Recipes with no bread/grains

Breakfasts: Eggs, yoghurt, cheese, smoked fish
Lunches: soups, salads
Dinners: Chicken with veggies
Snacks: Nuts, fruit, humous with dips.



Why are you cutting out bread and grains?

I know what you mean! I made that connection when I was feeling bad after having toast for breakfast, a scone mid morning, sandwiches for lunch and then feeling awful all afternoon!

I haven't totally cut out bread and grains though, just really really reduced them.

Do you really need a recipe for soup or salad?

If you eat fish, an easy dinner dish is to cook it in a parcel. Wrap a fillet of fish (salmon, tilapia, cod, sea bass, doesn't matter) with some herbs (fresh or dried - parsley, coriander/ cilantro, dill, whatever you have) a couple of slices of lemon and a little black pepper. Use tin foil if you're baking it in the oven, or baking paper for the microwave. About 20 mins in the oven, 2-3 minutes in the microwave until the fish is opaque and can be flaked with a fork. Serve with some steamed asparagus, green beans, broccoli, or a large salad.

I am trying to cut back breads/grains too and refined carbs because I think that is where my extra weight comes from, plus just trying to be healthier. Even though I am cutting them back I am not cutting them out completely, but I am substituting things like whole wheat pasta for regular, and not eating pasta as often as I would.

What I have been doing, and it seems to be working to keep the hunger pangs away, is brakfast: cottage cheese and fruit, eggs and fruit or whole wheat english muffin. lunch: tuna salad, 3 bean salad, greek salad, soups, green salads with lots of extra veggies. dinner: lots of grilled chicken, steak, or fish, lots of roasted veggies, and I will add some small read potatoes or yams in the recipe sometimes.I have kids and a hectic schedule so I don't have a lot of time to cook therefore my cooking time has to be short...which kinda means my recipes are simple as well. You don't sound like you want a lot of complicated recipes so this should work for you as well....just go to the store, buy what's fresh, and grill or roast it with lots of herbs and a little olive oil. Through together a salad or slice tomatoes and use balsamic vinigar and salt and pepper. I can still cook rice or something pasta or serve bread with a meal for my kids but just not eat that myself, and instead fill up on the other goodies. I tend to eat fruit or nuts as snacks.

chili with ground chicken/turkey, canned tomatoes, onions, and peppers.

wraps with canned chicken or tuna and romaine leaves with feta, and tomato.

turkey patty with fried egg or egg whites.

steamed brocoli with pasta sauce over it.

spaghetti squash.

tomato / cucumber / feta salad.