Easy/Healthy recipe suggestions

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I've been trying to cut down drastically on the amount of processed food I eat, so I'm looking for quick/easy healthy recipe suggestions! Lately I've been making a million varieties of squash and baked chicken, but it's starting to grow really old and I want some more variety! Any good ideas?

Try checking out some Weight Watchers cookbooks--there are a slew of them. I've picked up used ones cheap on Ebay, and there's always a good variety in them.

This is one of my most favorite meals to cook... and after I learned it from recipe, I changed it to suite my tastes by adding extra stuff I like. like extra mushrooms (fresh NOT canned... ick), corn and extra garlic....

http://www.bhg.com/recipe/pasta/one-pot-spaghetti/

I live by the Fix, Freeze, Feast cookbook it has great healthy meals that you prepare before hand then freeze I would highly recommend it to anyone ( I would post a link but I dont have enough forum posts to do so)

I eat organic and non GMO foods. They are the best things to get if you want to maintain a healthier lifestyle. My staples are rice, lentils, organic salad greens, cage free hen eggs. I have more things I love to get but that was what I could think of. Planting your own garden is good too. I like to save the seeds I get from organic fruits and plant them. They are gifts from mother nature. If you got a Whole Foods or Trader Joe's near you I'd go there. Trader Joe's is less expensive but it's not that big of a store. also going fishing if you live near the ocean is good too. I hope I gave good suggestions. also turmeric and ginger are good for you too. grate them on your food for seasoning. I use coconut oil or olive oil.

I could ask my friend for recipes and I could send you them if you like.

Three simple recipes that are healthy and yummo:

Serves 2 as a meal, serves 4 as a side dish:

Nutty Green Beans

500gms frozen green beens (thawed - just run under tepid water for instant results)
1 large brown onion (Sliced into wedges)
2 cloves of Garlic (finely chopped or crushed)
Splash of Macadamia oil (or Vegi oil)
Splash soy sauce (to taste)
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 teaspoon of Chilli (hot. finely chopped if fresh or straight from the jar, you could used flakes but a pinch is enough or Tobasco....same same)
1 large tablespoon of Macadamia spread (Or peanut butter but Mac is sooo much healthier for you)

Heat frypan or wok add oil.
Add onion and Garlic, saute.
Add beans, heat through, (you want to retain the fresh crunch)
Add the liquid flavourings and stir thoroughly.

Take off the heat and lastly stir through the nut spread.




Low fat baked cauliflower:

Head of cauliflower
salt and pepper to taste
2 tbls Macadamia oil.

Cut cauliflower into florrets and arrange in one layer in large baking dish.

Drizzle with oil and season and toss.

Place in oven (180 deg) until it starts to brown and is still crunchy inside. The cauliflower naturally has a nutty flavour when baked and allowed to brown slightly, the oil will enhance this.



Seasoned sweet potato wedges

1 kg Sweet potato cut into wedges
three cloves of garlic finely chopped
Few cloves of Garlic chopped finely
cummin powder
salt
pepper
2 tbsp Macadamia oil

Same preparation as cauliflower seasoning to taste.

This stuff is great in a leafy salad to add a little something extra, on it's own, hot or cold and great on an antipasto platter and keeps well in the fridge I always just make a huge batch and work through it.


Eat up!

Here's a sauce we cook a lot:

2-3 beets
1 bag of carrots
2-3 onions
herbs
salt, pepper

Steps:
Cut and boil the beets and carrots.
Saute the onions.
Blend beets and carrots until they are semi-chunky.
Pour mixture into pot with onions.
Simmer on low for a couple of hours.

The end results looks like spaghetti sauce. Really good!

I buy roughly $50 worth of produce every few weeks and blend it. My ingredients typically include
Kale
Broccoli
Apples
Jalapineos
Zuccinni
Cucumber
Mellon
Cantalope
Lettuce
Beets
Carrots
Pineapple
Banannas
Mushrooms (cheapest kind)

Most what I get is in season.

The benefits of blending and freezing include

1. Throughly integrated taste (it gets interesting)
2. Combined fiber and water content minimize stomache issues (a big one for me)
3. No nutrition loss from blending, minimal from freezing
4. Great way to get a variety of nutrients from natural sources
5. Provides some appetite control
6. One afternoon of food prep can give you enough food to last a few weeks

I don't think I could live exclusively on this, but I can get through the school day eating only frozen produce and function just fine. The biggest advantage to blending is that you've cut the time you spend cooking to a fraction, and increased the food's self life.

Sadly, I'm the only person I know of who does this, people just don't know what they're missing.

Avocado Cucumber Chilled Soup

2 small avocados
1 # Cucumber peeled and deseeded
1/2 tsp pepper
1 to 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
3/4 cup of spring water
about 1/4 a cup lime juice


blend it in a blender refrigerate for 10-15 mins and top with chopped cilantro and some tomatoes if you wish for a garnish.

It's really good

Grapefruit juice every morn'. Those vibres make the heart healthy! Biterness is good, guys

Squash soup: 1 squash, 1 red onion, a little garlic, thyme, laurel, chicken or vegetable soup (cube?), oil and a little vinegar/wine.

Have the soup ready.
Slice the onion and garlic and fry it slightly over low heat (no brown spots!).
Slice the squash and fry it with the onion for a moment. Add thyme and laurel.
Pour the soup over and boil until the squash is slightly transparent. Remove the laurel and blend the soup.
After blending, add wine/vinegar to taste.

^ I have stomach problems frequently, and migraines occasionally, (like now) and am looking for a way to eat so I feel better. What kind of blender do you use?

I use a ninja blender, the smaller (and cheaper) models seem to blend more thoroughly. The more expensive $100 model is roomier.

Thank you.

Salad I invented for myself with whatever I happened to have handy:

Mixed Spring Greens
Half a sliced apple (crispier the variety the better: Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Nicolo); leave skin on.
Banana slices (entire banana (not including skin); less ripe is better than too ripe)
Sprinkle on some nuts (sliced almonds or some trail mix; I prefer mixes with sunflower, pumpkin seeds rather than peanuts)
Slices of quality swiss cheese: thick bite-size pieces.
Raspberry vinaigrette

[Before I used Apples I was using kiwi slices (less ripe is better).]

You want the apples and cheese to be large enough to stick with a fork so you can collect some salad and hold it on your fork with a piece of apple or cheese.

I'm not sure what to call such a salad.

^
I'd call it delicious vitality salad. It sounds tasty and very healthy.