I need recipe ideas!?!
Quick, easy, healthy for weight loss.
I'm a good cook but I have just started cooking for myself because I'm only 18 and now live on my own. So nothing to complicated.....and of course on a budget because I'm going to college right now.
Answers:
I like the following when I'm watching what I'm eating
Cottage cheese with grapes and cucumbers
english muffin with peanut butter
eggs - even fried eggs. They have lots of protein which will keep you full longer - Sometimes I have like 3 egg whites plus one whole egg
Fiber One cereal = again, the trick is they have lots of fiber which keeps you full longer
a handful of peanuts and some coffee - I eat this when I first wake, then it will keep me going toll about 9 when I have breakfast.
Good luck and the one thing I do when watching what I eat is I don't deny myself anything, I just eat it in moderation. No sundae, but I'll have a cone - I'll eat 2 slices of pizza instead of 3 - I'll get a Whopper, no cheese and no mayo - all this will help.
I do not like breakfast either, so I really try to eat SOMETHING
Peanut butter on toast
Cheerios with Banana and Milk
Oatmeal with brown sugar (NOT instant, because I make my own instant, recipes are online)
Cream of Wheat
Egg WHITE on 100 calorie English muffin with Turkey Bacon or Turkey Sausage
Vanilla Cereal Bunches of O's (somehting like that..lol) with fat free milk
Veggie Omlette using egg white (mushrooms, spinach, ff cheese, bell pepper, and onion)
Fruit Bowl (a mix of my favorite fruit)
Apple, Banana, Orange
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Breakfast Parfait
Ingredients
3/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese, or low-fat plain yogurt
1 cup pineapple chunks, papaya chunks or cling peaches
2 teaspoons toasted wheat germ
Preparation
1.Place cottage cheese (or yogurt) in a small bowl. Top with fruit and sprinkle with wheat germ.
NutritionPer serving (with cottage cheese, pineapple): 248 calories; 2 g fat (1 g sat, 1 g mono); 7 mg cholesterol; 35 g carbohydrates; 23 g protein; 3 g fiber; 24 mg sodium; 414 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (30% daily value), Selenium (20% dv), Calcium (15% dv).
2 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 2 fruit, 3 very lean meat
Nutrition Note: Per serving (with yogurt, papaya): 185 calories; 3 g fat (2 g sat, 0 g mono); 15 mg cholesterol; 28 g carbohydrate; 10 g protein; 3 g fiber; 132 mg sodium; 404 mg potassium. Nutrition bonus: Vitamin C (150% daily value), Vitamin A (40% dv), Calcium (35%
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Citrus Berry Smoothie
This meal-in-a-glass smoothie is bursting with berries and orange juice, healthful sources of carbohydrate and powerful antioxidants. Getting plenty of antioxidant-rich foods makes sense for active people, since free radicals are produced any time the body's cells process oxygen.
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups fresh berries
3/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk
1 tablespoon toasted wheat germ
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
1.Place berries, yogurt, orange juice, dry milk, wheat germ, honey and vanilla in a blender and blend until smooth.
NutritionPer serving: 432 calories; 3 g fat (2 g sat, 0 g mono); 15 mg cholesterol; 77 g carbohydrates; 20 g protein; 7 g fiber; 250 mg sodium; 617 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (175% daily value), Calcium (63% dv), Potassium (18% dv), Magnesium (16% dv).
4 1/2 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 3 fruit, 2 low-fat milk
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Quick Breakfast Taco
A smaller cousin of the breakfast burrito, the breakfast taco made with reduced-fat Cheddar and egg substitute is a satisfying and healthy breakfast option.
Ingredients
2 corn tortillas
1 tablespoon salsa
2 tablespoons shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup liquid egg substitute, such as Egg Beaters
Preparation
1.Top tortillas with salsa and cheese. Heat in the microwave until the cheese is melted, about 30 seconds.
2.Meanwhile coat a small nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium heat, add egg substitute and cook, stirring, until the eggs are cooked through, about 90 seconds. Divide the scrambled egg between the tacos.
NutritionPer serving: 153 calories; 2 g fat (1 g sat, 0 g mono); 3 mg cholesterol; 15 g carbohydrates; 0 g added sugars; 17 g protein; 0 g fiber; 453 mg sodium; 207 mg potassium.
1 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1 starch, 2 very lean meat
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