I am wanting to eat healthier and am wanting to learn how to cook healthy food that is easy to make and is affordable. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
As far as just really general tips how about this:
-Try getting plant based proteins in there, they are good to have. Soy and nuts for instance.
-Try to avoid salting as much while cooking, and just really salty versions of ingredients in general.
-Try to substitute oils for things like vinegars and the like where you can.
-If you do use oils, change out your normal choices with things like olive or canola oil.
-Get more stir frys in there, they are an excellent way to still get lots of flavor while also having veggies and preserving the nutrients of the ingredients, they are a healthier way to eat something that feels a bit guilty.
-Also, season with lots of herbs, spices, lemon and lime juice etc. It's a great way to add flavor and help you get the most out of a meal without resorting to fattier seasonings and sauces.
Hopefully those are some good starting general tips! Don't forget to slather everything in BBQ sauce and then snort it.
Lol I will definitely try snorting the BBQ next time.
For real, get some stir frys in your weekly routine. That shit's great. Making a pumpkin puree with chicken or whatever is pretty good too. Just get a slice of pumpkin, cut the skin off, cut it into smaller pieces and boil it until you can stick a knife through that shit like butter then blend that shit up with some salt, oregano, black pepper, cilantro, and whatever else suits your fancy. While you're cooking the pumpkin it's also a good idea to cook up some onion and garlic to mix in as well.
Thank you! I've been wanting to make some stir-frys to try. Which stir-frys would you recommend?
Honestly probably not the cheapest and absolutely healthiest way, but these are pretty much at least decently healthy and low calorie.
https://www.healthychoice.com/cafe-steamers
I cheat and eat these because I don't have much food measuring equipment and I want to be really anal about my calorie counts, so buying pre-made stuff with a clear amount of calories on the box without needing to measure is helpful.
Healthy cooking?
really really fucking easy
Olive Oil.
Steamed ______
Olive oil stir fried ________
Seafood
lean meats, limit the red and brown stuff to once a week, including brown chicken
remove corn syrup from your diet, don't add sugar to anything unless you're making it from scratch, and add only enough salt to change the flavor
get an instant water boiler and a crock pot
Chili tastes best two days after it's made
Avocados
Pomegranate
Boneless skinless chicken thighs are the best meat you can eat. Juicy, protein rich and flavourful. I suggest salting your food to taste as opposed to avoiding salt advice the first poster said.
Top 5 vegetables to keep in your diet
1) Broccoli
2) Cauliflower
3) Kale
4) Chard
5) onions
diets are super personal so what works for some doesnt work for others.
The general rule is for healthy eating you want to eat as much green food as possible and whatever meat you like, and stay away/minimize carbs.
Look into ketosis diets and interment fasting if you’re really interested
It's ridiculously easy and depends on your taste. Personally I'll get a large pan, put in a bit of vegetable oil, then drop in chopped bell pepper, carrot, onion, garlic, scallions, zucchini, and either some chicken, fish, or beef. Lately I've been really into imitation crab meat, which goes really well with it. MIx it up occasionally while it cooks, and when it's about halfway done pour in some white wine (not too much) and soy sauce to taste. If you want you can also cook up some pasta to mix in afterwards. It depends on you. It's something I make once or twice a week since it's so easy.
bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, and broccoli are a great stir fry meal and relatively cheap to get a bunch of. put in some sriracha and maybe even some light soy sauce for some extra flavor, I like to add crushed red pepper flakes, too!
On the affordability front, budget bytes is a pretty good resource.
A few tips no one has recommended yet.
Get the 5 pound frozen fruit bags from the store. They are great for everything. I usually get a plain berry mix bag.
Frozen fruit, spinach, greek yogurt, and protein powder makes good healthy shakes. easy on the powder for taste.
Throw some frozen fruit into a bowl of milk and oatmeal then microwave for quick snacks.
Or throw the fruit on your pancakes/french toast before they are about to come off the pan.
Buy a head of lettuce, pull the core, cut in half, then cut each half down into smaller pieces & store in the fridge.
I usually eat really plain salads with banana peppers, ranch, and cheese. But having salad cut up always gets you in the mood for a salad if you're hungry.
Like before, the yogurt is really good to eat plain as well.
Finally if you have $70 laying around. invest in one of the bigger air fryers. Don't go for the fancy digital button ones. just get the biggest container you can for the price. We use it almost every day and it is great for everything.
Well, I meant salt LESS which is basically to taste and not salt every meal or salt as every recipe says, and I've also given them the carb advice, seems to be a common strand (I actually know this person IRL) but how do you recommend cooking chard? I've heard it's bitter and I've never tried it but I'd like to incorporate more stuff like that into my cooking for her. We like spinach and I can cook it pretty well, are kale and chard similar to cook?
Cooking chard is easier than it seems. I googled it my first time and it’s pretty easy.
Get a pan hot over medium high heat, crush garlic into butter and sauté til fragrant. Add chard with the stems mostly cut out, and wilt for about 8 minutes flipping and mixing as you go. Add salt and lemon juice to taste.
done like that it’s not very bitter and what butter tones are there are nice and usually garlicy.
Avoid canned shit. Dried beans and fresh vegetables are way more nutritious.
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