What healthy lunch/dinner items have you found to help you lose/maintain weight?

I am a big fan the Lean Cuisine frozen meals for lunch at work. My favs are the Sweet N' Sour Chicken, Seasame Chicken, Lemon Chicken and the Butternut Squash Ravioli.

I also enjoy a simple sandwich, usually a low-fat turkey with some mustard, lettuce and a low-fat slice of cheese.

It's been a while since I've taken the time to cook healhy meals for dinner.

Suggestions anyone?

I stick with salad and protein for lunch.

salad: usually a mix of spinach and greens, grated carrot, cucumber, radishes, cabbage, and other veggies that are available (and affordable)

protein: I choose from one of: steak, chicken breasts grilled, canned salmon, tuna, cottage cheese, feta cheese, and lowfat string cheese.

Thats about 300 calories for a big meal!

Don't forget about soups, I know its not soup season but they have great flavor and some are very low calorie.

I don't buy many pre-packaged meals, but I do have high protein slimfast handy in case I can't cook or get stuck at work.

Hey Gals!

I'm kind of in between you two; I hate to cook but I also hate prepackaged meals. Too much sodium for me, and not enough flavor. I do enjoy some of them, but mostly I like to throw things together.

I like sandwiches like you Sherry. I also don't mind throwing some spaghetti together with lean ground beef and whole wheat pasta.

I agree with Emily that soups are great but not during summer, right??? Especially down here in Louisiana it's too dang hot.

I like to buy frozen oven fries that are seasoned (Target sells a great brand) and pair it with chicken breast and a veggie or baked beans.

That's about all I got girl, I'm not very creative. We eat out a lot lol!

Tamara,

You should make your own french fries.

We buy potatoes and use a little kitchen gadget that cuts them into long rectangular strips. Then we throw them on a baking sheet covered in foil and usually we spray some spray butter and sprinkle on some garlic salt.

So delicious!