So, in response to this thread, I posted my typical "good" day's food and it struck me how unbelievably boring and monotonous it is.

There are two reasons I eat this way.

1) I'm lazy. I don't want to have to think about what I'm going to eat or spend a lot of time getting it ready.
2) Poor willpower. If I have too big a variety of foods, I worry I'll eat too much. Also, if I cook and make more than enough for one meal, I have a hard time not overeating.

So, what are your favorite "easy" foods? Extra points for low sugar and high protein.

Wow, that's a lot of processed foods.

My favorite easy meal is veggie tacos. 3 whole wheat tortillas (50 calories each), 2 crumbled veggie burgers (just nuked for 2 minutes and then dice), spinach leaves, tons of salsa and a little, low fat shredded cheese. Dinner in less than 5 minutes.

I also like to make omelettes, which are super easy. 3 eggs (I buy the extra omega 3 eggs), fill with shrimp, spinach leaves, diced tomatoes, onions, a little low fat feta (I also like black olives, sun dried tomatoes and artichoke hearts)

And the extremely basic - salmon, baked sweet potato, steamed broccoli (I usually have this once a week)

I have three favorite easy desserts:

Heat 2 tbs of pumpkin butter (from Trader Joe's) and then dip a banana in it

Chop an apple, put it in a bowl, nuke for 4 minutes. Take it out, add 1 cup of frozen blueberries, cover with saran wrap, nuke for 1 more minute, add chopped walnuts

Smear a whole wheat tortilla with natural peanut butter, heat, wrap around a banana

here are a list of my frequently-eaten mini-meals

-cottage cheese with anything-- usually either some fruit or cocoa powder
-veggie or a turkey burger-- i buy them from costco, so i usually have some in the freezer
-PB sandwich or PB and a piece of fruit
-salad with whichever veggies/cheese/poultry i have handy
-frozen veggies heated in the microwave and tossed with terriyaki sauce.
-cheese melted on heated up frozen veggies
-scrambled eggs/omelets a la Glory87
-yogurt

Easy foods
Apple, banana, yogurt, raisins.
Easymeals
loadsa veggies add curry pasta and simmer, packet of WW noodles.
soups

The Whole Foods cold and hot bar.

Quesadillas... chicken and black beans with a little cheese, lots of salsa

Jilly- you certainly wouldn't be jealous of the reflection of these visits on my credit card statement.

Thanks for all the ideas!!!!

Stir-fries all easiest and quickest for me. And I only use a few drops of olive oil, so it's not so much "stir-fry" as just "stir". Good way to eat veggies too - I usually have them with no meat, just veggies and sauce on rice, sometimes I add shrimp.

Very easy and fast salad - baked chicken breast (bake it without any grease, oil, butter or etc. and then cube it), cubed green or red pepper (capsicum for Aussies), a bit of extra light mayo just to cover the stuff, salt and pepper to taste, mix everything well - perfect in tortilla wraps, in sandwiches and on it's own.

YUM!!!
What great ideas...I'm going to have to write some of these down.

For me I'm a breakfast junkie...
Oatmeal with nuts and sugar substitue.
Good for You Cereals like Special K or Uncle Sam.
Egg Beater Omelettes with veggies like mushrooms and lite deli meat like turkey slices.

My favorite easy and lazy food is mixed bean and beetroot salad.

1 can mixed beans (usually has butterbeans, kidney beans, pinto, cannellini and chickpeas) and 1 can of baby beets that I cut into quarters. Toss it together with a little worcestshire sauce and sweet chilli and voila!