http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.html traineo forum thread - Quick & Easy Dinners Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:52:18 +0000 http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlQuoting: akaJBStir-fry's are really quick Yep, I pretty much live out of my wok! Every meal has the same format though I still manage to vary it up enough so it feels like I'm eating something different. Chop onions and chuck in the wok to get cooking. Chop meat (always changes, sometimes it is fish if I want), and add to the wok. Add flavour (a combination of herbs, spices and peppers. Good chance to be creative from the collection of options in the cupboard). Add fresh p...http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlFri, 04 Jul 2008 08:52:18 +0000http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlQuoting: tekfuelI've never been a fan of frozen dinners Me too! I never consider frozen dinner "food" before. But, just lately, I don't have choice. After these 2 months, I don't think I will go for frozen dinners anymore. http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlFri, 04 Jul 2008 00:02:23 +0000http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlIf you have Trader Joe's stores in your area, they have these great simmer sauces in jars. They are all thai or indian kind of flavors, and quite good. They also have frozen shrimp (my FAVORITE protein source these days) and cooked rice that's ready to go. Bring the simmer sauce and water to a boil, throw in some frozen veggies (I like spinach or broccoli, personally), throw in your frozen shrimp, microwave your rice, and in about 10 minutes you've got a fanbloodytastic, health...http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlThu, 03 Jul 2008 18:09:56 +0000http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlDo you have a steamer? If not you should get one. It is a great way to cook food and keep most of the nutrients. I use sweet potatoes and bok choy (I only recently tried it and it is great) cabbage and potatoes. You can steam almost anything. My son does hot dogs in his. I like to mix a yellow and green veggie and leftovers are easy to just steam for a few minutes to warm up. Potatoes and broccoli. Try making garlic/onion mashed potatoes. I steam potatoes and then mash them with some of...http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlThu, 03 Jul 2008 18:04:51 +0000http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlI'm a big fan of spinach and tomato salads with little bit of feta cheese, and a light dressing, bake a small chicken breast or grill it, and there u've got a meal thats less than 400 calories (dependant upon cheese and dressing of course). So you have some left over to add something else quick in there. Just don't make my mistake of forgetting to defrost the chicken in the A.M....http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlThu, 03 Jul 2008 15:12:08 +0000http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlI like to saute bite size chunks of chicken in olive or grapeseed oil and then add fiesta frozen veggies. It has broccolli, carrots, celery, kidney beans and garbanzo beans and has a lot of flavor. Sometimes I put the mixture over whole grain rice. 15 minutes tops. http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlThu, 03 Jul 2008 13:14:58 +0000http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlI like to spice things up by cooking 'ethnic' food. For example, you can do a lot of things with a plain chicken breast. To make it italian, just make a sauce out of basil, tomatoes, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Coat the chicken in bread crumbs and parmesan and you have chicken parm. To make it mexican, use oregano and add cumin and paprika. Grill or saute it. Wrap it up in a tortilla and put your favorite salsa and you have a taco/fajita. To make it japanese, use a bottle ...http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlThu, 03 Jul 2008 06:18:01 +0000http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlI am into the quick/easy dinners in these 2 months because of class schedule. I think those frozen entrees are not bad choices. Healthy Choice has a lot of good nutrient and tasty frozen dinners. SmartOne is not too bad also.http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlThu, 03 Jul 2008 04:01:57 +0000http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlStir-fry's are really quick, especially if you prepare ahead of time (like the weekend) by pre-slicing meats and veggies. You can even pre-cook the meat, so that you can just re-heat it. And its easy to make these taste really different by making small changes to the meat, veggies and/or sauce. You can cook some noodles, rice, potatoes to have with it. I think the biggest helper for quick/easy dinners is to do some of the preparing earlier in the week so you can toss things together whe...http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlThu, 03 Jul 2008 03:56:30 +0000http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlHello everyone, I am in search of some very quick and easy meals to have for dinner. By the time I get home from work I am just too tired to spend much time making dinner. My wife cooks on the weekends but we usually do our own thing mon-fri because I am always dieting and she is usually too tired to cook as well. I have been making sandwiches and lean cuisines but they are just getting old. I need some fresh ideas. I usually have around 1100 calories after breakfast and lunch so I am loo...http://www.traineo.com/10_6195_0.htmlThu, 03 Jul 2008 01:54:48 +0000