Help! I need meal ideas!

Jboat82005
Jboat82005 Posts: 10 Member
edited November 27 in Recipes
I’ve just started my weight loss journey but I have no clue how to eat/cook healthy! Any ideas?

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  • sbro32
    sbro32 Posts: 130 Member
    Hi! I like keeping things really simple when it comes to cooking because 1) it’s keeps things from seeming too overwhelming in the beginning and 2) I’m a pretty bad cook. But here’s my tip! Bulk up your recipes with lotsa vegetables! I add cooked zucchini and broccoli to tons of recipes. Sometimes I’ll throw a bag of Birds Eye veggie pasta in the microwave, and once it’s done, add it to a skillet of sauce and sautéed broccoli, squash, or zucchini. I’ve added Echrich smoked turkey sausage to this before, too, with some grated Parmesan cheese. It’s a tasty, filling meal that leaves me with leftovers the next day. Best of luck to you!
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
    skinnytaste.com provides free weekly meal plans that include shopping lists!
  • mbelcher0109
    mbelcher0109 Posts: 3 Member
    Hi! I start with my protein first, then build around it. Usually with a veggie and a complex carb (brown rice, etc.). Grilled chicken breast, roasted broccoli, brown rice. Salmon, asparagus, quinoa. Stir fried shrimp, mushrooms, rice. Then you can throw in extras like sautéed onion, peppers, etc. Choose your protein and you can do 2 veggies to leave out the carbs. I also like to use sauces (in moderation). My current meal for the week at work is a turkey burger patty with sautéed peppers and onions and Jasmine rice (such good flavor). I add a little Heinz 57 sauce (not the most heathy thing but it kicks it up a notch and is minimal in calories). Hope this helps!
  • duskyjewel
    duskyjewel Posts: 286 Member
    I second the vote for http://www.skinnytaste.com

    I've been cooking from there for years.
  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
    What types of food do you like? And do you cook in bulk and feeeze/can?

    Any dietary restrictions?

    As far as cooking healthy, if you use lean protiens, complex carbs and pleanty of veggies, spices and a minimum to no added oils for fats- whatever you make is going to be healthy.
  • bebeisfit
    bebeisfit Posts: 951 Member
    I'm making a roasted eggplant salad today. Toss cubed eggplant, red onion and peppers if you like in olive oil, s&p. Roast 400 degree oven about 30 min. Use your choice of grain. Cooked and cooled. I like bulger. Add the roasted veg. And toss with a lemon vinaigrette. Add any of the following: feta cheese, kalamata olives, chopped parsley, chopped chicken, chick peas and pine nuts on top. Eat it the 2nd day at room temperature for more flavor.

    Ends up being a lot of calories but full of fiber and flavor.
  • bebeisfit
    bebeisfit Posts: 951 Member
    Tomorrow is a roast chicken. Maybe shipped caulifloweras a side.
  • bebeisfit
    bebeisfit Posts: 951 Member
    Whipped cauliflower
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Jboat82005 wrote: »
    I’ve just started my weight loss journey but I have no clue how to eat/cook healthy! Any ideas?

    What kinds of things do you like to eat? I look for "old" favorites in site like Cooking Light and Skinny Taste.
    I learn tweaks and tricks to making favorite foods lighter. These tweaks can be applied to many recipes.

    It seems overwhelming at first, but just start with simple things like lean meat, a large veggie side and a modest portion of a starchy "something."

    Stir fries are easy.......https://www.cooksmarts.com/articles/guide-to-stir-frying/
  • pinksunnyrose
    pinksunnyrose Posts: 453 Member
    edited June 2018
    What you need:

    2 pans
    Pam Olive Oil spray

    One pan is for your meat (chicken breast, fish, extra lean turkey/beef), other pan is for veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, asparagus etc. 1 quick Pam spray, medium-high heat, done in 10 minutes! It may not be “gourmet style” of food but it’s HEALTHY, lower in calories, and easy!

    I don’t count carbs and eat tons of fruit, whole wheat breads but usually for breakfast and lunch. (Just my preference but it doesn’t matter when you eat it). That is what has worked for me so far, best of luck !
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