Please help with food ideas

I pan sear chicken breast with spices and then cut them up in cubes. I put them in freezer bags and put them in the freezer. I just grab a bag when I'm ready to use them. I also keep a small bowl in frig for quick salads. What I also started to do is cook off ground meat that I season and then put them in smaller bags for meals. I keep 100 calorie treats on hand as well 1 serving fruit cups. Also I cook pasta and put it in the freezer bags, that save time. With having the meat and pasta already made, you just have to defrost and add whatever you want to them.

The other day, I had fettuchini, chicken cubes and then I added a can of diced tomatoes with the juice. Added a little bit of olive oil, a pat of butter and then some parmesan cheese, just a little. It's delicious. I just cooked it until it began to get a little thick. Have that with salad and you got a complete meal.

I try to make it as easy as possible during the week because sometimes I just don't feel like cooking when I get home. But knowing that something can be done in 15 minutes instead of an hour is great. I also keep Rice A Roni on hand, my son like that, he can make it himself and then just add the cooked meat in the freezer.

I like making quesadiltla's. I have a quesadilla press and do half of the amount it allows (3 triangles instead of 6) and put whatever you want in them- chicken, pork, steak or fish, all the veggies you like and 1/3 cup of cheese.. they're so good and cut my Qudoba/ Taco Bell/John cravings down a lot... My snack is usually a trail mix- protein and sweets

Just shop around the outside of the grocery store (thankyou Michael Pollan!) - pretty much anything you find on the outsides is good for you. All the processed, boxed, tinned, preserved crap is in the center aisles because they don't have to restock it so often.

My go-to dinners are usually any protein + any carb + any veg. So your imagination is the limit - Chicken on wild rice with steamed brocolli... Fish with herb roasted baby reds and asparagus... Chicken and vegetable curry... Beef tips with mashed spuds and baby carrots... Pork chops with couscous and green beans... stick to the three and your dinners will be awesome and balanced.

livebetteramerica.com and kraftrecipes.com both have "healthy cooking" sections that are easy for non-cooks like me. You can search using three ingredients you have on hand for a recipe and limit it by the number of ingredients, so I do that a decent amount.

I also keep frozen steamable veggies in the freezer at all times because they make a great side for meats or pastas (e.g. if I make a serving size of pasta + tomato sauce (260 cals) and mix in some brocolli, then do steamed vegetables on the size, it's a filling meal and a lot healthier than eating two or three times as much pasta. Also, I always keep EZ peel shrimp in the freezer. They're quick to defrost, just as quick to saute in a bit of olive oil, and are good to add protein to whatever I have on hand (e.g. a quesadilla can turn into a shrimp one, pasta into a real meal).

Hope this helps!

alwaysss have vegetables around and whenever you don't know what to eat, make a delicious stirfry!