One of my most favourite snacks is Triscuit crackers (50% less salt) with low fat cheddar cheese and whatever I like on top... my favourite is olives, but you can use sundried tomatoes, smoked salmon...mmm

The easiest lunch is tuna with whole wheat crackers (like wheat thins)... you can get tuna in those seasoned cans now... they're great for on the go people.

Not all people agree, but protein shakes and bars are good as well.

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Originally posted by AwakenedAddict Tomato juice, in da house??

I forgot the tomatosoup, the store was closing in 10 minutes. Need to prepare better next time

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rice cakes instead of chips

been loving the dill pickle rice cakes as of late

I think stir-fry is great ........ cook up some pasta or rice and use a veriaty of fresh veggies and spices now u can make it vegitarian or add meat. If your lazy you can buy like california mix frozen veggies and u can make a healthy meal in 2min (if you have the pasta pre-cooked) for more sketchy recepies call 1-800-sketchbag

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best food advice I've ever seen (I've posted this before):

mainly skip the middle aisles of grocery stores and stick to the exterior...that's where you'll find fresh fruits, fresh veggies and and lean meats.

avoid most processed foods...processed foods are "convenient", but loaded with artificial preservatives, additives, colouring, other chemicals, excess salt, hydrogenated oils, etc.

Look at any canned food ...soups, veggies, fruit, etc...95% of them have added sugar or salt. Sure, it's easy...but it's inferior, and usually more costly, than buying fresh.

ideas mentioned that are great...make your own soups, chili (yum!), stir fries, etc. and make extra...freeze or refrigerate the rest. So insetad of popping that salt-filled can of soup in the microwave, you pop your container of frozen, HEALTHY soup or chili in there or reheat your stir fry. Most canned soups are woefully low on the nutrition scale too.

I love this thread

I've been debating what I should do tonight and I've finally settled on coooking

That decision even beat out recording a mix.

I think all of these ideas are great, but not necessarily quick.
I guess the quick part comes in when you see that most of these ideas are easily reheated and taste just as good.

An easy easy way though to make all of the above healther for you is to go whole wheat ...

pasta, rice, bread ... so much more good stuff for you

Rice cakes can be loaded with sodium as well, be careful of that.

I like to make my own hummus or roasted red pepper dip - there are many easy recipes on the internet that require only a few ingredients - then serve with warm pita slices. you can toast the pitas and put some seasonings on them as well, like cumin or curry powder. yummmm.

I'm getting hungry!

throw out your white sugar and replace it with brown sugar or honey it makes a BIG difference.

yeh, hummus is great, and its the easiest thing to make, whip up some chick peas, tehini sauce, garlic, lemon juice, blend, and you're set!

i would disagree with markt, that fresh food is more costly then processed. that is why north america is so fat, even among the poorer class, its cheaper to get a $5 mcdeal, then to make a turkey dinner for the family.



ok, i just went grocery shopping!

here are some good things i picked up:

yogurt, soup, fruit, little canned pizza sauces which i'm going to make on pita bread...mmmmm , english muffins and raspberry jam (had to get smukers though, the 50% less sugar one is gross), lean chicken breast cold cuts for sandwitches, quaker squares cereal (taste good and more nutritious)

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Originally posted by djbruuen ... i would disagree with markt, that fresh food is more costly then processed. that is why north america is so fat, even among the poorer class, its cheaper to get a $5 mcdeal, then to make a turkey dinner for the family. ...

sorry, I meant comparable food...not in general. yeah, crap like Kraft Dinner will always be cheaper...but when you look at pre-made foods like soups, pastas, pre-cut veggies, etc...you're often paying more vs. making it yourself. It's more convenient...it's not cheaper (and when it is, it's not usually by *that* much).

i.e. you can buy fresh fruit and veggies for less than their canned or pre-cut and packaged equivalents...you can make 100% rolled oats and toss in a banana for less than the cost of processed cereals...you can make your own burgers from ground beef, chicken, etc. even through in some better "filler" to stretch it out, for less than a box of pre-made burgers. If it's not less/equal, it's not *that* much more expensive...but it takes time and effort and that's the issue, IMHO.

I think fast food being cheaper is generally a myth. You can easily feed your family for the price of a lot of the fast food out there. McD's is NOT that cheap. Add up combos for a family of 4 and you're at $20 or more, right? I could *easily* whip up a filling, far more nutritious, reasonably uncomplicated meal for a family of 4 for $20 spent at the grocery store.

America is fat because they poorly educated on proper nutrition and budgeting and overly susceptible to advertising. Who will win the food war when the country barely spends a dime on nutrition education and budgeting in comparision with a fast food industry that has a seemingly limitless ad budget?

Fast food and processed foods are convenient...they are not necessarily cheap.

There's no doubt that to eat *really* well, it's not cheap...but to surpass the nutritional value of fast food and processed food? please...no contest