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What is the "easiest, healthy, non-fattening" you can cook in 3 min?
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There are a number of grains that are easily microwaved in a few minutes; just add water. Combine those with (depending on the grain) fresh or frozen fruit or a variety of vegetables and spices. Eat with microwaved beans or bean/corn/tomato type salads (add cilantro, etc).
That's about as healthy and easy as you're going to get.
And people. For the love of god, lean pockets and ramen noodles are not healthy.
That's about as healthy and easy as you're going to get.
And people. For the love of god, lean pockets and ramen noodles are not healthy.
Some of these are repeats...
Blueberries
Strawberries
Celery
Apples
Nuts - Walnuts, peanuts
Oatmeal
Peanut Butter
Cottage Cheese
Hard boiled eggs
Carrots
Frozen green beans - frozen mixed veggies - frozen broccoli
Snow Peas
Parmesan Cheese
100% whole wheat toast
Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes - although grocery store tomatoes are not that good.
I think 3 minutes to "cook" something healthy is unrealistic. If you're willing to prepare / cook for longer and then store in the freezer / fridge, you'd have a lot more options.
Broiled Chicken - lots of seasoning options plus some of the above
White Chili (chicken) - freezes really well
Salad with chicken / steak - non-fat dressing
Blueberries
Strawberries
Celery
Apples
Nuts - Walnuts, peanuts
Oatmeal
Peanut Butter
Cottage Cheese
Hard boiled eggs
Carrots
Frozen green beans - frozen mixed veggies - frozen broccoli
Snow Peas
Parmesan Cheese
100% whole wheat toast
Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes - although grocery store tomatoes are not that good.
I think 3 minutes to "cook" something healthy is unrealistic. If you're willing to prepare / cook for longer and then store in the freezer / fridge, you'd have a lot more options.
Broiled Chicken - lots of seasoning options plus some of the above
White Chili (chicken) - freezes really well
Salad with chicken / steak - non-fat dressing
I have no idea if they're healthy (probably not) but...Banquet (I think that's who makes it. it's the ones in a red box) it is has frozen spaghetti and meatball dinners that are pretty good and they cost 99 cents at Wal-Mart. They microwave in 3 minutes.
Being on a college student budget, I've tried many cheap frozen dinners and have found that those are one of the best
Being on a college student budget, I've tried many cheap frozen dinners and have found that those are one of the best
Don't take this the wrong way...
but if a person can't be bothered to spend a little bit of time cooking a real meal then i don't think non-fattening and all that stuff should be included.
I am a student going to uni right now and hell I spend more then three minutes cooking meals. I usually cook something for myself every night. Hell, even the cheap mac&cheese at krogers is decent after adding some real Velveeta cheese adn some more milk. And have you ever thought about a roast ina crock pot. I have done that a couple of times. Put it in the fridge the night before to unfreeze a little, then put it in with some spices and what not in the morning before leaving for work, set it on low and let it cook for 8-10 hours while gone. Talk about good food when you get home!! Personally, i like stuff cooked in the stove. I know it usually takes longer but it is one of those set the stove, through stuff in a pan, set timer, then when timer goes off eat. Can;t get much more simple then that.
And if you really want quick and easy try the mac and cheese int he microwave with a slice of real Velveeta cheese.
but if a person can't be bothered to spend a little bit of time cooking a real meal then i don't think non-fattening and all that stuff should be included.
I am a student going to uni right now and hell I spend more then three minutes cooking meals. I usually cook something for myself every night. Hell, even the cheap mac&cheese at krogers is decent after adding some real Velveeta cheese adn some more milk. And have you ever thought about a roast ina crock pot. I have done that a couple of times. Put it in the fridge the night before to unfreeze a little, then put it in with some spices and what not in the morning before leaving for work, set it on low and let it cook for 8-10 hours while gone. Talk about good food when you get home!! Personally, i like stuff cooked in the stove. I know it usually takes longer but it is one of those set the stove, through stuff in a pan, set timer, then when timer goes off eat. Can;t get much more simple then that.
And if you really want quick and easy try the mac and cheese int he microwave with a slice of real Velveeta cheese.
You are looking for something that is near impossible. I have grown fond of cooked meals but even then if you do it right you can spend very little time in fount of the stove. Still take a good 20 mins to make the meal but that mostly just going over there at about 10 mins changing some things and stiring it and resetting the timer.
But as for you there are healthy choice microwave dinners that are healthy and taste oik but pretty good for how fast you want you meals. Something I make quite a bit is the stouffer's frozen meals. Take them out of the freezer put them in the skillet and turn on the heat. Set a timer for 8-10 mins and go off and work on something until it goes off. Get up go over to the stove, take the lid off, stir it a little and maybe add some spices and what not and then reset the timer for another 8mins and go off and work on something until it goes off. Then dinner is served. Very quite and easy and I spend maybe 1 mins in front of the stove.
