figure what's for dinner at last minute, making sure that everything is under my goal for the day. And tonight was one of these nights due to the flu running around here. So tonight we had boneless pork chops (weighing 2oz each) with lemon and lime juice. Baby carrots (nothing on them) and asparagus, spinkled with garlic. So dinner came in under 300 calorie. What did you guys have? Do you weekly plan or spur of the moment? Do you a have a low calorie meal you go to?

MinxyNZ

I am making a teriyaki pork stirfry (without the rice / noodles) with plenty of zucchini and carrots. I'd like to find another asian sauce I like with lower sodium. Might pick up a black bean sauce this week.

sveltewisher

We ate leftover lamb for Easter dinner yesterday.

I shop weekly so there are a couple of meals and good, healthy food in the house. In an ideal world, I would like to plan my meals out the night before. Unfortunately, not usually the case. If I eat a healthy breakfast, the rest falls in place for me.

Afura

Not your ordinary meatloaf. That's the name of the recipe. http://paleonewbie.com/not-your-ordinary-meatloaf/ It was pretty tasty for a first time last minute recipe (I had forgotten about the hamburger in the fridge!).

lindadprice

I plan two meals to cook a week. I try to have meals with veggies. Also I'm a vegetarian so I have to be creative. Tonight I hade pasta with mushrooms, peas, and squash. I didn't follow the recipe and I wish I bought double the veggies. I bought half the amount. The other meal I had this week prepared was fajitas. Cooked onions and peppers and fake meat. My husband actually eats the fake meat even though he's a meat eater.
I wish I could cook a meal for the week but I like to cook fresh and than have leftovers.

kayjosh2422

Chicken breast and roasted veggies

AngieD6731

Green beans and boneless/skinless thighs

RaeBeeBaby

Easter leftovers - about 3 oz of turkey breast, 2 oz lean ham, coleslaw made with broccoli, brussel sprouts and cabbage, and about 1/4 cup of baked beans.

I usually meal prep on Sunday. I make a couple healthy vegetarian salads (chickpea, veggies and quinoa, cabbage/apple slaw or a similar variation), chop a bunch of veggies and make some type of protein. Sometimes I roast chicken breasts or lean pork chops or put a beef roast in the crockpot. I'll use the meat plus veggies and salads as my meal bases for the week and just supplement with fresh fruit, grains and yogurt throughout the week. I don't eat much cheese or milk and I'm primarily gluten-free.

With Sunday being Easter I didn't do my usual meal prep, so basically just cleaning out the fridge right now. Will re-assess tomorrow and see what I've got left in the produce department.

RaeBeeBaby

MinxyNZ wrote: »

I am making a teriyaki pork stirfry (without the rice / noodles) with plenty of zucchini and carrots. I'd like to find another asian sauce I like with lower sodium. Might pick up a black bean sauce this week.

Have you tried a Thai peanut sauce? Lots of different recipes online, but I make mine with peanut butter, red curry paste, coconut milk and vinegar, sometimes add a little soy sauce. I use this for dipping sauce and for stir fry. (I use the lower sodium soy sauce.)

Jmoullet1

I roughly plan my meals out a week in advance. That way when I do my weekly grocery shopping I can get the items I may need. They aren't written in stone though - our go to when all else fails is chicken breasts, veggies or salad and a side like quinoa or cous cous or a potato of some type. We try and not use boxed or prepared foods as much as possible so I play around a lot with homemade marinades/dressings and sauces so that I can control what goes in them. Tonight we are having Portobello mushroom pizzas

Brans34

I have a family of 4-8, so I have to plan! Lol. Yeah, that's confusing! My bf has 2 boys that go between my house and their mother's house every 2 days, and they alternate weekends. My oldest 2 boys go between my house and their father's house every other day, and we alternate weekends. I have a 3rd son who lost his dad when I was still pregnant with him, so he stays with me all the time, and my bf and I have a 3 Year old together. I go weekly grocery shopping and they to buy stuff that they will all eat...and that may be the most difficult part! I have a couple that are ridiculously picky eaters.

I made a pizza with a gluten free crust. 2 eggs, 1 c shredded parmesan, 8 oz cream cheese. It was pretty good, high in protein, but also very high in calories! It mixes like a thick cake batter, and you have to bake it @ 350 for 25-30 minutes first, then add your toppings. 2 of the boys didn't like it, but that's because I put onion and bell pepper on it, and used Turkey pepperoni. It wasn't supposed to be for them anyways! Lol. I'm the one going low carb, high protein.

taelor2

So for dinner tonight we have philly cheesesteak stuffed green peppers but with chicken instead of steak. Hopefully my picky eater will enjoy this as well!

strong_curves

My hubs does most of the cooking, I noticed he took out a couple of steaks so its steaks for dinner tonight! Most likely with a baked potato & some veggie.

taelor2

My hubby can't cook, we wouldn't eat if it was left up to him (or have takeout) lol.

ttenekaj6

Yummy chicken stir fry.

RaeBeeBaby

Roasted turkey with sautéed broccolini, mushrooms and greens. Still working on eating up the healthy coleslaw from Easter, but at least I made it so I know it's lower cal than the usual coleslaw.

makrogurl

Tonight is leftover pork tenderloin with 1/2 a sweet potato and broccoli.

kayjosh2422

Ham, egg white and avocado on a slice of whole grain bread. Kinda a comfort food night

Afura

More Not Your Ordinary Meatloaf, but with roasted bell peppers, and sriracha with microwaved spiced red potatoes

Brans34

Beef roast with mixed veggies tonight...and some potato bread rolls. Those are the bad part of dinner, but I'll call this my cheat night. I haven't had any in a LONG time, so I think I deserve it. I went over my 1200, but not over what I walked off this morning. Plus, I'm getting ready to go for another walk again.

ACSL3

Grilled salmon with a salad and asian pear for dessert.

I live on a ship, so I don't cook my own food. They generally have a lot of stuff on the line, so I have to try to chose the healthiest option and then have the willpower to not get the unhealthy stuff. They almost always have a salad bar though which can be helpful.