What is you all-time favorite sandwich recipe?

Q. Do you have a unique sandwich idea? I prefer healthy sandwiches (no bologna), but I'm getting bored with my usuals. What are some of your ideas to add variety to my lunch sandwiches? Different ideas for breads? ingredients? types of mustard? combinations of ingredients?

I already enjoy turkey w/ swiss, cheese, cranberry & stuffing ... another favorite is a good slice of baquette, w/ artichoke hearts, brie cheese, and toasted almonds, broiled til warm and gooey.
Wow, some great recipes so far! Things that have caught my eye are the olive spread and grilled vegies; the tofu; the Sharon sandwich; Calif chicken; tom, basil, mozzerella; and chicken w/ basil, etc.

I do enjoy PB& banana, I'll have to try w/ strawberry slices :-)

Tuna w/ BBQ sauce? what kind of bbq sauce?

Keep the ideas/recipes coming, and thanks!

Answer
grilled chicken breast
pesto sauce mixed with mayo
roasted red peppers
red onion, thinly sliced
provolone cheese
on herbed foccacia or ciabatta bread, or even in a pita

Then, if you have a grill (better yet, a panini grill), grill the completed sandwich until the cheese starts to melt and the bread gets crusty.

I think I have to get out of the food section. LoL. Drool =P

How to make a healthy dinner?

Kenny H

PS - I am not on a diet.I just want to eat some healthy food.I don't even want to loose weight.I do want to eat healthy food for a healthy life though.
I weigh around 94 pounds a month ago and when I went to the doctor a few days ago I weighed 104 pounds,I am 13 by the way.So everyday in the morning I eat waffles with syrup and milk.For lunch at school I eat a Cup of salad which includes salad,ham,those little bread thing,and ranch.For dinner I eat Fast-Food a lot.My mom goes to work at night and my dad doesn't know how to cook and he WILL NOT cook.So we usually go to McDonalds,KFC,Those bad fast-food shop.I totally understand its unhealthy but I can't go on without eating dinner.Sometimes I do make myself a meal at night to eat.On average I eat fast-food twice per week.So I've decide to eat some healthy food for dinner,however,I don't know ANY healthy recipes and I think I can cook.I just need recipes,steps,and ingredients so I can make myself some food for dinner at night and of course I want it healthy.Yes,I have cooked many things in the past,I learned it from my mom but some aren't healthy.So what are some recipes you recommend?

Answer
When you think about eating healthy, try to picture what a typical healthy plate should look like:

1/2 vegetables, 1/4 starch, 1/4 protein

You can also start or end your dinner with a piece of fruit.

If you go to www.foodnetwork.com and look up Ellie Krieger, she has loads of healthy recipes on there.

To get you started, I'll suggest you pick favorite vegetables (like carrots, potatoes, asparagus) and clean them up and cut them to roughly the same size. Toss them lightly in a little olive oil and salt and pepper them. Place them all on a piece of aluminum foil and roast for about 20 minutes at 425 degrees. (make sure to set a timer and turn the oven off when you are finished!)

There! Super healthy veggies.

Serve them with a grilled panini:

Get good bread (like ciabatta at your local bakery/grocery store). Fill with some thinly sliced turkey, mozzarella or provolone, and roasted peppers and sun-dried tomatoes). Coat the outside lightly with some olive oil.

Put into a hot fry pan (set stove to medium high) or panini grill... after a few minutes, flip it over and use a plate to press it flatter.

Serve the veggies and sandwich with a side of grapes or apple slices too. Perfect balanced, healthy meal.

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Yummy healthy lunches?

Emily J

Here's the deal, I brown bag it for lunch at school. haha.

I'm a vegetarian and generally I eat a PB and J sandwich on whole wheat bread, some sort of fruit, and either some nuts or something of that maner.

Any ideas on how I can spice it up? I'm just trying to eat healthier and would like some ideas!

I'm vegetarian BTW and I don't have access to the microwave.

Answer
Delicious Vegetarian Panini Sandwich Filling Recipe Ideas
Provolone cheese, fontina cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, pre-sautéed red onion and mushroom, fresh basil and chopped olives.
Havarti cheese (terrific in paninis), mozzarella cheese, artichoke hearts, fresh tomatoes, and pesto spread.
Havarti-dill cheese, sliced onions, sliced tomatoes, sliced zucchini. If desired, try a sauce made with mayo, horseradish & mustard of choice. (Perhaps on Sourdough bread)
Sliced firm tofu, sliced, zucchini slices, red bell pepper slices, Swiss cheese, fresh spinach or basil leaves. Use a hearty panini bread that can stand up to the moisture in the tofu.
Plain hummus, baby spinach, grilled mushrooms, tomatoes, chopped onions, shredded aged cheddar cheese.
Whole-wheat pita pocket, vegetarian refried beans, sliced roasted red pepper, sliced olives, mild salsa, sliced cheddar cheese. Mexican flavor!
Sourdough bread, sliced zucchini, sliced yellow squash, sliced red bell pepper, provolone cheese, fresh basil leaves, mayonnaise. Drizzle of Italian dressing.
Spread pesto sauce inside of a baguette. Add mozzarella cheese. Super easy and fast!
Gorgonzola cheese, provolone cheese, sliced black olives, sliced green peppers, diced onion, fresh basil and Dijon mustard & mayonnaise spread.
Whole-wheat pita pocket, shredded mozzarella cheese, tomato slices, and mashed or sliced avocado.
Mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, sliced black olives, sliced green peppers, and pre-sautéed mushrooms.
Sautéed sliced onions (golden and slightly). Sautéed sliced mushrooms. Fill a pita with jack cheese, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese.
For a great, fast breakfast (or lunch or dinner), fill panini with scrambled eggs and cheese. Add veggies, mild green chilies, salsa, or condiments of choice.
Mozzarella cheese, pizza sauce, sliced black olives, sliced green peppers, and pre-sautéed mushrooms (or pizza filling of choice â even pineapple).



