Healthy Recipe Ideas?

Polly

Hi! I am 16 and want to become alot healthier! Anyway I was wondering if someone can tell me some really fast to make breakfast and lunches to grab and go (can be made night before but still needs to be fast to prepare next morning) Also I was wondering if anyone knew any healthy filling meals and snacks that are moderatley fast to make. Also if anyone could reccomend a good cookbook that has all healthy meals so i don't have to worry about looking at the calorie count or anything and just add ingredients to the shopping list. Sorry if some of my scentences make no sense, it is midnight and I am on a cold medicine that's keeping me awake. Thanks!

Answer
Thats great that you want to become a lot healthier :) If you can try to go for natural organic foods.

Here are some healthy meal ideas:

Breakfast:

~ Oatmeal - for a quick cook oatmeal you could try McCann Irish quick cooking oatmeal
Topping ideas: berries/fruit, nut butter, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, cinnamon, natural jam, honey, agave nectar, milk or non-dairy milk or greek yogurt or unsweetened organic fruit sauce, etc.
* Non-dairy milk like - almond, soy, rice or coconut milk.

~ Healthy cereal (like Kashi or Nature's Path organic) with milk or non-dairy milk or greek yogurt. You can top with fresh berries/fruit.

~ Greek yogurt with fresh fruit or a side of fruit salad. You can also add in nuts, seeds or ground flax seed to the yogurt. Or a parfait with greek yogurt, berries, organic granola or muesli.

~ Muesli with yogurt & fruit salad


Lunch & Dinner:

~ Salad: mixed baby greens, baby romaine, Italian salad mix, romaine lettuce, baby spinach, etc. with things like cherry tomatoes/tomato, cucumber, dried cranberries, goat cheese, walnut crumbles or almond slithers, grated carrot, bell pepper, salad dressing or olive oil/vinegar, etc.
* For more protein:
- Chickpeas or mixed beans
- Tofu or tempeh
- Sliced hard boiled eggs

~ Sandwich.
(On whole grain bread like multigrain, ezekiel, rye, whole wheat pita, whole grain tortilla, etc.)
- Basil pesto, tomato, baby spinach & mozzarella melt
- Falafel & hummus in whole wheat pita
- Almond or Peanut butter & jam - nut butter with no added sugar
- Egg & cheese
- Egg whites & baby spinach in a whole grain tortilla with cream cheese
- Chickpea wrap (with things like grated carrot, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, mixed baby greens,bell pepper, salad dressing, etc.)
- Black bean wrap with salsa & some cheese; or a quesadilla on a whole grain tortilla
- Veggie burger
- Hummus & veggie: hummus, lettuce or spinach, grated carrot, bell pepper, sliced cherry tomatoes in a whole wheat pita or inside a whole grain tortilla wrap
- Grilled veggies with goat cheese or with hummus
- Tofu or tempeh, hummus or veganaise, spinach or lettuce, tomato, grated carrot, etc.
- Rye bread with avocado and hard boiled eggs

~ Vegetables stir fried in olive oil with tofu or tempeh, with wild/brown rice or whole grain or brown rice noodles or quinoa.

~ Roasted sweet potato and vegetables with olive oil and herbs

~ Lentil vegetable soup

~ Omelets with veggies & cheese - eggs are great for protein try them boiled, poached, scrambled, etc...with healthy toast, veggies, fruit, cottage cheese, etc.

~ Whole grain or brown rice pasta with basil pesto, olive oil or tomato sauce + veggies, goat cheese/cheese, etc
- Or a pasta salad with things like chickpeas, goat cheese, cherry tomatoes, veggies, etc.

