XP: healthy recipes

keags5496

I just started a biggest loser competition at work and I'm already bored with my menus. Anyone have any healthy recipes or resources they want to share??

jnicolen1

My favorite cookbook right now is called feeding the whole family. I initially started using it to prepare meals that would be inclusive of all four of us. Bonus is I quickly started feeling healthy and losing weight. Second bonus is that the recipes are delicious.

Nicole0012

I can always find great meals on Pinterest! (Trying one tonight, though I'm not so sure I'd call it healthy!) 

Cheekers2010

jnicolen1:

My favorite cookbook right now is called feeding the whole family. I initially started using it to prepare meals that would be inclusive of all four of us. Bonus is I quickly started feeling healthy and losing weight. Second bonus is that the recipes are delicious.

I'll have to check that out.  I have no advice because I'm stuck in a rut with the same recipes over and over.

theuntaggablek

I mash together cooked sweet potatoes and beans, with a handful of cheese and salsa for sweet potato burritos or quesadillas. Stir fry is easy to do healthy - just put in more veggies than meat, and not a heavy sauce. 

Here are a few healthy faves - from the Six O'Clock Scramble cookbook, which might be worth checking out.

 Tilapia with Tomatoes & Olives:

2-3 T olive oi; 1-1.5 lbs tilapia fillets, salt & pepper; 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/4 cup fresh parsley (I use a T dried or whatever herb we have  on hand); 1/2 c. pitted kalamata olives, halved; 1 T lemon juice, 1 T parmesan cheese (optional).

Heat olive oil over medium heat. Add fish, season with salt & pepper and saute - turn once - about 3 minutes per side. Put fish on platter with sides. Then, without cleaning the skillet, saute the tomatoes, parsley & olives for a few minutes until the tomatoes are soft. Season sauce. with salt, pepper & lemon juice. Pour sauce over fish, top with Parmesan (if using) and serve.  With couscous/rice & a salad - a great, healthy meal.

Thai Chicken-Noodle Soup:
1 T. Veg oil; 1 t minced garlic; 1 pound boneless/skinless chicken breasts in 1/2 inch pieces; 3/4 t. tumeric; 1/4 t. cayenne; 6 cups chicken broth; 3/4 c. light coconut milk; 3 T lime juice (1 lime); 3 T smooth peanut butter 2 c. thin egg noodles; 1 T sugar; 2 T chopped fresh cilantro; salt & pepper. Heat the oil over medium, add garlic and stir fry 1 minute until light golden. Add chicken, tumeric & cayenne & stir-fry for 3-4 more minutes. Add chicken broth, coconut milk, peanut butter, and noodles. Bring the soup to a low boil, cover the pot & simmer for 15 minutes. Add sugar & cilantro. Season with salt & pepper. 300 calories per serving (6 servings)