ENJOY
BELLA

Your favourite Sandwich?

Hedwig

Mine has either gotta be a Wholemeal bread sandwich with Marmite, Ham, Lettuce, and Onions
Or another Wholemeal Bread Sandwich but with Prawns and a small amount of mayo.
(No margarine on either)

Answer
Grilled panini sandwiches are really healthy and tasty too:

http://www.grilledvegetablerecipe.com/Grilled-Vegetables/easy-grilled-vegetable-recipes/grilled-panini-sandwiches.php

And another favorite of mine is chicken salad sandwich:

http://www.webnuggetz.com/chicken-salad-sandwich-recipe/

If my sandwich filling includes mayo or some kind of creamy dressing then I don't use butter, but I will butter the bread if the filling is something dry.

Your Marmite and ham salad sandwich sounds unusual! I've only ever had Marmite by itself on toast or on toast with scrambled eggs on top.

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Healthy caming recipes?

Erica

Im looking for recipes to use when camping and using a fire pit or table top grill. I need ones that are somewhat healthy thanks.

Answer
1. Pancakes: Mix up whole-wheat pancake mix before you leave, using dried egg and dried buttermilk, so all youâll need to add at the campsite is water. The wheat fiber will keep you full and energized for an active day of hiking, biking, boating and late-night campfire conversation.

2. Hearty oatmeal: Try my yummy make-ahead recipe (below). Itâs less sugary than packaged instant oatmeal.

3. Trail mix: Make your own trail mix with an assortment from the bulk foods aisle of your supermarket, including nuts, dried fruits, seeds, and carob or chocolate chips. The trail mix can double as a sprinkle on oatmeal.

4. Tuna melts: Make tuna melts on crackers or toasted bread with tuna from a pouch and slices of individually wrapped cheese on top. Heat on grill until cheese melts.

5. Grilled-cheese sandwiches or panini: Toast them over the hot fire.

6. Veggie dogs or turkey dogs: Theyâre better for you than regular hot dogs.

7. Veggie ramen: Combine ramen noodles and chopped fresh vegetables (or freeze-dried ones) and low-sodium hot broth made from a powder or liquid concentrate. (If you use the flavoring packets that come with the ramen noodles, only add in about half the packet to cut back on sodium. I promise, itâll still be plenty flavorful!)

8. Rice pilaf or couscous: Prepare according to package directions; combine with your choice of fresh vegetables, mushrooms, dried fruit and nuts.

9. Kebobs: Thread pieces of mushrooms, green pepper, cherry tomatoes, fresh fruit, extra-firm tofu or seitan, chicken or beef onto metal or wooden skewers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and/or brush with a marinade. Cook over an open fire until the vegetables soften and meat is cooked through.

10. Potatoes: Before leaving for your trip, cook whole potatoes in the oven or microwave until theyâre just tender when pierced with a fork; pack whole. Prepare at campsite as stuffed potatoes (cut slits in the potatoes and stuff with cheese and shredded beef jerky) or cut up potatoes and sauté in butter or a little oil to serve with breakfast.

11. Hobo stew: On a large piece of aluminum foil sprayed with cooking spray or brushed with oil, arrange small chunks of meat, if desired, assorted fresh vegetables, onions, and fresh garlic or garlic powder. Top with a pat of butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and gather up sides of aluminum foil to make a sealed pouch, allowing some room at the top for steam. Cook in the coals for about 10 minutes.

12. Chili: Make chili in a camp oven with cans of beans, tomatoes and corn, seasoned with powdered chili spice. Bring cornbread mix to make in a cast iron skillet, or make it at home.

13. Grilled fish: Packed in ice for the first night, salmon or tilapia will make a luscious dinner cooked over the fire. Try my easy yet fabulous recipe (below) for Foil-Wrapped Trout with Arugula and Onions.

14. Grilled fruit: Grilling really brings out the flavor of stone fruits, for a satisfyingly sweet finish. Halve peaches, plums or other stone fruit and remove the pit. Grill cut side down until the fruit begins to brown and soften, then turn over and grill a few minutes on the other side, sprinkling with brown sugar if desired.

15. Baked apples: Core apples, fill with brown sugar and raisins and top with a pat of butter. Wrap in aluminum foil, set in coals and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes.

Healthy Microwave Meals for College?

Questionsa

I'm living in a dorm right now and the food in the Cafeteria is literally junk. I feel disgusting after eating it. I was wondering if anyone could give me healthy recipes but, the thing is they have to work for a microwave. That's all I've got.

I think I'd do fine with just one recipe for every day of the week but I'm having trouble finding any. I'm just sick of eating Quizno's and crunchy chicken sandwiches...

Please help! Thank you :)

Answer
There are a lot of frozen panini sandwiches that you can make in the microwave now. Some are actually very tasty. And every frozen food aisle has some healthy alternatives. Eventually you'll tire of eating entirely frozen food. Stay away from things like EasyMac...talk about gross.

Another thing that is easy is learning the art of making a quesadilla in the microwave...it will take some practice to not come out rubbery but it can be done!

You might want to give your cafeteria another chance - most dining halls have at least some healthy options or salad bars now. Even at my college in NC, which is home to some of the most unhealthy food in the world, my dining halls had vegetarian and vegan options, and always had a salad bar. Adjusting to college food can be tough. If your dining hall really has no vegetarian/healthy options, talk to someone like your RA or someone on Student Government about it. They might be able to file some kind of complaint with it to address the issue and get more food options added to the cafeteria.

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what to do with marinated chicken fillets?

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Fifi

my mam left some marinated chicken fillets in fridge for dinner. any healthy, simple tasty recipes?

