Sometimes the biggest problem we have with eating healthy is that we think it has to be more complicated than it does. We may start our new health kick all excited and prepare delicious yet time consuming meals. However after a while we lose motivation and return to unhealthy eating once again. It just seems too hard to eat healthy.
My philosophy? Start as you wish to continue. When starting a new health kick – make quick simple meals and snacks – the type that tastes good but doesn’t take long to prepare. Also find ways to save time when it comes to meal preparation. Once you are in the habit of this, then you can build in meals that are a bit more time consuming if desired.
Quick Meal Ideas
- Chicken/beef/tofu & vegetable stir-fry (use frozen mixed vegetables if you don’t have time)
- Salad with boiled eggs/tin of salmon/4 bean mix (use ready-made salad mix if time pressed). Use a splash of balsamic vinegar or lemon juice and fresh herbs for dressing.
- Omelette with quick vegetables e.g. zucchini, mushrooms, onion
- Steamed vegetables & grilled meat
- Poached eggs on toast with sliced cucumber and tomatoes.
- Meat skewers on the grill with grilled vegetables
Time Saving Ideas
- Try making enough dinner so you have left overs for the next day e.g. for lunch or dinner
- Have ready-made snacks available e.g. fruit, raw nuts, yoghurt, snack bar
- Make big batches of meals on the weekend and freeze in one meal portions so that all you have to do is heat and eat!
- If you don’t have a grill, use a sandwich press to grill your vegetables – its quick and easy – I use it all the time.
- If you have a slow cooker, prepare vegetables and meat the night before while making dinner and in the morning add these to the slow cooker and set to cook over 8 hours so that your dinner is ready and waiting for you later.
Healthy food doesn’t have to be labour intensive food. Look for quick recipes and time saving techniques to make your health kick a permanent one.
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