Spec me some dietting main meals

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Hi guys.

I'm ona gym and dietting plan at the moment.

I'm running low on evening meal meal ideas.

Brekkie is fine. I have either mushroom omlette or porridge, once a week treat myself to Cornflakes (no sugar).

Lunch is ok too, I have either noddles, a salad or maybe sarnie on wholewheat bread.

But evening meals, last week I had spag bol on Monday, Tuesday I had a Salmon fillet and new spuds and veg, Thursday I had Salmon fillet and new spuds and veg. Friday I had smoked Haddock new spuds and veg. Thursday I had Chicken and mash potato and veg.

Give me some great ideas for weight loss evening meals. As it's getting very "sameish".

Evening meal needs to be fairly quick too, as I generally go to the gym between 6 and get home about 7:30. At 7:30 I CBA cooking a meal which takes an age to prepare and cook, by this time after my gym sesion I want something that can be prepared and cooked in 30-40mins, max.
 
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You need to think long - term. If you can't make time for proper meals then you're doomed to failure.

Why not stop going to the gym and spend that time preparing a decent menu?
 
I'm happy to prepare the food before I go to the gym, just don't want something that takes 2 hrs to cook.
 
billysielu said:
I'm currently enjoying the new range of healthy microwave meals from Tesco.
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honestly? how hard is it to chop some veg, bung it in some coconut oil and slam it in the oven? some meat and some form or carbs....be it sweet potato, rice, or pasta. these things are so easy.
 
Ace Modder said:
I'm happy to prepare the food before I go to the gym, just don't want something that takes 2 hrs to cook.
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I don't know many meals that take 2 hours to cook!

How many calories are you consuming? I estimate you're taking in around 1,500 if that's really all the food you're eating.
 
I'm working on cutting the bread out, and yeah I reckon 1500-1700 calories.

Well I haven't been given a single meal idea yet and there has been 7 replies? Can nobody recommend me some good healthy meal ideas?
 
grab a sweet potato, chop it into slices
lob it on a baking tray with a turkey steak for ~25 mins
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lob some pasta shells in boiling water
brown some mince, add some chili bolognaise sauce
~15 mins
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fry 2 eggs
toast 2 slices of leet bread
combine with ketchup
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stir fry some veg for a min
add some rice noodles for a min
add some stir fry sauce for a min
~ 2 more mins
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toast 2 slices of leet bread
add favourite fish from tin, e.g. mackerel
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discover honey yogurt
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aquire a marrow
stuff it with leftovers
bake it
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There's many meals you could rustle up quickly without a recipe, just use your imagination

As a very quick meal I like to finely slice a chicken breast, quickly fry it in a wok with a little oil and some finely chopped chilli until just cooked , then leave aside and fry some spinach until just wilted, add the chicken back in for a minute and then some fresh coriander for a

You could substitute the chicken for whatever meat you fancy
Substitute the spinach for any mixture of veg, a little tip though is to finely slice everything and fry in a very hot wok making sure you don't overfill it or the juices will come out of everything and boil the food and make it a soggy mess
 
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What kind of nutrition are you following? wholegrain low fat, high protein low crab or one of the many others.

Do you have tome to cook things at the weekend then reheat I the oven.

For a very quick meal often have an entire pack of stirfy, decent chunk of meat then throw together a quick sauce, chilli, ginger bit of soy sauce or what ever you want. Or a bit of nut butter, creamed coconut, soy sauce, lemon sauce, water. Makes a satay like sauce. Lots of water compared to nut butter, its amazing how much water nut butter can emulsify with.

Chicken breast stuffed with anything, cream cheese and jalapeno. Or olive tapenade and those bottled peppers, with a good helping of veg on the side.

If you can cook at weekend, beef short rib, bottle of beer, stock, sweed, carrots, onions, potatoes(if you aren't on low crab) or other root veg. Several tablespoons of fresh horseradish(its expensive, but grate the entire thing and freeze it in an ice cube tray) don't worry cooking horseradish takes away the pepperiness and just leaves the lovely flavour. In the oven for a few hours. Portion up and freeze in foil. Take out stick in the oven to warm through, remove the meat and throw under the grill for a few minutes to crisp up a little.

Pulled pork with coleslaw is awesome, again just make at weekend portion up and freeze. Make coleslaw on the night. Lots of different types doesn't have to be mayo based. I often have mustard based coleslaw.

