What Is Your Go To Food for a Meal?

j1wright
j1wright Posts: 286 Member
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
I really like to make veggie omelettes made with one egg and half cup of egg substitute along with a ton of veggies and 1/4 cup of cheese. Usually around a 300 calorie feast and oh so good. I also like to do quesadilla's. I really like quick things when I am in a pinch for time or don't have much in my fridge. What do you seem to have on a weekly basis?
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  • spackham
    spackham Posts: 252 Member
    Honest answer? Frozen meal with extra frozen veg. I also like toast with peanutbutter and jelly or cottage cheese with various seasonings. I also like to make large portions of things that save well that I can eat a few times, like a black bean and corn salsa that I can eat plain or serve on meats or in salads. Or cooking extra chicken mixture of a lettuce wrap to have as leftovers, pre-portioned out into individual servings.
  • j1wright
    j1wright Posts: 286 Member
    I was going to make black bean and corn salsa today. I haven't made it in forever. I love it! Yummy!
  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
    I honestly don't have one, and I wish I did. I have my routine foods that I have to eat (lunches at work), but when I'm not restricted by a lack of anything to cook with, I can spend HOURS deciding on a meal. I wish I had some options I could just think of and go with, but it never seems to work!
  • HelloSweetie4
    HelloSweetie4 Posts: 1,214 Member
    Everyone I live with love mashed potatoes, so that tends to be our go to side. Usually pair it with whatever meat is on sale, so usually chicken or pork. For breakfast I'll have yogurt, if I can't think of anything better. And for lunch I try to stick to raw veggies with a little bit of low fat dip or dressing, but once a week I let myself buy lunch with my co-workers.
  • graelwyn
    graelwyn Posts: 1,340 Member
    At the moment, it is canned vegetable soup with seafood and some mushrooms mixed in, and some garlic and mixed herbs added. I am very careful about ingredients in the soup as well. It actually tastes really nice, mussels, squid, prawns, mixed with soup and quite filling.

    Beyond that, a baked potato with cottage cheese, or eggs, mushrooms and tomatoes (boiled or poached)
  • wittlelacey
    wittlelacey Posts: 391 Member
    Oatmeal, always.
  • dicoveringwhoIam
    dicoveringwhoIam Posts: 480 Member
    grilled fish and veggies thrown on the grill.. quick easy and yummy..
  • cloud2011
    cloud2011 Posts: 898 Member
    Convenience food: Cedarline stacked eggplant. It has under 300 calories and is really filling. It's also lower in sodium than many frozen foods.

    I also eat as a snack 1/4 c. of almonds with 1 Tbsp of chocolate chips. It's also filling and gives me the crunchiness and sweetness I crave in the afternoon.

    For other meals, if I make a big pot of soup on a weekend, I like black bean soup, and also white bean soup with escarole.
    They're both filling and provide many meals during the week. (Feel free to message me for the recipes).
  • modernmom70
    modernmom70 Posts: 373 Member
    Protein, greens, balsamic dressing and feta....I eat this everyday for lunch. I don't get bored! Just switch up what kind of meat once in a while.
  • NorseMaiden
    NorseMaiden Posts: 95 Member
    Chicken. I've learned to substitute it for all the beef I used to eat.
  • MamaSonyaP
    MamaSonyaP Posts: 90 Member
    Oatmeal, Greek Yogurt with strawberry freezer jam, any kind of beans, turkey bacon and loads of veg! Two months ago, my answer would have looked something like this; Red wine, Doritos, a bowl of cereal, chicken nuggets and McDonalds. I know, SO bad. It's funny how a couple of months can change your taste buds!
  • kissy28wv
    kissy28wv Posts: 74
    Precooked frozen chicken breast and a bag of frozen veggies add sauce/seasonings.
  • rookmb
    rookmb Posts: 84
    Oatmeal, Fage 0% yogurt, sweet potatoes, frozen veggies, strawberries, oranges, bags of salad and canned white albacore tuna. I also make a huge pot of vegetable soup on Sunday's and put it in single serving containers and freeze it. I don't keep any processed foods in the house, so if I want something to eat I have to get it from the frig. :)
  • skywa
    skywa Posts: 901 Member
    eggs.
    chicken breast
    ground turkey
    fruit
    frozen veggies
    greek yogurt

