<3dance dance<3
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just wondering if anyone knows any healthy recipes for easy and fast meals, for drinks, and healthy snack ideas... any websited where i could find such recipes?
any EASY and FAST healthy recipes... for drinks and food, Healthy snack ideas?
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Ocire
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interesting newbride, though saying fruits are high in calories is a total bummer. Fruits are my favorite healthy snack, vegetables just aren't my thing. Also, I don't know how healthy nuts are, I thought I heard somewhere they're high in sodium or cholestrol (sp?) or something like that. Maybe I'm wrong though, hmm..
Nuts are healthy for you, they actually have some beneficial nutrients in them. ALmonds for example help prevent cancer. But nuts are only good in moderation.
My favorite snacks are sliced cucumbers and carrot sticks. I carry them with me everywhere. A sliced up apple, pretzel sticks and cottage cheese are also good snacks to have around.
I find cottage cheese to stop my sweet cravings, while pretzels conquer salts.
But I do go for unhealthy snacks sometimes too. Mostly if I forget to bring something with me. SO I usually cut up carrots ans cucumbers in the evening for the next day.
And water helps too!!
My favorite snacks are sliced cucumbers and carrot sticks. I carry them with me everywhere. A sliced up apple, pretzel sticks and cottage cheese are also good snacks to have around.
I find cottage cheese to stop my sweet cravings, while pretzels conquer salts. But I do go for unhealthy snacks sometimes too. Mostly if I forget to bring something with me. SO I usually cut up carrots ans cucumbers in the evening for the next day.
And water helps too!!
Ocire..
Nuts have their benefits, mostly almonds. Cashews are probably the least beneficial, and highest in fat. My dad eats 10 almonds every day for the cancer preventing aspect. That's about the amount per day that gives the apropriate amount of nutrients.
Bringing snacks is smart. I usually have something tucked in my jacket pocket. I find going to people's houses for movies or other events, they have pizza or chips, and I just pull out my snacks, and my waterbottle (which I bring everywhere) makes me feel better. It even encourages the host to pull out some healthy choices too. I sometimes will have a couple chips throughout the night, but keep most of my munching to my carrots or pretzels.
It makes me feel better at the end of night.. not that heavy greasy feeling, or the guiltiness. A little sample of the hosts spread and my own munchies to prevent me from eating more.
Tams
Nuts have their benefits, mostly almonds. Cashews are probably the least beneficial, and highest in fat. My dad eats 10 almonds every day for the cancer preventing aspect. That's about the amount per day that gives the apropriate amount of nutrients.
Bringing snacks is smart. I usually have something tucked in my jacket pocket. I find going to people's houses for movies or other events, they have pizza or chips, and I just pull out my snacks, and my waterbottle (which I bring everywhere) makes me feel better. It even encourages the host to pull out some healthy choices too. I sometimes will have a couple chips throughout the night, but keep most of my munching to my carrots or pretzels.
It makes me feel better at the end of night.. not that heavy greasy feeling, or the guiltiness. A little sample of the hosts spread and my own munchies to prevent me from eating more.
Tams
snacks around 200 calories
banana with peanut butter or w/cottage cheese
celery with creamcheese (atkins)
Tomatoes with melted mozzarella (atkins)
Milk with sugar free chocolate syrup (but I find this addictive)
Porkrhines and diet soda (atkins)
Low carb icecream bar (but I find them addictive)
banana with peanut butter or w/cottage cheese
celery with creamcheese (atkins)
Tomatoes with melted mozzarella (atkins)
Milk with sugar free chocolate syrup (but I find this addictive)
Porkrhines and diet soda (atkins)
Low carb icecream bar (but I find them addictive)
niapage
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For breakfast I do meal on the go bars made by south beachor bowl of cereal
(honey bunches of oats) with skim milk
Lunch once again south beach makes ready to go wraps (turkey clubs southwestern chicken and chicken ranch)or make my own healthy sandwhich with a peice of fruit.
For dinner Tyson makes frozen chcicken breast I cook me up 2 pices with some seasoning (1 peice for tomorrow) and have a nice portion of green beans with mini potatoes in them or french style green beans 1/2 can.]
Healy choice makes and aewsome chicken fettachini (or w/out chicken)
manicottie and slow roasted turkey breast/ mash potatoes/mix veggies/
All of these meals are real simple and fairly cheap example
my healthy choices are usually 3 dinners for $5 a frozen bag of store brand chicken breast for $6 (5-7 peieces of chick) and veggies are cheap!
Snacks I like lowcalorie fat free fudge/bananah pops 15-45 cals
popcorn mini bags now 100 cals
slimfast peanutbitter snack bars arrange from 100-140 cals
hand full of grapes or an apple with a teaspoon of peanut butter
all of these are roughly around 100-150 cals
hope this helps it's working for me and I am not broke lol!!!
