just wondering if anyone knows any healthy recipes for easy and fast meals, for drinks, and healthy snack ideas... any websited where i could find such recipes?

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ShAy

start weight:210pounds

curent weight:197 pounds

current goal:189 pounds

ovrall goal:140 pounds

8 pounds left to current goal

13 pounds lost in 1 month and 11 days

Hello,
For healthy snacks i would suggest eating fruit or nuts. For drinks water is always healthy,fresh orange juice is also healthy.

Good luck!

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while i agree w/ you....oj and fruits are rather high in cal's. Veggies are the best for being convient, high nutruient, low cal, and fast!

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interesting newbride, though saying fruits are high in calories is a total bummer. Fruits are my favorite healthy snack, vegetables just aren't my thing. Also, I don't know how healthy nuts are, I thought I heard somewhere they're high in sodium or cholestrol (sp?) or something like that. Maybe I'm wrong though, hmm..

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Nuts are healthy for you, they actually have some beneficial nutrients in them. ALmonds for example help prevent cancer. But nuts are only good in moderation.

My favorite snacks are sliced cucumbers and carrot sticks. I carry them with me everywhere. A sliced up apple, pretzel sticks and cottage cheese are also good snacks to have around. I find cottage cheese to stop my sweet cravings, while pretzels conquer salts.

But I do go for unhealthy snacks sometimes too. Mostly if I forget to bring something with me. SO I usually cut up carrots ans cucumbers in the evening for the next day.

And water helps too!!

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I didn't realize nuts were good. I used to dislike cottage cheese, but after I had my tonsils and adnoids were removed, I grew somewhat fond of it. I've never even thought of bringing snacks with me places until today when I saw a few people pointing it out.

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Ocire..

Nuts have their benefits, mostly almonds. Cashews are probably the least beneficial, and highest in fat. My dad eats 10 almonds every day for the cancer preventing aspect. That's about the amount per day that gives the apropriate amount of nutrients.

Bringing snacks is smart. I usually have something tucked in my jacket pocket. I find going to people's houses for movies or other events, they have pizza or chips, and I just pull out my snacks, and my waterbottle (which I bring everywhere) makes me feel better. It even encourages the host to pull out some healthy choices too. I sometimes will have a couple chips throughout the night, but keep most of my munching to my carrots or pretzels.

It makes me feel better at the end of night.. not that heavy greasy feeling, or the guiltiness. A little sample of the hosts spread and my own munchies to prevent me from eating more.

Tams

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banana with peanut butter or w/cottage cheese
celery with creamcheese (atkins)
Tomatoes with melted mozzarella (atkins)
Milk with sugar free chocolate syrup (but I find this addictive)
Porkrhines and diet soda (atkins)
Low carb icecream bar (but I find them addictive)

For breakfast I do meal on the go bars made by south beachor bowl of cereal
(honey bunches of oats) with skim milk
Lunch once again south beach makes ready to go wraps (turkey clubs southwestern chicken and chicken ranch)or make my own healthy sandwhich with a peice of fruit.
For dinner Tyson makes frozen chcicken breast I cook me up 2 pices with some seasoning (1 peice for tomorrow) and have a nice portion of green beans with mini potatoes in them or french style green beans 1/2 can.]
Healy choice makes and aewsome chicken fettachini (or w/out chicken)
manicottie and slow roasted turkey breast/ mash potatoes/mix veggies/
All of these meals are real simple and fairly cheap example
my healthy choices are usually 3 dinners for $5 a frozen bag of store brand chicken breast for $6 (5-7 peieces of chick) and veggies are cheap!

Snacks I like lowcalorie fat free fudge/bananah pops 15-45 cals
popcorn mini bags now 100 cals
slimfast peanutbitter snack bars arrange from 100-140 cals
hand full of grapes or an apple with a teaspoon of peanut butter
all of these are roughly around 100-150 cals
hope this helps it's working for me and I am not broke lol!!!

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oh yeah, love popcorn some of my other favs-
2 snickers mini bite size pieces
and jerky (tastes good lasts a while)
both under 100 cals

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OATMEAL COOKIES

Ingredients :

1 ½ cup quick cooking oatmeal ( uncooked )
2/3 cup melted butter
2 eggs ( beaten )
1 tbsp liquid sweetener
1 ½ cup sifted cake flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ cup skim milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
¼ cup raisins
¼ cup nuts ( if desired )

Method :

1) Put the oatmeal into a mixing bowl , stir in melted butter & mix well
2) Blend in beaten eggs & the liquid sweetener
3) Add in dry the sifted cake flour and baking powder alternately with milk, vanilla essence .
4) Add raisins and nuts
5) Drop by teaspoon on cookie sheet
6) Bake at 400C for 10 to 15 minute or until golden brown

Makes about 72 cookies