Easy Dinner Recipes?

My favorite---I buy a pound and a half of fresh (not pre-frozen) haddock.

I spray the bottom of a glass dish. Put the fish in, put a few pcs of butter, salt, pepper, oregano, parsley atop.

Cover and bake for 25 minutes or until flaky.

The best!!!

I just lost 6 pounds....Water w/ lemon when I wake up. For breakfast, I have 2 slices of whole grain toast drizzled with organic olive oil. For lunch, I have a salad without any high-fat ingredients, At 3 pm, I make a high protein (organic, non-gmo) fruit smoothie w/ a 1/2 scoop of Sun Warrior
mix---Put water, ice, frozen fruits, Sun Warrior and some skim milk and cinnamon in a blender.

Dinner is a ton of steamed veggies w/ a little pasta and a bit of protein. I put garlic and olive oil on the veggie/pasta...And another salad.

Make a big salad on Sundays---Have it ready for Monday and Tuesdays.
Whatever, I eat, I mix it w/ steamed spinach or broccoli---except the smoothie.

Recently, I looked up my blood type and found out what foods I should be eating.

I do not drink and eat at the same time. I chew my food well and let it digest before I add liquids.....except soups.

Have a healthy snack in the car on the way home at 5pm ish...A pc of fruit, etc...and then, have a healthy dinner.

you need to adjust your portions. Have you tried finding and going to a nutritionist?

I've found that the more I concentrate on food? the more I want it.

I try to eat like a bird, every two to three hours and drink a lot of water. I stopped drinking soda. Seeing that Coca-Cola is made here in Atlanta, it's hard not to get Coke or Sweet Tea here!

I keep carrots, celery with peanut butter and nuts with me to munch on.

I love lettuce wraps! Chicken or turkey with shredded carrots. Yum! They are truly easy and work for any meal!

Breakfast burritos are great for protein! Eggs and cheese. You can even put sausage crumbles in them.

If you don't want to fix separate from your family? Make sure you are keeping your portions smaller.

Drink plenty of water. It will help with the food cravings.

-Use ground turkey for tacos, spaghetti etc.
-eat 3 meals a day & add in 2-3 snacks so that you are eating 6 times a day every 3 hrs.
-some good things to make: ground turkey tacos, turkey meatloaf, grilled chicken & veggies, fish & rice, use ground turkey to make shepherd's pie,
spaghetti, tacos etc.
-be sure to drink plenty of water
-always be sure to have granola, protein bars etc on hand for healthy snack in your car, at work, on the road etc.
-chips & salsa is a good snack
-egg burritos
-yogurt w/granola on top
-try to make your last snack by 9pm so you're not starving when you go to bed
-eat a well balanced diet. Meaning protein, fruits, veggies, grain
-make dinner the night before or on the weekends & freeze etc.

I agree that a yogurt is not enough for dinner.

Do you have a crock pot? They are great for having dinner ready when you get home. The leftovers make a good lunch.

What about a quiche? I make them all the time and am happy to reheat them the next day. They take about 15 minutes of prep and 1 hour to bake, so you can do them them night before and then just re-heat for dinner. If you cut it into 4-6 wedges, you have automatic portion control, and if you use Swiss cheese and spinach, it's protein-rich with good veggies and not a lot of excess fat. You can use the pre-made crust, or you can make a crust-less version which is a frittata. These are great for using up lots of vegetables too. I also make enchiladas - again, good for reheating. Beans are cheap sources of protein, and these are good for putting in small amounts of meat and other leftovers, plus veggies. If you've done the chopping ahead of time, they are pretty quick to assemble (5 minutes) and 20 minutes to bake.

Same goes for Chinese stir fry - I put the chopped veggies and some chunked tofu or chicken in a few small bowls in the fridge, then get them out and line them up, putting the longer-cooking ones in the fry pan first and every minutes or two adding the next one. While they are cooking I make a quick sauce of soy sauce and a little cornstarch and broth, and add it at the last second for a quick-thickening sauce. This is a great recipe to use vegetables in season or on sale, and the quantities don't really matter much.

Make chicken the night before and put it on a salad. Be sure to add good sources of protein from walnuts or almonds too - they give you crunch and nourishment. Are you cooking for a family too? Just make a salad bar - as you chop the veggies, put them in separate containers on a tray in the fridge, then pop them out and put them right on the table for everyone else.

Your lunches sound a lot like dinner - is there a reason you can't save some of that for your evening meal? I'm not sure how you are cooking them - are you having a yogurt and then cooking in the evening for the next day's lunch? You can also marinate chicken or fish while you are at work, and then throw them on the grill when you get home. They don't take long to cook. If you cut a sweet potato and an onion into wedges and drizzle with olive oil and some herbs (I like dill, salt, pepper), they bake in the oven in about 20 minutes, the same as the fish.

A quick and easy way to make a low fat salad to take to work is to put some dressing on the bottom of a container (like a mason jar), then add in some no-wilt veggies, then adding some more veggies, any chicken or protein you want, and ending with lettuce and spinach. It looks like a bunch of layers. Then at lunch time, invert the container onto a plate or bowl, and you have a salad with dressing on top but non-soggy greens.

It may not be so much as what you are eating but how you are eating.

I believe in moderation. I do not diet, I maintain my weight well with my regular eating and exercise ( I like walking).

Think of it this way, if you put the ideas in your head such as ... you can't have this, you can't have that, etc... then you will crave those more because it is like the forbidden fruit!!

SO, watch your portion size. I eat off of a smaller plate, I NEVER serve myself seconds. I am not a sweets eater unless It is something spectacular and even then... I allow myself 2 bites and then I am done... NO need to eat a complete serving.