Answer
Grill them, slice or dice, then:

--put inside a folded tortilla w/ chz and salsa and make quesadillas. Just grill on a griddle or in a panini maker.
--toss w/ pasta and butter/lemon and some pasta cooking water to make a sauce
--serve over caesar salad for chicken caesar salad
--grill some onions and bellpeppers along w/ meat and make fajitas in flour tortillas
--Cut in half horizontally (to make 2 really thin slices), keep marinating, then grill and serve on ciabatta bread w/ L&T and ranch dressing for sandwiches

What are some good and easy to fix lunch foods???

Renesmee

im only 16 so i dont like to wait a whole long time to fix something like chicken or anything but i want to cook something good and simple cause its only me eating at home so i just want some ideas on what to cook for just me. if you have a recipe please share

thanks everyone

Answer
Baked Egg
Ingredients:
1 slice bacon
1 teaspoon melted butter
1 egg
1/4 slice Cheddar cheese
Cooking Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown, but still flexible. (or I buy the pre-cooked bacon - one less pan to clean up.) Wrap bacon slice around the inside of a muffin cup. Place a teaspoon of butter in the bottom of muffin cup. Drop in egg.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Place 1/4 slice of cheese over egg, and continue cooking until cheese is melted and egg is cooked.

Grilled cheese sandwich.

Egg in a Hole:
Ingredients:
1 slice bread
1 T. butter
1 egg
2 T. veg. oil
Cooking instructions:
Heat oil in frying pan. Butter both sides of a slice of bread. Cut a hole in the middle. (I use a juice glass like a cookie cutter, or you could use a donut or biscuit cutter, etc. You want a hole about 2 1/2" in diameter or so.) Put the bread in the hot skillet for one minute and then turn it around and brown the other side for one minute as well. Break an egg into the hole in the bread and let it fry for about 2 minutes or until the egg is the consistency you want.

Tomato Salad
I eat this all the time as a quick meal:
Slice 2 tomatoes thickly. Take crumbled feta cheese or mozzarella chunks, and very thin slices of onion and mix in with the tomato slices. Sprinkle with a good Italian seasoning or Greek seasoning mixture, or dill or dried basil depending on your preference. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the top. A friend of mine also drizzles lemon juice on her salads. Easy, fast and healthy.

Grilled Pear and Blue Cheese Sandwich
Ingredients:
8 slices sourdough bread
3 Tbsp. butter, softened
1/4 cup sour cream
2 ripe pears, thinly sliced
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/2 cup shredded Havarti cheese
Cooking Instructions:
You can either use one of those indoor double sided grills like a panini maker or George Foreman Grill or you can do this in a frying pan. If you use a frying pan, spray it with butter flavored oil first. Preheat grill (or pan). Combine cheeses in small bowl. Spread sour cream on one side of each piece of bread. Make sandwiches with the sliced pears and cheese mixture with the sour cream on the inside of the bread. Spread softened butter on outsides of sandwiches. Grill for 2-3 minutes until bread is browned and crisp and cheese is melted. If you are using a frying pan, carefully turn it over and cook it on the other side as well - or better yet, pre-heat a smaller, cast iron frying pan and put it on the top of the sandwich as it is cooking in the frying pan.

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How healthy/unhealthy is this sandwich?

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Life

-2 slices of 100% whole wheat bread
- 1slice of provolone cheese
-1 egg fried with a little olive oil
-3 thin slice of honey ham or turkey
-romaine lettuce
-spinach
-tomatoes
-cucumber
-garnish with a dash of pepper and a wee bit honey mustard dressing

Is it unhealthy to eat everyday or every other day?

Answer
That’s a trick question.
You don’t give enough info to get a straight answer.

Like…is this lunch?
To prepare in advance and take somewhere of just do it just before you eat it?
If you prepare it in advance, you need a refrigeration system (because of the meat/poultry/egg).

Also anything healthy becomes unhealthy if you eat it every day as you do not allow your taste buds to diversify and cannot satisfy a 2 weeks nutritional requirement if you eat the same thing over and over.



Let’s analyze in order…

Whole wheat bread is my favorite (crust removed and so fulfilling) beside my homemade bread which I mostly use for a hearty breakfasts (I cannot make fluffy whole wheat bread like commercial breads, one day I’ll find out how they can do it).

The provolone cheese or whatever cheese you like is fine as long as you like the taste by itself so it enhances your sandwich (taste it before using it) as commercial sliced cheeses in some countries (like the US) can ruin a sandwich (I find aged Swiss and Munster ok, but still mild). I ruined a Panini once and after investigation I discovered that the cheese I used tasted more like water (I think it was mozzarella, sometimes, you’re not even sure your cheese actually contains cheese if it’s highly processed food). It was more hurtful because I had high expectations, going out of my way with the prosciutto and the pesto and using my Foreman grill as a Panini press. You cannot always succeed when you experiment new sandwiches and recipes…just don’t proudly give them to somebody else before even tasting it…and then they’re disappointed and like “what it this? I want your awesome usual sandwich”.
After all the effort you put into it!?
Some brands (I won’t name those) will have some good tasting kinds of cheese along with dreadful bland taste other kinds of cheese.


The egg fried with olive oil is a mystery to me.
I only use hard boiled eggs for sandwiches as they’re easy to cook (just boil water), easy to slice in an egg slicer and you can make a batch in advance.
But the olive oil is very healthy (men need 2 Tbsp/day, women need only 1 Tbsp) if you can manage to get olive oil in a sandwich without making it greasy.
Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats (oleic acids) which not only raise the good HDL cholesterol but also lower the bad LDL cholesterol.
It’s the best healthy fat (along with peanut oil…unless somebody is allergic to peanuts, so go with olive oil and be safe).
Hopefully, you’re using extra light olive oil or your sandwich is going to taste “off” if you cook with extra virgin olive oil that degrades to toxic compounds with heat.
And you’re not using the 100% pure olive oil, which is the lowest quality as it’s not virgin.
Use extra virgin olive oil for salad dressings but extra light olive oil (same calorie content but lighter in COLOR) ) for cooking…baking/frying/roasting as it was refined to withstand cooking temperatures (+375F but has less flavor). Use a big black marker and write “salad” on the label of your extra virgin olive oil and “cooking” on the label of the extra light one because if you’re not confused, somebody else could be.
In a bind, you can use extra light olive oil for salad dressing but it’s bland so you’ll need more herbs/spices/mustard/shallots, etc.
BUT do not use extra virgin olive oil for cooking (you can use canola oil).
I use canola oil (polyunsaturated fats) to deep fry healthy homemade French fries.

