Lunch was late and eaten right in front of my computer. Josh graciously (and unexpectantly) brought home burgers and bowls of chili from the local drive-in sort of place. Their chili is homemade and really good and spicy.
Dinner was late too. We weren't hungry until 9:30 and I was in the mood from something light because lunch was so heavy. I put this together under 10 minutes. Wild caught salmon cooked with organic butter, salt and garlic. I love salmon and rarely think it needs more than a little butter or olive oil and salt. The sweet potato was heated in the microwave and topped with butter, garlic, cayenne and salt. Mixed greens salad with my creamy dressing.
I'm getting the hang of these healthier meals. I think there's a myth that I probably bought into at some point in my life that healthful meals were expensive and needed to be planned out. I thought they would take longer? Who knows. Anyway, this meal was about $4.50 each and the bulk of that expense was from the salmon.
Lori I am really enjoying seeing you post so regularly!
My quick fix healthy meal is a baked potato blasted in the microwave, vacuum packed smoked mackrel and a big spinach salad with my signature creamy dressing.
I blend a container of fat free cottage cheese with a container of low fat cream cheese and plenty of salt, pepper, garlic and Italian seasoning. I don’t mind using low fat versions of these cheeses as no crazy things are added to replace the fat, they are just skimmed)
My favorite quick-fix meal is pasta with tomato and feta sauce – of course only a small serving, with a huge serving of vegetables. ^^ I also love all kinds of soup, but that pasta is delicious.
I just started buying more wholesome and organic foods. I love seeing your posts with all this delicious healthy food and it give me more motivation to stick with it. Thanks!
Love watching your site and all that you’re doing to make such positive changes in your life. I’ve also been on my own journey and have fallen into the late, desk lunch many times. To allow myself to avoid late, unhealthy lunches, I started packing my lunch in a bento box. I got mine from http://www.laptoplunches.com and they also send me free menu ideas that are very healthy. Now whether I’m working from home, the office, or I’m out and about, I have a healthy, portion controlled meal!
Ok, I’ll bite, since I just finished up posting this on our FitMommies facebook page:
Made this up today: Rockin’ Thai Peanut Veggie Noodles
Makes 2 servings at 250 cal each.
Chop:
1/4 head cabbage
green pepper
1 stalk broccoli
2 scallions (green and white part)
2 cloves garlic
2″ piece of ginger
A few handfuls of spring spinach/lettuce greens mix
Cook some ramen noodles for your kids, save about 1/2 block plain cooked noodles for this recipe (I used 170g cooked noodles) Of course throw out the little sodium packets and flavor theirs with Better-N-Bouillon, but you already knew that.
Saute everything using cooking spray but noodles. Add a splash of water to get it all steamed.
Add 1tsp Sambal Olek chili paste
Add 3 T of soy sauce
Add 1.5 T peanut butter
Mix, add in noodles, finish with 1tsp of sesame oil (don’t skip that part)
Ideas: I would have added straw mushrooms, or a whole box of regular mushroom if I had them. If you want to up the protein, blot and saute some firm tofu cubes.
My son would eat this too, not just the noodles. He’s nuts about spicy food. Makes for unpleasant nappies but as long as he’s eating veg I’m happy lol!
My favorite quick & healthy dinner is 6 chicken pot stickers from Trader Joes and 2 cups of their Asian vegetable medley (add soy sauce). It literally takes 5 min to cook and tastes amazing. Plus, it tricks me into eating more vegetables.