I don’t like cooking or doing dishes much. For the last six months, I am on a mostly-fruit diet. I eat fruits for breakfast, and snacks. I have a big smoothie of fruits for lunch. But at night time I crave cooked food, and have regular food. Can anyone give me tips on some simple raw vegan recipes for night time, that doesn’t require elaborate recipes.

Any good salad or wraps thats easy to make and filling (and tasty)? Also I am considering buying a juice extractor, they seem pretty expensive, but am spending well over 0 at jamba juice every month, so may be a worthy investment? any thoughts on that?

Thanks for all answers in advance!
Thanks for all the great answers and information guys…keep them coming!

I want to go on mostly raw food diet so intend on eating salad for dinner and lunch or at least raw veggies anyone have any recipes of just veggies maybe other stuff that i can eat salad or just plain veggie recipe

i can eat cheese, beans, oil etc thanks!

Okay so, I was wondering if my meal plan for today is healthy and benificial for my weightloss goal of 5 pounds.

breakfast:
2 whole grain whole wheat toasts150cal
2 tbs organic raspberrie jam50cal
1 cup sweet cherries100cal
1 glass milk100cal

lunch:
1 cup macaroni soup
(consisting of tomatoe juice&
whole wheat macaroni)400cal

supper:
3 organic vegtble grain fed chicken strips200cal
1tbs ketchup50cal
1 cup veggie salad
(consisting of parsely,tomatoes,
cucumbers,carrots,topped with lemon,
olive oil, and salt)200cal

Every sunday I like to make the week’s meals so my husband can heat up lunch for the kids and there is always dinner ready and I can be with my kids when I get off.

here’s some of what I make now

Bow tie pasta with spaghetti sauce , hamburger and cheese

Egg noodles with cream of mushroom soup and boiled chicken

Lasagna

fruit salad mixed with vanilla pudding powder

Chicken and rice with broccoli

Rice with kielbasa and cheese

Beef & Veggie Stew

I need some new ideas, I particularly like meals where we can portion it as we need. Sometimes we all eat something different, I like for us to have options.

Thanks for sharing your ideas.

First off im 5’8 and weigh 149 my daily routine is to ride on an exercise bike for 30min then do weights for 20min followed by 7min of sit ups. Before my workout i drink a protien shake ( non fat milk mixed with protein powder) then after through out the rest of the day i limit myself to one full meal a day usually dinner, no lunch just carrot sticks or any other veggie and a granola bar.

An example of what she eats during the day is:
Breakfast: 1/4c cereal(mixed usually with water somtimes formula) and 1/4 c. fruit. Lunch: 1/4c. pasta, 1/4c. meat/protien, 1/4 c. veggie. Mid afternoon snack 1/4c dairy and 1/4c fruit. Dinner 1/4c meat, 1/4c veggie, 1/4c. dairy. In addition she is getting usually between 4 to 5 6oz bottles a day. I only feed her when she is hungry and she doesn’t always eat everything that I give her some of it lands on the floor of course. I just want to make sure I am giving her enough of each food group. This is more for me to practice giving her a healthy meal plan because my husband and I don’t eat all that healthy although we are working on it. I know that really she gets all the nutrients she needs from the formula. Thank you

I eat no more than 1200 calories and do 100 reps each of inverse crunches, leg lifts, and "jack knives" a day. about 3 days a week, i swim laps for about 20 minutes. a daily meal plan for me is:

breakfast- serving size of special k with a splash (literally, i dont like a lot of milk in my cereal) of 2% milk and a peach or apple.

lunch- light n’ fit yogurt with about 1 tbsp of grape nuts mixed in and another piece of fruit.

dinner- depends on what my parents are making haha but usually pasta or chicken with some sort of veggie…it ends up being between 300-500 calories, no more or less. sorry thats vague.

i only drink water and don’t really snack at all but if i do it fruit, pretzels, rice cakes, etc.

oh and im 16, 5′ 3". i started almost a month ago and i’ve gone from 147 to 140 lbs. my goal is to be 130.

i’m sorry if this is too much of a mouthful haha.

