If making dinner at home is hard, Fitness Garage shares ideas for a healthy and cheap dinner today, since most healthy options are expensive and need lots of ingredients and effort. There are also many ideas for other meals only. Click here.
First idea: Stuffed potatoes
Sweet potatoes have lots of useful nutrients like beta-carotene, vitamin C, potassium, and fiber. They taste great, are healthy and filling. Bake them once a week and when dinner time comes, stuff them with veggies, cheese, or grilled chicken. Everyone will love them.
Second idea: Grains
Grains are very important in your home. They’re easy to cook and go well with many meals. They’re filling and cheap, unlike what many say. Whole grains like brown rice and quinoa give magnesium and lower chances of colon cancer, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. You can add chicken, meat, red beans, or boiled broccoli to them and they’ll keep you full and give you energy.
Third idea: Eggs with vegetables
Eggs shouldn't be limited to just breakfast since they're a key protein source. If you have some leftover veggies from lunch, add two eggs and fry them. This way, you'll get your daily protein and healthy fiber. For extra flavor, you can add some spinach or avocado.
Fourth idea: Dinner salad
A salad made of lots of veggies is a filling meal you should add to your day. To avoid getting hungry shortly after, use the secret to a satisfying salad and add a protein (chicken, boiled beans, salmon, tuna, boiled eggs, or cottage cheese) plus a healthy fat (avocado, olives, a little olive oil).
Fifth idea: Healthy pasta dish
Pasta is an easy, quick dish but one common mistake is not adding nutritional value to it. Broccoli is a good addition, plus ground meat or chickpeas. You can make pesto sauce using spinach and olive oil.
Lemon pasta recipe
Ingredients:
- Two tablespoons of olive oil.
- Balls
- Two garlic cloves.
- Two tablespoons of pasta.
- One and a half cups of water.
- One and a half cups of soup.
- A tablespoon of lemon peel.
- Half a teaspoon of salt.
- 4 pieces of broccoli.
- A quarter cup of Parmesan.
- 4 teaspoons of lemon juice
Preparation method
Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat, add the balls to the pan, stir for two minutes, then add the garlic until its color changes, then add the lemon peel, pasta, soup, salt, and pepper and let it cook. Lower the heat afterwards, keep stirring, then add the broccoli. Finally, before serving, add the cheese and sprinkle with lemon juice.
Sixth idea: Soup
There are many types of soup that only need a few minutes, like lentil or curry chicken soup. They have lots of good nutrients and make a perfect meal at the end of the day for your stomach.
Seventh idea: Burger
Burger is an easy and quick choice for a nutritious and filling meal. Though beef burger is common, there are many types like salmon, black-eyed peas, tuna, and lentils. You can serve it with salad, sweet potato, or oat bread.
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