Healthy eating without cooking?

TehLaughingDog
TehLaughingDog Posts: 200 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hey guys, I'm looking for some good healthy tips or recipies which are raw or don't involve cooking. My reasoning isn't necessarily because I'm looking to eat only a raw diet but rather because I don't have any means to cook healthy meals other than in the microwave since I don't have a fridge or a stove in my new house as of yet. Any tips out there?

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  • Ace9500
    Ace9500 Posts: 5 Member
    You can make wraps or pita pockets (the Joseph's brand is delicious and very low-cal) with tuna or canned chicken and vegetables. You could add feta to the chicken, it's really flavorful so a little goes a long way. You could do the same thing with Thin n' Trim lunch meats.

    For snacks at work I also do Triscuit Thin Crisps (which are whole wheat) with lunch meats and a little cheddar with carrot sticks or sugar snap peas.

    You could buy pre-cooked, pre-cut chicken and put it on salads - just be careful about dressings which can be high-cal. Try Ken's Healthy Options dressings.

    You could do Uncle Ben's 90 second rice packets in the microwave and then mix it with canned beans and/or vegetables. I think they also sell prepared black beans in microwaveable packets.

    I would caution you to drink more water than normal to help your body offset the extra sodium from eating more pre-packaged foods than usual.

    Cold cereal or hot oatmeal are also good options. If you buy good oatmeal you can get a lot of protein from it. Some of the Kashi cereals are also whole grain with a good amount of protein.

    Good luck!
  • mamahannick
    mamahannick Posts: 322 Member
    Pre-cooked meats generally tend to have a fair amount of sodium, but they are available. Make a substantial salad with them and other healthy toppings (cheese, nuts, avocado, lots of extra veggies, dried fruit).
    Steam Fresh microwaveable vegetables are great, quick and easy. No salt added canned veggies are also good.
    Oatmeal is microwaveable.
    Sweet potatoes/regular potatoes microwaved for "baked" potatoes.
    Protein bars.
    Peanut butter--on whole grain bread as a sandwich, on a sliced apple/banana/celery.
    Fruits & veggies, string cheese, nuts/trail mix for snacks.

    Just off the top of my head. Plenty of options :) Sodium tends to be high in these things, so if that's something you care about keeping an eye on just keep that in mind. The microwaveable pouches of rice and things are generally very high in sodium, which is why I don't eat them.

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