Also, I graze. I probably eat 4 small meals a day vs 3 meals a day. I am not a big breakfast eater so I drink a protein drink and probiotic that keeps me satisfied until about 11 and I will eat a decent lunch.. EX.. if at a deli or at lunch with friends etc... order 1/2 sandwich.. you don't "need" a whole sandwich. Our dinners are lighter such as a salad, pasta salad, and we eat a lot of steak. My salad dressing is usually lemon juice or apple cider vinegar. Snack on fruit and nuts. Drink LOTS of water.

I am a iced tea addict but I drink a LOT of water. IF you get bored with water... add any chopped fruit that needs used in your ice water and get the vitamin benefit and taste. I use a lot of lemon, lime, mint, orange, grapefruit, apple, strawberry, etc in my water.

You CAN do this, you just need to change your mental image from "dieting" to your regular habits... Moderation is key.

EX: My mom cooks with everything "fat free" which is silly because she does not have any fat in the diet for her and my step-dad SO... to fulfill that, they end up with a bowl of ice cream or something like that.

I use pure butter, olive oil, mayo, etc.. again.. Moderation

Added again, I LOVE steamed broccoli and it is filling. I eat it with lemon juice!

I don't always eat this healthy, but when we are being good my husband and I try to have dinners with a protein and two veggie dishes. Of course this does not happen all the time. Here are some of our favorite healthy dinners:
Grilled salmon, spinach and feta salad, steamed or broiled asparagus or brussel sprouts
Half a cut up avocado, grape tomatoes, and 2 over easy eggs. The yolk mixed with the other ingredients is super delicious. You can do this with any veggie.. I also like doing it with asparagus or steamed spinach.
A mixed greens salad with a pounded chicken breast...rolled in flour, then egg, then bread crumbs mixed w parmesan. Saute it in olive oil. Make a lemon juice/olive oil dressing.
A mixed greens salad...with apple and celery cut up. Then mix together garbanzo beans and maybe even tuna with a lemon dressing for on top.
A quinoa salad with avocado, tomato, cucumber, fresh parsley, cilantro, soy beans (from frozen section), and sliced almonds. Olive oil basalmic vinegar dressing.
Sauted pork chops with mushrooms (we make a sauce in the pork chop juice with some dijon mustard and a little white wine). Serve with a salad and any veggie (squash, green beans, etc).
A black bean salad.
Make extra each time and pack it away for lunch for the next day.
Good luck!

Super foods salad: spinach, chopped red pepper, carrots, blueberries, strawberries, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, cashews, avocado. I like a balsamic dressing with a little honey and olive oil. The ratio is something like 1/2cup oil, 1/4 cup balsamic, and then. 2T Honey.... Add pepper if you like.

Or how about making a Dal on the weekend and taking it out of the freezer? Or soups?

http://www.mccormick.com/Recipes

http://www.mccormick.com/Recipes/Quick-Meals

Many of these are simple, easy and easily healthy. Like the tilapia with peppers or the chicken with olives and tomatoes and a little feta.

Eat something for dinner that is more than a yogurt, but not huge portions.

I also agree that "fat free" needs to be checked on all labels. DH found out his "fat free" creamer was full of sugar. His diet of choice limits sugar.

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I like the mini meatloaf recipes from myrecipe.com (I add less or more of some of the ingredients) but IF you type in as such, the recipe will pop up.. so for starters, I would make the mini meatloaves ahead of time and eat them during the week here and there.. you could substitute turkey meat for beef.
additionally, I am not opposed to a roasted potato here and there.. why not get some red ones, salt/pepper/olive oil/rosemary/garlic and roast a few and have one or two with the meatloaf..
also.. I LOVE a big salad with whatever I have around.. (you can cut up veggies ahead of time) but in mine I will put roasted chicken, olives, all sorts of veggies, hardboiled egg and avocado, make an o/o and balsamic and dijon mustard dressing and YUM... you can even do garbanzo beans in it and IF you have left wheat pasta, throw that in. it all tastes good when tossed..
the other thing I will do is made things semi-homemade..
example. at whole foods, they have these indian meals in the fresh section, I will grab one of those and then when at home heat part of it up and maybe do a salad or mini pitas on the side..
also, don't be afraid to do breakfast for dinner.. poached eggs, canadian bacon and a slice of eziekiel bread are quite tasty...
some would say I suggested rich food.. I don't think it is as such if you portion it well..
also.. you may not be eating enough during the day.. why not throw in a fruit smoothie (homemade) ... I used to have this co-worker who ha da blender at work.. you can pre-make in the container and blend at work.. nowadays they have the nutribullet and it's quite portable. sounds crazy.. but you also save money when you make your own smoothies..
best of luck :)

I make a pot of black bean chili with quinoa or a hearty soup on the weekend and have a bowl with a salad after work. I get home about 6 as well and need to eat. I don't want to start cooking then so I have things I can heat up or cook in minutes, like salmon. However, I always eat a snack at 3 to stave off the hunger til dinner. I'll have fruit or a protein bar.

Don't starve yourself; your body will go into fat storage mode. 3 meals and 2-3 snacks a day will keep your metabolism working . Cut out a lot of the starches and sugar and you'll see results

Just a thought, but my daughter is in sports after school. When I get off, I pick her up and rush her to the ice rink. There no time to stop for food. I pack extra food and keep in a ice pack bag. She eats in the car, which allows her time to digest her food before she skates.

Can you bring an extra sandwich to eat when you get off work and then eat the yogurt when get home?

And...on wheat of course.