Needing new recipes!

cjones8303
cjones8303 Posts: 4 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm still pretty new at eating healthy and watching carbs and all of that...I've been eating celery sticks, carrot sticks, yogurt, protein shakes and then mainly baked chicken or fish for dinner. I'm starting to get burnt out on the same things day after day. I'm also a single mom of one picky 7 year old girl, if anyone has any good/easy/fast recipes or know of any helpful websites I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks in advance

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  • Fitwarrior7_Round_2
    Fitwarrior7_Round_2 Posts: 453 Member
    Snacks - Cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, almonds.
  • cjones8303
    cjones8303 Posts: 4 Member
    Yes I've been having boiled eggs every morning
  • Fitwarrior7_Round_2
    Fitwarrior7_Round_2 Posts: 453 Member
    Maybe look into the egg white turkey muffin cups as well, that might break up the monotony of the hard boiled eggs (and trust me i can relate to this monotony).
  • delboy604
    delboy604 Posts: 116 Member
    Try 2 scrambled eggs and one rasher of bacon and one slice of toast for breakfast. Filling and should keep everyone full to lunch. Only an idea.
  • pontious11349
    pontious11349 Posts: 105 Member
    It sounds counter intuitive but using a slow cooker makes dinner time quick and easy. We simply put our ingredients into the slow cooker in the morning and the meal is ready when you get home from work. It's great for curry, bolognese, fajitas, stew... And you can mix up your meats or sauces and have a pretty varied meal plan

    As far as living on celery - there's actually no need as long as you remain in your calorie deficit.

    Protein shakes - unless you have a daily protein target you are struggling to meet, you could ditch them and save your calories for real food.

    I am a huge advocate of tracking macros. Google flexible dieting or IIFYM for some background. But essentially you can eat whatever foods you like as long as they fit your macros. So you can have a donut or chocolate or whatever you like as long as you track it and stay within your allowances. For me it was a liberating discovery
  • Dano74
    Dano74 Posts: 503 Member
    pontious11349 wrote: »
    So you can have ... whatever you like as long as you track it and stay within your allowances. For me it was a liberating discovery

    Yaaaaassss.

    Sustainability is the name of the game and chicken boobs and celery, after some time, is the worst.

    Ideas:

    We love street tacos. Super Simple: corn tortillas, shredded chicken (slow cooked, grilled and seasoned or even pre-packaged), cilatro, lime juice. Hot sauce. Done and done. Kids may not like the combo, but they tend to be good on picking apart the tortilla and meat.

    Breakfasat sandwich (for dinner- why not): microwave egg in a small, english muffin size dish. Slap into english muffin with chees and maybe a slice of some meat (if you're into that). Donez.

  • april3888
    april3888 Posts: 40 Member
    The possibilities are endless really. I follow Skinnytaste on fb and they have LOTS of great, healthy meals. Also "Diary of a fit mommy" has lots of good, yummy but healthy snacks/meals. My 9yr old loves apple slices w/peanut butter. Good mix of fat/protein/carbs/fiber.
  • april3888
    april3888 Posts: 40 Member
    Today I had 2 thin slices of cucumber as the "bread" of my turkey & cheese sandwich. The cheese was an Aldi version of the reduced fat laughing cow cheese wedges. 25 calories per wedge.
  • cjones8303
    cjones8303 Posts: 4 Member
    Thank you all so much!! I think I'm over-thinking it too much (because that's what I always do lol) but you all have me some great ideas! Thanks again!
  • DisneyDude85
    DisneyDude85 Posts: 428 Member
    I've been marinating my chicken in McCormick dry marinade by using all water and no oil like they suggest (usually about 1/2 per envelope, along with a splash of apple cider vinegar). 2 envelopes for 4 pounds of chicken, then bake on a sheet pan at 350 for about 30-35, depending on the thickness of the meat. Mesquite and Brown Sugar/Bourbon are my favorites currently. Used Garlic and Herb for my lunches last week which was spaghetti squash, barilla bacon and cheese marinara, and slices of chicken. Was delicious and filled me up! And with all that chicken in the fridge, you can make lots of things with it :)
  • Rage_Phish
    Rage_Phish Posts: 1,507 Member
    april3888 wrote: »
    Today I had 2 thin slices of cucumber as the "bread" of my turkey & cheese sandwich. The cheese was an Aldi version of the reduced fat laughing cow cheese wedges. 25 calories per wedge.

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