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Eating more healthy and reguarly
Well I need some advice on eating more healthy and reguarly. I'm only 14 but my mother isn't home at night (she works the night shift and McDonalds) and I am in charge of feeding myself. I will be honest I am a good cook to a point though I could still use guidance every now and then. I have the habit of not knowing what to cook so I will end up just eating watered down cream of chicken and egg noodles which I know is not good for me all the time. I like Salmon really well and eat in quite often but that gets tiring. Lately food has taken over my life. I'm always secretly wondering if I should have eaten that, what will I eat for dinner, I don't have anything in the house I need to go out and get something, and I really hate that. I'm not fat I'm normal for my height and I want to just learn to eat at certain times and just have healthy snacks inbetween instead of cookies for my snacks.
If any of you on here can think of some good well balanced meals please answer. Thanks in advance.
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I know an easy recipie for chicken and dumplings.
Get a can of Cream of Chicken, one can on water and a tube of biscuits. Get the water adn Cream of chicken hot and open the biscuit tube, pull apart each biscuit into about 8 smaller peices. Cook them until they puff up and Voila! It's quick easy and taste good.
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When you have some spare time, go to a book store and check out what they have(cook book wise), I love making food out of my cook books, try to make fun out of it or something!!!
~jess~
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I don't like spending lots of time cooking, so I'll cook in larger batches and use the leftovers to make new meals. In order to keep this short, I'm going to omit cooking directions, just let me know if you want them.
It always helps to try to plan out a weeks worth of meals so that you can get what you need ahead of time. Here are two sample weeks.
Chicken and Rice Week __
Sun: baked chicken, plain rice, broccoli, and carrots.
Mon: Salmon (or tuna) salad sandwich, apple.
Tues: spanish rice, chicken quesadeas, creamed spinach.
Wed: can of chili, corn, yogurt, green salad
Thurs: chicken stir fry w/ fried rice, fruit cocktail.
Fri: hot dog w/ sourcrout, celery sticks, potato chips.
Sat: macaroni and cheese with peas
Pasta, Beef, and Green Salad Week __
Sun: pasta, red sauce, meatballs, garlic bread, green salad.
Mon: pizza w/ veggies and ground beef topping (you can use the rest of the garlic bread for a crust, or get a mix).
Tues: green salad with salmon.
Wed: pasta with beans, a greasy red sauce, and lots of parmesan cheese, crunchy fruit or veggie - like carrot sticks, apples, or green salad with walnuts.
Thurs: soup, a grilled cheese sandwich, and if you can stand it more green salad.
Fri: pasta mixed with veggies in butter, meatballs on the side.
Sat: macaroni and cheese with a hotdog, and finish up the salad.
These are light on dairy. I find yogurt to be an excellent snack food. Fresh fruits and vegetables are great snacks.
Hope these ideas help a little. :)
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i don't really know any well balanced meals but...
here are some filling things that could make you eat less:
apples/fruits, large yogurts/smoothies, hot cocoa/chocolate or tea.
don't drink soda... ask your mom to buy you a cook-book with low fat cooking recipes... there are also plenty of websites with ideas to help.
if you're one of those people who eats when they are bored or "Just feel like it"... eat crackers, veggies - especially celery, cheese sticks, small yogurts, small fruits - especially grapes, beef jerky - not really good for you.
a well balanced dinner meal generally includes: cooked meat, pasta/bread/rice/grain, vegtable/fruit/ tomatoe/potato, beans/nuts/cheese, a side dish such as salad - garlic bread - french bread - corn bread, and a good healthy drink such as milk or water.
good lunch: sandwich, salad, soup, veggies and meat, oh and *cafeteria food* is not good for you.
good breakfast: grape juice/orange juice, fruits, yogurts, toast, oatmeal, bagels, muffins, crackers
NOT: donuts, croissants, sugary cereals, pop tarts, bacon...
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Oranges and apples are great to snack on. I would sit down and figure out ahead of time a few things that I would like to have on hand to eat for a week or even just several days. If you plan ahead, you don't settle for things. You can get a crust, tomato paste (with the herbs already in them, and throw all kinds of veggies on a pizza with some mozzarell. It is so good. A salad with some filling stuff like cut up carrrots, squash, cucumbers, mushrooms and a low fat dressing can be really tasty if you try something different like a balsamic dressing. Get a cookbook or two and pick some things out. Not every meal has to be a new recipe, but it will give you some ideas and you can start experimenting. You might also ask your mom to put some precooked stuff in the freezer for you.
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put some grapes in the freezer. it sounds nasty, but it's so yummy. it's like eating hard candy. it's sweet and good for you. it's my favorite snack! also, if you are worried about snacking, drink more water. this won't make you so hungry. seafood is really healthy, so i'd keep going that route. chicken salads are my personal favorite!
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