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Anna
Soo, I'm tired of eating the typical chicken strips and Dr. Pepper sort of meal. I really have no clue what to buy that isn't unhealthy. I'm just not sure what to buy or eat that'll actually have some nutritional value. I'm starting to drink water, but kind of actual food do I buy?
I would just like someone to LITERALLY tell me what to buy.
Answer
I avoid packaged products, except bread, pasta or rice.
You don’t have to limit yourself to low calorie food, as long as you watch your portion sizes and use the right cooking method (slow cooker, pressure cooker, steamer, microwave, grill, rotisserie…so you don’t have to add extra fat). I eat filet mignon that I grill…and I am always lighter on the scale the next morning (it has to do with the proteins in meat). You can also buy lean ground beef and make great homemade meatballs (20 minutes in the oven) which will be fulfilling and low calorie (use homemade bread crumbs), unlike the commercially made meatballs which are very high calorie and so tiny.
I’m not sure what chicken strips are… a “style of batter-fried chicken without skin or bones”? I usually eat skinless chicken that I cook in my rotisserie (using a lot of herbs but no fat) or my slow cooker or my pressure cooker so I never have to add extra fat.
A lot of fishes (my favorite is salmon) are delicious cooked in a steamer with broccolis and carrots. You can eat some rice with that too.
I find that adding broccolis to a lot of meals (pasta, rice…) really fills me up. Broccoli is the best vegetable, nutritionally wise.
You can basically eat any fruits or veggies that you like. Even an avocado, which has a lot of calories, is very good for you (has the good kind of fat). Bananas are great for an easy snack. Buy all the fruits that you like and that go together (and are in season, so they’re sweet) and make a great fruit salad without adding sugar but using pureed raspberries as a sauce (do not put bananas in your fruit salad…those turn ugly, still tasty, but ugly, after a few days). You can then eat that salad for several days, as a snack or desert.
You can also make great salads with lots of greens (lettuce, spinach…), hardboiled egg whites, olives, ham and cheese (watch the portion sizes) with a vinaigrette (olive oil is good for you).
You might want to explore the wide world of other great salads…like pasta salads (penne, elbows. any small pasta, a great way to use leftovers…) with artichoke, lemon, tomatoes and parsley…or a potato salad with tomatoes, anchovies, shallots, olive oil, mustard and chervil (my favorite one).
Any leftovers: pasta, chicken, salmon, veggies like broccolis can be used for salads.
You can also make sandwiches…Those are basically salads with bread. You can make a huge sandwich with 3 slices of whole wheat bread, 2 kinds of cheeses and ham, an egg, some pickles, tomatoes, lettuce…then you cut it in half diagonally and you get TWO meals right there, like one half for dinner and the other half for lunch tomorrow.
Homemade tuna sandwiches are better because you can control the amount of the mayonnaise and celery (very little mayo but a lot of celery) so they’re healthier.
I think that anything homemade has much less calories than commercial food and is so much tastier too. Also when you learn how to cook and you get into gourmet cooking, it’s a lot of fun, juggling with the herbs and enjoying the smell of it all (the only downsize is the dishwashing!). You can go online and find great recipes and learn every day. I learned recently that kale was a great addition to my lentils/sausage soup (yes, you CAN have sausage…just REALLY watch for portion size).
Also, having a yogurt a day is good (with probiotic bacteria) and makes a perfect snack or desert. Drink some milk too.
I avoid packaged products, except bread, pasta or rice.
You don’t have to limit yourself to low calorie food, as long as you watch your portion sizes and use the right cooking method (slow cooker, pressure cooker, steamer, microwave, grill, rotisserie…so you don’t have to add extra fat). I eat filet mignon that I grill…and I am always lighter on the scale the next morning (it has to do with the proteins in meat). You can also buy lean ground beef and make great homemade meatballs (20 minutes in the oven) which will be fulfilling and low calorie (use homemade bread crumbs), unlike the commercially made meatballs which are very high calorie and so tiny.
I’m not sure what chicken strips are… a “style of batter-fried chicken without skin or bones”? I usually eat skinless chicken that I cook in my rotisserie (using a lot of herbs but no fat) or my slow cooker or my pressure cooker so I never have to add extra fat.
A lot of fishes (my favorite is salmon) are delicious cooked in a steamer with broccolis and carrots. You can eat some rice with that too.
