Favorite regular meals
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Dinner:
Vegetable fetticcini
2T thinly sliced onion
3 small zucchini (50 cent diameter)
2-3 shakes of Cavenders Greek Seasoning (or salt & pepper, or Tony's, etc. what you like)
If you have it 2T dried tomato snipped to 1/2" shreds (mine is from my garden so no oil added)
2 triangles Bonnie Bell Low fat cheese (swiss, white cheddar, dried tomato & mozzarella, Chipotle, what ever you want)
3oz already cooked protein cut into small pieces (chicken, shrimp, pork loin, etc.)
Run zucchini through one of those twisty vegetable spaghetti makers on the large holes (saw them at CVS in the "on TV" aisle, bought mine at Bed Bath & Beyond). You could also just very thinly slice it into ribbons.
Saute onion on medium heat, in a couple of squirts of spray oil until transparent/golden. Remove from pan.
On fairly high heat, saute zucchini in another few squirts of oil until it starts to look translucent, 5-8 minutes.
Add in the cooked onion, the spice, and the dried tomatoes. Cook another 2-4 minutes
Turn down the heat to low and drop in the Bonni Bell cheese, break up cheese and gently fold around to coat the vegetable mixture - 2-3 minutes. You may need to add a tablespoon or two of water to keep everything fluid if the juice released from the zucchini cooks away to fast. It should not stick.
Fold in the protein for another minute or so until heated through.
Enjoy
Shredding up the zucchini is the longest part of the prep.
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Dinner:
Vegetable fetticcini
2T thinly sliced onion
3 small zucchini (50 cent diameter)
2-3 shakes of Cavenders Greek Seasoning (or salt & pepper, or Tony's, etc. what you like)
If you have it 2T dried tomato snipped to 1/2" shreds (mine is from my garden so no oil added)
2 triangles Bonnie Bell Low fat cheese (swiss, white cheddar, dried tomato & mozzarella, Chipotle, what ever you want)
3oz already cooked protein cut into small pieces (chicken, shrimp, pork loin, etc.)
Run zucchini through one of those twisty vegetable spaghetti makers on the large holes (saw them at CVS in the "on TV" aisle, bought mine at Bed Bath & Beyond). You could also just very thinly slice it into ribbons.
Saute onion on medium heat, in a couple of squirts of spray oil until transparent/golden. Remove from pan.
On fairly high heat, saute zucchini in another few squirts of oil until it starts to look translucent, 5-8 minutes.
Add in the cooked onion, the spice, and the dried tomatoes. Cook another 2-4 minutes
Turn down the heat to low and drop in the Bonni Bell cheese, break up cheese and gently fold around to coat the vegetable mixture - 2-3 minutes. You may need to add a tablespoon or two of water to keep everything fluid if the juice released from the zucchini cooks away to fast. It should not stick.
Fold in the protein for another minute or so until heated through.
Enjoy
Shredding up the zucchini is the longest part of the prep.
The "pasta" sounds very yummy, although I usually prefer full-fat cheese myself
I bet this would be good with feta as well.
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Breakfast: baked potato breakfast bowl
Lunch: gigantic garden salad made with greens topped with Feta and Newman's light Italian, 1/2 avocado, grilled chicken breast, and a boiled egg
Dinner: cod fish fry, baked potato with sour cream and chives, sauteed mushrooms and greens0 -
badgermama220 wrote: »I love this thread! I'm just starting my journey to be healthier. My problem is the TIME it takes - I've found quick meals to make but they aren't the healthiest. I also only shop at Aldi's to keep the budget on track, so some of the frozen/ready made options just aren't there.
My new favorite breakfast: Simply Nature Instant oatmeal and Flax.
Favorite dinner: grilled chicken breast marinated in balsamic vinegar, steamed corn on the cob, fresh fruit salad (bite size cut strawberries, apples, and whatever else I've got fresh, dressed up with a scoop or two of greek yogurt)
The nice thing is that home cooking can actually take less time than eating out. I like lemurcat's suggestions. An alternative is to do batch cooking, which more or less is what I do. I usually cook about 8-10 portions worth of a food at a time. Then I'll save half in the freezer and eat the rest. Lately I've been making big batches of lentil and and soup. Baked chicken/fish is very easy. I generally have a simple template for my meals, about 4 oz of meat, 1/2 cup of starch (corn, rice, potato, sweet potato, etc.), as many veggies as I can have. Sometimes I have fruit instead of the starch. This makes it very easy to put meals together.
