help me eat better please?

Question

I get lazy and cheat. im looking for healthy(er) tv dinners and other quick ideas. thanks

Answer 1

This is what I do, hope it helps.
-When in the grocery, head for the fresh produce or frozen section (not frozen processed dinners) Skip the canned/processed/dessert /snack/soda aisles.
-don't keep desserts at home. It's reserved for when I'm out so I'm not easily tempted and even if I have a craving, the inconvenience of going out for a slice of cake or a cone of ice cream turns me off.
- schedule 2 hours in a week where you can cook 4-5 different REAL meals in advance w/c you can freeze or refrigerate and reheat throughout the week. I realized that most unhealthy snacks are packaged so that they're easy to grab, open and popped in the mouth. Multiple meal cooking gives you less excuse to settle for the cheat items.
- PRE-do prep tasks! pre-slice,pre-boil,pre-cook, pre-heat, etc.whatever is possible to cut your actual preparation and cooking time in half!
-compartmentalize ingredients to be used in batches in small clear containers and if possible place them within line of sight.

Answer 2

Dune has a good point about making your own TV dinners.

Right now, THE ONLY solutions I can offer:
1] Get the devil away from the TV dinners!
They are LOADED with chemicals and crap!

2] Go to your local library and look at a few books about nutrition.

3] If you have a friend or relative who is a good cook and/or someone who knows how to properly prepare and eat the right foods, ask questions about her/his diet; what book[s] and recipes she/he uses; how to shop for the ingredients used in those recipes, etc.

4] Eat salads.

5] In your particular situation, you are not alone! Look into taking some nutrition and cooking classes - even if you have to attend them at night or on weekends.

When you cook for yourself, you KNOW what you're eating.

A BIT OF VERY IMPORTANT ADVICE:
You DO NOT want to get that lousy disease known as diabetes! I have it. It doesn't have me!

Thanks for asking your Q! I enjoyed answering it!

VTY,
Ron

Answer 3

If you eat allot of processed foods you don't get all the nutrition but if you live alone it is just easier. One easy way to improve your diet is to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables - try having a salad with your TV dinner and for dessert have fresh fruit or Sorbet instead of cakes also be sure to drink lots of water and soon you will feel and look lots healthier. Good Luck!

Answer 4

If you don't want to cook often make your own TV dinners and freeze them.
I will often cook 2lb mince and veges, a heap of mashed potatoes.
Divide the mince in 4-5 portions, add some curry to one, chili to another, ketchup to another etc
Add potato, cover and freeze.

Answer 5

if you are used to eating one way and then have totally switch, it is something to get used to it.....

healthy choice meals and lean cuisine are good ones to look for but check the sodium content.....that is what can get you..

eat a lot more veggies......you can get these small bags that you can pop into the microwave and the bags are designed to steam your veggies.....you can add cheese to them and season them to your liking.....they already have some seasoned like asian stir fry which is pretty good but would taste better with chicken and some rice....

eat more fruits.....cut back on your soda intake....switch to diet if you can stand the taste or just drink lots of water....

make sure you get enough of your dairy in there unless you are lactose intolerant....so you can get your calcium supply..

I would switch to whole grain pastas instead of regular or wheat whichever it is.....same with your bread......wheat bread is a lot better than regular white bread......they do have white wheat but I have never tried that before....

Answer 6

Never shop when hungry.
Start buying flavored water.
For juices, buy JuicyJuice or Welchs' 100% juice. When buying orange juice, get it with pulp. Pulp = fiber, which lowers your blood sugar.
Add more fresh fruits & vegetables to your diet.
When buying anything, don't buy the white kind. for example, avoid white bread. Buy whole wheat or dark breads like rye or pumpernikle. Avoid white potatoes & buy red ones, instead. Avoid white rice; buy brown rice, instead. Color = nutrients when it comes to foods. White = refined & unhealthy. Add color to your plate (I don't mean Skittles, either!)
Add more white meat to your diet (chicken or turkey); cut back on red meat consumption.
Avoid lots of junk food. Snack on fresh carrot sticks or fruit.
Buy baked chips instead of fried ones.

Answer 7

Staples such as: Rice, canned beans, salsa, cheese, etc are really good. You can make a whole meal in basically one dish.
Have cooked rice...top with beans, cheese and salsa and there's your meal... low fat (except for the cheese!! )...

Answer 8

When you grocery shop, never buy junk food. That way, you have to make a seperate trip to buy it. Works for me.

Answer 9

Go to Wendy's and have a lean juicy burger, and a side salad with a diet Coke.