Limit your egg yolks to one/day. Studies find that eating up to 6 yolks per week is healthy.
(I guess they did not work on Sundays).
You don’t get higher cholesterol eating egg cholesterol but eating saturated fat (which an egg yolk has less than one third of it).
We’ve come a long way from “no more than 2 yolks/week to 4 to 6. Maybe one day they’ll study the 8 yolks/week effect (you can have as many egg whites as you want though, more protein there, super low calories, 17 per egg whites, and no fats).

(End of my answer coming up next...)

What are some healthy foods?

Q. What are some healthy meals that I can eat for breakfast lunch and dinner? Be as specific as you can please. Thanks so much!

Answer
Option 1:
Breakfast: Whole wheat toast, a piece of fruit, and scrambled eggs without the yolk.
Lunch: A salad with 2 oz of ham, 1 oz of cheese, and fat free salad dressing.
Dinner: Chicken breast with 2 oz of bbq sauce, 1 cup of broccoli, and 1/2 cup of baked beans.
Snacks: (Choose two for the day) Special K Cracker Chips, Fiber One Brownie, Pop Chips, 1 oz of peanuts, or 1 oz of chocolate.

Option 2:
Breakfast: 2 whole wheat pancakes (recipe below), 1 2 oz piece of cooked ham, 1 piece of fruit.
Lunch: Sandwich with 2 slices of whole wheat toast, 1 slice of fat free cheese, 2 oz of turkey or ham, mustard or fat free mayonnaise, 1 serving of fruit, 1 cup or single serving container of fat free yogurt.
Dinner: Turkey, 93% fat free Ground Beef, or Chicken burger with a whole wheat bun, 1 slice of fat free cheese, lettuce, tomato, fat free mayonnaise or any topping you like, and corn on the cob.
Snacks: (Choose two for the day) Special K Cracker Chips, Fiber One Brownie, Pop Chips, 1 oz of peanuts, or 1 oz of chocolate.

Option 3:
Breakfast: 1 serving of Special K Cereal and 1 piece of fruit.
Lunch: Chicken Panini with a whole wheat roll, 1 oz of chicken breast, 1 oz black forest ham, 1 slice of fat free cheese, and marinara sauce of the side, and 1 serving of fruit.
Dinner: Grilled pork served with ketchup, 1 serving of vegetables, and 1/2 cup of baked beans.
Snacks: (Choose two for the day) Special K Cracker Chips, Fiber One Brownie, Pop Chips, 1 oz of peanuts, or 1 oz of chocolate.

Recipe for whole wheat pancakes:
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/06/whole-wheat-pancakes.html

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What is you all-time favorite sandwich recipe?

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Q. Do you have a unique sandwich idea? I prefer healthy sandwiches (no bologna), but I'm getting bored with my usuals. What are some of your ideas to add variety to my lunch sandwiches? Different ideas for breads? ingredients? types of mustard? combinations of ingredients?

I already enjoy turkey w/ swiss, cheese, cranberry & stuffing ... another favorite is a good slice of baquette, w/ artichoke hearts, brie cheese, and toasted almonds, broiled til warm and gooey.
Wow, some great recipes so far! Things that have caught my eye are the olive spread and grilled vegies; the tofu; the Sharon sandwich; Calif chicken; tom, basil, mozzerella; and chicken w/ basil, etc.

I do enjoy PB& banana, I'll have to try w/ strawberry slices :-)

Tuna w/ BBQ sauce? what kind of bbq sauce?

Keep the ideas/recipes coming, and thanks!

Answer
grilled chicken breast
pesto sauce mixed with mayo
roasted red peppers
red onion, thinly sliced
provolone cheese
on herbed foccacia or ciabatta bread, or even in a pita

Then, if you have a grill (better yet, a panini grill), grill the completed sandwich until the cheese starts to melt and the bread gets crusty.

I think I have to get out of the food section. LoL. Drool =P

What are some healthy fast foods to make?

oakly

I eat out way to much and im trying to stop. What are some things i can make that wont take alot of time since i really cant cook. Thanks in advance

Answer
the first thing that popped into my head when you said healthy was Hummus, which is great with pitas and i found this sandwich recipie: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=12528.0

heres a hummus recipie, which isn't too hard, all you do is toss stuff in a blender!:http://allrecipes.com/recipe/hummus-iii/detail.aspx

or this salad with: mandarin oranges, pine nuts, and red onions with an italian dressing.

some other ideas are: pasta with pesto, panini sandwich toasted with olive oil

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How healthy/unhealthy is this sandwich?

healthy panini sandwich recipes image

Life

-2 slices of 100% whole wheat bread
- 1slice of provolone cheese
-1 egg fried with a little olive oil
-3 thin slice of honey ham or turkey
-romaine lettuce
-spinach
-tomatoes
-cucumber
-garnish with a dash of pepper and a wee bit honey mustard dressing

Is it unhealthy to eat everyday or every other day?

Answer
That’s a trick question.
You don’t give enough info to get a straight answer.

Like…is this lunch?
To prepare in advance and take somewhere of just do it just before you eat it?
If you prepare it in advance, you need a refrigeration system (because of the meat/poultry/egg).

