Meal Recommendations?

[jewels918]

I'm soooo bored with my food! I'm doing Weight Watchers and so far I've lost about 24 lbs., but I eat just about the same thing everyday. Every morning, I eat 2 hard boiled egg whites and 1 whole egg, banana, and coffee...B-O-R-I-N-G! I'd like to start eating oatmeal, but I don't know of any healthy, tasty ways to make it .. any suggestions?

Lunch is usually a ham sandwhich with a greek yogurt and diet soda or a salad with greek yogurt and diet soda... oooooh so creative!

Dinner is the toughest! Let me just mention that I'm a horrible cook also!

I'm open to any suggestions! Thanks!

 

[dr.mel_PT]

I have a hard time coming up with new ideas too. I usually buy the organic quick cook oatmeal; I know steel cut is probably better but I don't have time in the morning to make it! For bfast I usually eat the oatmeal with 3 egg whites, or 1 egg and 2 whites with some Ezekiel bread and cranberry apple butter and some fruit. I also like Fage yogurt with grapes and sprinkle 1/4 cup of Kashi Go Lean cereal on top for crunch (sometimes I eat this for lunch too).

For lunch, I have this salad that I love: romaine lettuce, black beans, a little shredded cheese, and some fresh salsa. The salsa takes the place of dressing. I also love whole wheat wraps with turkey and hummus and veggies, and sandwich thins with Dr. Praeger's veggie burgers.

Dinner is a little harder, usually some kind of grilled or broiled protein and veggies and a 1/2 sweet potato.

What I eat during the day also depends on the carb/protein ratio..

 

[nspire]

I found an oatmeal recipe on the Dr Oz sitie for oatmeal and have been using that: I soak 1/2 c oats w/ a 1/2 c of almond milk overnight, I add in cinnamon, vanilla extract, flaxseed, and 1/2 tbsp of agave or honey along with raisins or craisins and it tastes pretty good. You could tweek it to whatever you like. His site has some pretty good recipes

 

[jewels918]

You both have given great ideas! Thanks! I'm going to print out your replies and take them food shopping with me..lol

 

[CeciFifi]

I eat a lot of oatmeal (I'm scottish so grew up eating it every morning with salt and a drop of milk) but since I am soooooooo hungry in the morning and simple oatmeal doesn't fill me, this is what I do:

I make large flake oats (or soak irish oats overnight in water I've boiled and don't reheat the oats the next day - just eat as it) then add a small scoop of vanilla protein powder and a drop of almond milk (and maybe a dash of vanilla extract) and voila - instant rice pudding - at least that is what it tastes like to me. It's best cooled. I love rice pudding and can't have regular milk or cream so this is a great substitute for me. I make a large batch of oatmeal at the start of the week and keep it in tupperware in the fridge for the day ahead.

Salmon on a piece of toast was a staple of mine for breakfast for the longest time 'cos i am starving all morning if I don't have a lot of protein. I think it's cos I eat dinner early and don't eat again 'til morning - after I've had a big workout. I'm guessing.

Good luck and congrats on your success.