~ Veggies with wild/brown rice and cubes of tofu, tempeh or beans

Snack ideas:

Snack ideas:
~ Veggies with hummus - veggies such as raw carrot sticks, cucumber slices or sticks, cherry tomatoes sliced, lightly steamed broccoli, slices of bell pepper, celery sticks, etc. If you want you can slice whole wheat pita into triangles for dipping.
~ Veggies
~ Greek yogurt, yogurt or goat's milk yogurt
~ Hard boiled egg + cottage cheese, greek yogurt or almonds
~ Cottage cheese with fruit
~ Apple or pear, almonds
~ Fruit
~ Fruit/berries + greek or regular yogurt
~ Apple slices dipped in nut butter
~ Whole grain Kashi crackers with cheese or hummus
~ Frozen grapes
~ Nuts, seeds or trail mix
~ All natural popcorn, sweet potato chips, whole wheat pita chips, etc.
~ Healthy cereal
~ Healthy cereal + milk of your choice of yogurt, you can also add in berries/fruit
~ Plain greek yogurt with fruit
~ Kashi granola bar, Kind fruit & nut bar, Lara bar
~ Buckwheat waffle or pancake with toppings like nut butter, natural jam, cream cheese, honey, agave nectar, berries/fruit, yogurt
~ Fruit salad + yogurt or cottage cheese
~ Homemade smoothie: using fruit/berries of your choice with milk or non-dairy milk with yogurt, you can also add ground flax seed


Recipe ideas:

~ Quick hummus & vegetable pitas
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/1677

~ Baked sweet potato fries
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2906

~ Oven roasted brussels sprouts
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2376

~ Spinach & strawberry salad
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/696

~ Easy baked tofu
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2639

~ Grilled veggie & goat cheese pitas
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/3002

~ Easy baked penne with ricotta & basil
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/1914

~ Apple berry baked oatmeal
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/3073

~ Oat date bars
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2748

~ Apple cinnamon oat squares
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2867



I hope this helps :)

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Healthy meal recipes?

Jordan

I'm just trying to eat healthier and I need some simple ideas for breakfast,lunch, and dinner. I always look on the internet and find all these complicated ingredients that I don't have. Just want to use stuff I always have at home. At home i usually have available: chicken breast, wheat bread, whole wheat pasta, tomatoes, onions, sometimes bell peppers, Turkey breast(deli style),baby carrots, squash, garlic,sour cream,butter,olive oil, canned tuna,canned tomatoes, a lot of regular spices, oatmeal, canned kidney beans, rice(not the brown kind:() potatoes,thin rice noodles(don't usually have those, just happen to at the moment) couscous(not really regular but we have it) tomato sauce, pasta sauce(red) teriyaki sauce and marinade, soy sauce,and we have really big cans of pinto beans! That's pretty much all I can see right now. It's ok if you have a recipe that maybe has something not on my list. It's jut hard for me to get my parents to buy what I want and the healthy stuff. And there's probably a lot of thing I could make I just hafta find a recipe! Also healthy snack ideas?

Answer
Breakfast:
-Oatmeal
-Breakfast parfait (you can look up recipes on google. You will get TONS of results)
-Apple or banana with almond butter or natural organic peanut butter
-High fiber cereal (no more than 7grams sugar per serving) with fruit
-Whole wheat toast with almond butter or natural organic peanut butter. Sliced banana or apple on top

Lunch:
-Chicken salad
-Chicken sandwich
-Tuna salad
-Tuna sandwich
-Turkey sandwich
-Pinto beans on toast
-Whole wheat pasta or rice noodles with tomato sauce
-Oatmeal
-Pinto bean sandwich
-Veggie sandwich (with squash tomatoes bell peppers lettuce and whatever dressing/seasoning you want)

Dinner:
-Chicken salad
-Chicken sandwich
-Tuna salad
-Tuna sandwich
-Turkey sandwich
-While wheat pasta or rice noodles with tomato sauce or lemon juice or something
-Pinto beans on toast
-Pinto bean sandwich
-Fish (I think salmon is the best)

Snacks:
-Fruit
-Nuts
-Low/non fat yogurt
-Veggies (Celery with almond/peanut butter is great!)

I like putting olive oil on my salads and sandwiches..but I'm kinda strange ;P
You can also replace the pinto beans with kidney beans I think. I'm not really sure if they're healthy or not though.
I like putting organic peanut butter or almond butter and cinnamon in my oatmeal. Adds good flavor.

Good luck!! (Sorry I didn't really give you any recipes)

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