Also anything healthy becomes unhealthy if you eat it every day as you do not allow your taste buds to diversify and cannot satisfy a 2 weeks nutritional requirement if you eat the same thing over and over.



Let’s analyze in order…

Whole wheat bread is my favorite (crust removed and so fulfilling) beside my homemade bread which I mostly use for a hearty breakfasts (I cannot make fluffy whole wheat bread like commercial breads, one day I’ll find out how they can do it).

The provolone cheese or whatever cheese you like is fine as long as you like the taste by itself so it enhances your sandwich (taste it before using it) as commercial sliced cheeses in some countries (like the US) can ruin a sandwich (I find aged Swiss and Munster ok, but still mild). I ruined a Panini once and after investigation I discovered that the cheese I used tasted more like water (I think it was mozzarella, sometimes, you’re not even sure your cheese actually contains cheese if it’s highly processed food). It was more hurtful because I had high expectations, going out of my way with the prosciutto and the pesto and using my Foreman grill as a Panini press. You cannot always succeed when you experiment new sandwiches and recipes…just don’t proudly give them to somebody else before even tasting it…and then they’re disappointed and like “what it this? I want your awesome usual sandwich”.
After all the effort you put into it!?
Some brands (I won’t name those) will have some good tasting kinds of cheese along with dreadful bland taste other kinds of cheese.


The egg fried with olive oil is a mystery to me.
I only use hard boiled eggs for sandwiches as they’re easy to cook (just boil water), easy to slice in an egg slicer and you can make a batch in advance.
But the olive oil is very healthy (men need 2 Tbsp/day, women need only 1 Tbsp) if you can manage to get olive oil in a sandwich without making it greasy.
Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats (oleic acids) which not only raise the good HDL cholesterol but also lower the bad LDL cholesterol.
It’s the best healthy fat (along with peanut oil…unless somebody is allergic to peanuts, so go with olive oil and be safe).
Hopefully, you’re using extra light olive oil or your sandwich is going to taste “off” if you cook with extra virgin olive oil that degrades to toxic compounds with heat.
And you’re not using the 100% pure olive oil, which is the lowest quality as it’s not virgin.
Use extra virgin olive oil for salad dressings but extra light olive oil (same calorie content but lighter in COLOR) ) for cooking…baking/frying/roasting as it was refined to withstand cooking temperatures (+375F but has less flavor). Use a big black marker and write “salad” on the label of your extra virgin olive oil and “cooking” on the label of the extra light one because if you’re not confused, somebody else could be.
In a bind, you can use extra light olive oil for salad dressing but it’s bland so you’ll need more herbs/spices/mustard/shallots, etc.
BUT do not use extra virgin olive oil for cooking (you can use canola oil).
I use canola oil (polyunsaturated fats) to deep fry healthy homemade French fries.

Limit your egg yolks to one/day. Studies find that eating up to 6 yolks per week is healthy.
(I guess they did not work on Sundays).
You don’t get higher cholesterol eating egg cholesterol but eating saturated fat (which an egg yolk has less than one third of it).
We’ve come a long way from “no more than 2 yolks/week to 4 to 6. Maybe one day they’ll study the 8 yolks/week effect (you can have as many egg whites as you want though, more protein there, super low calories, 17 per egg whites, and no fats).

(End of my answer coming up next...)

What are some healthy foods?

michaela

What are some healthy meals that I can eat for breakfast lunch and dinner? Be as specific as you can please. Thanks so much!

Answer
Option 1:
Breakfast: Whole wheat toast, a piece of fruit, and scrambled eggs without the yolk.
Lunch: A salad with 2 oz of ham, 1 oz of cheese, and fat free salad dressing.
Dinner: Chicken breast with 2 oz of bbq sauce, 1 cup of broccoli, and 1/2 cup of baked beans.
Snacks: (Choose two for the day) Special K Cracker Chips, Fiber One Brownie, Pop Chips, 1 oz of peanuts, or 1 oz of chocolate.

Option 2:
Breakfast: 2 whole wheat pancakes (recipe below), 1 2 oz piece of cooked ham, 1 piece of fruit.
Lunch: Sandwich with 2 slices of whole wheat toast, 1 slice of fat free cheese, 2 oz of turkey or ham, mustard or fat free mayonnaise, 1 serving of fruit, 1 cup or single serving container of fat free yogurt.
Dinner: Turkey, 93% fat free Ground Beef, or Chicken burger with a whole wheat bun, 1 slice of fat free cheese, lettuce, tomato, fat free mayonnaise or any topping you like, and corn on the cob.
Snacks: (Choose two for the day) Special K Cracker Chips, Fiber One Brownie, Pop Chips, 1 oz of peanuts, or 1 oz of chocolate.

Option 3:
Breakfast: 1 serving of Special K Cereal and 1 piece of fruit.
Lunch: Chicken Panini with a whole wheat roll, 1 oz of chicken breast, 1 oz black forest ham, 1 slice of fat free cheese, and marinara sauce of the side, and 1 serving of fruit.
Dinner: Grilled pork served with ketchup, 1 serving of vegetables, and 1/2 cup of baked beans.
Snacks: (Choose two for the day) Special K Cracker Chips, Fiber One Brownie, Pop Chips, 1 oz of peanuts, or 1 oz of chocolate.

Recipe for whole wheat pancakes:
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/06/whole-wheat-pancakes.html

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What are some healthy fast foods to make?

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oakly

I eat out way to much and im trying to stop. What are some things i can make that wont take alot of time since i really cant cook. Thanks in advance

Answer
the first thing that popped into my head when you said healthy was Hummus, which is great with pitas and i found this sandwich recipie: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=12528.0

heres a hummus recipie, which isn't too hard, all you do is toss stuff in a blender!:http://allrecipes.com/recipe/hummus-iii/detail.aspx

or this salad with: mandarin oranges, pine nuts, and red onions with an italian dressing.

some other ideas are: pasta with pesto, panini sandwich toasted with olive oil

who has recipe ideas for me and my friends to make?