But as for you there are healthy choice microwave dinners that are healthy and taste oik but pretty good for how fast you want you meals. Something I make quite a bit is the stouffer's frozen meals. Take them out of the freezer put them in the skillet and turn on the heat. Set a timer for 8-10 mins and go off and work on something until it goes off. Get up go over to the stove, take the lid off, stir it a little and maybe add some spices and what not and then reset the timer for another 8mins and go off and work on something until it goes off. Then dinner is served. Very quite and easy and I spend maybe 1 mins in front of the stove.
How about some pasta? You can get wholemeal pasta if you are super healthy, some ripe tomatoes and some basil. Very quick, very simple, very filling and full of antioxidants in the tomatoes. A bonus is that it is pretty cheap.
1) Walk into Boost
2) Stand in queue
3) Hand over $5
4) Collect your carrot juice
Alternatively you can just juice your own, but it definitely takes more than 3 minutes.
2) Stand in queue
3) Hand over $5
4) Collect your carrot juice
Alternatively you can just juice your own, but it definitely takes more than 3 minutes.
I can't believe no one's mentioned a jacket potato. Put a potato in the microwave for 3 to 5 mins bigger the potato more time check it half way through, when its wrinkly its done. Cut it through the middle add cheese and put vegetables at the side. Quick and easy and hardly any fat
You are aware that Velveeta does not make cheese?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velveeta
Definitely a good suggestion. Also great with yogurt instead of sour cream and/or chili on top.
That is one of my favorites. I nuke microwavable chicken cutlets on high for one min, get rid of the juice from chicken, put in pre-packaged salad on it, and put on some low fat greek cheese or blue cheese (it takes about 3 min to get it done).
Whole wheat bread with high quality peanut butter is also one of my favorites. I avoid the cheap peanut butter which contains tons of sugar. I don't toast the bread (I am too lazy to use the toaster). I was told eating too much eggs will increase your cholesterol.Jaffa Cake said:
It seems I am already as efficient as possible with my cooking (not really cooking; maybe I should say "food preparation").
Do you have to put the potato in aluminum foil before you nuke it in microwave? I am interested in this as it seems very simple to cook and unprocessed potato has high quality carbohydrate. I recall I saw a few different types of potatoes. Is this for a jumbo potato (a little larger than a baseball).
A healthy option, although not so cheap, is Thai Kitchen Rice Noodle Bowls, I am eating one right now, and it took exactly 3 mins and is GREAT food.
Healthy, non-fatening, easy (just add water) and very tasty.
This is what the box looks like.
Haha. I sound like a sales person, but I live on these things.
Healthy, non-fatening, easy (just add water) and very tasty.
This is what the box looks like.
Haha. I sound like a sales person, but I live on these things.
P.S. NEVER PUT ALUMINUM FOIL IN THE MICROWAVE.
A slice of low fat Dairylea cheese slices between two Jacobs crackers. Easy, cheap, and practically no fat. I live on these when I have no money
No you don't don't put it in aluminum foil unless you want a light show in your microwave. For your other question yes the jumbo potato should take about 5 mins, if your unsure if its not cooked then put it with a fork to see if its soft inside when its looks wrinkly it should be done.
I think there are only so many 3-minute ideas that fit your requirements and restrictions. So even if you have all the ideas in the world, you might get bored of them quick (hence asking for suggestions on this thread?)
However, I have an EXCELLENT idea!
This takes more than 3 minutes initially, but you'll have healthy, good-tasting meals in 0 minutes for the rest of your life....get a wife! (edit: I'm assuming you're male, if not, the situation becomes more difficult).
However, I have an EXCELLENT idea!
This takes more than 3 minutes initially, but you'll have healthy, good-tasting meals in 0 minutes for the rest of your life....get a wife!
(edit: I'm assuming you're male, if not, the situation becomes more difficult).A healthy option, although not so cheap, is Thai Kitchen Rice Noodle Bowls, I am eating one right now, and it took exactly 3 mins and is GREAT food.
Healthy, non-fatening, easy (just add water) and very tasty.
This is what the box looks like.
Haha. I sound like a sales person, but I live on these things.
P.S. NEVER PUT ALUMINUM FOIL IN THE MICROWAVE.
You do realize that it has 627 mg of sodium and 25 g of carbs with only 2 g of protein and virtually no nutritional value in that one bowl, right? It is okay to say it is a quick tasty snack. But to say it is healthy is really pushin it.
Boca Meatless Burgers. They taste almost like real burgers minus the fat and take less than 3 minutes to make.
Yes i realize that Velveeta is not the name of the company that makes the cheese. I refered to it that way mostly because that is always what i have called it, as it tell you what it is.
On another note, they actually make a cheese that is in a jar and pretty much already melted if you are to lazy to wait for the velveeta to melt. Not sure what that is called but my mom started using it cause it was quicker and tasted nearly the same.
I was also wondering the same thing. Even though that noodle seems tasty and non-fattening, it is rather empty calorie food (unless you put in something nutritional in that bowl).
By the way, what is it about the high sodium content for those processed foods? The majority of frozen foods you microwave before eating tends to have the high sodium content.