Hate to cook and don't even have time for it? Then check these meals out. Most of them take 5 minutes or less, have 3 ingredients or less and are (of course) healthy. Give it a whirl; you might like 'em .... Stir Fried Veggie-Beans: Buy a pack of frozen, cut-up stir fry veggies. In a large, hot skillet, add a bit of olive oil, then pour in your veggies. Stir for about five minutes, add about half cup of kidney beans (or black beans, or navy beans, or your fav legume). Stir for another 60 seconds and you are done. Bon appetite. Dippity Do Dah: Buy some baby carrots and/or celery. Buy a jar of marinara sauce. Dip the former into the latter and yum, yum!
Banana in a Blanket: Buy a whole wheat tortilla, peanut butter, and a banana. Open tortilla package, thinly spread peanut butter on it, put banana in there and roll it up. Eat it like a hot dog. (thank you Kim Vawter).
Karl’s Klub: This modified PB&B sandwich is not only delish, but oh so healthy and fun. It’s peanut butter and apple sandwich. Just slice up the apple and put it on the peanut butter slathered bread.
Can o' Beans: Open up a can of black beans, white/Navy beans, kidney beans, or whatever kind of beans you like. Eat from can. Yum! Lot's of protein and lots of fiber. Two of the things your body craves and two things that will fill you up. Oh, and don't forget to drink a glass of water with that.
Veggies & Beans: Pick up a bag of frozen veggies, put it in your microwave and click the button that says "frozen vegetables." While you are waiting for those veggies to cook, open up your favorite can o' beans (see above). Pour out excess water into sink, pour the beans into a big bowl and by this time your microwave is telling you the veggies are done. Open the bag and pour into the same bowl your beans entered. Mix and eat.
Quinoa: Ok, these might be a little trickier. First of all, quinoa is full of protein; has 25 grams of fiber in one cup (but eating a whole cup in one sitting may not be your style). Anyway, you can find quinoa in just about any real grocery store, usually the same isle you get rice. Here's how you cook quinoa: put one part of quinoa into a sauce pan with two parts water. Boil until there's just about no more water in there. Take pan off the stove (after you have turned off the heat). Wait two minutes (or less), eat. OK, you may want to add sauce if you get picky, or even some veggies. Some flavored balsamic vinaigrette is nice.
Hearty KB Salad: Take a handful or two of salad out of the bag o' salad you get at your local grocer, put in bowl. Open up can of kidney beans, drain out some of the water, then put half the contents of the can on top of your salad. Fluff and eat. You can replace the kidney beans with black beans or something else.
Easy bake Oatmeal: Not really baking, but it is incredibly easy and cheap. All you need to buy is the oatmeal in that big tub. None of that sissy, pre-packaged, expensive stuff. You'll need to eat three or four of them to whet your appetite. No, just buy the old fashioned stuff. Open the container, fill up your cereal bowl, add enough water to almost cover it, then put it in the microwave. Cook for a minute (I do 55 seconds because it's faster to press "5" twice). When the microwave bell tolls, you take your breakfast out, add some brown sugar, a little soy or almond milk, stir and eat. You can always add nuts and/or some berries, but that might complicate stuff. Keep it easy, cheap, and healthy.
If you have your own ideas on what Karl can Kook, then please email us; we'd love to add to Karl's repertoire.
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