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Good Easy Cheap Meals

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Turin39789

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What are your basic cheap healthy/healthyish meals.

My standbys are throwing a dish full of chicken into the oven. Rub them down with a variety of herbs, or add some bbq and sauerkraut, or anything. Last batch had a little bbq sauce, free italian dressing, diced tomatoes, diced onions, diced bell peppers, fresh ground pepper, whatever was convenient. Cook up some veggies and thats a meal. Lately for lunches I've been lazy and take a chicken breast and a can of veggies for lunch.

My other meat dish is just getting a pork tenderloin, trimming off some fat and either roasting it or cutting it into chops and grilling or baking them.

I do tacos/burritos sometimes, low sodium seasoning pack, spring mix salad bag, tomatoes, onions, ground chicken, light on the cheese, pack in veggies in a whole wheat wrap.

I'm still working on my diet, but it seems like I need more goto meals that I think are healthy, so that I don't come home, no chicken in the fridge, pork is frozen and need something to eat and trying to avoid ending up with something unhealthy.
 
Chicken breast or tilapia/salmon with a large number of fresh veggies (only lightly cook the veggies, afraid to overcook though I'm unsure of real consequences...) with some fresh lemon squeezed over it, a little ground peper and a little olive oil, all over some brown rice. Pretty standard but the lemon really gives it a good kick without adding unnecessary sodium.

Green pepper, onion, broccoli and zucchini... mmmh.
 
Last night I sauteed sweet onion, bell pepper, spinach & tofu, then added some canned tomatoes and spices...paprika, chili powder, cumin. And then served it on a tortilla with plenty of hummus. Delicous.
 
Originally posted by: Turin39789

I'm still working on my diet, but it seems like I need more goto meals that I think are healthy, so that I don't come home, no chicken in the fridge, pork is frozen and need something to eat and trying to avoid ending up with something unhealthy.
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Keep a carton of egg whites in the fridge. Egg white based omelettes or frittata are healthy and high in protein, and of course you can use so many different ingredients or left overs you have on hand. Various cheeses, I prefer chevre, various mushrooms, spinach/baby spinach, colored bell peppers, various lean meats, scallions, tomatoes, salsas, shallots, the list goes on.

They are really quick to make, the versatility allows you to drastically alter the taste so they don't become boring, and therefore, an unattractive option for a fast, cheap, and easy meal anytime. E.G. a baby spinach, chevre, crimini, scallion, lean deli roasted turkey breast omelette, is miles apart in taste from a reduced fat smoked turkey sausage, potato, green bell pepper, and sweet onion frittata finished in the oven with 2% colby-jack shredded cheese melted on top.

I'm a huge fan of the incredible, edible, egg.....white.
 
Barilla Pasta Plus is something I would recommend to everyone. It's a pasta with fiber, Omega-3's and a lot of protein. Adding some chicken or salmon would make it a freak as far as packing nutrients into a meal.

http://www.barillaus.com/Home/...la_Plus_Nutrition.aspx (for the nutrition facts)

EDIT: I just steam some vegetables, peas, corn, carrots, edamame (the japanese peas, high in fiber), and broccoli. Add an apple and a glass of water or milk, depending on the meal.
 
If you want a healthy, vegetarian style meal thats very quick and easy to make...

Buy a large avocado and a can of garbanzo beans or chick-peas, mash both of them up in a bowl and add a little seasoning salt, onions, lemon or lime juice, celery...whatever sounds good to you.

Then buy a pack of preferably organic and/or blue corn taco shells, fill them up with the mixture, and you have a healthy taco thats kind of like eating chips with guacamole. Good healthy fats, protein, quick and filling.
 
Originally posted by: TripleAAA
If you want a healthy, vegetarian style meal thats very quick and easy to make...

Buy a large avocado and a can of garbanzo beans or chick-peas, mash both of them up in a bowl and add a little seasoning salt, onions, lemon or lime juice, celery...whatever sounds good to you.

Then buy a pack of preferably organic and/or blue corn taco shells, fill them up with the mixture, and you have a healthy taco thats kind of like eating chips with guacamole. Good healthy fats, protein, quick and filling.
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I think I'm gonna try that, it sounds tasty and I've been trying to figure out how to eat an avacado for a while now so yay for that.

Keep em coming, I'm sure more people have a plethora of tasty, healthy ideas!
 
Originally posted by: jiggahertz
Originally posted by: Mr Incognito
Originally posted by: jiggahertz
2 cans of tuna = ~80 cents
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2 cans of tuna= hard to eat like that.
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Can opener?
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That's a lot of mercury.

Although in regards to Incognito's post - mix some ketchup or mustard in there (kind of like tuna sandwich but ketchup instead of mayo)

Or like others stated, frozen chicken breasts + brown rice + veggies.
 
Originally posted by: jiggahertz
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: jiggahertz
Originally posted by: Mr Incognito
Originally posted by: jiggahertz
2 cans of tuna = ~80 cents
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2 cans of tuna= hard to eat like that.
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Can opener?
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That's a lot of mercury.
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No it's not. 2 cans/day of chunk light for a 200 lb person is 50% of the EPA limit.
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Not all canned tuna is from fish caught in the same area, and thus they can have different levels of mercury depending upon where they came from. At 40 cents a can, I'd worry 😛
 
Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
Originally posted by: jiggahertz
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: jiggahertz
Originally posted by: Mr Incognito
Originally posted by: jiggahertz
2 cans of tuna = ~80 cents
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2 cans of tuna= hard to eat like that.
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Can opener?
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That's a lot of mercury.
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No it's not. 2 cans/day of chunk light for a 200 lb person is 50% of the EPA limit.
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Not all canned tuna is from fish caught in the same area, and thus they can have different levels of mercury depending upon where they came from. At 40 cents a can, I'd worry 😛
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Yeah, it's an average. So total consumption converges to the average over time. Your point that you are worried of cheap tuna is laughable. The more expensive tuna (albacore) contains higher concentrations of mercury. Swordfish and halibut have higher levels of mercury than canned tuna and are much more expensive.
 
Stir fry does it for me. Since I usually fry in teriyaki it's a bit high in sodium, but just a few noodles + beef/chicken/shrimp then chopped green or white onion, red and green peppers, carrots and broccoli make a great meal.

For lunches, I keep spinach wraps on hand, I then add any type of lettuce or spinach, chopped almonds, chopped carrots and possibly a meat for a great wrap. Alternate ways to make this include eggs, black beans, rice or noodles for an easy to microwave meal.
 
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