I need some really easy abstinant dinner recipies to try to help a woman who is suffering from a serious disease so that she doesn't always have a lot of energy to cook. Things that could be done in a slow cooker might work. I have been cooking for her for almost a couple weeks now and she is feeling much better and will be able to take over for herself soon, but we need easy recipies. Anybody got any ideas?
Since this website just started, and you may not get replies quickly the quickest solution is this. On the website, if you go under the FAA Store, there are Online Literature products. Under that section is the Newcomer Packet. ($3) This will give you all the literature for the newcomer, but there are pages at the end that have a menu plan. It has one or two days that are quick and simple. There is also an FAA Cookbook there, that can be ordered, but I don't know how many of the recipes are easy. Good luck. I hope you get more replies. It might be wise if we added a "Crockpot Cooking" section. I know a lot of members do use these a lot.
I am a very busy person, and I try to keep it simple but also fun when it comes to food. I also enjoy rotating foods. Here are some suggestions:
Breakfast:
1cup cooked oatmeal (I measure 1/2 cup dry and top with water and microwave for 2-3 minutes)
1/2 cup cottage cheese or ricotta/ 1 cup yogurt
1 fruit ( my faves are: blueberries, cantaloupe, a big juicy orange, or a ripe apple)
2 scrambled eggs cooked simply with 1tsp oil and salt & pepper
I take the oatmeal and top it with the dairy and the fruit, and I eat the eggs separately.
Also, meat or other protein left over from dinner the previous night taste great in the AM as well!
Lunch:
grilled meat (chicken, beef, pork - secret to good grilled meat is high heat)
a steamed veggie (I again use the microwave, and just add about 1/4 cup water to a microwavable bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and nuke for 3-4 minutes)
salad - I prechop a big batch of lettuce (2 heads of romaine, 1 head green leaf, 1 head red leaf - love this combo), and put it in a big plastic container or ziploc bag in the fridge. I also prepare lots of salad veggies ahead of time in a big container: broccoli slaw or shredded cabbage, green onions, peppers, whole grape tomatoes, radishes, etc (things that don't leave a lot of moisture). Then, when it's time to eat, I just take the two containers and measure my salad. The vegetables last for almost a week in the fridge, and this way I save A LOT of time.
Dinner: same as lunch (this is the time I usually grill or bake a lot of protein so that tomorrow's lunch is covered as well), but add a baked potato or some brown rice or quinoa ( Costco sells big bags of frozen precooked brown rice. A real time saver. Hope this helps. :D
Tuna Cole Slaw
4 oz. Tuna
1/2 c. peas
2 cups shredded cabbage, diced onions, diced red peppers, diced celery
½ t. celery seed
½ t. basil
¼ t. sea salt
¼ t. pepper
1 T. mayo (or less)
1 T. yogurt
1 T. mustard
Mix all together and eat cold
1 cup brown rice or barley can be used in place of peas
Others have used 1 cup black beans, could really use any bean here!
(1 protein, 1 starch, 2 raw veggies, 1 fat, 2 T. condiments, 1 ½ t. spice)
TOFU SHAKE (FOR BREAKFAST)
6 oz tofu, uncooked
1 c soy OR regular milk
1/2 c Oat Bran, uncooked
1 apple or pear, diced
1 tsp cinnamon
4-5 ice cubes
Blend in blender.
You can also make this with 1 cup frozen fruit (like strawberries or pineapple, as examples) instead of with the fresh fruit. In that case, you don't need to add the ice cubes; the frozen fruit makes it cold enough.
Chicken Cacciatore in the Crock Pot
Boneless chicken breasts (I usually get the split chicken breasts that has the bone because the calcium from the bones will become part of this dish or soup, if that is what I'm fixing)
Canned diced tomatoes (no added sugar in the list of ingredients)
Diced onions
Diced green pepper
Fresh garlic
Add any other vegetables of your choice (eggplant, mushrooms, zucchini)
Add sea salt, pepper, oregano, basil to taste
Cook on low 6 to 8 hours or on high 3 to 4 hours
When its done, pull out all the meat and measure 4 oz. (men - 6oz)
Measure out 2 c of veggie mixture.
Pour over 1 c. brown rice or spaghetti squash or barley, or whatever grain you wish.
Complete meal (1 protein, 2 cooked veggie, 1 starch)
And on the day that this is eaten, I have 2 cups of salad for lunch with the appropiate amount of oil or dressing.
my first day and I just didnt know where to start, please post more menu plansOriginally Posted by newshea
thanks its great to see some menu ideas as I did not know where to start. Please post some more ideas especially lunch options as I to am very busy and work long hours, M
I enjoy making a variety of salads with veggies that are not starchy. I was wondering if anyone knew about jicama??? I think it is similar to a turnip, or a reutabaga, but maybe a parsnip, in which case it would be a starchy veggie. It is eaten raw, and it is crunchy, but I am not sure what category to place it in.
Any suggestions????
Deborah jicama is not one of the veggies on the faa food plan, so it does not matter what category it falls under b/c it should not be eaten. turnips and reutabaga's are, but parsnips are not either so if sticking to the approved foods parsnips and jicama should not be eaten. hope that answers your question even if it is not the answer you were looking for.
Becky
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