My Go-To QUICK Healthy Meals

THEODOREtheDINOSAUR
THEODOREtheDINOSAUR Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Recipes
Hey guys, I always LOVE hearing easy, quick, healthy, and delicious meal ideas (hitting all 4 categories is a hard one!) so I thought I would share a couple of my favorites with you. Hopefully someone gets a good use out of it.

2 cups arugula
1-2 beets, diced
3 tbsp crumbled goat cheese
2 tbsp vinaigrette (any kind will do, but I go for the fruity ones - especially Trader Joes' Champagne and Pear Vinaigrette with Gorgonzola)
Prep time is 2 minutes and to buy a full package of each of the ingredients at Trader Joes is $10!! That's approximately 6-8 salads for $10.
And the best part? It's approx 250 calories.

Another one I love doing is frying an egg on my cast iron skillet (I only need the tiniest bit of oil just to make the pan moist) and throw on 2 cups of baby spinach after the eggs are finished. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, paprika, or my favorite: creole seasoning.
Just over 100 calories so if you're extra hungry you can double it and still feel great.

What are your favorite go-to healthy easy meals? I'm a terrible cook, so I love these super simple things!

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  • bbontheb
    bbontheb Posts: 718 Member
    I like doing the egg and spinach but have yet to try paprika. Yum. I eat a mixed green salad with chicken with my own sesame dressing (about 100 calories for massive size salad or 50 for regular size for me. It's delicious.

    I need quick healthier meal options as well. I often do chicken and egg white, then spinach and zukes on it, then chopped red pepper and tomatoes with a bit of rice vinegar. Light, but lots of protein in it.

  • michael_jordan7
    michael_jordan7 Posts: 176 Member
    I have fallen in love with cottage cheese for breakfast. 1/2 cup is 110 cals. Then I add either tomato (about 10 cals) or a fruit cup (diced peaches or pears) for 70 cals. It is a fast, tasty, filling breakfast for either 120 or 180 cals.
  • ncfitbit
    ncfitbit Posts: 1,058 Member
    Ooh, I love the sound of these meal ideas! Here's one of my faves. The precooked, chicken makes it easy, peasy. I just vary the amount of chicken, dried cranberries (and sometimes leave out the pumpkin seeds) depending on how hungry I am/how many calories I want to spend, but it's usually in the neighborhood of 400 calories and it feels like a feast!

    Mixed greens-2 cups
    Trader Joe's -crumbled feta - 14 grams
    Fuji apple sliced, 50 grams
    Trader Joes - Grilled Basalmic and Rosemary Chicken, 3-5 oz
    Go Raw - 1oo% Organic Sprouted Pumpkin Seeds With Celtic Sea Salt (from Costco) 10 g
    Ocean Spray - Craisins (Grams), 10 g
    Red grapes, cut in half-40 g
    Newmans Own - Lite Balsamic Vinaigrette, 2 Tbsp. (or you can just use balsamic vinegar and 1 tsp of olive oil)
  • happygolucky721
    happygolucky721 Posts: 26 Member
    I am gonna LOVE this thread!
    Salads, I like a half arrugala/half spinach mix, romaine is good too - it lasts longer if you can't eat it as fast,
    add fruit (oranges, strawberries, apples, pears, grapes), add crunch (cucumbers, peppers, snap peas), a seed/nut or a dried fruit, and protein (cheese, cooked chicken, shrimp or egg). Mix with lemon juice + good balsamic. Add olive oil if you have the cals.

    Also love oatmeal, cottage cheese, hard boiled eggs (boil dozen for the week), yogurt
  • thenewkayla
    thenewkayla Posts: 314 Member
    quote="michael_jordan7;32728328"]I have fallen in love with cottage cheese for breakfast. 1/2 cup is 110 cals. Then I add either tomato (about 10 cals) or a fruit cup (diced peaches or pears) for 70 cals. It is a fast, tasty, filling breakfast for either 120 or 180 cals.[/quote]
    I'm glad I'm not the only one that loves cottage cheese .. i have it for snack on triscut crackers yummy
  • thenewkayla
    thenewkayla Posts: 314 Member
    quote="michael_jordan7;32728328"]I have fallen in love with cottage cheese for breakfast. 1/2 cup is 110 cals. Then I add either tomato (about 10 cals) or a fruit cup (diced peaches or pears) for 70 cals. It is a fast, tasty, filling breakfast for either 120 or 180 cals.[/quote]
    I'm glad I'm not the only one that loves cottage cheese .. i have it for snack on triscut crackers yummy
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    Almost all of mine involve eggs. Hard boiled egg (keep some on hand) chopped with grape tomatoes, diced avocado and a splash of red wine vinegar. This is also good with tuna. My go to quick dinner is always omelets stuffed with whatever vegetables I have on hand and an ounce of any cheese.
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    My go to quick meal is def stir fry. I always have a wide range of fresh and frozen veg and some protein options on hand.
  • THEODOREtheDINOSAUR
    THEODOREtheDINOSAUR Posts: 2 Member
    I love the hard boiled eggs idea! I always forget how delicious they are, and they are great in so many ways.
    I also used to do the cottage cheese with fruit but keep forgetting to repurchase - thanks for the grocery list ideas!
    Another SUPER easy one is to just go to Frazier Farms or Trader Joe's and get a pre-cooked lightly seasoned chicken breast and eat a few strips of that. Add some raw veggies and you can grab and go!
  • coraborealis80
    coraborealis80 Posts: 53 Member
    Breakfast Quick Go To: 2 eggs, 1 cup baby spinach, 2 Tbsp coconut milk, 1/2 cup jimmy dean turkey sausage crumbles or 1 chicken sausage link chopped, 1/2 Tbsp red chili flakes. Scrambled.

    Lunch Quick Go To: 3 oz. ready to eat, chilled shrimp (about 6 mediums), 2 Tbsp. cream cheese, 1 wasa hearty crisp, and horseradish to make an open faced uh...cracker sandwich?. And fresh fruit.

    Dinner Quick Go To: Nooodles shiritaki noodles stir fry with about 2 Tbsp. hoison, 1 tsp minced garlic, and sriracha. Generally I use 3-6oz. shrimp, 2 baby bok choi, handful of snap peas, can of bamboo, shitaki or portobello mushrooms, and green onion garnish.
  • ncfitbit
    ncfitbit Posts: 1,058 Member
    coraborealis80 wrote: »
    Breakfast Quick Go To: 2 eggs, 1 cup baby spinach, 2 Tbsp coconut milk, 1/2 cup jimmy dean turkey sausage crumbles or 1 chicken sausage link chopped, 1/2 Tbsp red chili flakes. Scrambled.

    Lunch Quick Go To: 3 oz. ready to eat, chilled shrimp (about 6 mediums), 2 Tbsp. cream cheese, 1 wasa hearty crisp, and horseradish to make an open faced uh...cracker sandwich?. And fresh fruit.

    Dinner Quick Go To: Nooodles shiritaki noodles stir fry with about 2 Tbsp. hoison, 1 tsp minced garlic, and sriracha. Generally I use 3-6oz. shrimp, 2 baby bok choi, handful of snap peas, can of bamboo, shitaki or portobello mushrooms, and green onion garnish.

    I'm going to try all of these! These are all flavors I love.
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