I am a nanny for the Summer and need some good ideas.
Kids are 1 boy (5) and 1 girl (8).
Their mother has asked that I try to feed them healthy snacks and lunches and avoid things such as cookies and chips. I am a good cook, but I have lots of dinner recipes not snacks/lunches. Plus she doesn't want me cooking difficult meals. They like fruits and veges so that isn't a problem. She keeps her refrigerator stocked with normal things, milk, juices, grapes/cherries/apples, veges such as green beans, lettuce and cucumbers, eggs and deli lunch meats like turkey, salami and ham.
I am on a diet, and today they looked very intrigued by my lunch. I made two boiled eggs, two small roll ups with turkey, ham and cheese and a small bunch of grapes. So I am thinking of making things like that. Any ideas would be very much appreciated! :)
Answer
Here are some healthy lunch ideas :)
~ Whole wheat pita pizzas with tomato sauce, baby spinach, shredded mozzarella, sliced tomato - you can also add other veggies to the pizzas
~ Hard boiled egg, cottage cheese, toast with natural jam, fruit salad or a fruit
~ Baby spinach & cheese omelets, whole grain toast with natural jam, fruit salad or a fruit, or side salad/veggies
~ Whole wheat pita, hummus, sliced cherry tomatoes, lightly steamed broccoli, raw carrot sticks, etc.
~ Sandwiches
On whole grain bread like multigrain, ezekiel, rye, whole wheat pita, whole grain tortilla, etc.
Filling ideas:
- Grilled cheese
- Egg salad
- Almond or Peanut butter & natural jam - for something different try it on a wheat pita or whole grain tortilla
- Egg & cheese, add baby spinach
- Chickpea wrap (with things like grated carrot, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, salad greens, salad dressing, etc.) in a whole grain tortilla
- Cheese & bean quesadillas on whole grain tortilla
- Veggie burger
- Hummus, lettuce, grated carrot, sliced cherry tomatoes in a whole wheat pita half
- Poached egg on a toasted whole grain english muffin with a slice of cheese/cream cheese, baby spinach
- Whole grain bagel with cream cheese & natural jam + hard boiled egg
~ Mac & cheese made with whole grain pasta
~ Whole grain pasta with tomato sauce, baby spinach - veggies, cheese with salad or steamed vegetables on the side.
~ Whole grain pasta salad or mixed bean salad/chickpea salad. With things like some basil pesto/salad dressing, cherry tomatoes/tomatoes, baby spinach, cheese, veggies.
~ Salad with things like cherry tomatoes/tomato, cucumber, salad dressing or olive oil/vinegar, dried cranberries, cheese like goat cheese or mozzarella, walnut crumbles or almond slithers, grated carrot, etc.
You can also add things like:
- Chickpeas or any beans
- Grilled cubes of tofu/tempeh
- Salmon or Tuna
- Sliced hard boiled eggs
Here are some snack ideas:
~ Watermelon, any melon cut into shapes with a cookie cutter for a fun snack
~ Frozen grapes or frozen banana slices
~ Veggies & hummus
~ Greek yogurt or regular yogurt
~ Fruit/berries + greek or regular yogurt or milk or non-dairy milk like almond, soy, rice or coconut milk
~ Apple slices dipped in a tbsp of nut butter, like almond butter or peanut butter
~ Trail mix: nuts, seeds, dried fruit like cherries, blueberries or cranberries, dark chocolate bits or chips
~ Whole grain crackers with cheese or hummus
~ Whole grain crackers, cheese, grapes
~ Nuts (1/4 cup), seeds
~ Pita chips with hummus + veggies
~ Healthy cereal (such as Kashi or Nature's Path Organic; high fiber not to high in sugar)
~ Healthy cereal + milk or non-dairy milk or yogurt, you can also add in berries/fruit
~ Small whole grain tortilla with a tbsp of almond or peanut butter & a tbsp of natural jam or sliced banana
~ Small whole wheat pita with hummus, veggies
~ Plain greek yogurt with berries/fruit - drizzle of honey or natural jam for sweetness
~ Kashi granola bar, Kind fruit & nut bar, Lara bar, Nature's Path Organic kids bars
~ Whole grain waffle with toppings like cream cheese, natural jam, honey, berries/fruit, agave nectar, nonfat yogurt, etc
~ Cottage cheese + fruit/berries
~ Fruit salad; try different combinations like:
- Strawberries, kiwi
- Watermelon, grapes, strawberries
- Banana, mango, pineapple
- Watermelon, honey dew melon, pineapple
- Raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries
- Apple or pear, strawberries
~ Homemade smoothie: using fruit/berries of your choice with skim milk or non-dairy milk with nonfat yogurt, you can also add 1 or 2 tbsp ground flax seed.
