Meal and Side Dish Idea's!!!

Addy0315
Addy0315 Posts: 48
in Food and Nutrition
Help! I am in need of some new healthly meal idea's that are family friendly!! Also healthy snack ideas would be great!! Anything you got I would love them!I love going to the grocery store to buy stuff for new meals to try and even better when they are healthy ones!!

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  • Cjoseph03
    Cjoseph03 Posts: 107 Member
    One of my favorite side dishes is quinoa. Even the kids enjoy it because it's interesting looking.

    For healthy snacks, I keep cheese sticks/laughing cow wedges and plenty of yogurt and fruit in the house. Always a good choice.
  • Addy0315
    Addy0315 Posts: 48
    This might be dumb but what is quinoa and how do you make it?
  • Addy0315
    Addy0315 Posts: 48
    No more ideas??
  • Cjoseph03
    Cjoseph03 Posts: 107 Member
    Sorry. I've been working just about every night. I wasn't trying to ignore you!


    Quinoa is a kind of grain and I love it in soups, as a side at dinner, on a salad or even plain. It's interesting looking and has a grainy taste. It's usually found in the grocery store near rice and couscous (which I also love!).

    www.foodnetwork.com/topics/quinoa or try to google it. It's not expensive. A great thing I like to do is brown some turkey sausage in olive oil, with onions and garlic then place on top of the prepared quinoa and top with just a little speg. sauce! Delish! I prepare quinoa with the directions off the box - just like rice where you cook it on the stove in water. It absorbs all the water and then fluff with a fork.

    Nutrition Facts

    Fresh & Easy Organic - Cooked Quinoa

    Servings: 1 bowl

    Calories 170
    Sodium 230 mg
    Total Fat 3 g
    Potassium 0 mg
    Saturated 0 g
    Total Carbs 31 g
    Polyunsaturated 0 g
    Dietary Fiber 3 g
    Monounsaturated 0 g
    Sugars 0 g
    Trans 0 g
    Protein 6 g
    Cholesterol 0 mg
    Vitamin A 0%
    Calcium 2%
    Vitamin C 0%
    Iron 25%

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