Plan a meal!?!?!?!?!?

Question

So I need to make 2 more meals this weekend for school and i need to count how many calories i make and things even for little things like syrup and butter and everything so i was wondering if you had any ideas for meals that i could make. They cant be things like grilled cheese and macaroni (unless its a side) it has to be something thats not really easy....and it needs to have about 3 sides 2 at least 5 at max.
and it needs to be easy to count calories
IDEAS PLEASE! thanks!

I have to make it for my family and i have 2 younger sisters (8 and 6)
and the are picky eaters (me too!)

HAS TO BE HEALTHY TOO!

I have already made lasagne!
(cant duplicate meals)

EVERYONE has REALLY good ideas i have a whole list of ideas...im going to wait to pick a best answer until the end of the night so keep posting answers PLZ!
I could still use a couple more dinner (main dish) ideas!!!!!! maybe a few breakfast too beides:
chocolate chip pancakes
cereal
waffles
(eggs)
also i have porkchops for dinner
ANY OTHER IDEAS!?!?!?!

Answer 1

It's always simple to calculate calories if you know the calorie count of the raw ingredients. It's a pain, but you just figure out how many serving sizes you use in the total recipe, multiply by the per serving count (it's on the nutrition information section of the packaging), then divide by the number of servings the total recipe makes.

That said, here are a couple of tasty ideas that can be as healthful or decadent as you want:

Meal number one: lasagne or other casserole-type pasta dish. Betty Crocker's cookbook has a great recipe. For sides, you have a lot of options: salad, soup, bread, olives, bruschetta... the sky's the limit. You can alter the nutritional values in a number of ways by putting in less meat/cheese, more vegetables, using lean beef instead of sausage, and so on. Same with the bread. Real Italian crusty bread with olive oil and herbs/salt for dipping is healthier than white flour garlic bread made with real butter.

Meal two: Brunch can be pretty easy. You get to have breakfast items AND lunch items there, so you can choose from a lot of stuff. Parfaits made of yogurt, granola, and fruit work well, or you can divide that up into fruit as one side, yogurt as another, and have granola with milk as your main dish. Toss in a piece of whole wheat toast and some eggs or other member of the protein family and you're all set.

Good luck with it!

Answer 2

I would have to go with the Chicken Picata, Oh so good. In the market they now have steamer bags that go in the Microwave with which you can steam cook just about anything, in a pinch you can toss some frozen veggies (we like green beans) in the bag with maybe a bit butter and micro away, They taste very good and even better without the butter then just add perhaps rice pilaf on the side with that dish and that you can make from a box. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Sweet and Sour Pork

Pepper Steak with Rice

Chicken Stir Fry

Eggs, Bacon, Hash Browns, Fruit, Orange Juice Pancakes

Answer 4

You will need both for your daily intake i wood condition just as good as one another. Granta

Answer 5

Is dependent on the context really. Which is better as a snack - fruits for me personally. It's tastier and gives you that little bit of sweetness. Which can be better as a snack if you are trying hard to lower back on sugar and lose weight vegetables

Answer 6

grilled chicken
petite boiled potatoes
boiled baby carrots
greek salad
apple slices with fruit dip for dessert

Answer 7

for dinner you could marinate chicken breast in itailan dressing, have it with steamed carrots (put them in the microwave with a bit of water, with garlic bread and brown rice

Answer 8

1. Pork and beans! And beans! And beans!

2. Cheese! And beans! And pork!

Answer 9

salmon with pineapple
brown rice
green beans
rolls
dessert could be fruit of somesort or you could have jelly with the rolls

Answer 10

chicken in the oven with some spices
mashed potatoes...
broccoli
&
salad