Healthy food suggestions/tips

[Brazoliange]

I didn't see a thread for this really, so I am making it. Suggestions/tips/etc. about healthy eating.

Obviously salads without fatty bacon bits and fat-free dressing are good. Sandwiches generally are, but make sure the lunch meat you use isn't bad. Soup can be okay if you don't overeat it. Obviously fast food in general is bad.

Ideally right now I want suggestions for quick healthy snacks and meals I can make (within 10-15 minutes of work or less), and also want to have this thread around for future reference and everyone to use.

[DeusExMachina]

Originally Posted by Brazoliange

I didn't see a thread for this really, so I am making it. Suggestions/tips/etc. about healthy eating.

Obviously salads without fatty bacon bits and fat-free dressing are good. Sandwiches generally are, but make sure the lunch meat you use isn't bad. Soup can be okay if you don't overeat it. Obviously fast food in general is bad.

Ideally right now I want suggestions for quick healthy snacks and meals I can make (within 10-15 minutes of work or less), and also want to have this thread around for future reference and everyone to use.

Further insight on the salad part is use AS LITTLE dressing as possible. Also use dressing that is not creamy and that you can see through it. Ranch, thousand island has about 30 grams of fat in a 1 oz serving. Thats not a whole lot less than the average 1/4 pound patty burger.

For snacks I think fruit works best. Otherwise try bread. I should speak for myself cuz my snacks usually is chips.

Overall its important to balance your nutrition. People disagree with me but I don't particularly think Vitamin C pills should substitute vegetables and fruits. Vitamin C pills have about 800% of ur DV and its not good for your nutrition rate to spike at such high amounts in regular intervals. It should be more gradual.

[PICASIO PICASIO]

A sandwich meal.
Wheat bread, tomato, cheddar cheese slices (white cheese is far better for you though, thanks Zane)lettuce, and some gooood chicken.
Then throw in some Vitamin water and an Orange or two.
Congrats, one of the healthiest meal known to man.

Also, I was on staff at an anime con once, where we have ZERO time for food.
What did I eat almost the whole time? Fruit, that's it. Why? The staff lounge had a fruit bowl out at all time. Pick one up and go. Put a bowl of fruit in your kitchen, remove all snack food. Now you eat fruit.
Also cherries are damn sexy.

Also: Pasta and shrimp with tomato sauce and broccoli
1 Bowl of Pasta
10 Diced Shrimp (Raw, but you can use pre-cooked)
1 Can of Tomato Sauce
10 Broccoli
Add some cheese too

Awesome.

[ZAEN]

Originally Posted by ParadoxVincent

A sandwich meal.
Wheat bread, tomato, cheddar cheese slices, lettuce, and some gooood chicken.
Then throw in some Vitamin water and an Orange or two.
Congrats, one of the healthiest meal known to man.

Also, I was on staff at an anime con once, where we have ZERO time for food.
What did I eat almost the whole time? Fruit, that's it. Why? The staff lounge had a fruit bowl out at all time. Pick one up and go. Put a bowl of fruit in your kitchen, remove all snack food. Now you eat fruit.
Also cherries are damn sexy.

Also: Pasta and shrimp with tomato sauce and broccoli
1 Bowl of Pasta
10 Diced Shrimp (Raw, but you can use pre-cooked)
1 Can of Tomato Sauce
10 Broccoli
Add some cheese too

Awesome.

Natural White cheeses are far better for you than orange cheeses due to a much lower fat count, but this is solid as hell information. Last time I went to AX (god forbid) I ate fruit the entire time. If you want fast food, El Pollo Loco is pretty much as good as it gets for healthy. Grilled chicken breast is amazing, can pretty much do whatever you want with it, and it's amazing.

And the pasta is choice.

[PICASIO PICASIO]

Originally Posted by Zane

Natural White cheeses are far better for you than orange cheeses due to a much lower fat count, but this is solid as hell information. Last time I went to AX (god forbid) I ate fruit the entire time. If you want fast food, El Pollo Loco is pretty much as good as it gets for healthy. Grilled chicken breast is amazing, can pretty much do whatever you want with it, and it's amazing.

And the pasta is choice.

Oh crap, you got me there.

White cheese > Cheddar cheese.

I'll try to throw some more recipes up soon.

[Brazoliange]

Lately, one of the things I've really been digging is cereal. I can go through a full box of cereal snacking on it in a day or two, but the calorie intake is nice and low .

[red shoe paul]

Originally Posted by Brazoliange

Lately, one of the things I've really been digging is cereal. I can go through a full box of cereal snacking on it in a day or two, but the calorie intake is nice and low .

Good cereal. Not like Lucky Charms or something, good cereal as in Special K.

[-mex-]

First step I took to eat healthy is eliminate products with high fructose corn syrup, or significantly reduce them.

[sreeja]

I had a reality check today and realized i eat total crap, i don't remember the last time i ate something healthy, in fact at this moment i an eating ores, man i am bad, i am not overweight at all but i need some healthy food things i can eat or snack on if i don't like meat.Go to a whole foods store. There are a plethora of amazing fresh fruits and vegetables. Also, add some nuts: almonds, walnuts, pecans - very yummy, healthy fats and filling. Whole grain breads and fat free/low fat dairy products - yogurt, cheese, milk, frozen yogurt or sorbet.