Favourite Healthy Meals for Dinner?

KristaMM
KristaMM Posts: 8
edited September 27 in Food and Nutrition
Hi!

I always have trouble when it comes to watching my calorie intake at dinner. Any ideas for satisfying, but low cal, healthy meals?

Thanks!

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  • mishmash73
    mishmash73 Posts: 166 Member
    Stir-fry vegetables (Costco) with 10 huge shrimp (Costco)...
    Tortilla crusted tilapia (Costco) over Stir-Fry Vegetables
    2 Carmelized onion chicken burgers (no bun and from Costco)

    if you need to 'pig' out... just load up the vege's with some soy sauce mixed w/honey, ginger, etc.
  • jennylynn84
    jennylynn84 Posts: 659
    Chicken Roll-Ups.

    There is NO exact recipe for this, because possibilities are endless and depend entirely upon your taste.

    First, you take a chicken breast and pound it till its flat. Fill with veggies and cheese. A couple of examples:

    Italian:
    mushrooms onion, mozzarella, spinach

    Greek:
    kalamatta olives, spinach, feta, sundried tomato, purple onion

    Wrap the chicken around the veggies and toothpick it closed

    Cover with some sort of sauce or dressing (in not-huge amounts).

    Italian: low sodium marinara

    Greek: greek vinaigrette

    Pop the whole thing in the microwave with a lid askew on the container so some air gets out. Cook for 20 minutes at 70-percent power.

    Yummy, easy and variety. Have also filled it with onions, pepper and cheddar and rubbed it with a little olive oil and mexican seasoning.
  • michelleion
    michelleion Posts: 122 Member
    One of my favs is stuffed peppers - with either couscous, quinoa or quorn if you don't have many carbs left to use for the day - I cook the filling with some courgettes and onions, add whatever spices I like, then stuff the peppers and put them in the oven for a bit to cook. They're very filling, yummy and healthy! Sometimes I have two stuffed peppers by themselves, or one stuffed pepper with a chicken breast on the side. Yum! I am also a chilli sauce freak, so always have that to dip the stuff in :D
  • lulusmom
    lulusmom Posts: 71
    Frozen organic chicken tenderloins (cover in garlic powder and pepper, broil for 7 minutes on each side)
    Green Giant simply steam asparagus cuts
    Whole wheat linguine *lightly* tossed in olive oil, garlic and sun-dried tomatos

    Feel free to look through my diary. My week night dinners are easy (because I work full time and am a single mom) but super healthy (normally). :)
  • aynajane
    aynajane Posts: 14 Member
    Once or twice a week we do a crusted fish. Giant (as do most supermarkets) have bags of frozen fish,like Tilapia in their seafood section. Each bag has about 12-14 fish and its usually around $14.00.

    The night before we take 2 fish out of the freezer and put in the fridge. Each fish is packaged seperately and the freezer bag is resealable.

    In a large bowl, lay defrosted fish and drizzle with EVOO (extra virgin olive oil). Then generously sprinkle with lemon pepper seasoning. Let sit for about 5 minutes.

    Heat oven to 350 and bake fish in a oven safe glass casserole dish for 15 minutes. We serve with some frozen broccoli or mixed vegetable. Its a delicious light dinner that ranges around 100 calories for the fish and 30-40 for the vegetables.

    And if you don't like Lemon Pepper, try cajun seasoning. We switch one and off. :)
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    I hope you're ready for this....

    100 calorie Flank Steak Taco's with Grilled Corn Salsa.

    Directions:

    --Corn Salsa--
    1 Jalapeno - seeds/ribs removed, minced.
    1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
    2 tbsp lime juice
    2 tbsp cilantro, finely chopped
    2 ears of corn

    Heat corn up in microwave for 4-5 minutes until partially tender. Put it on the grill to finish it off, ensuring it's lightly charred all over (not burned of course). Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, mix and set aside.

    --Flank Steak--
    1.2 lb Flank Steak, trimmed of any visible excess fat
    Gound Cumin
    Salt and Pepper

    Coat the meat with the mixed spices and grill it to your liking.

    --Sour cream alternative--
    Plain greek yogurt
    2 tbsp lime juice
    salt and pepper to taste

    mix it all together in a dish and set aside.

    --Corn Tortilla--
    Mission yellow corn tortillas, grill or heat up on a skillet until just browned on each side.



    Nutritional info per taco including 1oz of meat, a spoonful of corn salsa and a dollop of sour cream topping
    The above recipe makes 14 tacos.

    109 calories
    10g protein
    12g carbs
    4g fat
    2g sugar
  • kyodi
    kyodi Posts: 376 Member
    Commenting to add to my topics. It's a good thing I ate lunch cause this thread is making me WAY HUNGRY!!!! :-)
  • lulusmom
    lulusmom Posts: 71
    I hope you're ready for this....

    100 calorie Flank Steak Taco's with Grilled Corn Salsa.

    Those sound absolutely delcious (especially the salsa). Yum!!! Thanks for sharing.
  • JennWhit10
    JennWhit10 Posts: 32
    Bump.:)
  • KristaMM
    KristaMM Posts: 8
    I hope you're ready for this....

    100 calorie Flank Steak Taco's with Grilled Corn Salsa.


    Yup, will be trying this very soon! Not sure why this is showing up IN the quote...still figuring out the message boards!
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