Easy Healthy Options

SammaBread

What are your staple healthy foods or easy meals to make? Or if you are on the go trying to be healthy, what do you choose to eat? I want to make sure I eat healthy, even on those busy days.

TeaBea

"Healthy" is a relative term.....not sure what your definition is.

That said, I still eat most of the same foods. I tweak things here & there. Higher fiber (whole grains) add more veggies, reduce fat (when reasonable).....that kind of thing.

If you're not sure how to make your favorite meals a bit healthier, there are lots of websites to help you. Skinnytaste.com and Cookinglight.com are a couple of my favorites.

A crockpot will be super helpful on busy days. I cook up a pot of soup or chili that I can freeze for lunches. They are great for cooking meat; chicken breast is good in so many dishes.

vingogly

Typical weight loss day for me:

Breakfast - glass of soy milk to hold me to snack time (omelet or steel cut oatmeal on weekends when I have time)
Morning Snack - almonds, piece of fruit, sometimes cheese
Lunch - sandwich and some fresh vegetables, soup, or healthful meal at restaurant
Afternoon Snack - protein bar or some yogurt when I have an afternoon snack
Dinner - frozen entree or carry out, something healthful, with veggies
Evening Snack - sugar free popsicles, sometimes a smoothie if I have the calories left over

All of this is quick and easy. For healthful American-style comfort food recipes, check out Evelyn Tribole's "Healthy Homestyle Cooking" and "More Healthy Homestyle Cooking" in addition to the websites mentioned above.

lyndseybellz

fruits, veggies, lean meats, greek yogurt, protein bars, salads, oats, deli meat, eggs, milk, rice cakes...i dont take anything out of my diet. i just eat all things in moderation.

GeoBaybee

Check out hungrygirl.com I get alot of my dinner ideas from there. My typical breakfast is peanut butter on a tortilla. Morning snack of greek yogurt. Lunch is usually a sandwich or healthy frozen meal. Dinner is a 500 cal or less recipe from that site or other ideas. If I dont feel like cooking, I'll pick up a grilled snack wrap + fruit n yogurt parfait from Mcdonald's or grilled chicken breast + green beans from KFC. I always keep a protein bar on me for times that I'm running short on time or a pre workout snack. MY favorite is the Snicker's Marathon Bar!

SammaBread

Thank you all ! this is all very helpful !

cecsav1

I eat a lot of tuna, a lot of eggs, and a lot of frozen/canned vegetables. All very quick and easy. Of course, I eat other things too, but those are probably the easiest on my go to list.

NaturalNancy

Pnut butter bananna sandwhiches.
Boiled eggs.
Fried eggs w toast.
Frozen veggies and beans.
Chicken breast.
Greek yogurts.

amanda000002014

Paleo pancakes: I don't follow the version to the tee, and there are many variations 2 eggs, med. banana, cinnamon. Smash togather and cook. I cook the bottom on the stove and broil the top. I use strawberries and blueberries with a table spoon of 100% maple syrup not the fake stuff. 5 mins to cook and about 10mins to broil and if I am in a big hurry I just scramble them.

caseylizbeth

Healthy is relative. My version of healthy is lots of vegetables and fruit, whole grains, lean protein, low-fat dairy. Some meals that I eat on a day-to-day basis:

Breakfast:
~Greek yogurt with fruit and granola.
~A fruit smoothie made with fruit, spinach/kale, and cashew milk.
~Oatmeal with fruit and granola.
~Scrambled egg whites with spinach/kale and fruit on the side.

Lunch:
~A salad with lots of greens, tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, bacon bits, feta or reduced fat blue cheese, and a yogurt-based or lite dressing. Topped with grilled chicken or fish, or beans if I'm not in the mood for meat.
~A whole wheat wrap with hummus, avocado, greens, sliced veggies.
~Leftovers from the night before.
~A "healthy" frozen meal.
(All my lunches are paired with fruit)

Dinner:
~Salmon/grilled chicken/a lean cut of beef/tofu with a side of roasted veggies and a grain based side dish.
~Vegetable soup.
~A mini pizza made with a wheat tortilla and piled high with veggies and a sprinkle of cheese.

Snacks:
~Rice Cakes.
~Airpopped popcorn.
~Dark chocolate with dried fruit and nuts.
~Frozen yogurt.
~Lite string cheese.
~Veggies and hummus.
~Salsa and multi-grain chips.