~ Apple, dried apricots
Here are some great healthy ideas :)
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/values/nutrition-kids-lunch.php
I hope this helps :)
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Here are some healthy lunch ideas :)
~ Whole wheat pita pizzas with tomato sauce, baby spinach, shredded mozzarella, sliced tomato - you can also add other veggies to the pizzas
~ Hard boiled egg, cottage cheese, toast with natural jam, fruit salad or a fruit
~ Baby spinach & cheese omelets, whole grain toast with natural jam, fruit salad or a fruit, or side salad/veggies
~ Whole wheat pita, hummus, sliced cherry tomatoes, lightly steamed broccoli, raw carrot sticks, etc.
~ Sandwiches
On whole grain bread like multigrain, ezekiel, rye, whole wheat pita, whole grain tortilla, etc.
Filling ideas:
- Grilled cheese
- Egg salad
- Almond or Peanut butter & natural jam - for something different try it on a wheat pita or whole grain tortilla
- Egg & cheese, add baby spinach
- Chickpea wrap (with things like grated carrot, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, salad greens, salad dressing, etc.) in a whole grain tortilla
- Cheese & bean quesadillas on whole grain tortilla
- Veggie burger
- Hummus, lettuce, grated carrot, sliced cherry tomatoes in a whole wheat pita half
- Poached egg on a toasted whole grain english muffin with a slice of cheese/cream cheese, baby spinach
- Whole grain bagel with cream cheese & natural jam + hard boiled egg
~ Mac & cheese made with whole grain pasta
~ Whole grain pasta with tomato sauce, baby spinach - veggies, cheese with salad or steamed vegetables on the side.
~ Whole grain pasta salad or mixed bean salad/chickpea salad. With things like some basil pesto/salad dressing, cherry tomatoes/tomatoes, baby spinach, cheese, veggies.
~ Salad with things like cherry tomatoes/tomato, cucumber, salad dressing or olive oil/vinegar, dried cranberries, cheese like goat cheese or mozzarella, walnut crumbles or almond slithers, grated carrot, etc.
You can also add things like:
- Chickpeas or any beans
- Grilled cubes of tofu/tempeh
- Salmon or Tuna
- Sliced hard boiled eggs
Here are some snack ideas:
~ Watermelon, any melon cut into shapes with a cookie cutter for a fun snack
~ Frozen grapes or frozen banana slices
~ Veggies & hummus
~ Greek yogurt or regular yogurt
~ Fruit/berries + greek or regular yogurt or milk or non-dairy milk like almond, soy, rice or coconut milk
~ Apple slices dipped in a tbsp of nut butter, like almond butter or peanut butter
~ Trail mix: nuts, seeds, dried fruit like cherries, blueberries or cranberries, dark chocolate bits or chips
~ Whole grain crackers with cheese or hummus
~ Whole grain crackers, cheese, grapes
~ Nuts (1/4 cup), seeds
~ Pita chips with hummus + veggies
~ Healthy cereal (such as Kashi or Nature's Path Organic; high fiber not to high in sugar)
~ Healthy cereal + milk or non-dairy milk or yogurt, you can also add in berries/fruit
~ Small whole grain tortilla with a tbsp of almond or peanut butter & a tbsp of natural jam or sliced banana
~ Small whole wheat pita with hummus, veggies
~ Plain greek yogurt with berries/fruit - drizzle of honey or natural jam for sweetness
~ Kashi granola bar, Kind fruit & nut bar, Lara bar, Nature's Path Organic kids bars
~ Whole grain waffle with toppings like cream cheese, natural jam, honey, berries/fruit, agave nectar, nonfat yogurt, etc
~ Cottage cheese + fruit/berries
~ Fruit salad; try different combinations like:
- Strawberries, kiwi
- Watermelon, grapes, strawberries
- Banana, mango, pineapple
- Watermelon, honey dew melon, pineapple
- Raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries
- Apple or pear, strawberries
~ Homemade smoothie: using fruit/berries of your choice with skim milk or non-dairy milk with nonfat yogurt, you can also add 1 or 2 tbsp ground flax seed.
~ Apple, dried apricots
Here are some great healthy ideas :)
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/values/nutrition-kids-lunch.php
I hope this helps :)
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Healthy Recipe Ideas?
Q. 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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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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