    ^^^^
    i could likely live off of just these thing.
  • Fairysoul
    Fairysoul Posts: 1,361 Member
    Salad, veggie sandwich, spaghetti for the kids...
  • akiramezu
    akiramezu Posts: 278
    cottage cheese and whey protein =]
  • fatguyweightloss
    fatguyweightloss Posts: 145
    Spinach (and another other greens in my fridge), 3 eggs, some sort of pork meat (sausage/ham/bacon), and if I haven't had starch that day a potato peeled and cubed. Usually ends up being a scramble buit sometimes it turns into an omelet.
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    Frozen Chicken breast and some kind of Potato, just so much you can do with either.
  • Ralphrabbit
    Ralphrabbit Posts: 351 Member
    Home made mix of my favorite nuts & dried fruit! Because they are my favorite bits they are yummy & hit the spot!
  • Janice032557
    Janice032557 Posts: 163 Member
    I do all my cooking for the week on Friday. That way I just pick something out of the fridge, heat it up, and I'm ready to eat.
  • sbrBirdy
    sbrBirdy Posts: 224 Member
    I keep canned tuna and salad on hand. Mix the tuna with a little mayo and relish and dump it on top of the salad.

    Eggs pretty much every day for breakfast, usually with bacon or sausage.

    Almonds if I want something crunchy.

    Greek yogurt if I want something creamy.
  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,749 Member
    baby mixed greens. banana peppers, and whatever protein i have in the fridge
  • xMadeInChinax
    xMadeInChinax Posts: 19 Member
    Grilled chicken breast and some steamed brocoli! but i have to have it spicy, so I always spice it up with some cayenne pepper and over course I have to have my green tea. ^^
  • yesthistime
    yesthistime Posts: 2,051 Member
    Ground turkey. I make:

    Hamburger Helper
    Spaghetti
    Chile con queso
    Tacos
    Chili
    Burgers
    Meatballs
  • firesoforion
    firesoforion Posts: 1,017 Member
    I honestly don't have one, and I wish I did. I have my routine foods that I have to eat (lunches at work), but when I'm not restricted by a lack of anything to cook with, I can spend HOURS deciding on a meal. I wish I had some options I could just think of and go with, but it never seems to work!

    Same here! I'll plan a few things out that will be my standards for the few days, but if I run out of one of those ingredients or something, I'll just be at a loss of what to eat.
  • mischa_12
    mischa_12 Posts: 126 Member
    my new Go To Meal is grilled salmon with a tonne of mixed vegetables and some sweet chilli sauce for extra flavour. I also grill the salmon a little bit extra than people normally would so it gets flakey and has a bit of a crunchy crust.

    The meal I miss most is my honey, oat cluster and macadamia cereal...gosh that stuff was good for breaky. I now have yogurts with fresh fruit or an egg with a piece of fruit.
  • Brandicaloriecountess
    Brandicaloriecountess Posts: 2,126 Member
    Peanut butter and sugar free preserves!
  • gracieabem
    gracieabem Posts: 211
    My absolute no fuss, hardly need to lift a finger meal??

    Sardines on toast with frozen veges on the side. Or Poached eggs on toast with frozen veges on the side. Frozen veges are a godsend for me. I usually have a packet on hand. I am, however, moving more towards fresh veges all the time because the taste is better and it's cheaper. I do tend to make up a huge batch of veges and freeze in portions though, because otherwise I'd eat the same veges day after day because I'm only cooking for myself. I may have one serve of these vege for dinner and lunch the next day and then the rest go into the freezer for those days when I'm a little time poor. I may still cook something else and just have vege on the side.

    At a pinch I'll have a frozen meal and I do have one in the freezer, but I don't really like the extra sodium and I'm not the biggest fan of them. But sometimes I am just stuffed and my new, improved planning habits fall by the wayside and it's better than not eating or having fast food for convenience sake.
  • nutandbutter
    nutandbutter Posts: 447
    Chicken chunks with mexiranch and a veggie.
  • sunshinesonata
    sunshinesonata Posts: 241 Member
    either an omelette or anything with peanut butter! haha
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