I find that adding broccolis to a lot of meals (pasta, rice…) really fills me up. Broccoli is the best vegetable, nutritionally wise.
You can basically eat any fruits or veggies that you like. Even an avocado, which has a lot of calories, is very good for you (has the good kind of fat). Bananas are great for an easy snack. Buy all the fruits that you like and that go together (and are in season, so they’re sweet) and make a great fruit salad without adding sugar but using pureed raspberries as a sauce (do not put bananas in your fruit salad…those turn ugly, still tasty, but ugly, after a few days). You can then eat that salad for several days, as a snack or desert.
You can also make great salads with lots of greens (lettuce, spinach…), hardboiled egg whites, olives, ham and cheese (watch the portion sizes) with a vinaigrette (olive oil is good for you).
You might want to explore the wide world of other great salads…like pasta salads (penne, elbows. any small pasta, a great way to use leftovers…) with artichoke, lemon, tomatoes and parsley…or a potato salad with tomatoes, anchovies, shallots, olive oil, mustard and chervil (my favorite one).
Any leftovers: pasta, chicken, salmon, veggies like broccolis can be used for salads.
You can also make sandwiches…Those are basically salads with bread. You can make a huge sandwich with 3 slices of whole wheat bread, 2 kinds of cheeses and ham, an egg, some pickles, tomatoes, lettuce…then you cut it in half diagonally and you get TWO meals right there, like one half for dinner and the other half for lunch tomorrow.
Homemade tuna sandwiches are better because you can control the amount of the mayonnaise and celery (very little mayo but a lot of celery) so they’re healthier.
I think that anything homemade has much less calories than commercial food and is so much tastier too. Also when you learn how to cook and you get into gourmet cooking, it’s a lot of fun, juggling with the herbs and enjoying the smell of it all (the only downsize is the dishwashing!). You can go online and find great recipes and learn every day. I learned recently that kale was a great addition to my lentils/sausage soup (yes, you CAN have sausage…just REALLY watch for portion size).
Also, having a yogurt a day is good (with probiotic bacteria) and makes a perfect snack or desert. Drink some milk too.
Need some healthy ideas for school lunches?
HUMANOiDD_
I'm 15, 5'4, and 135 pounds..
i'm constantly trying to lose weight.
what i hate is that i can't bring things to school like microwave "healthy choice" or chicken or something because it will get bad.
anyone know great lunch ideas to bring to school?
Answer
20 Sandwices:
Scroll to the middle for recipes:
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/20-great-sandwich-ideas-191811/
10 Sandwices:
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/ten-best-sandwich-ideas-recipe.html
Scroll to the bottom of this screen for some great ideas:
http://www.cooksrecipes.com/sandwich/quick-no-recipe-sandwich-ideas.html
More great sandwich ideas:
http://www.heb.com/yourHEBStore/SD-bakery-breadSandwichIdeas.jsp
Chicken sandwices, scroll all the way to the bottom for recipes:
http://southernfood.about.com/od/chickensandwiches/r/bl80601a.htm
You are gonna like these too:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/56757/14_fabulous_vegetarian_sandwich_ideas.html?cat=51
Eating well:
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/collections/healthy_sandwich_recipes.html
Food Channel Sandwiches-includes Giada's favorites:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/topics/sandwich/
Lots more sandwiches:
http://www.linkroll.com/food_tips/terrific-sandwich-ideas-for-the-gourmet-lunch-box.php
20 Sandwices:
Scroll to the middle for recipes:
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/20-great-sandwich-ideas-191811/
10 Sandwices:
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/ten-best-sandwich-ideas-recipe.html
Scroll to the bottom of this screen for some great ideas:
http://www.cooksrecipes.com/sandwich/quick-no-recipe-sandwich-ideas.html
More great sandwich ideas:
http://www.heb.com/yourHEBStore/SD-bakery-breadSandwichIdeas.jsp
Chicken sandwices, scroll all the way to the bottom for recipes:
http://southernfood.about.com/od/chickensandwiches/r/bl80601a.htm
You are gonna like these too:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/56757/14_fabulous_vegetarian_sandwich_ideas.html?cat=51
Eating well:
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/collections/healthy_sandwich_recipes.html
Food Channel Sandwiches-includes Giada's favorites:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/topics/sandwich/
Lots more sandwiches:
http://www.linkroll.com/food_tips/terrific-sandwich-ideas-for-the-gourmet-lunch-box.php
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