Part of it will depend on what kind of plan you are following. If you're a calorie counter I would google "Weight watchers recipes" just because there will be TONS available and most of them have the calorie count listed.
Also, check out the other subforums. Most of those have recipes included in that particular forum that are great to follow!!!
Lurvely, thanks! I am not counting or following anything at this moment, mostly just looking for things with lots of fruits and veggies, lean protein, whole grains, etc. My goals are to work out religiously and not eat crap. It's a simple goal, and realistically, the only thing that I know will be easy for me to maintain. Eventually I'll be incorporating things like special diets or calorie counting or what have you, but for now, easy changes will do plenty without burning me out. I've done it before, I just fell off the wagon, LOL.
for breakfast i've been doing a the green monster shake
2 handfulls of spinach (i use frozen)
a cup of milk (i use almond milk but u can use any kind)
a frozen banana
a handful of ice
thats the base for the shake. i've added different things to them like blackberries, peanut butter, cinnamon & maple syrup. you can't taste the spinach, its great for you, and easy!
I love spinach and mango shakes with yogurt (Fage 0) but Costco has been out of organic spinach forever. I hate paying full dang price for it. LOL. My kids call them booger shakes. But whatever, as long as they eat it...
A quick and easy breakfast is a cup of yogurt (use your favorite - light, greek *my fave*, etc), a cup of fruit, and a sprinkling of cereal on top for a little fruit and yogurt parfait. This homemade sort is anywhere from 175-250 calories, depending on the type of everything you choose.
A new lunch favorite of mine is 3 cups raw baby spinach sauteed in olive oil. Use whatever amount of fat you feel comfortable with (.5-1 tbsp), and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes. Then stir in 2 tbsp - 1/4 cup feta cheese and cook until lightly melted.
At the high end (1/4 cup feta and 1 tbsp olive oil), it's 255 calories.
At the low end (2 tbsp feta and .5 tbsp olive oil), it's 144.
And it's SUPER filling!
Serve with grilled chicken, or chicken sauteed lightly in olive oil :-D
Last edited by ValentineNicole; 04-12-2010 at 04:10 PM.
Nicole, I love feta that lunch sounds delish I'm going to try it this week! Is it any good re-heated or is it best to make it when you can eat it right then?
Another easy breakfast would be: Yogurt + banana or granola.
Also, you can make breakfast muffins which are easy to take on the go if you're like me and run out of the house in the morning. You can use as many as you want, but take muffin tins (the paper doesn't work so well), lightly cook turkey bacon (or whatever you choose), beat however many eggs per muffin (meaning use 6 eggs for 6 muffins, 12 eggs for 12 muffins). Line the muffin tin with the bacon (remember, you're barely cooking it so its still bendable), pour eggs in and add cheese on top (or you can mix cheese in when you beat your eggs). Cook on about 350 for 20-30 minutes.
For lunch a quick and easy thing for me is salads. I like to dress them up with random things, but my favorite is definitely cucumbers and chickpeas.
Sandwich wraps (I use low carb tortillas) are always easy too.
Nicole, I love feta that lunch sounds delish I'm going to try it this week! Is it any good re-heated or is it best to make it when you can eat it right then?
I've never tried it reheated, as I usually run home for lunch. I'm lucky that I live across the street from work! But I would imagine it would reheat well; as spinach is naturally wilted when cooked, I can't imagine anything that would go wrong
I'm a feta addict, too. I like to think I'm part Greek
Easy menus?
But whatever, as long as they eat it...
