What 3 "healthy" meals do you make often? (2024)

urbansmamma Posts: 202 Member

July 2012

1) red lentil dal... It is Uh-MAZING!!! http://edenkitchen.com/red-lentil-dahl/

2) Chickpea burgers... A million times better than any veggie burger out there http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2011/10/colleens-chickpea-burgers-with-tahini-sauce.html

3) This super healthy chili http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2012/01/healthy-super-bowl-party-chili.html

anna_b1 Posts: 588 Member

July 2012

Pasta with Crockpot turkey sausage sauce from Gina/Skinnytaste
Chicken scallopine with roasted potatoes (my own)
Rustic Italian Tortellini soup (from Sparkspeople. You've gotta try this!)

(my 3 stand-bys)

Nikkie_too Posts: 495 Member

July 2012

You'll see these things in my diary quite often:

1. White bean chicken chili: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/white-bean-chicken-chili/detail.aspx I usually use fresh tomatillos and cook my own beans from dry to keep the sodium down. Frozen corn is much less hassle than fresh.

2. Baked salmon with sides (often boiled potatoes and sauteed veggies). I like it coated with a "dill pesto" (fresh dill, garlic, lemon zest & juice, a bit of oil, salt & pepper), balsamic glaze (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/balsamic-glazed-salmon-fillets/detail.aspx), or if I'm tired I just dust it with garlic salt and pepper. LOL

3. Eggwich - it's my main morning thing these days. Thomas' light multi-grain English muffins have 100 calories and decent fiber. I've got it down to a science and can do it in 5 min before work - even on crutches LOL. Just fry an egg and add some egg substitute to increase the protein, toast the English muffin while the egg's cooking, smear on some flavoured (garlic & herb) light cream cheese and assemble. About 250 calories, 28g carbs, 10g fat, 18g protein, 450 mg sodium.

misslexii Posts: 19

July 2012

Spinach, Mushroom and Ricotta "Risotto" using Quinoa instead of rice.

Scrambled egg whites with grated zucchini, baby spinach, mushroom, garlic and chilli.

"Satay" stirfy - Tofu, Miracle Noodles, Carrot, Capsicum, Snow Peas, Broccoli with Almond Spread/Lime Juice

elm2008 Posts: 95 Member

July 2012

tabilw Posts: 50 Member

July 2012

sofia0586 Posts: 71 Member

July 2012

laus_8882 Posts: 217 Member

July 2012

1. Some sort of lentil and vegetable curry
2. Tofu stirfry with basil and chilli
3. Cajun chicken and spinach salad

I actually make these things at least once a week... Here's to the basil tofu stirfry kick never ending.

geeniusatwurk Posts: 68 Member

July 2012

1. Baked chicken breasts seasoned with onion, cayenne, and garlic powder. Side of broccoli, spinach, green beans, or peas (or a mix).

2. Baked chicken breasts marinated in sweet chili sauce (called mae ploy or something like that). Same sides

3. Tuna patties, open faced, on those thin sandwhich whole wheat bread disc things. Flavored with chipotle salsa, mustard, banana peppers, and diced jalapeno. Side of cottage cheese and veggies.

My fridge, freezer, and pantry are basically only filled with the stuff to make these 3 things, along with some skim milk for my whey shakes

HLeAnn Posts: 261 Member

July 2012

1. Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts/thighs w/ steamed vegetables

2. Tuna fish mixed with baby spinach-(just a big salad lol)

3. salmon patties

tansygreen Posts: 85 Member

July 2012

beingmotivated Posts: 29

July 2012

Omlette (http://beingmotivated.tumblr.com/post/27399626560/thefitty-how-to-make-an-omlette-great-as-a - my blog for losing weight)

Usual salads and fruit

Can't really think of a third one since I don't have a lot of variety in foods.

kcoftx Posts: 765 Member

July 2012

WillPowerYes Posts: 103 Member

July 2012

ground turkey tacos made with whole wheat tortilla (soft), no cheese

ground turkey spaghetti made with whole wheat spaghetti-noodles, no cheese

chicken stir fry

nhga47 Posts: 118

July 2012

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July 2012

1. Baked chicken breasts seasoned with onion, cayenne, and garlic powder. Side of broccoli, spinach, green beans, or peas (or a mix).

2. Baked chicken breasts marinated in sweet chili sauce (called mae ploy or something like that). Same sides

3. Tuna patties, open faced, on those thin sandwhich whole wheat bread disc things. Flavored with chipotle salsa, mustard, banana peppers, and diced jalapeno. Side of cottage cheese and veggies.

My fridge, freezer, and pantry are basically only filled with the stuff to make these 3 things, along with some skim milk for my whey shakes

i'm coming round yours later... yummy my sort food!

Eleanorjanethinner Posts: 563 Member

July 2012

Since moving to the UK I really don't cook much as there are so many excellent and cheap 'ready to cook' meals available. Even when I do cook it's mostly assembling things i.e. they have precut mixed stir fry veges which you can just dump in the the wok.

So my most often used low cal dinners are...

*Chicken stir fry
* Oven baked fish and chips with veges
* Some kind of baked chicken with mashed potatoes and heaps of kale

fluffytattie Posts: 7

July 2012

1. Homemade Diet co*ke chicken
2. Homemade tandoori chicken with rice
3. Homemade burgers with salad and potato wedges
4. Homemade enchilladas

As you can see I cook pretty much all my meals from scratch. That way I know what's going into them and can reduce oil and salt, and can substitute fatty ingredients for leaner ingredients.

The recipes for these dishes are on my losing weight blog: http://losingweightisnopieceofcake.blogspot.co.uk/
(Except diet co*ke chicken and enchilladas - I'll put them up soon though).

July 2012