Tips for easy, guilt-free meals
I am looking for your ideas for something easy, yet very healthy, for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Here is something I have found incredibly easy, though it does require a little bit of time to prep. I was inspired by a roasted garlic dip I made to come up with other vegetables to roast.
To prep: chop into bite-size chunks the veggies of your choice. I like broccoli, fresh mushrooms, yellow squash, bell peppers, onions, zucchini, etc. Divide them equally into gallon freezer bags (I make 3 or 4 meal portions). Add to the bag any seasonings you like (salt, Mrs Dash, etc). I also like to add whole kernel corn and coarsely chopped garlic cloves. Refrigerate.
To cook: add about 1/8 cup of olive oil to the bag and coat the veggies. Dump contents into the middle of a sheet of foil and create a closed pouch around the veggies. Put in a 400-degree oven for about 40 minutes.
To serve: I enjoy mixing this with brown rice and chopped grilled chicken breast. Be creative and enjoy!
Here is something I have found incredibly easy, though it does require a little bit of time to prep. I was inspired by a roasted garlic dip I made to come up with other vegetables to roast.
To prep: chop into bite-size chunks the veggies of your choice. I like broccoli, fresh mushrooms, yellow squash, bell peppers, onions, zucchini, etc. Divide them equally into gallon freezer bags (I make 3 or 4 meal portions). Add to the bag any seasonings you like (salt, Mrs Dash, etc). I also like to add whole kernel corn and coarsely chopped garlic cloves. Refrigerate.
To cook: add about 1/8 cup of olive oil to the bag and coat the veggies. Dump contents into the middle of a sheet of foil and create a closed pouch around the veggies. Put in a 400-degree oven for about 40 minutes.
To serve: I enjoy mixing this with brown rice and chopped grilled chicken breast. Be creative and enjoy!
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Another easy dinner is to pop some turkey patties in my Foreman grill and serve on whole wheat buns with a little bit of mayo and some sliced tomatoes, spinach and deli sliced cheese.0
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Butternut Squash & Carrot Soup is incredibly filling and super-low in calories.
Chicken Noodle Soup in a crockpot.... Yummy
White Bean & Turkey Chili
Throw chicken breasts and a jar of salsa in a crockpot...heat on low all day. You can eat the chicken as is or shred it for pitas/wraps/etc...
Spaghetti Squash, olive oil and garlic. Again...filling and low cal.
(I LOVE roasted veggies as well!)0 -
I just did chopped veggies with salmon in a parchment paper steam pouch the other night for supper. Less olive oil and I only baked mine about 30 minutes until the salmon was done. I am not a big fish eater, but I'm trying. It was really good (for fish):happy: Since the rest of my family doesn't eat like I need to, it's so nice to be able to put it in the oven and then when their meal is done so is mine!
I just made this recipe yesterday for lunch and supper. It was THAT yummy! I call it Quick Taco Soup. I was going to make a taco dip with cheese and eat it with Triscuits but the calories kept adding up so I left out the Triscuits and cheese and made it a soup.
1/2 cup petite diced tomatoes
1/2 cup black beans, canned and rinsed
2 oz. cooked chicken breast chopped small (I had some leftover in the fridge)
1 TBSP chopped onion
2 TBSP chopped green pepper (I'm guessing here. I just eyeballed it as I diced and threw in the pot!)
1-1 1/2 TBSP Taco seasoning
1/2 cup water
I simmered it in my pan until the peppers and onions were tender. It made a nice sized bowl of soup, was quick, yummy and only about 235 calories!0 -
omg thanks soooooooooooooo much, i am an 11 year old girl who NEEDS to loose weight and i did not know that 235 calories tastes this darn good. Thank you so much this is my every day dinner. please keep the recipeis commin
P.S. I made it without the chicken cause i am a vegiterian, please give me more recipeis, but veg.
thanks soo much!
love,
a girl who despertely needs to loose weight0 -
Thanks for the yummy ideas!0
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