healthy recipes for two?

Question

What are good recipes for two who are trying to lose weight?and that are quick and doesn't cost much to make?i'm open and willing to try new things any good ideas?

Answer 1

i eat this salad for dinner its amazing with a lot of flavor

we have a vidalia chop wizard that chops everything really good look it up on google its a good investment,

put two apples, two cucumbers choped into about not really cubes just thin small pieces, like rectangular? then put in 1 can of beans, we try new ones everyday! Black beans, chick peas, or kidney beans my favorite, and add Low fat Italian dressing, or a little bit of the regular kind, like 1 tablespoon or however much you like, just dont overdo it, and chill before serving, unless you use cold fruit!
Trust me its real good!
hope this helps
tell me how u like it!

Answer 2

My favorite cost cutting vegetarian/vegan item is tempeh. I use one package, I think the brand is LightGrain (I like the 3 grain, but they also have a wild rice, flax seed, or veggie type) in place of one pound ground beef. Crumble it up with your fingers in a frying pan, add one large diced onion, a generous drizzling of vegan worcesthire or steak sauce (helps cut the trademark bitter of tempeh), and a generous pour of olive oil (or oil of your choice) you don't want it in a pool of oil, but you want it all to be "shiny". Sautee about 7-8 minutes. You can also add a pint of diced mushrooms to the sautee depending on what you're making. Then, you can do sloppy joes, or tacos, or spaghetti. For spaghetti, I usually do add the mushrooms, and two jars of favorite marinara sauce. The tempeh can soak up a lot of liquid. Let simmer with the sauce atleast 20 minutes, on up to an hour. The longer you simmer, the less chewy the tempeh is. For sloppy joes, you can either use the powder seasoning and two cans tomato sauce, or two cans of the liquid sloppy joe sauce. Simmer 20-45 minutes. Tacos, just get like the Old El Paso taco dinner kit with the powdered seasoning, I usually double the amount of water on the directions and simmer twice as long, until the water has been absorbed. If you only use the amount of water on the directions it can come out too salty and chewy. I've gotten great feedback on all these methods, and they're a great cheap meal, and there's always leftovers. Even my carnivore husband loves all these tempeh recipes.

Answer 3

Here are some tips I found to help with losing weight:

1. Eat smaller portions - to do this, use a salad plate instead of a dinner plate for all meals. It will look filled but will have less on it than a dinner plate.

2. Of what you do eat, make the carbs a very small portion because they raise blood sugars. So have a small piece of meat - either boiled, broiled, baked, or fried with a sprayed pan. Have veggies and a small salad in the other portion of the pan.

Because of my hubby's health, I've done the low-fat/low-cholesterol diet and the Atkins diet. He went from eating low fat/cholesterol and high sugar (fat replaced with applesauce) to borderline diabetic. With the Atkins diet to start with, all his numbers went great - cut back on cholesterol meds and high blood pressure meds. His glaucoma reversed and the pressure in his eyes is super. The Atkins-type diet (low-carb) is keeping the major killers at bay - heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. He has no cravings for sweets. But before he actually started losing weight to any degree, we cut the portions down. That seemed to do the trick.

So, make sure every meal has a little protein in it to slow down any carbs from raising your blood sugar. If you have toast for breakfast, put some peanut butter on it or have a little cottage cheese on the side. Or have an egg. You can put cheese and veggies in the egg.

For lunch, try to have some kind of fish for those Omega 3's that help with thinning the blood to keep from getting plugged arteries and veins. Have some tuna on a bed of salad fixings.

Instead of having a sandwich with 2 slices of bread, have an open-faced sandwich. That will cut the carbs in half for the bread.

These are some things you can do. Try to avoid sugars, starches like rice, potatoes, white breads. There are loads of recipes on the net for low-carb meals. Processed foods and ANYTHING with high-fructose corn syrup will increase weight gain.

Plan your meals wisely, using mostly vegetables and lean meats and fish. Some vegetables are better than others - like broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, bean sprouts, pea pods, green beans, bok choy, spinach - all better than corn, peas, carrots, and lima beans.

Margarine contains trans fats unless it's tub. Read the labels and try to avoid trans fats. Most processed foods contain trans fats - dessert foods.

Answer 4

My husband and I like Chicken Breast marintaed in lemon juice, Table blend Mrs. Dash and EVOO for 30 minutes. Then we put the chicken in the skillet with EVOO. We then take Caulliflower in a pan, add skim milk about 1/3 cup and cream of mushroom soup. Mash till it is like potatoes. This are called Mock potatoes. YUMO!!!

Hope this helps. I do the same with fish.

Answer 5

The key is to reduce fats & carbs, but increase vegetables.
Avoid white sugar, use brown or honey; & avoid white flour.
Substitute whole wheat bread, wraps, pasta, or brown rice,
Minimize red-meat, use more chicken or fish.
Especially shop on the outer aisles, avoid processed food.
Crock-pots are wonderful cooking aids for stews etc.

Answer 6

chicken breasts: marinate in lemon juice. Saute with teriyaki sauce. serve with steamed vegetables [cauliflower, brocolli]

Chicken breasts: boil. shred. Mix with chiffonade of lettuce, olives, chopped cucumber, chopped tomatoes, and dress with a simple vinaigrette.

hope this helps.

Regards,


Sid

Answer 7

The best advice I can give you is that when trying to lose weight you should try eating for no more than one, and even then you can cut down a bit. Cooking for two when trying to lose weight is insane.