(honey bunches of oats) with skim milk
Lunch once again south beach makes ready to go wraps (turkey clubs southwestern chicken and chicken ranch)or make my own healthy sandwhich with a peice of fruit.
For dinner Tyson makes frozen chcicken breast I cook me up 2 pices with some seasoning (1 peice for tomorrow) and have a nice portion of green beans with mini potatoes in them or french style green beans 1/2 can.]
Healy choice makes and aewsome chicken fettachini (or w/out chicken)
manicottie and slow roasted turkey breast/ mash potatoes/mix veggies/
All of these meals are real simple and fairly cheap example
my healthy choices are usually 3 dinners for $5 a frozen bag of store brand chicken breast for $6 (5-7 peieces of chick) and veggies are cheap!
Snacks I like lowcalorie fat free fudge/bananah pops 15-45 cals
popcorn mini bags now 100 cals
slimfast peanutbitter snack bars arrange from 100-140 cals
hand full of grapes or an apple with a teaspoon of peanut butter
all of these are roughly around 100-150 cals
hope this helps it's working for me and I am not broke lol!!!
reach4Astar
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oh yeah, love popcorn some of my other favs-
2 snickers mini bite size pieces
and jerky (tastes good lasts a while)
both under 100 cals
2 snickers mini bite size pieces
and jerky (tastes good lasts a while)
both under 100 cals
OATMEAL COOKIES
Ingredients :
1 ½ cup quick cooking oatmeal ( uncooked )
2/3 cup melted butter
2 eggs ( beaten )
1 tbsp liquid sweetener
1 ½ cup sifted cake flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ cup skim milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
¼ cup raisins
¼ cup nuts ( if desired )
Method :
1) Put the oatmeal into a mixing bowl , stir in melted butter & mix well
2) Blend in beaten eggs & the liquid sweetener
3) Add in dry the sifted cake flour and baking powder alternately with milk, vanilla essence .
4) Add raisins and nuts
5) Drop by teaspoon on cookie sheet
6) Bake at 400C for 10 to 15 minute or until golden brown
Makes about 72 cookies
A lot of people like those little applesauce cups. Some are very high in sugar, though. I spent quite a while in the grocery store last week reading labels and comparing, and finally bought a 6-pack of Mott's low-sugar cinnamon flavored. Or maybe they're sugar-free with a little bit of aspartame - anyway they are just 50 calories each. I don't like super sweet stuff, and for me these are just exactly the right amount of sweet. I just ate one along with 7 reduced fat Triscuits for a snack and it was wonderful.
I got some snack ideas from the Flat Belly Diet that I like a lot:
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Homemade fruit smoothie fortified with 1 Tbsp flax oil. The flax oil adds about 100 calories, but it also makes it way more filling. You won't be hungry an hour later, like with some snacks. On the other hand, you really SHOULDN'T be, since it has the calories of a small meal (about 400 the way I make it).
A whole pint of grape tomatoes. I know this sounds crazy - who could eat a whole pint of tomatoes? But if you're on a diet and you're hungry - you'd be surprised how great they taste! A pint has only 60 calories, so you can eat them with an ounce of cheese to balance out the sweetness of the tomatoes. String cheese or those little individually wrapped Baby Bels are handy and portable.
Somebody said that fruit is "high in calories" but that really isn't true relative to the bulk. An apple is only 80-100 calories, for instance. What you have to watch out for is DRIED fruit. Nutritionally a raisin is exactly the same as a grape, but it's a lot easier to snarf down 50 raisins than 50 grapes. You have to watch the portions with dried fruit.
Even more so with nuts. Yeah, nuts are really good for you - in moderation. Unfortunately, I have a hard time stopping with just 10. I've found that nuts work best as snacks if I count them out and bring ONLY the amount I've decided to eat as a single portion. A bag of nuts in my desk drawer? disaster!
Same thing with chocolate, which has lately been discovered as a "health food" - provided you eat only the darkest chocolate and never more than an ounce at a time! If you can manage that, it actually is a pretty healthy snack, or so they say.
I got some snack ideas from the Flat Belly Diet that I like a lot:
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Homemade fruit smoothie fortified with 1 Tbsp flax oil. The flax oil adds about 100 calories, but it also makes it way more filling. You won't be hungry an hour later, like with some snacks. On the other hand, you really SHOULDN'T be, since it has the calories of a small meal (about 400 the way I make it).
A whole pint of grape tomatoes. I know this sounds crazy - who could eat a whole pint of tomatoes? But if you're on a diet and you're hungry - you'd be surprised how great they taste! A pint has only 60 calories, so you can eat them with an ounce of cheese to balance out the sweetness of the tomatoes. String cheese or those little individually wrapped Baby Bels are handy and portable.
