Meals that last days

Chili? Easily portioned out and dressed up per participant. Good luck!

Can't they eat what you eat? There's no reason your family shouldn't be healthy, too.

As well as the "family favorites", don't have them as frequently, and practice portion control. Or load your plate with veggies first. Make that the smallest part of your meal, whatever it is.

^^100% this. You are teaching your family that a person is either on a diet or off a diet. Use this as an opportunity to show them that they can still eat things they like while trying a variety of new, healthy foods.

My family eat what I eat. I will sometimes include a side dish they like, but leave it off my plate and just double up on the veggies.

And to answer your question...Turkey chilli is a hit with everyone. You can make a hugh batch , freeze it, heat and serve when ready.

i have this same problem.

Tuna ($1 can x7days)
progresso light soups (dollar tree)
bananas (.49 cent pound)
oatmeal (will last for a long time and that can b ur bfast)
head of lettuce ($1,change) maybe lettuce with tuna
great value sliced turkey (something like $3 for sandwiches, or even for a bfast sandwich)

ive also made chili, and/or veggie soups in my crockpot. cabbage, tomatoes, carrots, celery, broccoli, onions, etc. spend about 20$ but u can stretch it for a week. throw in some chicken and itll b delish!

*** hit ur grocery store in the evenings and look for "Clearance" meats. I have found at Safeway, sliced turkey, sliced chicken breast, cheeses, ground beef, chicken etc for as low as like $3! of course they will go bad in ALOT and havent died yet from eating food thats alomost goin bad.

For my family i started out with making one "healthy" meal a week for them with out telling them it was "diet" food. Once they ate it and loved it i just added it to the meal routine. That way I slowly got rid of the less healthy meals with out them realizing what was going on. We still eat there favorites just way less often. I also did some internet surfing and found healthier versions of there favorites. They hardly even noticed cuz they still tasted great.

On Sundays I do up a roast of some kind (chicken, pork, beef) and use it through the week for wraps, with veggies, soup, that sort of thing. Eggs are great too. Super quick and really versatile.

I cook for 6 people, including 4 adults and two teenaged boys. They need the calories; I don't.

I make things that have separate carb, protein, and veg portions. That way, the kids can load up on the calories they need to grow, and I can load up on the veggies I need to lose.

I always make a lot of whatever vegetable I'm serving. I focus on the veg and the protein, and skimp or skip the carb portion of the meal.

So, if I'm making pasta and garlic bread for the crew, I make a big order of sauteed summer squash. I have my pasta sauce on the squash and only eat a little garlic bread.

If we're having a nice balanced soup, I serve it with some kind of bread for the kids. Garlic bread, biscuits....

If we're having a stir fry (I do a lot of stir fries), I take a little rice, a lot of veggies, and top with meat.

If we're having more traditional meat-and-potatoes fare, I make sure that half of my plate is veggies,

go to allrecipes.com....free recipes, you can create a recipe box to keep your faves in, then click on recipes then low cal recipes. I think you might find some you will like .

I have always encouraged my family to eat what I eat. That said all meals can be made better for you all:
Home made chips (invest in frylite or any other spray oil), veggies/beans and then bake what goes with it
Corned beef hash has always goes down treat - great as a filling meal as i use 1 tin of corned beef, 1 tin of baked beans, a load of sliced mushrooms & onions topped with mash and a touch of grated cheese, accompany with extra veggies (I always have a load of steam fresh bags ready to hand).
Homemade lamb meatballs in a tomato sauce (the bigger the better) this is from an old SW magazine but are super lush
If you prefer veggie food (like me) then quorn is nicer than soya mince and is an amazing and low fat meat replacement

If you are really struggling changing the way you cook could be key: bake/grill rather than fry, if you do need to fry foods use a spray oil rather than olive/vegetable oil from a bottle, as many others have said increase vegetables. Do leave the skin on meats when cooking but don't eat the skin/bacon rind as this is pure fat (and yes i know the best bit).

I would recommend you stop thinking of what you eat as diet food. Once you get to where you want to be you're leaving yourself open to falling back into the bad habits that got you to the place you are now. Opt instead for a lifestyle change and keep the weight off for good. It's never easy and life does tend to get in the way, just take small steps. Good luck.

I cook something in the crockpot every Sunday. Right now I have a yummy smoked sausage cassoulet simmering away that smells yummy. (from myrecipes.com).

I just packaged up some Moroccan chicken that I made yesterday. Put it into the MFP recipe app, and the dish was way lighter than I thought!

Yay, slowcookers!

What you need to ask yourself is can I make these recipes healthier for everyone in the family and can I (For example) get away with eating a cup of chili instead of a bowl.

Sometimes it doesn't need to be such a serious change in what you eat but how much you eat.

Meat and tators are healthy. I'm not sure what caused you to believe otherwise. If you're worried about calories, just eat a smaller portion and add an extra veggie or two instead.