I don't know about you guys, but I like to eat. A lot. This isn't exactly a good thing since the only things that I have a choice from are unhealthy foods. I'm not overweight, in fact I'm a healthy weight, but I've recently gained quite a lot of weight from this crappy eating. I have no room to complain though, since I can always just make my own food. This is where the biggest issue comes in. The only things I can make are unhealthy.

That is where my fellow Dollars come in. Please post any easy to make and healthy recipes to prevent obesity among your fellow Dollars. Also make it a recipe that doesn't take too much time, because time is a common issue I've seen amongst people I know. They eat crappy food simply because they don't have enough time to cook for themselves. There's one last requirement, It must taste good.

To sum this up, I want you to post yummy recipes that are healthy and don't take much time or money to make.

Health is about lifestyle, not just diet.

There is one key factor in Health: Exercise. You could eat McDonalds every day and never gain weight as long as you exercise to burn the fat and sugar. The problem is that not everyone has a lot of time to exercise, and the less exercise you can get the less fat and sugar you can eat.

The best thing is to keep track of your calories and how often and intense you exercise. Here's a chart:

Very Low Exercise - walking, any movement - 250 to 300 calories
Moderate Exercise - running, pushups, situps - 400 to 450 calories
Intense Exercise - weight lifting, resistance situps, clap/one hand pushups - 550 to 700 calories

Before the workout, eat B-Complex and Antioxidants. B vitamins are best bought in a supplement, and Antioxidants can be either found in a supplement or in citrus fruits.

Within 30 minutes after the workout, eat protein. Protein is found in meat and in young plants, such as seeds and nuts.

Before you go to bed, you want Vitamin D3, Calcium, and Phosphorus to promote healthy bone development during the night.

(repost. Forgot Milk)

A good recipe for post-workout:

Chocolate Muscle Milk
Peanut Butter
Banana
Ice or Ice Cream
Milk or Almond Milk

Mix the ingredients in a blender, and drink.

Stir fry. The prep time might take a bit longer that the cook time.
Any type of meat in bite size pieces
Vegetables that you like (onion,carrots, bell peppers cut julienne, broccoli blench)
mince garlic and ginger if you want
water down oyster sauce or soy sauce
sesame oil

Heat up large pan or wok add vegetable oil
Cook the meat then add the vegetable ( putting the larger ones in first like broccoli) and garlic and ginger
When the vegetable are tender add oyster sauce or soy sauce
Add the sesame oil in last
Place it over rice

I with try and think up some more recipe for you

One more thing don't skip eating food that are complex carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are own main source of energy and protein only for building and repairing muscle but it do give the body energy if the body don't receive carbohydrate

I have an excercise routine already. This is about my sever lack of cooking abilities, yet wanting to eat.

>>6 If you're going to go into what's bad for you, gluten is hard on your stomach, and wheat is the bad kind of cards anyways. Protein is the best. Sugars are the worst. Fiber is good. Antioxidants are good. Calories are only good in moderation with excercise.

A SAMMICH

Whole Wheat Bread, Turkey, Lettuce and maybe cheese. There's a healthy recipe right there, hurrhurr.

>>7 Sugar and fat are just energy. The only thing that's bad about it is that it will stack up if you don't burn it off.

>>7 I know what I talking about. Carbohydrate and protein have 4 calories per gram, lipid(Fats) has 9 calories per gram, and alcohol has 7 calories per gram. protein is the smallest amount the body need out of the macro nutrients and carbohydrate is the largest. Antioxidants can be found in Vitamin A, C, and E

Okay, nobody else is allowed to say sandwhich. Bread's got that covered. Now can we commence with giving me actual recipies? I want to be able to cook yummy healthy food in a week and a half. Thank you.

Citrus Berry Smoothie

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups fresh berries

3/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt

1/2 cup orange juice

2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk

1 tablespoon toasted wheat germ

1 tablespoon honey

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Place berries, yogurt, orange juice, dry milk, wheat germ, honey and vanilla in a blender and blend until smooth.

Spicy Thai Shrimp Salad

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons lime juice

4 teaspoons fish sauce, (see Note)

1 tablespoon canola oil

2 teaspoons light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

1 pound cooked and peeled small shrimp

1 cup thinly sliced red, yellow and/or orange bell pepper

1 cup seeded and thinly sliced cucumber

1/4 cup mixed chopped fresh herbs, such as basil, cilantro and/or mint

Whisk lime juice, fish sauce, oil, brown sugar and crushed red pepper in a large bowl. Add shrimp, bell pepper, cucumber and fresh herbs; toss to coat.

