Comments on: Student Healthy Cooking Ideas?

By: CherryBa

CherryBa — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:22:31 +0000

Include a variety of rice in your diet. They go well with all sorts of food and is low in fat. Just look out for the amount you eat.

By: cooker

cooker — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:53:36 +0000

sounds to me like you are on a good start…………. try grocery shopping in the aisles that are on the outside (perimiter) of the store. That’s where you’l find fresh veg’s and meat etc.
All the packaged goods will be in the aisles in the middle of the store. Also never plan your meals around a meat, instead think: what will I have with my “rice” or my “pasta” tonight. Eat as many fruits and veg’s as you can. Add beans to your salads, and save $$$ by having olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic and herbs on hand to make your own dressings up. (Shake in a jar)
You’ll find your room mates will stay out of your stuff by doing these things because they’re too lazy to make up things for themselves and they’ll rip off anything you have that’s already prepared!

By: grudgrim

grudgrim — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:12:40 +0000

Use fat free Italian dressing on your potato’s instead of sour cream.
Here’s a quick recipe. It may sound odd, but taste great and will fill you up.
1 baked potato cubed into bite size pieces
1apple cubed into bite size pieces
1 can tuna drained
fat free Italian Dressing (I use Wishbone brand)
Combine in a bowl and eat
Jarred pasta sauce and spaghetti noodles are a cheap meal
Tuna and Chicken Salad sandwiches, wraps or over a bed of lettuce is a cheap meal.
Cook some chicken breast at the beginning of the week. Slice it up and freeze it or put in the fridge. Use during the week in wraps, over salad or mixed with noodles.
Keep Italian and ranch dressing on hand. You can use them as marinade or on sandwiches, potato’s, or on a salad.
Tuna or chicken pasta

By: blowski

blowski — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:52:51 +0000

Ratatouille – get loads of veg, especially tomatoes, garlic and onions. Go down to the market, and ask if they’ve got anything on the turn, as you’ll be able to get it desperately cheap, and it makes the meal even nicer.
Chop it all up, stick it in a saucepan, with some thyme, parsley, and a bay leaf. Beans of any sort (kidney, haricot, butter) are good to put in there too. You can pick up massive bags of dried beans from Asian stores for very little money.
Leave it for simmering for about an hour, and you’ve got a great meal. Keeps for a couple of days, and you can then serve it with potatoes, omelette, rice – even eat it cold in a sandwich using pitta bread.

By: wonderfu

wonderfu — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:01:44 +0000

I f you have the time there are lots of meals u can make. I’ve just graduated after four years and can now cook about anything, if you go to websites such as tescos etc they have great recipes. my tip for you is to avoid going to the supermarket for meat- if you have a local butchers they will have lots of different produce such as stirfrys which can be cooked in minutes and they are a lot cheaper and healthier. i love mexican food and its really good to cook if you are having mates over, its so eay as well- u just need some wraps or tortia shells etc and you can put just about anything in them- hot or cold, just add salsa, guacamole etc.

By: bearklek

bearklek — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:03:59 +0000

When my husband is working or I find I am eating alone I stick to soups and salads. Tomato soup with whole grain cheese crackers is good. I usually make my own soups and freeze them – usually make them from leftover veggies meats, rice, noodles etc..But for a quick meal when I dont have homemade I make a fresh salad, and open a can of progresso soup which seems to have the best homemade taste of any canned soups.
Tomato soup and a grilled cheese is one of my favorites too.
My husband never liked tomato soup until i started making grilled cheese sandwiches form a variety of cheeses mixed on different breads (artisan, rye, wheat, oatmeal, etc.) you can put cheddar, goat, colby, or any other kind of cheese on the sandwich. They are much tastier than just plain american cheese.

By: sabbat

sabbat — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:09:38 +0000

Since people are also giving strategies for helathy grocery shopping here goes: if you have friends, which should be the case, try sharing a CostCo card with them and go shopping in a pack (4-5 of you). Buy bulk meat, frozen veggies, fruits, etc. and separate your spoils in ziplocks and recycled containers. You’ll find you’ll be able to make healthy great meals for much less money. Freeze prok chops, chicken thighs and drumsticks, fish fillets and them small portions and serve with your veggies (fressh or frozen) with a side of whatever.
Group groceries saved my diet and saved me alot of money, think about it.

By: EDDie

EDDie — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:57:13 +0000

Yes, go to Culinary Chef at http://www.culinarychef.com for recipes.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:57:10 +0000

GRILLED SALMON WITH GINGER ORANGE GLAZE
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup cream sherry
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp. grated, peeled fresh ginger
2 Tbsp. honey
4 (6-oz.) salmon fillets
Combine first 6 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add fish to bag; marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes. Remove fish from bag; reserve marinade. Grill or broil fish. Place remaining marinade in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Serve with fish.

By: catriona

catriona — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:05:38 +0000

Yeah, make pitta bread pizzas! Very cheap, and healthy too. Just buy pitta breads, spread with tomato puree and then load on your favourite cheeses, meats, vegetables etc and enjoy!