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Breakfast: 100g cold smoked salmon with some carb - oatmeal or English muffin. I just eat the salmon straight as is.
Lunch: Bacon and grilled chicken wrap - 2oz grilled chicken, 1 low carb 80 cal tortilla, 1-2 strips of bacon, 1tbsp of Miracle Whip Light or tzatziki, 7g fat free cheddar shredded cheese, 1/4 cup or so of cole slaw mix.
Dinner: Probably pizza margherita made out on the grill with fresh mozzarella, basil, and roma tomatoes. I wish today was Friday. Meh, meh, meh. Vegetarian chili or chili made with 95/5 ground beef, falafel, cod skillet, grilled chicken chopped salad w/grilled corn on the cob, bison burgers, Jamaican jerk pork tenderloin.0 -
Favorite breakfast: light English muffin (or bagel thin), Laughing Cow cheese, scrambled egg. Alternately, Greek yogurt, fruit, turkey bacon.
Favorite lunch: deli turkey and cheese on a sandwich thin/in a wrap with spinach and tomato, side of baby carrots and cucumber slices, handful of popchips. Alternately, two turkey franks with mustard, cottage cheese with diced raw vegetables and salsa, fruit.
Favorite dinner: pan-grilled pork loin chops with garlic and thyme, two whole steamed artichokes with lemon butter. Alternately, roasted chicken thighs, lemon-steamed broccoli, quinoa.
I like food way too much, man. I didn't even have to think.0 -
CrabNebula wrote: »Breakfast: 100g cold smoked salmon with some carb - oatmeal or English muffin. I just eat the salmon straight as is.
Lunch: Bacon and grilled chicken wrap - 2oz grilled chicken, 1 low carb 80 cal tortilla, 1-2 strips of bacon, 1tbsp of Miracle Whip Light or tzatziki, 7g fat free cheddar shredded cheese, 1/4 cup or so of cole slaw mix.
Dinner: Probably pizza margherita made out on the grill with fresh mozzarella, basil, and roma tomatoes. I wish today was Friday. Meh, meh, meh. Vegetarian chili or chili made with 95/5 ground beef, falafel, cod skillet, grilled chicken chopped salad w/grilled corn on the cob, bison burgers, Jamaican jerk pork tenderloin.
Love love love a good margerita pizza.0 -
Favorite breakfast: light English muffin (or bagel thin), Laughing Cow cheese, scrambled egg. Alternately, Greek yogurt, fruit, turkey bacon.
Favorite lunch: deli turkey and cheese on a sandwich thin/in a wrap with spinach and tomato, side of baby carrots and cucumber slices, handful of popchips. Alternately, two turkey franks with mustard, cottage cheese with diced raw vegetables and salsa, fruit.
Favorite dinner: pan-grilled pork loin chops with garlic and thyme, two whole steamed artichokes with lemon butter. Alternately, roasted chicken thighs, lemon-steamed broccoli, quinoa.
I like food way too much, man. I didn't even have to think.
Dinner sounds delicious. Two artichokes, how decadent!
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I have been known to eat four whole artichokes at once. I actually quibbled over that meal, because my FAVORITE favorite dinner would just be three artichokes and lemon butter... but that doesn't sound very balanced.
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My favorite breakfast is 1 egg & 2 egg white omelette with mushrooms, peppers, onions and sharp cheddar cheese. Along with this I will have instant oatmeal.
Lunch is usually a salad. Chicken, apple pecan with mixed greens is my favorite. Bolthouse Raspberry vinaigrette for the dressing.
For dinner 4 oz beef tenderloin with steamed broccoli, mushrooms and a small baked potato.0 -
Breakfast - (not favorite, but almost everyday) - half english muffin, egg white, half slice white cheddar cheese
Lunch - Trader Joe's turkey stuffed peppers
Dinner - Surin of Thailand super crunch sushi combo (snow crab roll & smoked salmon roll) YUM
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I absolutely love frittatas and I can happily eat them 2 meals a day! I make mine with two cups of egg whites and 4 eggs and do different varieties of veggies. I cut it into 4 servings.
