Quick & Healthy Meals

What do I do when I don’t have time to cook and I still want to eat healthy? Well, I don’t want to go through the drive-thru, so I keep ingredients on hand for a few easy meals each week. 

Here are some of my “go to” meals when I don’t have much time. I hope to add to them over the next few months, so pin this page.

Baked Potato Meal

• Baked Potato prepared in the microwave (small)
  • Approximately 120 calories
• Lowfat Cottage Cheese (1/2 cup)
  • 45 calories per 1/2 cup
• Protein (2 oz)
  • Cooked Chicken Breast or
  • Jimmy Dean Turkey Sausage Crumbles
    • 35 calories for 1/4 cup
• Salsa (4 tbs)
  • I love Jack’s Special Garden Fresh Salsa
  • 20 calories for 4 tbs
• Roasted Vegetable
  • Sometimes I add a roasted vegetable to this meal
  • Calories vary based on amount of Parmesan cheese and veggie used

Turkey Burgers & Small Side Salad

• Trader Joes Frozen Turkey Burger
  • 180 calories
  • You can cook these from frozen if you didn’t thaw them out.
• Light Thomas English Muffin for the bun
  • 100 calories
• Toppings
  • We use low calorie toppings like banana peppers, ketchup, mustard
  • Occassionally we splurge with a piece of light cheese for around 50 calories
• Side Salad
  • Lettuce (1 cups) with lowfat cheese (1 tbs), slivered almonds (1/2 tbs), light dressing (1 tbs)
  • I try for around 100-150 calories total

Healthy Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

• Sara Lee 45 Calorie Bread (2 slices)
• Smart Balance Light Butter Spread (1 tbs)
• Sargento Reduced Fat Colby Jack Cheese or Lite Jarlsberg Cheese (1.5 slices)
  • About 215 calories per grilled cheese sandwich
• Pacific Foods Organic Tomato Soup (1 cup)
  • We love to dip our grilled cheese in our soup.
  • 100 calories per cup
• Applesauce (sometimes we add this as a side)
  • 50 calories per 1/2 cup

Egg White Omelette & Toast

• Egg whites (3-4 egg whites)
• Red Pepper chopped small (1/2 whole pepper)
• Sargento Reduced Fat Colby Jack Cheese or Lite Jarlsberg Cheese (1.5 slices)
• Jimmy Dean Turkey Sausage Crumbles (2 oz) or Turkey lunch meat (2 slices)
  • Total omelette will be under 200 calories
• Sara Lee 45 calorie bread, toasted (2 slices)
• Smart Balance Light Butter Spread (1 tbs)
• Reduced-sugar jelly (2 tbs)
  • Total toast with butter & jelly is around 200 calories
  • You could omit the butter spread

Check back for more ideas!

What are some of your quick & healthy meal ideas?