Devin!!
Ok all you cooks out there I need some help!
I want to cook my family an absolutely delicious meal that is extremely healthy and made up of cancer-fighting ingredients, weight-loss friendly foods, and just an overall extremely healthy, yet easy meal.
I would prefereably like it to be things that most people have in their house or ingredients that arent to expensive to buy.
Do you know of any drink recipie, main course and 2-3 side dish meal like this?
I appreciate it so much!
Answer
Healthy dinner? No problem! ;)
Here's a menu for a soup-sandwich combo! Start with Chilled Tomato Soup, next comes Turkey Veggie Wraps and a side of Tangy Coleslaw. Also included is a delicious smoothie recipe =)
Chilled Tomato Soup:
1/4 cup olive oil
3 cups peeled and thinly sliced onions
3 tablespoons thinly sliced garlic
2 bay leaves
4 pounds firm, heirloom tomatoes, cored, seeded, and cut into eighths
1 tablespoon plus 1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
4 cups water
2 cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Hot sauce
In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the onions and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and bay leaves and cook for 5 more minutes. Add the tomatoes, 1 tablespoon salt, and thyme and cook for 15 minutes or until the tomatoes soften. Add the water and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and continue to cook until the tomatoes are very tender, about 10 minutes. Remove the bay leaves. Using a handheld blender, puree the soup until smooth. Chill the soup. Add 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice and hot sauce to taste, as desired.
Turkey Veggie Wraps:
2 cups coarsely chopped smoked turkey breast (about 8 ounces)
2 cups gourmet salad greens
1/2 cup fresh corn kernels (about 1 ear)
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
3 tablespoons light ranch dressing
4 (8-inch) flour tortillas
Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl, tossing well to coat. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Top each tortilla with 1 cup turkey mixture; roll up. Cut each wrap in half diagonally.
Tangy Coleslaw:
Combine 1/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise, 1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt, 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish, 1 teaspoon dry mustard, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Toss with half of a 16-ounce package cabbage-and-carrot coleslaw; cover and chill.
Yogurt n Fruit Smoothie:
2 cups fat-free milk
1 (8-ounce) container vanilla low-fat yogurt
1/2 cup thawed pineapple-orange juice concentrate
2 cups frozen strawberries
1 banana, coarsely chopped
Process all ingredients in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides. Serve immediately
Healthy dinner? No problem! ;)
Here's a menu for a soup-sandwich combo! Start with Chilled Tomato Soup, next comes Turkey Veggie Wraps and a side of Tangy Coleslaw. Also included is a delicious smoothie recipe =)
Chilled Tomato Soup:
1/4 cup olive oil
3 cups peeled and thinly sliced onions
3 tablespoons thinly sliced garlic
2 bay leaves
4 pounds firm, heirloom tomatoes, cored, seeded, and cut into eighths
1 tablespoon plus 1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
4 cups water
2 cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Hot sauce
In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the onions and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and bay leaves and cook for 5 more minutes. Add the tomatoes, 1 tablespoon salt, and thyme and cook for 15 minutes or until the tomatoes soften. Add the water and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and continue to cook until the tomatoes are very tender, about 10 minutes. Remove the bay leaves. Using a handheld blender, puree the soup until smooth. Chill the soup. Add 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice and hot sauce to taste, as desired.
Turkey Veggie Wraps:
2 cups coarsely chopped smoked turkey breast (about 8 ounces)
2 cups gourmet salad greens
1/2 cup fresh corn kernels (about 1 ear)
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
3 tablespoons light ranch dressing
4 (8-inch) flour tortillas
Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl, tossing well to coat. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Top each tortilla with 1 cup turkey mixture; roll up. Cut each wrap in half diagonally.
Tangy Coleslaw:
Combine 1/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise, 1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt, 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish, 1 teaspoon dry mustard, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Toss with half of a 16-ounce package cabbage-and-carrot coleslaw; cover and chill.