Ro-Ro

I'm pretty good at coking and me and my friends have decided to through a cooking sleepover party...... fun, healthy, something for dinner... it doesn't really matter what kind of recipe


thanks xoxoxox
all the answers so far have been wonderful...,. sorry if i dont pic one for best answer because they are all that good


tank u all so much.

Answer
Make yummy sandwhiche's

CUBAN SANDWICH

Traditional Ingredients:

3 slices (almost shaved) of boiled ham
3 slices of turkey (optional)
3 slices roast pork hot or cold
3 slices of salami
3 slices of Swiss cheese
3 or 4 slices of pickles
1/3 cut Cuban bread hard crust

Optional Ingredients:

3 slices of tomato
4 slices of green bell pepper
3 slices onion
1/3 cut French or Cuban bread
1 leaf Romaine lettuce
mayonnaise, mustard to taste

It is important that the sandwich be prepared on Cuban bread, French or Italian bread - any artisan style bread with a hard crust.

All cold cuts should be sliced very thinly; almost shaved. Slice the bread in an open faced fashion and spread lightly with mustard first, then with mayonnaise. Remember this is not entirely traditional, but still good.

Add the ham (roast pork), turkey and salami. Next add a layer of tomato, pepper, onion and lettuce. Top the sandwich and press.

Press the sandwich on a hot skillet with a weight on top. A suitable weight would be a heavy (clean) cast iron skillet that has been heated until sizzling.

Or better yet, use a sandwich press or panini grill if one is available.

Cuban Sandwiches and their variations are sold in almost every Deli or Restaurant in Tampa, Florida.

Cuban sandwiches are good cold and for picnics or take-alongs, too.

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How healthy/unhealthy is this sandwich?

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-2 slices of 100% whole wheat bread
- 1slice of provolone cheese
-1 egg fried with a little olive oil
-3 thin slice of honey ham or turkey
-romaine lettuce
-spinach
-tomatoes
-cucumber
-garnish with a dash of pepper and a wee bit honey mustard dressing

Is it unhealthy to eat everyday or every other day?

Answer
Thatâs a trick question.
You donât give enough info to get a straight answer.

Likeâ¦is this lunch?
To prepare in advance and take somewhere of just do it just before you eat it?
If you prepare it in advance, you need a refrigeration system (because of the meat/poultry/egg).

Also anything healthy becomes unhealthy if you eat it every day as you do not allow your taste buds to diversify and cannot satisfy a 2 weeks nutritional requirement if you eat the same thing over and over.



Letâs analyze in orderâ¦

Whole wheat bread is my favorite (crust removed and so fulfilling) beside my homemade bread which I mostly use for a hearty breakfasts (I cannot make fluffy whole wheat bread like commercial breads, one day Iâll find out how they can do it).

The provolone cheese or whatever cheese you like is fine as long as you like the taste by itself so it enhances your sandwich (taste it before using it) as commercial sliced cheeses in some countries (like the US) can ruin a sandwich (I find aged Swiss and Munster ok, but still mild). I ruined a Panini once and after investigation I discovered that the cheese I used tasted more like water (I think it was mozzarella, sometimes, youâre not even sure your cheese actually contains cheese if itâs highly processed food). It was more hurtful because I had high expectations, going out of my way with the prosciutto and the pesto and using my Foreman grill as a Panini press. You cannot always succeed when you experiment new sandwiches and recipesâ¦just donât proudly give them to somebody else before even tasting itâ¦and then theyâre disappointed and like âwhat it this? I want your awesome usual sandwichâ.
After all the effort you put into it!?
Some brands (I wonât name those) will have some good tasting kinds of cheese along with dreadful bland taste other kinds of cheese.


The egg fried with olive oil is a mystery to me.
I only use hard boiled eggs for sandwiches as theyâre easy to cook (just boil water), easy to slice in an egg slicer and you can make a batch in advance.
But the olive oil is very healthy (men need 2 Tbsp/day, women need only 1 Tbsp) if you can manage to get olive oil in a sandwich without making it greasy.
Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats (oleic acids) which not only raise the good HDL cholesterol but also lower the bad LDL cholesterol.
Itâs the best healthy fat (along with peanut oilâ¦unless somebody is allergic to peanuts, so go with olive oil and be safe).
Hopefully, youâre using extra light olive oil or your sandwich is going to taste âoffâ if you cook with extra virgin olive oil that degrades to toxic compounds with heat.
And youâre not using the 100% pure olive oil, which is the lowest quality as itâs not virgin.
Use extra virgin olive oil for salad dressings but extra light olive oil (same calorie content but lighter in COLOR) ) for cookingâ¦baking/frying/roasting as it was refined to withstand cooking temperatures (+375F but has less flavor). Use a big black marker and write âsaladâ on the label of your extra virgin olive oil and âcookingâ on the label of the extra light one because if youâre not confused, somebody else could be.
In a bind, you can use extra light olive oil for salad dressing but itâs bland so youâll need more herbs/spices/mustard/shallots, etc.
BUT do not use extra virgin olive oil for cooking (you can use canola oil).
I use canola oil (polyunsaturated fats) to deep fry healthy homemade French fries.

Limit your egg yolks to one/day. Studies find that eating up to 6 yolks per week is healthy.
(I guess they did not work on Sundays).
You donât get higher cholesterol eating egg cholesterol but eating saturated fat (which an egg yolk has less than one third of it).
Weâve come a long way from âno more than 2 yolks/week to 4 to 6. Maybe one day theyâll study the 8 yolks/week effect (you can have as many egg whites as you want though, more protein there, super low calories, 17 per egg whites, and no fats).

(End of my answer coming up next...)

I have to make a list of healthy foods, but I don't like healthy foods. help?

