BREAKFAST
Superhealthy Yogurt
To non-fat plain yogurt, add fresh or frozen fruit, plus, if desired, a little sugar.
Even easier, instead of fruit, use a teaspoon of jarred lemon curd.
Total time required: less than 1 minute.
Blueberry Walnut Oatmeal
1. Put 1 to 1.5 ounces of Quaker Quick Oats and just enough water to cover the oats in a paper bowl-- Washing oatmeal from ceramic bowls is time-consuming. Microwave it for one minute. (Of course, time will vary depending on the microwave.)
2. While the oatmeal is cooking, put 1 to 2 ounces of your choice of fresh fruit or frozen berries in a bowl and take out a bag of brown sugar, and of walnut bits.
3. After the oatmeal is cooked, if you're using frozen berries, put them in the microwave for 30-40 seconds.
4. While the berries are cooking, add a teaspoon of brown sugar and a teaspoon of walnut bits to the oatmeal.
5. Add the berries.
Total time required: 2 minutes.
LUNCH OR DINNER
Tomato and Blue Cheese Salad
1. Break up rinsed lettuce leaves into small-enough pieces, add tomatoes and blue cheese to taste.
2. Sprinkle a little red-wine vinegar on it.
Total time required: 1 minute.
Manna Sandwich
To create this delicious grownup adaptation of peanut butter and jelly, simply spread almond butter and a bit of Hogan's lemon curd on Manna Sunseed Sprouted Bread. My favorite almond butter is Trader Joe's raw unsalted, $6.99 in the stores)
Total time required: 1 minute.
Multi-Flavored Chicken
1. Microwave a chicken breast until the center is white, not pink. (The time can range from 4 to 10 minutes depending on your microwave and whether the chicken is frozen.)
2. Season each bite with one or more of these: garlic powder, parmesan cheese, soy sauce, curry powder, rosemary, and/or onion powder.
For moister chicken, spread a bit of mayo on the cooked chicken.
Total time required: 5-11 minutes but only 1 minute when you can't be doing something else.
Broccoli Parmesan
1. Microwave 4 ounces of frozen broccoli for 2 minutes.
2. Sprinkle it with grated parmesan to taste.
Total time required: 2 minutes 15 seconds.
Dear reader, care to suggest another superfast, superhealthy yet surprisingly tasty recipe?
When it comes to fast, healthy and tasty cooking, one extremely helpful tool is a George Foreman grill. It's great for chicken breasts, burgers (beef, turkey, veggie, and all others), steaks and fish.
ReplyDeleteHere's one of my fave dinners:
I buy boneless and skinless chicken breasts, wash them off, and place them in a Ziploc bag with a bottle of generic Italian dressing for a marinade. I just take out a chicken breast and throw it on the grill.
While it's grilling, I take a bag of Birdseye Steamfresh http://www.birdseye.com/vegetable-products/birdseye-steamfresh vegetables, put it in the microwave, and when the veggies are done, put a bag of Uncle Ben's Ready Rice http://www.unclebens.com/Products/Ready-Rice in the microwave.
I've got a great dinner in less than 10 minutes.
-Your reader in Pennsylvania