Yogurt n Fruit Smoothie:
2 cups fat-free milk
1 (8-ounce) container vanilla low-fat yogurt
1/2 cup thawed pineapple-orange juice concentrate
2 cups frozen strawberries
1 banana, coarsely chopped
Process all ingredients in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides. Serve immediately
Some healthy Lunch ideas?
Anonymous
I need some some healthy ideas and recipes so i can take to lunch for school. I hate the cafeteria, and i cant stand how the food is filled with so much grease, and fat. And most times menus would be like mashed potatoes, fried chicken, mac and cheese, cornbrea, sloppy joes...I cant eat any of that. I'm more of a seafood girl. I hate southern dishes, and i hate burgers and hot dogs. the only thing i eat at school are when they have salads. but its rare when that occurs. I bring some peanut butter sandwiches or ham with spinach, or even tuna sandwiches..but i need more variety than bread and filling. I cant eat anything with butter, cheese, cream, heavy sauces, fried, sauteed...i want something simple and healthy...
Answer
I thinks it's great that you want to eat healthy lunches! There should be more people like you.
Some suggestions:
1) Salad: Cut up romaine lettuce, cut up strawberries, sliced cucumber, sprinkle of dried cranberries, and cashews or other nuts (add enough to suit your taste) and add some small pieces of chopped meat such as chicken, beef, etc. You can add other things like cherry tomatoes, carrots, etc.
Dressing: Kraft raspberry dressing or any other raspberry dressing.
You have to keep some things in separate little containers and then mix in like nuts. I have a special type of bowl with a lid that is deep and I put all the chunky stuff except the nuts and the dressing on the bottom and then put the lettuce on top. At lunch I just add everything else and mix. It's nutritious and delicious. It is really easy to make, it's filling, and you don't always have to have meat.
You can vary it by using different things like raisins, other types of nuts, etc.
Drink: Milk or water
Soup: Make a home-made chicken or turkey soup and put into a thermos. Use noodles in it. Have it with crackers, a vegetable like carrots or celery and a piece of fruit. Drink: Milk or water.
Pasta: Your favourite pasta in a thermos. Have a roll of whole-wheat bread and some yogourt.
Drink: Milk or water.
Just a few ideas. Good luck and healthy eating.
P.S. You can get some other ideas from your Public Health Department. Public Health Nurses are there to help the public with nutrition and ideas for eating healthy. I am in Canada and we go bt the Canada's Food Guide for nutrition, but if you are not you can find what agency in your country will help you.
I thinks it's great that you want to eat healthy lunches! There should be more people like you.
Some suggestions:
1) Salad: Cut up romaine lettuce, cut up strawberries, sliced cucumber, sprinkle of dried cranberries, and cashews or other nuts (add enough to suit your taste) and add some small pieces of chopped meat such as chicken, beef, etc. You can add other things like cherry tomatoes, carrots, etc.
Dressing: Kraft raspberry dressing or any other raspberry dressing.
You have to keep some things in separate little containers and then mix in like nuts. I have a special type of bowl with a lid that is deep and I put all the chunky stuff except the nuts and the dressing on the bottom and then put the lettuce on top. At lunch I just add everything else and mix. It's nutritious and delicious. It is really easy to make, it's filling, and you don't always have to have meat.
You can vary it by using different things like raisins, other types of nuts, etc.
Drink: Milk or water
Soup: Make a home-made chicken or turkey soup and put into a thermos. Use noodles in it. Have it with crackers, a vegetable like carrots or celery and a piece of fruit. Drink: Milk or water.
Pasta: Your favourite pasta in a thermos. Have a roll of whole-wheat bread and some yogourt.
Drink: Milk or water.
Just a few ideas. Good luck and healthy eating.
P.S. You can get some other ideas from your Public Health Department. Public Health Nurses are there to help the public with nutrition and ideas for eating healthy. I am in Canada and we go bt the Canada's Food Guide for nutrition, but if you are not you can find what agency in your country will help you.
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