May

this list is for my mom, who feels I don't eat healthy enough. I don't really like fruits or vegatables, but I'm willing to give it a try with some good ideas. Grilled chicken would be good too. Really any ideas for me would be great! :D

Answer
Grilled Chicken Sandwhich
4 servings

Active Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

NUTRITION PROFILE
Diabetes appropriate | Low calorie | Low cholesterol | Low saturated fat | Heart healthy | Healthy weight | High fiber |

View Our Nutrition Guidelines » INGREDIENTS
4 poblano peppers (see Note)
1 14-ounce can pinto beans, preferably low-sodium
3 tablespoons prepared salsa
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons low-fat plain yogurt
3 scallions, sliced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
8 slices sourdough bread


PREPARATION
Place peppers in a microwave-safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap and microwave on High until soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Let stand, covered, until cool enough to handle.
Meanwhile, combine beans, salsa and salt in a medium bowl. Mash the beans with a fork until they begin to form a paste (some can remain whole). Combine cheese, yogurt, scallions and cilantro in a small bowl.
When the peppers are cool enough to handle, slice each one in half lengthwise and remove the stem and seeds.
Heat a panini maker to high. (No panini maker? See Stovetop Variation, below.)
Spread 1/3 cup of the bean mixture on each of 4 slices of bread. Top with a heaping tablespoon of the cheese mixture. Place 2 pepper halves over the cheese. Cover with the remaining slices of bread.
Grill the sandwiches in the panini maker until golden brown and through, about 4 minutes. Cut in half and serve immediately.



Grilled Shrimp Skewers over White Bean Salad

Grilled Shrimp Skewers over White Bean Salad

Makes 6 servings, about 3/4 cup salad and 4 shrimp each

Active Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
1/3 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons packed fresh oregano, minced
2 tablespoons packed fresh sage, minced
2 tablespoons minced fresh chives
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 15-ounce cans cannellini beans, rinsed
12 cherry tomatoes, quartered
1 cup finely diced celery
24 raw shrimp (21-25 per pound; see Note), peeled and deveined
MORE HEALTHY RECIPE IDEAS
Grilled Fruit Recipes
Low-Calorie Recipes for the Grill
Metabolism-Boosting Dinners
Healthy Hamburger Recipes and More Burger Recipes
Healthy Recipes for Foods to Help You Eat Clean
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE
Jamaican Jerk Shrimp & Pineapple Salad
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South Indian Shrimp Kebabs with Cilantro Sauce
PREPARATION
Combine lemon zest, lemon juice, oil, oregano, sage, chives, pepper and salt in a large bowl. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the dressing in a small bowl. Add beans, tomatoes and celery to the large bowl; toss well.
Preheat grill to medium-high or place a grill pan over medium-high heat until hot.
Thread shrimp onto 6 skewers. (If using a grill pan, you donât need to skewer the shrimp.)
Oil the grill rack (see Tip) or the grill pan. Grill the shrimp until pink and firm, turning once, about 4 minutes total. Serve the shrimp on the white bean salad, drizzled with the reserved dressing.
TIPS & NOTES
Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate the salad and shrimp separately for up to 1 day. | Equipment: Six 8- to 10-inch skewers
Note: Both wild-caught and farm-raised shrimp can damage the surrounding ecosystems when not managed properly. Look for shrimp certified by an independent agency, such as Wild American Shrimp or Marine Stewardship Council. If you canât find certified shrimp, choose wild-caught shrimp from North Americaâitâs more likely to be sustainably caught. Shrimp is usually sold by the number needed to make one pound. For example, â21-25 countâ means there will be 21 to 25 shrimp in a pound. Size names, such as âlargeâ or âextra large,â are not standardized. In recipes calling for a specific count, order by the count (or number) per pound to be sure youâre getting the size you want.
Tip: To oil a grill rack, oil a folded paper towel, hold it with tongs and rub it over the rack. (Do not use cooking spray on a hot grill.)

Here are some more!

Grilled Salmon and Tomatoes: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/recipe_slideshows/quick_low_calorie_dinner_recipes?slide=19#leaderboardad

Chicken and Bean Salad: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/recipe_slideshows/quick_low_calorie_dinner_recipes?slide=3#leaderboardad

Shrimp Dish: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/recipe_slideshows/quick_low_calorie_dinner_recipes?slide=8#leaderboardad

Shrimp Sandwhich: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/recipe_slideshows/quick_low_calorie_dinner_recipes?slide=2#leaderboardad

Hope I helped and Happy cooking! :)

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what to do with marinated chicken fillets?

Q. my mam left some marinated chicken fillets in fridge for dinner. any healthy, simple tasty recipes?

A. Grill them, slice or dice, then:

--put inside a folded tortilla w/ chz and salsa and make quesadillas. Just grill on a griddle or in a panini maker.
--toss w/ pasta and butter/lemon and some pasta cooking water to make a sauce
--serve over caesar salad for chicken caesar salad
--grill some onions and bellpeppers along w/ meat and make fajitas in flour tortillas
--Cut in half horizontally (to make 2 really thin slices), keep marinating, then grill and serve on ciabatta bread w/ L&T and ranch dressing for sandwiches

Original Question

What are some good and easy to fix lunch foods???

Q. im only 16 so i dont like to wait a whole long time to fix something like chicken or anything but i want to cook something good and simple cause its only me eating at home so i just want some ideas on what to cook for just me. if you have a recipe please share

thanks everyone

A. Baked Egg
Ingredients:
1 slice bacon
1 teaspoon melted butter
1 egg
1/4 slice Cheddar cheese
Cooking Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown, but still flexible. (or I buy the pre-cooked bacon - one less pan to clean up.) Wrap bacon slice around the inside of a muffin cup. Place a teaspoon of butter in the bottom of muffin cup. Drop in egg.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Place 1/4 slice of cheese over egg, and continue cooking until cheese is melted and egg is cooked.

