Guest Blog: Fast and Healthy Meals – Carrots 'N' Cake

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 09:01 PM

Guest Blog: Fast and Healthy Meals

Hi Carrots ‘N’ Cake readers! First off, I must say that I LOVE this blog and many of Tina’s recipes can regularly be found in my home (hello oatmeal raisin bars!).  Second, just a note before I start my post,  I am not a nutritionist or a doctor and the following is just my own thoughts on what healthy eating is. Ok, enough with the disclaimers, onto the food!

As life has gotten busier, people have turned to faster forms of food to fulfill their needs. While many of these sources have started to provide healthier alternatives, I still feel that the healthiest forms of food are made at home and I also believe they can be made quickly!  Here are a few of my favorite fast and healthy meals:

Egg Rollups

Bean Burgers

Black Bean Soup

Stuffed Potatoes (for faster potatoes, cook in the microwave!)

Stir fry

A few more tips for faster week night dinners:

• Pre cook chicken breasts over the weekend by either boiling them or baking them in the oven until no longer pink. Store the breasts in airtight containers in the fridge. The cooked chicken can be used in healthy meals throughout the week such as:
  • Chicken sandwiches (put a chicken breast in a pita with lettuce, tomatoes and your favorite condiments)
  • Place on top of a salad
  • Reheat with pasta sauce and part skim mozzarella cheese for a lighter chicken parm
  • Cook up some vegis and beans in broth and add the chicken for a yummy chicken soup
  • Use it in a lighter Chicken Vegi Casserole
• Make large meals over the weekend- freeze, defrost! My favorite meal to do this with is vegetable or turkey chili
• Get your spouse, friends, or kids to help! Everyone can prep different parts of the meal and you’ll be ready for dinner in no time!

Hope you enjoyed my post! Thank you Tina for letting me guest post!

Erica @ Itzy’s Kitchen

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