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Posted by craiggetty on October 17, 2005, at 0:40:33
Can anyone recommend a book or link to a site that will give me EASY AND QUICK meals to prepare? I'm not really looking to lose weight (but not gain either). I'm just looking for well-balanced meals that won't make me feel like I need to take a nap right after eating, and that are relatively cheap to prepare. Oh, and I'm an idiot in the kitchen so these should be something that an 8 year old could prepare. Thanks.
Posted by Sonya on October 17, 2005, at 0:40:34
In reply to Lazy Man needs cooking suggestions, posted by craiggetty on October 7, 2005, at 14:45:06
My son, age 24, recently moved out on his own and got this cookbook from a friend. He seems to like it & he has absolutely no cooking experience.
Posted by Racer on October 17, 2005, at 0:40:34
In reply to Re: Lazy Man needs cooking suggestions, posted by Sonya on October 7, 2005, at 15:12:42
I'm sure there will be a lot of people there who can offer suggestions. This board is pretty quiet, and is really about eating disorders or problems around food and eating.
Good luck, though.
Posted by kerria on October 17, 2005, at 10:14:28
In reply to Lazy Man needs cooking suggestions, posted by craiggetty on October 7, 2005, at 14:45:06
Hi -
The easiest healthiest and least expensive way to cook when you don't have a lot of knowledge or time is to use a ready made product, as a base and add your own fresh ingredients to it.Like, buy a good brand of frozen pizza and before you bake it saute garlic and onion, broccoli and green and red peppers, spinach, mushrooms, whatever you like- in olive oil (increases the good cholesterol) and add to the top. You can also add extra part skim cheese.
Add to ready to use stir fry meat and vegetables- you can multiple the receipe and save money by just adding more of the same ingredients that are already in it- and your ingredients will be fresh and filled with antioxidants.
Fresh baby spinach can be added to Any sauce or any receipe and doesn't affect the taste (i like it anyways)- adds color and so much Vit. A.
It's great in jar spagetti (good brand) sauce.Use fresh vegetables whenever you can but you can buy frozen when it's not. It's healthier to use fresh,
Use fresh fruit for dessert.
Get whole wheat bread, pasta and whole grain cereals. Oatmeal can be yummy when you add apples, cinnamon and other fruit before microwaving.
Put a few spoons of plain oatmeal in your cereal if it has oatmeal already in it. It blends in perfectly and makes it healthier.Buy 'No trans fats ' or 'No preservatives' items- look in ingredient lists when you shop. Try not to get things that have 'partly hydrogelated oil.'
Buy 'Natural' foods, as much as you can- even in the regular grocery store you can find a lot.Always add chopped fresh tomatoes (or canned) to tomato sauce and spagetti sauce.
Always buy low fat--milk and spend extra for lower fat ground chuck if you use meats.
Use part skim cheese, etc.Take care,
kerria
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