What's a quick and healthy dinner?

[Anonymous]

At a loss what to make for dinner. I got in trouble for putting on too much weight by my doctor (pregnant). I need something I can make relatively fast and is healthy. Just DH and I. Ideas?

[Anonymous]

Chicken or shrimp stir fry with lots of vegetables and brown rice.

A big salad with grilled chicken or hard-boiled egg.

Baked fish with sweet potatoes and a green vegetable.

A hearty, but low-fat, soup like minestrone, chicken noodle, split pea, lentil, butternut squash, etc.

[Anonymous]

Grilled meat or fish, salad.

[Anonymous]

Heat up a can of chickpeas in a skillet until they are warm and starting to toast. Sprinkle with curry powder. Add a can of crushed tomatoes, stir, simmer for a few minutes. Serve over brown rice.

[Anonymous]

Egg dishes are great for this, and you can even use extra whites to reduce calories. One of my favorite "I'm exhausted but I don't want to eat junk" meals is an omelet, a little salad, and some warm applesauce. Total nursery food, but so good.

[Anonymous]

Roasted salmon on a bed of wilted spinach with a side of roasted veggies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heat up a can of chickpeas in a skillet until they are warm and starting to toast. Sprinkle with curry powder. Add a can of crushed tomatoes, stir, simmer for a few minutes. Serve over brown rice.

Would this work with cumin instead of curry?

[Anonymous]

I had the same issue when I was pregnant and what I resorted to eating a lot of grilled fish (Salmon, Tilapia, Cod) and lightly sautéed spinach with garlic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Egg dishes are great for this, and you can even use extra whites to reduce calories. One of my favorite "I'm exhausted but I don't want to eat junk" meals is an omelet, a little salad, and some warm applesauce. Total nursery food, but so good.

+1 I throw in a bunch of spinach and slice a tomato and an avocado as a side. Had it last night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had the same issue when I was pregnant and what I resorted to eating a lot of grilled fish (Salmon, Tilapia, Cod) and lightly sautéed spinach with garlic.

Just don't overdo it with the mercury

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heat up a can of chickpeas in a skillet until they are warm and starting to toast. Sprinkle with curry powder. Add a can of crushed tomatoes, stir, simmer for a few minutes. Serve over brown rice.

Would this work with cumin instead of curry?

NP here. Yes definitely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heat up a can of chickpeas in a skillet until they are warm and starting to toast. Sprinkle with curry powder. Add a can of crushed tomatoes, stir, simmer for a few minutes. Serve over brown rice.

Would this work with cumin instead of curry?

NP here. Yes definitely.

Original poster of that recipe - yes, cumin would be great.

[Anonymous]

OP - skinnytaste.com is your friend.

Make santa fe crock pot chicken. It doesn't get easier than that.

Use it a few times - enchilladas, on top of rice, ect.

you can also use your crock pot to "poach" chicken so you have shredded chicken ready to go for salads or other fillings to add at the last minute.

I also love quinoa bowls - premake quinoa and top with a variety of things for a theme - asian bowls like baked tofu/steamed veggies/peanuts topped with a little asian sauce (make your own, buy some, whatever). Medixan? top with black beans, sauteed onion/peppers/whatever else and add salsa. Greek? chick peas/white beans, olives, parsley, lemon, feta. Works great for lunch/dinner.

When I was organized I'd do a big bowl of a themed quinoa salad for work lunches. Those were the days!

[Anonymous]

Spaghetti squash with meat sauce.

Half a spaghetti squash, scrape out seeds, brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast the spaghetti squash halves cut side down at 400* 30-45 minutes depending on size. Meanwhile, pulse onion, garlic, carrot, celery in food processor, then sauté in olive oil until water has evaporated. Add lean ground beef, ground turkey, or - my favorite - ground buffalo, and cook until browned. Add a large can of pureed tomatoes, some oregano, basil, season with salt and pepper, cover and let simmer on low heat until the squash is tender. Scrape the strands of squash out and top with sauce, parmesan, chopped fresh parsley. Serve with a green salad.

This is one of my favorite meals - low fat, low carb, and can be ready in 45 minutes or so. Even faster if you microwave the squash!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had the same issue when I was pregnant and what I resorted to eating a lot of grilled fish (Salmon, Tilapia, Cod) and lightly sautéed spinach with garlic.

Just don't overdo it with the mercury

All of those fish are low mercury!