What is a good healthy meal?!
What is a good healthy meal?
i have decided to go on a diet and i would like some ideas of what to have each day breakfast lunch and dinner. best answer gets 10 points thanks!
Answers: Unless you are obese you shouldn't have to diet.
But always remember the golden rule: FRESH IS BEST.
Throw out your freezer (why do people buy fresh then freeze)!
Keep away from prepared meals and all of the junk.
Brekky: strawbs on cornflakes.
lunch: tuna & cucumber on brown.
Dinner: chicken with 3 veg and a nice blob of mash.
Good Luck ... and stay healthy.......xxx s
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d Raw food is the healthiest. If at all possible, arrange to take most parts of your meals raw, in their natural state. Speak to a local butcher about reserving the innards and entrails of cows & sheep, for eating raw. Do not boil or wash any vegetables and fruits that you eat, rather, pluck them directly out of the ground and put them into your mouth. I suggest a light morning breakfast of raw eggs, cracked directly out of the shell into your mouth, followed by lunch in the cabbage or turnip patch, with a dinner of entrails to finish things off nicely.
Raw's the key. anything low in fats, sugar, additives and salts and a reasonable amount of carbohydrates. Beans on brown toast for breakfast
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Cereal
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Toasted ham sandwich with tomato.
Herbal Tea.
Tuna or egg salad for lunch with small brown bun. Low fat yoghurt.
Dinner choose:
Veggie burger/grilled chicken/lean meat/fish
with either jacket potato and salad or jacket potato and loads of veg.
Baked apple with natural yoghurt and some raisens.
During the day allow no more than 1/2 pint of milk.
Drink 5 glasses of water.
Use low fat spreads, skimmed milk, low fat mayonaise.
Sweeten plain yoghurt by using Canderal.
Snacks in between
3 pieces of fruit
Cottege cheese and ryvitas
Hot drink - oxo cube in boiling water breakfast: porriage with apple/bannana sliced
snack: fruit
lunch: wholemeal bread, no butter, low fat mayo, lettuce, tomato, ham. low fat yougart
dinner: grilled salmon/chicken, 2 new potatoes and salad/veggies.
veggies should take up half your plate, the carbs and protien the other half. portions sizes no more than the size of the palm of you hand.
drink lots of water. if your hungry, eat goji berries they stop you feeling hungry..but only a small handful. blueberries or seeds are also good snacks. mix seeds with some honey, roast in the oven and leave to set...honey roasted seeds. geez! whats up with Morticia?? lol. anyway, i would suggest lots of fresh fruit, veg and salad, eat lots of fresh fish (salmon with butter, herbs and boiled potatoes is scrumptious!!) and try some nuts and seeds for snacks instead of chocolate etc.
If u have a craving for sugar try freezing some grapes, they taste great and are a lot healthier than sugary foods. Also, switch to wholemeal bread. And try pasta with organic tomato and basil sauce, yum!! good luck :o)
oh, and dont forget to drink lots of water!!! Use at least one of the following in each meal.
Bread, Rice, Potatoes,Breakfast cereal, ! digestive biscuit or two plain biscuits.
Use at least one of the next list in each meal.
2-3 slices cooked meat, fish, cheese, 1-2 eggs, beans, peanuts. Combining peas, beans with cereals such as bread, rice, pasta eg beans on toast or bean casserole and rice provides a good source of protein (feel free to add as much as you want)
Include one pint of milk per day (skimmed, semi or full fat) some can be swapped for yoghurt.
Fruit- Least 3 helpings a day
Vegetables- At least 2 helpings a day
Fats and oils- Some fat is needed for good health- 3 tablespoons of butter or lard should be used daily.
Fluid- 6-8 cups of water, fruit juice, tea or milk.
Suitable snacks-Fruit, Sandwiches, Toast, Plain biscuits, Scones, Yoghurt, Fruit loaf, nuts This is a recipe I created for my "Healthy Cooking and Eating Recipes" website (link below.) I hope you like it.
Tomato and basil pasta
This is a recipe that I have used with various types of pasta, from conchiglie to linguini, though I do believe the pasta shells work best.
For two people, you will need:
2 cups of pasta shells
1 400g tin of chopped tomatoes in tomato juice
2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
1 medium sized courgette/zuccini (sliced and chopped in to 1cm cubes)
1 tbsp roughly torn fresh basil leaves
Olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a large pot (which will ultimately minimise any splashes on your hob!) sweat the garlic gently for a few minutes in a little olive oil. Add your tinned tomatoes and your courgette/zuccini and bring up to a gentle simmer, covering the pan and stirring occasionally. Your sauce is going to take approximately twenty minutes, so following the instructions on the packet, cook your pasta in a separate pot (adding a touch of olive oil to the water to discourage it from sticking together,) with a view to it being ready at the same time as your sauce. Drain your pasta well, then very importantly, add it to the pan with your sauce for a minute, along with the chopped basil, stirring gently. This allows the sauce to fully coat your pasta and ensures the flavour is spread throughout the dish. Season as required and serve.