Favorite Dinner!

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Permalink Reply by Megan Alderton on March 9, 2010 at 5:22pm

HI Ninu. I would be interested to see some replies here too. Here are a few of my faves:

White/Brown Rice with Refried Beans. Pour salsa over all of it (I had a personal trainer reccommend this to me once. When I stuck to this for dinner with no snacks afterwards, I looked great!)

Tuna on a wheat round with a slice of cheese, tomato and mustard
Spinach cooked on the stove in a little bit of Olive Oil, a dash of soy sauce and sprinkled with Parmesan

Organic frozen stuffed shells with an organic vegetable tomato sauce
Green Beans

Scallops (if you like seafood) sauteed in a tiny bit of butter and lemon juice
Wild Rice & Carrots (raw or cooked) or just a small side salad made at the grocery store bar with a light dressing and plenty of veggies.

A burrito made with either piinto beans or kidney beans, taco sauce or salsa, and some cheddar cheese. Wrap it up in a wheat tortilla. I usually make a big burrito, so just have some fruit on the side.

A chicken breast cooked up on the George Foreman (I just season with pepper/garlic powder/onion powder/italian seasonings. Steam some red & yellow peppers. Season with a little light italian dressing and eat! Sometimes I'll have a string cheese with it too.

All of the above mentioned meals are topped with fresh fruit for dessert. Anything. My favorites are grapes, strawberries and kiwis, but I'll pretty much eat any fruit and I try to mix it up. I find that if I save that for last, it helps to take away my sweet tooth. Every meal is also accompanied by a big glass of water. Once I week, I do treat myself to a soda with dinner. Don't tell Jari! Haha.

I hope you like some of the ideas and let me know what you enjoy, I'd love to mix up my diet as well. :)

Megan

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Permalink Reply by Ninu Dhillon on March 9, 2010 at 9:34pm

Thanks for the suggestions Megan :)

We usually have either a big green salad with a grilled chicken breast and topped with chopped up veggies with a homeade dressing (olive oil and balsamic vinegar)..baked yam fries with a bit of olive oil, salt, pepper and fresh rosemary chopped up (sooo good! Bake at 400 for 20mins or so).

Another thing we have on occasion is a free range chicken burger with an organic whole wheat bun, low fat mozzarella, spinach, tomato and avocado and a side of chopped veggies ( I love bell peppers, and eat 2 a day raw!)

We make chicken stir fry with light organic coconut milk, red curry paste, spices, lots of veggies and either brown rice or quinoa.

Those are our faves. I love cooking and am always looking for new ideas so thanks for your input!

Cheers
Ninu

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Permalink Reply by Jari Love on March 10, 2010 at 12:17pm

Hi Megan! I'd love to share some of your ideas in an upcoming newsletter - would that be alright with you?

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Permalink Reply by Megan Alderton on March 10, 2010 at 4:05pm

Jari, I'd be totally honored!!!!!! Feel free to do so!

Much Love, Megan

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Permalink Reply by Megan Alderton on March 10, 2010 at 4:08pm

Oh, by the way... is this newsletter posted on this website? Just curious, I'd love to get newsletters with your info in it!

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Permalink Reply by Jari Love on March 30, 2010 at 6:54pm

The newsletters are distributed for free when you sign up on the site! You just need to subscribe by entering your email address :)

If anyone has recipes that they want to share, please email them to me at inquiries@jarilove.com and make sure to include the ingredients, instructions and your name so I can give you credit for your great ideas :)

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Permalink Reply by Renee Hughes on March 10, 2010 at 2:21pm

When I am eating properly I go for one or a combo of the following:

Protein drink with soy milk and fruit ( Usually will have to have a bowl of cereral or sandwich or something an hour or so later)
Spinach and or Kale stirfry with bragg's (great salt substitute) onion and whatever other veggies I have around. I mix that with a small amount of brown rice

Beans and Rice are a big one for me too. I cook a bunch of beans in a crock pot so that I have some ready to go when I dont have time to cook

Amy's meals are also something healthy and fast when I dont have time or am too exhausted to cook. They are also not high in sodium and absolutley delicious. Also perfect for me bc they are all vegetarian but you will get your protein in and feel completly satisfied.

Nut butter (healthy just nuts and salt, no sweetner) and jelly(all fruit, no sweetner) with 100% whole grain bread. That with fruit is quick and satisfying

Lentils with kale or spinach - filling and delicious. I just add braggs and onions

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Permalink Reply by Aimee Stefanski on March 23, 2010 at 9:46pm

Pesto Crusted Salmon!!! My new favorite, here's the recipe
http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/09/06/pesto-crusted-salmon/

It's so good! I've actually been just getting some pesto from the health section in the grocery store and just slabbing it over the salmon with a little panko bread crumbs. Takes like under 15 minutes. Very quick and easy. Or you can make a batch of pesto the day before if you're planning your meals and want something quick.

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