Healthy Meals? Help?

I eat breakfast and lunch in the office. Here are some examples of food that I keep around.

Greek Yogurt (I sprinkle on some granola, which I also keep around)
Cottage Cheese
Cans of Tuna Fillet
Cans of Salmon Fillet
Whole Wheat crackers (I usually keep at least two types not get bored of it)
Melba Toast
Granola Bars
Some 100 calorie packs of snacks (pop chips, freeze dried fruit, pretzels, etc.)

First off nothing "targets belly fat." Fat comes off from everywhere all at once. It is sad. If I could I would have it melt off my legs but I can't. High intesity cardio is how to burn fat. Resistance training builds muscle so you are burning more calories when you are doing nothing, so really you need to do both.

Snacks: if you have access to a microwave then soup. If not PB sandwhich with some fruit, or yogurt. I've been known to bring 2 cups of chopped veggies and "ranch" (plain greek yogurt with ranch flavoring). That really fills me up!

Cliff bars maybe? I use those after workouts though...

There are some good suggestions on here. Easily the two biggest things for me were this:

1) Stop eating processed foods...your body isn't built to digest this stuff and its just horrible for you

2) Read the labels of everything and if there is an ingredient you cant pronounce..don't eat it

And the post above me..bang on! She has it going on!

For many, just making those changes alone will make a significant difference! Good luck and stay strong!

Nobody has mentioned couscous. Most varieties are whole grains, and it cooks up very fast. It can be savory (vegetables and chicken) or sweet (cinnamon, raisins, honey, butter) depending on your mood.

Beans. I prefer to cook them myself rather than canned, but when I was a student I nearly always had the canned. Add some veggies, oil, vinegar, and eat them like a salad, mix with rice/pasta/some other grain, add to soups, etc. If you're into middle eastern food or want to try some check out fuul medammas. For canned my favorite brand is California something, either the peeled or the egyptian style.

If you want the nutritional value of beans without the cooking time lentils are an awesome choice. There are lots of yummy lentil recipes out there.

I don't like store bought hummus, but love home made. Sometimes I just dip my vegges in, and sometimes I cook it on a piece of pita bread with veggies and feta. My husband calls it 'hummus pizza', even though it bears almost no resemblance to actual pizza.

Eggs! Eggs and lots of them! Take leftovers of any sort and add them to an omelet, or just chop up some veggies and throw them in there. Frittatas are a nice make ahead egg meal.

Speaking of pizza you can always make some pizza very quickly from a piece of flat bread. This works for me because I prefer thin crust anyways.

Roasted veggies are a great meal if you want something that prepares fast. You have to let them cook for a bit, so you need to be home. Roasting pieces of meat is very easy too. I love to roast chicken or cuts of beef, and then I have them sandwiches/salads/pastas for a few days.

Good luck!

I have a smoothy every morning with 1 cup of a combination of berries--strawberries, raspberries & blueberries, 1 scoop of protein powder, 1 cup of almond milk (unsweetened 30 calories), 1 Tbsp. chia seeds, 1 Tbs. flax seed. 1/2 banana. Add a glass full of
ice cubes and mix together.
Sometimes I have a pumpkin smoothy, add 1 cup of pumpkin from a can, some pumpkin pie seasonings, 1/2 banana, 2 Tbs. coconut sugar and 1 scoop of protein powder and 1 cup of almond milk (unsw. 30 calories).
This is a very filling breakfast.

My husband eats oatmeal every morning. We cook it in a rice cooker with steel cut oats and quinoa and then refrigerate. He takes out a serving and warms in the microwave in the morning and adds blueberries, almonds and almond milk, raisins.

For lunch I make a salad with lettuce, 1/4 of an avocado, 2 or 3 ozs of salmon or tuna, a boiled egg and a couple of other vegetables, tomatoes, celery, broccoli or cauliflower and salad dressing. I cook a small yam or sweet potato an have it along with the salad (I eat without butter or any other topping).If you are at work or school you could make this the night before and take it with you.

For dinner I have 1 serving of protein and a small salad and a vegetable.

I try to make a large stew or soup with lots of vegetables and meat and we will have that for dinner at least two nights of the week. I make it in the crock pot and it makes a nice easy dinner.

For a snack have some almonds or trail mix and I usually have a Fudge sickle (that is about 100 calorie each).

I hope this gives you some ideas of some of the things that you can do to eat healthy.