When you don't want to cook what's your go to meal?

foot56
foot56 Posts: 44
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Some days I get lazy and just don’t feel like cooking, what meals are healthy in terms of restaurants that you like to eat?
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  • jolt28
    jolt28 Posts: 218 Member
    Panera Bread - Strawberry Chicken Salad is my favorite.. maybe Boston Market for turkey, steamed veggies, dill potatoes. So many restaurants serve such high sodium foods - it really blows my mind what they must do to a simple chicken breast!
  • dawningr
    dawningr Posts: 387 Member
    Salad, breakfast for dinner, sandwich and veggies. I always try to cook extra when I make meals so I don't run into not wanting to cook.
  • abbylg1983
    abbylg1983 Posts: 177 Member
    I go to chipotle and get the chicken bowl with extra peppers and beans and salsa. I enjoy it, but I hate paying $8 and skipping half the ingredients. I also like Wendy's chili. For sit down restaurants, I usually order the grilled chicken sandwich, no cheese, sauce on the side, and I usually leave most of the bun. Be careful though- TGI Fridays has a grilled chicken sandwich that is like 1100 calories. I also order shrimp skewers a lot.

    If I'm at home and want a quick meal, I'll usually microwave soup or scramble some eggs.
  • ezziepug
    ezziepug Posts: 57
    I don't go all that much, but Subway can definitely be healthy depending on what you pick (I do the flat bread...not sure if that's better than the regular bread, but it does seem less yooge). The grilled McDonald McWraps are really, really good and not too bad calorie-wise. I like any kind of deli sandwich (outside of Subway). If I get it on whole wheat and stay away from mayo etc. they end up being pretty healthy. There's a Mexican place near me that does a sort of burrito bowl (Chipotle might do these too?). I tell them to hold or go light on the rice and use a lot of salsa instead of sour cream--I like guac and cheese, so I just have the do a tiny bit). It's all on lettuce and really good.

    I cannot speak to sodium. These are probably all sucky choices for that :)
  • isLillyMarieS
    isLillyMarieS Posts: 8
    It may not be the healthiest place but taco bell has a free app you can download and it will show you how many calories each food item is. Helps me count the calories easy.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    2 scoops chocolate protein powder
    1.5 cup milk
    1 spoonful peanut butter
    .5 cup ice cream (chocolate or vanilla)
    ice

    blend, drink, enjoy.
  • Lalasharni
    Lalasharni Posts: 353 Member
    A bowl of chopped fruit, almonds and chopped dates with a dollop of greek yoghurt.
  • EmmaKarney
    EmmaKarney Posts: 690 Member
    Probably just eggs or oatmeal.
  • mynameiscarrie
    mynameiscarrie Posts: 963 Member
    I don't go all that much, but Subway can definitely be healthy depending on what you pick (I do the flat bread...not sure if that's better than the regular bread, but it does seem less yooge). The grilled McDonald McWraps are really, really good and not too bad calorie-wise. I like any kind of deli sandwich (outside of Subway). If I get it on whole wheat and stay away from mayo etc. they end up being pretty healthy. There's a Mexican place near me that does a sort of burrito bowl (Chipotle might do these too?). I tell them to hold or go light on the rice and use a lot of salsa instead of sour cream--I like guac and cheese, so I just have the do a tiny bit). It's all on lettuce and really good.

    I cannot speak to sodium. These are probably all sucky choices for that :)


    omgah the Grilled Chili Chicken McWrap is 360 calories of deliciousness. I will be really upset when they stop selling those. Like you said, sodium wise- maybe not the best thing. BUT if you're out and about it's an ok option. YUMMMM.
  • micheleld73
    micheleld73 Posts: 914 Member
    boca burger with a few veggies. ready in less than 5 minutes.
  • heyitsadam
    heyitsadam Posts: 70 Member
    Some days I get lazy and just don’t feel like cooking, what meals are healthy in terms of restaurants that you like to eat?

    Get 2 Chic-Fil-A Grilled Chicken Sandwiches and throw out the bun on the second one. Double-stack the chicken, lettuce and tomato. it's about 500 calories total and it's a great, fast, FULL, balanced dinner (protein, carbs, veggies).
  • footiechick82
    footiechick82 Posts: 1,203 Member
    last night I was lazy... took a can of chick peas, cut up some peppers and carrots and tossed in some balsamic vinager and a bit of olive oil with salt and pepper... voila, chick pea salad. 2 cups of it is about 500 calories.
  • mem50
    mem50 Posts: 1,384 Member
    Salads. Lots of salads. I buy different add ins all the time.
  • kaddydaddy
    kaddydaddy Posts: 60 Member
    Sub sandwich or salad is always a winner with me.
  • MyOwnSunshine
    MyOwnSunshine Posts: 1,312 Member
    Chipotle -- I get a bowl with double protein and eat half and save half for another meal.