Note: Fish sauce is a pungent Southeast Asian condiment made from salted, fermented fish. Find it in the Asian section of large supermarkets and in Asian specialty markets.

Steak Salad-Stuffed Pockets

Ingredients:

1/4 cup lemon juice

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Freshly ground pepper, to taste

1 pound top round steak, 1 1/2 inches thick, trimmed

4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped

1 medium cucumber, diced

1 large tomato, diced

8 4-inch whole-wheat pitas, or four 8-inch pitas, split open (see Tip)

1.) Position rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler.

2.) Whisk lemon juice, oil, mustard, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Place steak in a shallow dish and pour half the dressing over it. Let marinate at room temperature, turning once, for 10 minutes.

3.) Meanwhile, prepare the salad by adding lettuce, cucumber and tomato to the remaining dressing in the bowl; toss to coat.

4.) Transfer the meat to a broiling pan. Broil for 5 minutes on each side for medium-rare, or until it reaches desired doneness. Transfer to a cutting board, let rest for 3 minutes, then slice thinly against the grain. Mix the meat with the salad and fill each pita. Serve immediately.

Tip: Warm pitas on the bottom rack of the oven while the steak is broiling.

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Shrimp all day!!

Easy Applesauce

Ingredients:

2 Apples( medium)

1 lemon, lime, or other citrus fruit

Cinnamon (optional, I don't really like cinnamon)

1)Ok, start off by peeling an apple and removing its core.

2)Cut the apple into small chunks (they don't have to be tiny.)

3)In a small pot, put some cold water that goes up to just over mid height of the chunks (the key is just making sure that the water isn't too little.)

4.) Put the apple chunks in if you haven't already.

5.) Cut the citrus fruit in half and squeeze one half over the chunks. It will prevent them from browning.

6.) Repeat steps 1-5 for other apples you may decide on using. Note: One citrus fruit is plenty enough for a big and small batch, so if you want to make more, you don't need to change it. The other half can just be for the middle or the end.

7. When all the chunks are in the pot, heat and cover on medium-low heat on the stove for about twenty minutes.

8. Check every 5 minutes for softness (I use a potato masher.)

9. After the twenty minutes, take off the cover. Start mashing the chunks until they get to your liking, then put the heat slightly higher to remove any left over water.

10. Enjoy. :)

Side notes: I prefer using a lime because it makes the applesauce slightly sour and taste better than store-bought in my opinion.

Also, using lemon will keep the applesauce close enough to it's original flavor.

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1 cup low-fat (2%) milk
Kosher salt
2 tablespoons Neufchtel or low-fat cream cheese
3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for topping
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
12 ounces fresh fettuccine
Freshly ground pepper
Make the sauce: Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and lemon zest and cook until the garlic is slightly soft, about 1 minute. Add in the flour and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon,1 minute. Whisk in the milk and 3/4 teaspoon salt and cook, whisking constantly, until just thickened, about 3 minutes. Add the Neufchatel and parmesan cheese; whisk until melted, about 1 minute. Stir in the chopped parsley.

Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the fettuccine and cook until al dente, 2 to 3 minutes. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain the pasta and return to the pot.

Add the sauce and 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking water to the pasta and gently toss to combine, adding more cooking water as needed to loosen. Season with salt. Divide among bowls and top with parmesan and pepper.

Per serving: Calories 490; Fat 15 g (Saturated 8 g); Cholesterol 48 mg; Sodium 734 mg; Carbohydrate 66 g; Fiber 3 g; Protein 20 g

Fettuccine Alfredo >>19 derp

Leigha Moscove...your prayers have been answered :) By this!! A healthy recipe for a great snack that sustains you, is relatively cheap, and VERY easy to make! I give you...the Banana Crunch Wrap!!

Needed:
-Whole grain tortilla wraps
-peanut butter
-vanilla yogurt
-1 banana
-granola (I like mine with raisins :) )

Simply take a tortilla and smear on a layer of peanut butter. Follow with about 2 dollops of yogurt, spread over the peanut butter. Thinly slice a banana to your liking...and top with granola of your choice! Wrap and eat!!

So easy, so filling, so good!!