My faves are:
spinach and caramelized onion
broccoli with a little cheddar
zucchini, peppers, shallots
Dinner I try to stick to a lighter portion of what I make for my kids.0 -
amillenium wrote: »I absolutely love frittatas and I can happily eat them 2 meals a day! I make mine with two cups of egg whites and 4 eggs and do different varieties of veggies. I cut it into 4 servings.
My faves are:
spinach and caramelized onion
broccoli with a little cheddar
zucchini, peppers, shallots
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I love to eat them too - but just once a day - I'm loving bacon and cabbage mix right now for only 140 calories per 1/4.
For lunches I make sure I have a few different kinds of soup, stew, chili, stuffed pepper, vegetable/meatballs etc frozen into servings so I can either take leftovers, a salad, or grab something from the freezer.
Dinner is such a variety, but if it's not from the freezer, my favorite is probably all kinds of noodled vegetables in a variety of ways - Mexican, Asian, Thai peanut, Italian, Indian, etc.
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Breakfast: Whole wheat english muffin, 1 egg, & a chipotle laughing cow wedge, and turkey bacon. A super tasty breakfast sandwich
Lunch: healthy pizza: low carb pita, pizza sauce, turkey peperoni, cheese, veggies or a salad
Dinner: salad with either ceaser, honeymustard, or ranch. Usually loaded with veggies but every now and then I'll add some chicken.0 -
Breakfast: 4 whole eggs scrambled, english muffin w/ peanut butter.
Lunch: 93/7 ground turkey, rice , and black beans w/ hot sauce
Dinner: it's a crap shoot since but I usually find myself ending my day with a bowl of cereal and protein powder...
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Way too hard to pick just one...
Breakfast would either be:
1. 2 packets of Great Value Sugar Free Brown Sugar & Maple Instant Oatmeal + Water + 12 g chocolate PB2 + 25 g blueberries + Walden Farms Pancake Syrup
2. Protein waffles made with 53 g Kodiak Power Cakes pancake/waffle mix + 15 g Cellucor protein (any flavor) + 1 packet Stevia + 1 egg + 50 g cottage cheese...topped with spray butter + whipped peanut butter + Walden Farms Pancake Syrup + chocolate chips (if my macros allow) + cinnamon.
Lunch would be:
Spinach/Chicken/Berry Salad - 1 oz baby spinach + 2 oz shredded chicken + 50 g each of blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries + 1 oz fat free feta cheese + 10 g roasted slivered almonds + lemon juice
Dinner would either be:
1. Homemade chili + serving of Ritz crackers + Greek yogurt and shredded cheese (if my macros allow)
2. Tacos - ground beef, crockpot salsa chicken, or steak + yellow rice + refried beans + spinach + shredded cheese + salsa + Greek yogurt + tortilla
3. Zesty Italian Chicken Pasta - 1 lb chicken + 1 package reduced fat cream cheese + 2 cans cream of chicken soup + reduced sodium chicken broth, cooked in the crock pot and mixed in with rotini pasta
Don't even get me started on snacks and dessert...0 -
^ No, I'd love to hear the snacks and dessert ideas please.0
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I have to be low fodmap diet for stomach issues so there is a lot I can't have. My fave go to dinner is chicken breast stir fried with tamari/soy sauce and tons of zucchini, spinach, peppers, and a bit of rice or quinoa mixed right in.
My other fave is homemade salmon patties from canned salmon, tons of green onion, fresh parsley, fresh thyme, and an egg. Serve with lemon, and side of veggies and some quinoa normally.0 -
This sounds great! I just started on a fodmaps plan today, and this post gives me hope! Thanks! 0
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My current favorites are homemade ground turkey fajitas or I cut the caloriesswitching the tortilla for a lettuce wrap for lunch or dinner.
On veggie night we do "stuffed" portabella mushrooms with any mix of veggies and the occasional piece of bacon bits, but it's very low calorie and easy to vary.
