Answers to Everyday Questions : what are some really good and healthy recipes besides salads and plain chicken?
its been over 5 months since i had my son and i can’t shake off the weight i gained during the pregnancy… i know exercise is the key to melt fat, but its hard when i work full time go to school full time and be a mom full time. so i am looking for healthy recipes.
I recently lost 30 pounds and I ate a lot of chicken. I marinade skinless boneless chicken in lots of diff flavors and eat them on a wrap with veggies. Pizza with chicken and BBQ sauce or fajita flavors and a little 2% cheese is yummy. Good luck to you!
Dice/Chop chicken. Over medium heat heat oil and add chicken, spices and green pepper and onions. Cook until veggies are soft. Grill corn and cut off the cob. Add them and the tomatoes, sauce, broth, and beans. Simmer for 20-25 minutes. To serve, ladle into bowl and top with tortilla strips, sour cream, and shredded cheese.
**I like my chicken breast grilled for even more flavor. Marinade the chicken in spices and grill, then chop. Cook veggies indoors and then mix all the ingredients together.
Mix marinade together and pour into resealable bag that has chicken in. Marinade for the day or even 2.
Cook over DIRECT heat on a grill, skin side down, for 5 minutes. Turn over and cook over INDIRECT heat for 35 minutes. NEVER lifting grill lid. After the time is done check with thermometer to be sure chicken is 165 degrees.
The easiest healthy dinner recipes to me is getting a fish and a fresh vegetable and putting them into a tin foil patch with seasoning and bake until done.
Salt, Pepper, Pam Spray, and anything else you like!
me in the business. I started walking once a day either in the morning or evening (whichever is easier that day). I put the baby in my regular stroller and walk and explore my neighborhood. Keep a fast pace. It’s only about a 15-30 minute walk sometimes but it’s helped me shed.
I sautee green beans, asparagus and even brussel sprouts now with a little sweet onion and garlic.
Put canned albacore/ or chunk tuna on your salads and add things like sliced olives, capers or pickled beets-this will give your salad a kick.
Baked sweet potatoes or yams instead of white potatoes or rice.
butter spray or light spread.
Avocado(s) high in fat but good fat -slice and put on sandwiches and salads in place of meat.
Hummus is another good choice-I like the red roasted pepper.
Spread on tortilla wraps and place fresh or sauteed veggies and eat.
Sardines (yes they smell but they are so good for you) eat these at a meal or sanck-I like a little mustard and some lowfat crackers w/ it.
What about eating brown rice with steam vegetables for the time being.
Brown rice is very filling. You don’t feel hungry easily. Moreover, if you go with steam vegetables like squashes or cabbage, you just need to put the vegetable on top of the rice and cook together. You will be surprise that it taste real sweet, even without seasoning.
Side dish, you may choose other stir-fried vegetables with little strips of meat.
Other than this, you may also consider to eat less sugar. When snacks are needed, just take walnuts. It helps our memories.
Other alternative, maybe you try this?
Mix all together, and serve.
a. Soak rice over night.
a. Soak rice and beans over night.
b. Drain them and add water.
c. Cook for about 1 hour.
Cooking Brown Rice is easy.
You wash and soak the rice for 20 minutes.
Then you pour away the water and fill with new lukewarm water 1.5 cm over the rice surface.
Let it stand for a few hours before you cook.
While cooking, boil it on slow fire afer one boiled, and stir it with a wooden stick or spoon on and off, to avoid sticking to the pot. Otherwise; It is difficult to clean, after cooking. When it happens, just soak the pot in hot wate, till it is soften and wash.
After it is cooked, you will see all holes on the rice surface, then it is ready.
Off fire, cover the lid and keep for 10 minutes before serving.
I hope you will reduce your weight soon.
Apart from fish and chicken why not try some chick pea recipes. They are a cheap low fat low calorie high fibre form of protein. You can substitute them for meat in caseroles. chickpea curry is wonderful (just google the recipe) and you can serve them mixed with vegetables and dried apricots with cous cous flavoured with a veg stock cube and any other seasoning to your taste.
lentils again are a low calorie low fat form of protein. You can make lentil soup. lentil (daal) curry or substitute them partly or wholly for meat in stew and casseroles. you can also make a great lentil and nut roast to substitute for a joint of meat (just google it fot the recipe – and its cheap and feeds the whole family for a fraction of the price pf a joint).
There is nothing wrong with eating lean cuts of pork ot beef on your diet also – it doesn;t have to be just fish or chicken.
Piece of Cod broil with a little margarine and lemon. Season to taste.
Saute some fresh spinach with olive oil and garlic. Season to taste.
Freeze some grapes for dessert.