Eating well with little or no time!

harrythehat

I've just bought myself a bunch of Weightwatchers frozen meals, going for the first later - I hope it's good. Anyone tried them? Would you actually be full after them?

I don't cook very much and mostly eat in the foodcourts of malls. This makes temptation very difficult to resist until I found .... subway salads. I'm actually in love!

I don't know how many calories exactly are in them, but it's a whole load of veg, some lean chicken and an indulgent little bit of sauce - how bad can it be?

I love Starbucks caesar wraps too, great little filler and they do those yummy green tea drinks too.

Anyone got any other good tips for eating right on the go?

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Subway list nutritional info for their products on their website

Frogdog

Weightwatchers frozen meals are unhealthy.

They contain a long list of processed and factory-made ingredients, and are mainly full of carbohydrate with very little fat, ie. exactly what you don't want to be eating if you've little or no time or if you're looking to lose bodyfat.

To eat well with little or no time, preparation is key. Make meals in larger quantities, freezing the leftovers or eating it the next day in work or whatever. In the morning, eggs and plenty of them, are your friend. Cheap, nutritious and very quick to boil, poach, scramble or make an omelette with. 3 or 4 with a few differet types of veg and you've got a great healthy start to your day.

harrythehat

Frogdog wrote: »

Weightwatchers frozen meals are unhealthy.

They contain a long list of processed and factory-made ingredients, and are mainly full of carbohydrate with very little fat, ie. exactly what you don't want to be eating if you've little or no time or if you're looking to lose bodyfat.

To eat well with little or no time, preparation is key. Make meals in larger quantities, freezing the leftovers or eating it the next day in work or whatever. In the morning, eggs and plenty of them, are your friend. Cheap, nutritious and very quick to boil, poach, scramble or make an omelette with. 3 or 4 with a few differet types of veg and you've got a great healthy start to your day.

I should have said, I don't not cook because I don't feel like it, I don't have a kitchen available to me as such. As in, there's one [very basic] one in the house which I share with roughly 16 other people. I have a fridge and a microwave to myself which is why things have been going wrong, but here [Abu Dhabi] it's quite inexpensive to eat out, so I'm trying to find healthier options for that.

As for the WW meals, I know it's not great that they're processed and carb-y, but honestly I used to eact McDonalds or KFC every single day, so I'm assuming they're still an improvement!

RobAMerc

if you really want to lose weigh,t a fridge and mircowave plus one ring cooker and a decent pot is about all you need ( plus some eating utensils and a bowl )

breakfast : porridge oats made with milk and sweetened with a banana or some other fruit. add milk to porridge and give it 2 in microwave.
alternatively : try beaten eggs with some pepper and herbs blasted in a bowl in the micro.

lunch : use the big pot to fry off some carrots and onions - stick some other veggies of your liking with a couple of low salt stock cubes and boil for a while.
Simple low cal soup for you lunch for a couple of days. buy a hand blender if you must - there are literally thousands of recipes for these online, and so delicious and simple.

dinner : stick a chicken breast in the microwave for 2 mins - split it and stuff it with cottage or goats cheese. blast if for another few mins ( vary as too long will cause it to dry out and be naff ( if you put it in bowl with a little water and cling film over it won't as much )
veggies : broccoli : bowl with a touch of water add broccoli and cover - microwave for 2 mins, daring and eat with butter or cheese over it.

all of these are far healthier than a microwaved "healthy meal" and the leg of a rabbid dog would be better than anything any of those multinational fast food outlets will sell you.

now I have spent 10 mins putting the effort in to writing this - do me courtesy of stop making excuses and give it a go!

El_Dangeroso

I make three different dinners on Sunday (binge cooking) in my pressure cooker (seriously the best thing a time-pressed cook can buy - just don't brown the meat first and it's super tender) and then freeze them into little tupperware containers for eating throughout the week.

Curries actually taste better this way. Other dishes I make are:

Beef bourguignon
Pork fillet Goulash
Irish lamb stew
Chilli con carne
Chicken casserole
Little egg muffins
Soup etc.

You usually get 4 portions out of each and then it's a matter of cooking some potatoes, rice or veg to go with it when you get home.

MUCH cheaper and way healthier than WW meals and you can load up each dish with lots of veg along with using the cheaper cuts of meat.