Home made kebabs are a great one, with salad. Packed full of flavour, can do flat bread, rice or just salad. And so many different types.

Sword fish steak, asparagus and a touch of caper based butter sauce, as long as you stay away from carbs then you need little sauce as nothing to absorb it, if you have carbs, make a separate sauce, or switch to a different type of sauce. God swordfish and asparagus is amazing.

Got a local fishmonger? Big pot of mussels is great and super fast.

I do eat a lot of marinated meat with veg. Chicken thighs are cheap, which means I can buy excellent quality ones. They even cut the bone out for me but leave in the pack. So I can collect them and use it to make stock. (turner and George online butcher)
 
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Thanks for the ideas. :D Will take a look at all of them.

I do like swordfish. :D
 
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Swordfish is great.

Today having chicken thighs marinated in habanero hot sauce and spices toasted, with lettuce, tomatoes, pepper, pickled chilli, with a bit of lemon mayo.

Then later chicken thighs roasted again in a garlic coating, with aubergines in a tomato sauce and a bit of toasted or pureed squash.

Its all about cooking in bulk and having stuff in the freezer, then these fast meals as well.
 
Glaucus said:
What kind of nutrition are you following? wholegrain low fat, high protein low crab or one of the many others.
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I'm not really. I'm just trying to cut out all the fatty foods, like chips and pizza etc, and stick to "better" foods to help me with my weight loss. MAin goal is to eat less calories, and less saturated fats.
 
Simple Meals

Sweet Potato / Green Beans / Roasted Tomatoes / Fish (Which ever you prefer).

New Potatoes / Broccoli / Cauliflower / roasted Peppers / Chicken

Noodles / Tender-stem Broccoli / Sliced Peppers / Sugar Snap Peas / Baby Corn / Mange Tout / Sliced Carrots / Beef (Stir-fry)

Bulk Cook Meals

Shepard's / Cottage Pie

Beef / Chicken Stew

Pasta and Vegetable Bakes

Snacks

Greek Yoghurt / Frozen Fruit mixes / Honey

Peanut Butter / Toast / Honey

Wholemeal Toast / 2 Fried Eggs
 
Bulk cook is the way forward - I'll make a big casserole pot of chilli curry or stew each sunday that goes into 8 450ml plastic tubs - each one is 250-300kcal, so with a portion of rice is a normal meal. I sometimes cook 2 or 3 portions of rice and put them in the fridge too, that makes full cook time of dinner 4 minutes.

Alternatively for a change, grab some smash, a sachet of cheese sauce and some bags of frozen fish portions and prawns. Oh and some butter, butter is better than any oil or spread you can mention, just use in moderation.

Before the gym take a portion of salmon and white fish and a handful of prawns out the freezer and put into water, leave on the side. When you get back make up the smash and cheese sauce, you only need 100ml (for 1, maybe double ish for 2) or so, so maybe half a regular packet (or use the bisto one that looks like gravy granules - 2 heaped spoons). Melt 1 teaspoon of butter into the hot cheese sauce.

Then put the fish in a little bowl, pour over the cheese sauce, spread mash over the top, put in oven for 25 mins. Adjust portion size for calories but mine is a touch under 500kcal.
 
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Well your weight loss last year was ace. A few weeks ago I did make a large Beef casserole and had 3 days of meals from it. I will do that more often, but maybe do a bigger quantity.

Tonight I think I'm happy sweet potato mash with a little cream cheese, some asparagus and a fillet of swordfish for my dinner. Going to the gym in about an hour!

But the bulk cooking idea sounds like a great plan. Heating stuff back up in the oven is ok, right? As I don't have a microwave.
 
Sure, slower, but fine - just remember to transfer from the plastic tub to an oven proof dish ;)

It's worth noting, that the largest volume (and earliest) of my weight loss came from:

Breakfast - instant porridge pot
lunch - pot noodle (the hot chilli - only one with any kick), sometimes with a tin of tuna, usually not.
dinner - one 300kcal angus beef burger in a bap smothered in chilli sauce.

Oh and 5 pints and a garlic pizza every saturday night ;) I did cut out 100% all beer mid-week though.

I've switched things around so many times though - just keep an eye on the calories and ratio of protein/carb/fat and you'll be fine.
 
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