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Anonymous wrote:Meal delivery service. Territory or mighty meals or others if in this area. Anything frozen or shelf stable isn’t very healthy for you. Eat real food.

There is nothing wrong with frozen. Frozen vegetables are often healthier than fresh, if out of season where you live. Frozen can be and is real.

I think frozen is better than nothing. But Frozen has to be cooked and you lose a lot of minerals. Raw is better

Frozen fruit has many recalls…

Costco sells rotisserie chicken that's already been pulled off the bone (mostly breaststroke meat) in the refrigerated prepared food section. It's a large amount, maybe 2 lbs, but you can put it in smaller portions and freeze. Add it to a prepared salad mix. I prefer the ones at the grocery store vs Costco. Grocery stores also usually sell diced butternut squash and diced sweet potatoes. I throw some in the air fryer and freeze the rest in smaller portions. I second someone's recommendation for TJs steamed lentils, in the produce section. I also like their ready to eat edamame. I add it to salads or just snack on it. The also have ready to eat beets in the same area. I slice and add to a salad along with some of their honey goat cheese, sweetened pecans, and a touch of balsamic vinegrette.

Anonymous wrote:Meal delivery service. Territory or mighty meals or others if in this area. Anything frozen or shelf stable isn’t very healthy for you. Eat real food.

There is nothing wrong with frozen. Frozen vegetables are often healthier than fresh, if out of season where you live. Frozen can be and is real.

Add chia seeds to your yogurt for a lot of fiber plus protein and omega 3s.

For a quick snack or side, dried edamame are low cal but very high in protein and fiber.

Trader Joe's steamed lentils are amazing. Toss those on top of some rice (e.g., the 5-minute frozen, pre-cooked brown rice from TJ's), add a handful of spinach, maybe a dollop of hummus, and it is an amazing meal.

Also: Tasty Bites Indian meal packets are terrific for lunches.

Buy pre-cut fruit and veg. Easiest to grab from the kitchen will be first eaten in my experience.

Progresso makes a chicken noodle soup that has chickpeas instead of chicken. A can is 340 calories and 17gs of protein, but a lot of sodium, so maybe add a can of chickpeas to a premade soup?

My go to is salad mix (no or very light dressing/ toppings—just vinegar and salt and pepper) with shredded rotisserie chicken. Target and Whole Foods sell pre-shredded rotisserie chicken and it is my fave indulgence.

Also pre-marinated chicken kebabs or breasts. I get mine at Whole Foods.

For breakfast buy some high fiber cereal and pair it with a higher protein milk or Greek yogurt. All bran buds are a good option. They look like cardboard, but taste better than they look. I sometimes mix with other cereals when I use milk. With yogurt, it just adds a crunch.

There are lots of salad mixes that have shredded kale, broccoli and cabbage. I make a salad with those and chickpeas. You could eat this with some sort of chicken (rotisserie) or fish (there are frozen options you just put in the oven and cook - no prep).

premade hard boiled eggs

tuna in water

bagged salad

Anonymous wrote:Canned beans have protein, fiber, low calories and are ready to eat.

packed in water to avoid the added sodium.

Tempeh. I toast it & dip it in a sauce, usually a peanut butter soy sauce mix.

Get a bag of southwest salad mix & add pepitas & avocado & black beans.

Canned beans have protein, fiber, low calories and are ready to eat.

Costco sells large boxes of hard boiled eggs - I eat them plain, make egg salad, deviled eggs, sliced over a bag of salad with a can of tuna and some olives for an easy nicoise.

I love the Fage Greek Yogurts (plain, so I add thawed frozen blueberries) with some ground up flaxseed for fiber.

Also like beef jerky (although I try not to eat too much processed meat). And I second the recommendation for canned fish. Some of the tuna pouches are flavored well and I just put that on a bed of lettuce or other greens (pre-washed, because I'm lazy, too!).

I was also going to say, canned salmon, sardines, etc.