Somebody said that fruit is "high in calories" but that really isn't true relative to the bulk. An apple is only 80-100 calories, for instance. What you have to watch out for is DRIED fruit. Nutritionally a raisin is exactly the same as a grape, but it's a lot easier to snarf down 50 raisins than 50 grapes. You have to watch the portions with dried fruit.
Even more so with nuts. Yeah, nuts are really good for you - in moderation. Unfortunately, I have a hard time stopping with just 10. I've found that nuts work best as snacks if I count them out and bring ONLY the amount I've decided to eat as a single portion. A bag of nuts in my desk drawer? disaster!
Same thing with chocolate, which has lately been discovered as a "health food" - provided you eat only the darkest chocolate and never more than an ounce at a time! If you can manage that, it actually is a pretty healthy snack, or so they say.
Jeanette401
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String Cheese + apple
Protein powder + cup water + frozen fruit in blender = yummy smoothie
Greek yogurt + fruit
Salad - romaine lettuce w/avocado and cheese and/or pre-cooked chicken.
Oatmeal - stir in protein powder & flax seed meal.
Almonds (28 almonds ~= 100 calories)
Roasted edamame (soy beans)
Hummus w/celery or other raw veggies
Protein powder + cup water + frozen fruit in blender = yummy smoothie
Greek yogurt + fruit
Salad - romaine lettuce w/avocado and cheese and/or pre-cooked chicken.
Oatmeal - stir in protein powder & flax seed meal.
Almonds (28 almonds ~= 100 calories)
Roasted edamame (soy beans)
Hummus w/celery or other raw veggies
Snacks:
Drinks:
- Mixed nuts -- I buy peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts, cashew nuts, raisins etc. separately and mix them myself. The trick is to hit the right nuts/raisins ratio. The other (harder) trick is to not eat the whole bowl at once. Really, really hard. A good idea is to pack small portions (ziplock bags come useful) after mixing and have only one (allright, two) a day.
- Veggies (carrots, cucumbers, celery, turnip, anything really) -- the problem is that they don't fill me up and I'm still hungry. Probably I need protein and/or fat to feel satiated.
- Fruit -- same problem, although to a lesser extent.
- Seeds (sunflower, pumpkin) -- the best part is that you're eating really, really slowly (so you can't eat too much) and you're really busy eating (you feel like you're eating, but you're not -- well, almost not).
- Homemade sorbet -- you take some frozen fruit and blend them. Simple, healthy, brilliant.
Drinks:
- Green tea (remember not to use boiling water -- it should be 140-185 degrees).
- Water with a splash of lemon (I also like to add a splash of coffee or a pinch of instant coffee to add some additional zing) or sliced cucumber.
- Smoothies -- carrots are fantastic as base; you can add whatever fruit you like (don't add sugar!). If you don't like the taste of raw carrot juice you can boil it, but that will cost you some vitamins.
- Almond milk (haven't tried this one yet: )
ashley__april
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i LOVE making cheddar, apple and honey wraps. I just spread a teaspoon of honey over a whole wheat tortilla, and layer thinly sliced Gala apple slices and then top with shredded cheddar cheese. I then broil it in the oven and it comes out this sweet, cheesey, crunchy, melty sort of mess but it's SO good and low in calories if you watch the cheese intake!
helloworld
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Here is a recipe that I absolutely love. It is healthy and also low in calories.
Marmalade chicken:
Ingredients:
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
2 tablespoons orange marmalade
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 pound chicken tenders
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
6 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 large shallots, minced
1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
Preparation:
1.Whisk broth, vinegar, marmalade, mustard and cornstarch in a medium bowl.
2.Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 4 teaspoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until golden, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
3.Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil and shallots to the pan and cook, stirring often, until beginning to brown, about 30 seconds. Whisk the broth mixture and add it to the pan. Bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer; cook until the sauce is slightly reduced and thickened, 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Add the chicken; return to a simmer. Cook, turning once, until the chicken is heated through, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in orange zest.
This recipe has only 8 grams of fat and 213 calories in it and it serves 4.
Enjoy!!!
Marmalade chicken:
Ingredients:
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
2 tablespoons orange marmalade
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 pound chicken tenders
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
6 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 large shallots, minced
1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
Preparation:
1.Whisk broth, vinegar, marmalade, mustard and cornstarch in a medium bowl.
2.Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 4 teaspoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until golden, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
3.Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil and shallots to the pan and cook, stirring often, until beginning to brown, about 30 seconds. Whisk the broth mixture and add it to the pan. Bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer; cook until the sauce is slightly reduced and thickened, 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Add the chicken; return to a simmer. Cook, turning once, until the chicken is heated through, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in orange zest.
This recipe has only 8 grams of fat and 213 calories in it and it serves 4.
Enjoy!!!