    Chick-fil-a -- nuggets with a fruit cup instead of fries.
  • frankizoy
    frankizoy Posts: 83 Member
    peanut butter and jam sandwich with my mom's homemade crabapple jam :) yum!
  • HealthWoke0ish
    HealthWoke0ish Posts: 2,078 Member
    Costco Rotisserie Chicken. Can't beat it for $4.99. I get home, strip all the meat off the bones, use the bones, skin, etc to make broth, eat some of the meat with veggies, quinoa, etc. Use the rest of the meat in casserole. Good stuff.
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    Wendy's. The Double 1/3 burger. Can't go wrong with that.
  • stacetherainbow
    stacetherainbow Posts: 131
    4 oz grocery store rotisserie chicken breast and spinach and romaine from the salad bar... 2 tbsp. regular dressing of your choice. Roughly 330-400 cal
  • foot56
    foot56 Posts: 44
    Costco Rotisserie Chicken. Can't beat it for $4.99. I get home, strip all the meat off the bones, use the bones, skin, etc to make broth, eat some of the meat with veggies, quinoa, etc. Use the rest of the meat in casserole. Good stuff.

    That's a really good idea.
  • thepezzle
    thepezzle Posts: 40 Member
    +1 for a grocery store rotisserie chicken too.

    I also like to get Chinese. The place near me has a great steamed triple crown with sauce on the side. It's chicken, beef, shrimp, mixed veggies w/ broccoli and rice. That + 2 tbsp of the brown sauce + 1 cup of rice + sriracha. It's lovely, hot, filling and I can usually stretch it for 3 meals.
  • CherylP67
    CherylP67 Posts: 772 Member
    If I go to a fast food restaurant, I get a kids meal. Wendy's has those half salads that are really good too.

    At home I either throw whatever fruit and Greek yogurt I have into a smoothie, have peanut butter toast, salad, or eggs.
  • keelerangela
    keelerangela Posts: 88 Member
    Mcdonalds grilled chicken sweet chili premium wrap with a fruit n yogurt parfait. under 500 calories and YUMMY! and actually not all that bad for you
  • sparklingday
    sparklingday Posts: 25 Member
    some really great ideas in here... Thanks All!
  • Audrey24HisSuccessStory
    Audrey24HisSuccessStory Posts: 72 Member
    -Salad from Chiptole (ez on the beans/rice and extra veggies)
    -Garden of Life meal replacement formula (chocolate is best flavor)
    -low carb low sugar chocolate peanut butter almond milk smoothie ( 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk, .5 cups of nonfat plain greek yogurt, 3 packets of stevia, 20 ice cubes, 1 tbs of natural peanut butter, and 1 envelope of swiss miss diet) sometimes i'll add 1 tbs of light whip cream from the tube

    -3 hard boiled eggs (1 whole, 2 whites) with hot sauce
  • murphy612
    murphy612 Posts: 734 Member
    I stop and get a rotisserie chicken and I usually have a stash of frozen veggies at home, viola quick dinner.
  • betsij
    betsij Posts: 299 Member
    Some days I get lazy and just don’t feel like cooking, what meals are healthy in terms of restaurants that you like to eat?

    Get 2 Chic-Fil-A Grilled Chicken Sandwiches and throw out the bun on the second one. Double-stack the chicken, lettuce and tomato. it's about 500 calories total and it's a great, fast, FULL, balanced dinner (protein, carbs, veggies).

    wow! Great idea!!
  • dearly4ever
    dearly4ever Posts: 61 Member
    Usually I pick up salad and rotisserie chicken from the grocery store ( I dont eat the skin to save on calories). I try to have chicken breast on hand though at home as you can make those in the oven and it doesnt take very long and I eat that with the veggie steamers.

    If I have to go out Grilled chicken Sandwitch from either McDonalds or Wendys. A lot of the restaurants have calorie counts on their websites too now so you can look them up really easily though I try to avoid the restaurants (unless I am having a mild cheat day) because the sodium contents are huge
  • nicoleashley_24
    nicoleashley_24 Posts: 144 Member
    Lately I've been getting a vegetarian cantina bowl from Taco Bell when I don't feel like cooking. It's high in sodium but it's satisfying and for fast food, tastes good.
    A Bob Evans garden omelet with broccoli instead of home fries is a nice meal also.
  • bgelliott
    bgelliott Posts: 610 Member
    Rubios is my top pick if I must eat out due to lazy mom syndrome...lol

    Their HealthMex burrito rocks!

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