Healthy eating options....

s704a191
s704a191 Posts: 30
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I am looking for suggestions on meal ideas. I am fairly new to the healthy lifestyle idea, and as a result do not have an arsenal of healthy food options created. I am particularly interested in lunch and dinner options, along with some snack ideas. Your help is much appreciated.

Shan

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  • loves86
    loves86 Posts: 88 Member
    I try to change up my breakfast everyday one day could be cereal, oatmeal, toast with peanut butter, egg substitute, but I agree new ideas for always great! Lunch is usually simple for me, it could be a wrap, tuna/salmon sandwich, a frozen lean cuisine type, but make sure to watch the nutrition labels, especially for sodium, sometimes Ill make soup in bulk and portion them out for lunch. Dinner is usually ideas that I get off of here. Tonight I'm making baked chicken wings marinated in mrs dash no sodium marinade (yummy) with brown rice
  • kbairdphillips
    kbairdphillips Posts: 275 Member
    I recently started using E-Mealz. It's $15 every 3 months and they email you a grocery shopping list and recipes every week. I chose the low fat walmart version. I did this because all the recipes I have and have been using for 10+ years are not healthy. I realized that if I wanted to make this life style change stick, I needed to re-vamp the way I cooked. So far everything I have cooked has been pretty good, and there is always enough to have lunch leftovers the next day. Just an idea!

    Tonights menu is Chili Cheese Bake (serves 8)

    1lb of ground turkey
    1 chopped onion
    2tsp of veg or olive oil
    1 pkg frozen southern style hash browns
    1 can chili beans
    2 cans rotel (diced tomatoes and green chilies)
    1/2 TSP seasoned salt, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp cumin
    1 1/2 cup shredded 2% chedder cheese
    1 cup Fat free or light sour cream
    1 bag baked tostitos scoops

    Using light sour cream it has 484 calories (not bad for your entire meal)

    The recipe originally served 6, but I cut the portions down. It's more than enough!
  • jjjghoffert
    jjjghoffert Posts: 17
    Pork tenderloin is great and it is a lean cut of meat. I marinate it and grill it or put it in the crock pot with BBQ sauce and shred it to make pulled pork. I also grill chicken breast and put it over salad greens with a low fat cesar dressing for a quick meal. I also like low fat yogert with frozen berries in it. The frozen berries are in the frozen food section of the supermarket -- you don't have to worry about washing them, they keep longer and they thaw fast. I get the yogert and berries together in the morning for a snack at work and they are thaw in the fridge at work.
  • maggieschuck
    maggieschuck Posts: 174
    I like to get recipes off the foodnetwork.com They have the calorie info and portion size. Look under their eat healthy sections. The main thins is try to make every thing fresh. Mypyramid.com has a lot of info available on what are in the food groups.
  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    Snacks that fill me up:

    2 tbsps of peanut butter on celery stalks
    trail mix with edamame (1 serving of each)
    0% fage greek yogurt mixed with blackberries (1serving), 2 tbsps of heavy whipping cream and splenda (sweeten to taste)
    Trader Joes Vegetable Root Chips (2 servings)
    Trader Joes Sweet Potato Chips (2 Servings)
    Sargento Reduce Fat Colby Jack Cheese Sticks
    Avocado (1/2) mixed with mild salsa (2 servings)

    Protein for dinner:
    96/4 Lean Beef
    Whitening Fish Filets
    Skinless Chicken Breast
    Talipa Filets
    Ground Turkey

    Vegetables:
    Zucchini
    Squash
    Broccoli
    Cauliflower (as is or cook as mash potatos)
    Sweet Potatos (whole or as fries)
    Onions (to stirfry your veggies)

    Virgin Olive Oil - For stirfry or to marinade your chicken or fish in seasonings.
    Mrs. Dash Seasonings
  • givprayz
    givprayz Posts: 328
    I have gotten so excited about healthy foods. I really don't miss most of the old high-fat, high-empty-carb foods. Here are a few of my fav's:

    Mini lasagnas
    Ground chuck or soy portein, browned
    Spaghetti sauce
    Low-fat or no-fat cottage cheese
    Spinach
    Won ton wrappers
    Mozzarella

    Spray muffin tins with non-stick spray. Place a wrapper into the bottom of each muffin tin. Layer meat sauce, cottage cheese, spinach, another wrapper, layer cottage cheese, spinach, meat sauce and finish with a tablespoon of mozzarella. Bake about 15 minutes until bubbly.

    Herbed Stuffed Chicken
    Boneless, skinless chicken breast, well trimmed and sliced with a pocket in the thickest part
    stuffing:
    1 heaping Tbsp low fat cottage cheese (may use feta)
    1 Heaping Tbsp diced tomatoes
    4 black or calamata olives diced
    Herb coating:
    rosemary
    thyme
    parsley
    basil

    Pre-heat oven to 350. Stuff chicken and close edges with toothpicks. warm a small amount of olive oil in an oven safe skillet. Generously sprinkle outsie of chicken with herbs, turning and rolling to coat. Brown on one side in oil for about 5 minutes, turn and brown second side about 4 minutes. Cover and place skillet in oven for 10 minutes. Remove and rest 5 minutes. Serving is 1/2 breast.

    Rosted root vegetables
    Peel and slice like french fries carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes and turnips (these are best sliced thin). Toss in a bag with a tablespoon of olive oil and 2 Tbsp of your favorite spice mixture, I like Cajun spices with these sweet veggies. Lay in a single layer on cookie sheet and roast at 375 for 10 minutes, turn and continue to roast until edges are starting to brown on some of the thinner vegetables. Good hot or cold.

    Try spaghetti squash in place of pastas or rice noodles. Also yummy alone with a little parmesan cheese.
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