Grilled cheese sandwich.

Egg in a Hole:
Ingredients:
1 slice bread
1 T. butter
1 egg
2 T. veg. oil
Cooking instructions:
Heat oil in frying pan. Butter both sides of a slice of bread. Cut a hole in the middle. (I use a juice glass like a cookie cutter, or you could use a donut or biscuit cutter, etc. You want a hole about 2 1/2" in diameter or so.) Put the bread in the hot skillet for one minute and then turn it around and brown the other side for one minute as well. Break an egg into the hole in the bread and let it fry for about 2 minutes or until the egg is the consistency you want.

Tomato Salad
I eat this all the time as a quick meal:
Slice 2 tomatoes thickly. Take crumbled feta cheese or mozzarella chunks, and very thin slices of onion and mix in with the tomato slices. Sprinkle with a good Italian seasoning or Greek seasoning mixture, or dill or dried basil depending on your preference. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the top. A friend of mine also drizzles lemon juice on her salads. Easy, fast and healthy.

Grilled Pear and Blue Cheese Sandwich
Ingredients:
8 slices sourdough bread
3 Tbsp. butter, softened
1/4 cup sour cream
2 ripe pears, thinly sliced
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/2 cup shredded Havarti cheese
Cooking Instructions:
You can either use one of those indoor double sided grills like a panini maker or George Foreman Grill or you can do this in a frying pan. If you use a frying pan, spray it with butter flavored oil first. Preheat grill (or pan). Combine cheeses in small bowl. Spread sour cream on one side of each piece of bread. Make sandwiches with the sliced pears and cheese mixture with the sour cream on the inside of the bread. Spread softened butter on outsides of sandwiches. Grill for 2-3 minutes until bread is browned and crisp and cheese is melted. If you are using a frying pan, carefully turn it over and cook it on the other side as well - or better yet, pre-heat a smaller, cast iron frying pan and put it on the top of the sandwich as it is cooking in the frying pan.

Original Question

How healthy/unhealthy is this sandwich?

Q. -2 slices of 100% whole wheat bread
- 1slice of provolone cheese
-1 egg fried with a little olive oil
-3 thin slice of honey ham or turkey
-romaine lettuce
-spinach
-tomatoes
-cucumber
-garnish with a dash of pepper and a wee bit honey mustard dressing

Is it unhealthy to eat everyday or every other day?

A. That’s a trick question.
You don’t give enough info to get a straight answer.

Like…is this lunch?
To prepare in advance and take somewhere of just do it just before you eat it?
If you prepare it in advance, you need a refrigeration system (because of the meat/poultry/egg).

Also anything healthy becomes unhealthy if you eat it every day as you do not allow your taste buds to diversify and cannot satisfy a 2 weeks nutritional requirement if you eat the same thing over and over.



Let’s analyze in order…

Whole wheat bread is my favorite (crust removed and so fulfilling) beside my homemade bread which I mostly use for a hearty breakfasts (I cannot make fluffy whole wheat bread like commercial breads, one day I’ll find out how they can do it).

The provolone cheese or whatever cheese you like is fine as long as you like the taste by itself so it enhances your sandwich (taste it before using it) as commercial sliced cheeses in some countries (like the US) can ruin a sandwich (I find aged Swiss and Munster ok, but still mild). I ruined a Panini once and after investigation I discovered that the cheese I used tasted more like water (I think it was mozzarella, sometimes, you’re not even sure your cheese actually contains cheese if it’s highly processed food). It was more hurtful because I had high expectations, going out of my way with the prosciutto and the pesto and using my Foreman grill as a Panini press. You cannot always succeed when you experiment new sandwiches and recipes…just don’t proudly give them to somebody else before even tasting it…and then they’re disappointed and like “what it this? I want your awesome usual sandwich”.
After all the effort you put into it!?
Some brands (I won’t name those) will have some good tasting kinds of cheese along with dreadful bland taste other kinds of cheese.


The egg fried with olive oil is a mystery to me.
I only use hard boiled eggs for sandwiches as they’re easy to cook (just boil water), easy to slice in an egg slicer and you can make a batch in advance.
But the olive oil is very healthy (men need 2 Tbsp/day, women need only 1 Tbsp) if you can manage to get olive oil in a sandwich without making it greasy.
Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats (oleic acids) which not only raise the good HDL cholesterol but also lower the bad LDL cholesterol.
It’s the best healthy fat (along with peanut oil…unless somebody is allergic to peanuts, so go with olive oil and be safe).
Hopefully, you’re using extra light olive oil or your sandwich is going to taste “off” if you cook with extra virgin olive oil that degrades to toxic compounds with heat.
And you’re not using the 100% pure olive oil, which is the lowest quality as it’s not virgin.
Use extra virgin olive oil for salad dressings but extra light olive oil (same calorie content but lighter in COLOR) ) for cooking…baking/frying/roasting as it was refined to withstand cooking temperatures (+375F but has less flavor). Use a big black marker and write “salad” on the label of your extra virgin olive oil and “cooking” on the label of the extra light one because if you’re not confused, somebody else could be.
In a bind, you can use extra light olive oil for salad dressing but it’s bland so you’ll need more herbs/spices/mustard/shallots, etc.
BUT do not use extra virgin olive oil for cooking (you can use canola oil).
I use canola oil (polyunsaturated fats) to deep fry healthy homemade French fries.

Limit your egg yolks to one/day. Studies find that eating up to 6 yolks per week is healthy.
(I guess they did not work on Sundays).
You don’t get higher cholesterol eating egg cholesterol but eating saturated fat (which an egg yolk has less than one third of it).
We’ve come a long way from “no more than 2 yolks/week to 4 to 6. Maybe one day they’ll study the 8 yolks/week effect (you can have as many egg whites as you want though, more protein there, super low calories, 17 per egg whites, and no fats).

(End of my answer coming up next...)

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