Meal and Side Dish Idea's!!!

Addy0315

Help! I am in need of some new healthly meal idea's that are family friendly!! Also healthy snack ideas would be great!! Anything you got I would love them!I love going to the grocery store to buy stuff for new meals to try and even better when they are healthy ones!!

Cjoseph03

One of my favorite side dishes is quinoa. Even the kids enjoy it because it's interesting looking.

For healthy snacks, I keep cheese sticks/laughing cow wedges and plenty of yogurt and fruit in the house. Always a good choice.

Addy0315

This might be dumb but what is quinoa and how do you make it?

Addy0315

No more ideas??

Cjoseph03

Sorry. I've been working just about every night. I wasn't trying to ignore you!


Quinoa is a kind of grain and I love it in soups, as a side at dinner, on a salad or even plain. It's interesting looking and has a grainy taste. It's usually found in the grocery store near rice and couscous (which I also love!).

www.foodnetwork.com/topics/quinoa or try to google it. It's not expensive. A great thing I like to do is brown some turkey sausage in olive oil, with onions and garlic then place on top of the prepared quinoa and top with just a little speg. sauce! Delish! I prepare quinoa with the directions off the box - just like rice where you cook it on the stove in water. It absorbs all the water and then fluff with a fork.

Nutrition Facts

Fresh & Easy Organic - Cooked Quinoa

Servings: 1 bowl

Calories 170
Sodium 230 mg
Total Fat 3 g
Potassium 0 mg
Saturated 0 g
Total Carbs 31 g
Polyunsaturated 0 g
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Monounsaturated 0 g
Sugars 0 g
Trans 0 g
Protein 6 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Vitamin A 0%
Calcium 2%
Vitamin C 0%
Iron 25%