Next is a yummy lime marinated flank steak. It takes about 10 minutes to get the marinade together, add the flank steak, marinade for 4 to 24 hours, longer is better, then only about 8 minutes to cook.0 -
Lately, my limited gut-friendly menu is
Breakfast: Eggs, white toast, bit of butter, a teensy bit of coffee in milk
Lunch: Grilled chicken or beef or pork and white rice. Maybe a small portion of cucumber, tomato, or steamed green beans or asparagus, if I'm up to veg.
Dinner: Same as lunch, or diner burgers and rice. Same deal re veg.
Alternatives and/or snacks:
- Boiled potatoes and a bit of butter
- Bananas
- Raspberries
- Avocados
- Digestive cookies and milk0 -
Its winter here. Pumpkin soup in any form is lovely with crusty bread roll.
I love a greek salad with or without feta but it must have olives (they are my weakness), balsamic dressing with some sort of meat to go with it.
Fav breaky at the moment is english muffins with mashed avocado, thin ham slices, tomato slices and a soft boiled egg.
I love a good souvlaki with salad and garlic dressing. One meal I will be making this weekend (but dont eat often because of the calories) is meatball sub - crusty roll, 4-5 meatballs, marinara sauce all over, cheese melted on top and a thin layer of mayo on the roll 0 -
I actually keep my lunch and dinner pretty similar most days, but will always vary up my breakfast and snacks to keep me interested!! soooo...
my favourite breakfast at the moment is Protien Porridge with butter (honestly try it!!)
40g oats,
1 scoop chocolate protein,
2 tbsps PB2
10g of grass fed yummy butter.
SOOOOO good. and so SO filling. With my protien powder this is a 375 cal meal.
Lunch pretty much every day is a salad with 150g of chicken, tuna or salmon. I load it up with some avocado, beetroot etc to get it a bit more substantial and I always just dress with olive oil to get my fats in. My salads are usually between 350-400cals per meal.
Dinner pretty much every night is just a *kitten* load of roast veggies (we actually grill ours every night on our BBQ in some foil - cooked in about 15-20 mins and YUMMO) with 150-200g of well seasoned grilled chicken, salmon or tuna steak. At weekends we will go crazy and have a steak! ;D haha.
Sounds like my diet is pretty boring, but i really do vary up my snacks wildly, so i never get bored! OP (girlviernes) youre already my friend on here, but anyone else feel free to add me for snack inspiration! ;D 0 -
My breakfast is pretty much the same every day. I mix it up a little for lunch and a lot for dinner...here are my current favorites:
Breakfast: overnight oats
40g rolled oats
55g Greek yogurt
13g vanilla bean Trutein powder
1/2c unsweetened almond milk
1/4tsp vanilla extract
Then I add whatever I want in the morning. Some awesome combinations include cocoa powder/honey/bananas/raspberries or plums/pineapples/cinnamon/maple syrup.
Lunch: awesome salad or wrap
Right now I'm obsessed with my salad of arugula, peaches or nectarines, roasted beets, gorgonzola, pecans, shredded chicken breast, balsamic, olive oil, and lemon juice.
Dinner: whatever I feel like cooking
A recent hit was baked sweet potatoes stuffed with spicy roasted chickpeas, goat cheese, and cilantro.
Yummmmm, I could talk about delicious flavor combos all day. I love food!
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breakfast: Sugarfree Oatpops with skimmed soymilk
lunch: (unfortunately) Ramen, but it's quick and I love it too much to give it up. The sodium can kiss my *BEEEEP*
dinner: Broccoli with tofu and fresh tomato. YYUMMM.
Snack: Mango and Brazil Nuts0 -
likehlikeo wrote: »breakfast: Sugarfree Oatpops with skimmed soymilk
lunch: (unfortunately) Ramen, but it's quick and I love it too much to give it up. The sodium can kiss my *BEEEEP*
dinner: Broccoli with tofu and fresh tomato. YYUMMM.
Snack: Mango and Brazil Nuts
I like ramen + some added veggies like broccoli, onion, kale.
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It doesn't matter what meal it is, my favorite thing to eat is homemade bread with good quality butter/cheese.0
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Favourite Breakfast: Smoked salmon whole wheat bagel or fruit salad with a Greek yoghurt.
Favourite lunch: fish mostly basa fillets with mixed vegetables or tagliatelle depending on how carb rich my breakfast is.
Favourite dinner spring vegetable soup.
I eat a lot of fish in my diet.0
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