On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 18:24:41 +0000, SteveR
> wrote:

>I'm looking for suggestions for the breakfast and dinner meals -
>something healthy, but something that "regular folks" might eat if they
>were trying to eat healthily rather than what nutritionists would

I think we eat fairly healthily but typically of a 'regular' person...
the nutritionist would say our meals are far too large (have you ever
SEEN the recommended portion sizes?!) but reasonably balanced in terms
of protein/vegies. I HATE greasy fried foods so we never eat them...

Breakfast on weekdays is a bagel or two slices of toast with lunchmeat
on them, plus a tall glass of orange juice. Otherwise it's the bagel
and two eggs and a slice of canadian bacon.

Dinner varies widely from day to day. This week we've been trying to
eat 'healthy' -

Sunday. Large baked potato (cooked in the microwave) with sour cream
and grated cheese, with a generous serve of frozen mixed vegetables
(Italian blend) and three panfried chicken breast tenders with red
pepper strips (no fat added).'

Monday. Quarter home-roasted chicken (no fat added), one small potato
and one small sweet potato cut into wedges and baked on a tray
(brushed with olive oil), and a green salad (lettuce, tomato, and
cucumber slices) with ranch salad dressing.

Tuesday. Large bowl of slow-cooked beef stew - stewing beef, potato,
onion, carrot, tomatos and green beans. Served with a slice of
sourdough toast and margerine.

Wednesday. Ham and cheese omelet (three slices of thin ham shredded,
three small eggs, sprinkling of parmasen cheese, sprinkling of
sweetcorn kernels) with a salad (curly lettuce, tomato and cucumber)
and ranch dressing, and three slices of french stick with margerine.

I have water with my dinner, my husband has caffiene-free softdrink.
Neither of us drinks tea or coffee. Dessert is had as a seperate meal
or an after-dinner-snack... a bowl of icecream, OR a small chocolate
bar or a handful of candy, OR a tub of yoghurt, OR some kind of fruit.

ATM I'm trying for low-salt, lower carb and minimally processed
foods.

I just decided that tonight's dinner will be homemade fried rice with
lots of protein in it (ham, chicken, egg) and lots of vegies (carrot,
celery, mushrooms, red pepper, sweet corn and a tin of chinese vegies)
and depending on how much meat is left in the fridge tomorrow's
offering may be meatloaf with baked potato and vegetables. Either that
or a homemade pepperoni pizza and pumpkin soup.

~Karen aka Kajikit
Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life
http://www.kajikitscorner.com
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