I’m trying really hard to lose weight. I’m not "fat" just a little heavy. I’m 5’4" 153 pounds 24 years old. 3 months ago I weighed in at 163, so i’ve lost 10 pounds so far. I eat around 1100-1300 calories per day.
A typical meal daily meal plan looks like:
Breakfast: scrambled egg whites with low fat cheese on a whole wheat english muffin with salsa. I usually have an 8 oz glass of skim milk also. 274 calories
Lunch: slimfast meal shake and a applesauce. 270 calories
Dinner: usually consists of a fresh veggie either grilled or steamed. a salad with light vinaigrette and a lean meat, usually chicken breast sometimes steak.

Workout: (1) 20 minutes 15% incline 3.2 speed, usually burn 210 calories. 20 minutes elliptical, usually burn 200 calories.
(2) Interval running. Walk for 5 minutes, then run for 1 minute, walk for 1 1/2 minutes, keep going until 25 minutes, walk last 5 minutes,u sually burn 220 calories. Then I use the weight machines for about 20 minutes.

I try to switch up the workouts everyother day. And I usually workout 3-4 days a week, sometimes as much as 5.

I want to know how i’m doing! And how soon until you think i’ll reach the 130 mark that i’m aiming for!

Thanks!!

Ok here’s my plan : 5:30am eat cheesy white (no yolk) scrambled eggs w/ whole wheat bread and milk. Around 12:00pm eat salad w/ Italian dressing. water with an apple or something. Then 5:00pm eat either baked fish or chicken. or whole wheat noodles pasta.V8 juice and brown rice. some veggie or broccoli w/ cheese on the side. Also, by drinking water between meals or during lunch, id drink a gallon of water everyday. and not eat after 6:00pm.

is that a good meal plan? here’s my workout scheduled : every day workout by jump rope, hiking, walking, hula hoop, or dancing for an hour or more. plus volleyball at school

is that a good workout plan. im planning to do all of this for around a whole school year. and could you determine how much weight i would lose mabey. thanks so much! -me

I am 5’3 145lbs 14 strong girl
On Monday, Wenesday, and Friday i do hard core kickboxing for 45 minutes. On Tuesday Thursday and Saturday i do resistance training for 45 minutes. My meal plan is cereal, protein bar, or grapefruit for breakfast. FOr lunch i have fiber yourgurt and a ham provolone snadwhich on wheat. And for dinner Veggie Stirfry and baked chicken. Or Spaghettiw ith whole wheat pasta and marina sauce. OR eggs on a whole wheat muffin.

I am currently on a meal plan to overcome a long battle with anorexia and for lunch i had 2 slices of veggie cheese on pita. My question is, i have to have one dairy a day because i am lactose and tolerant so does veggie cheese count as a dairy? and if it does, since i had 2 slices does it count for more than one? thanks in advance =]]

or is it too much?
I am 5’3, about 110 lbs, 18 year old female
Exercise – biked 6 miles

Breakfast –
Australian fat free yogurt – 140 cal
Granola bar – 120 cal

Lunch –
About 1 cup of couscous with cranberries, carrots, and peppers in it
Apple

Snack –
100 calorie pack
Sugar free pudding – 60 cal

Dinner –
Veggie burger on 100% whole wheat with mustard and 1 TBL fat free cream cheese
1 cup fresh mango
Baby carrots

Dessert –
Lemon mouse
oh and i usually have a kiwi before bed (they are good for sleep and digestion)
i’m also hypothyroid! but i take meds for it!

I am 5’3, about 110 lbs, 18 year old female
Exercise – biked 6 miles, walked dog 1.5 miles

Breakfast –
Australian fat free yogurt – 140 cal
Granola bar – 120 cal

Lunch –
About 1 cup of couscous with cranberries, carrots, and peppers in it –
Apple

Snack –
100 calorie pack –
Sugar free pudding – 60 cal

Dinner –
Veggie burger on 100% whole wheat lite bread (90 cal for 2 slices) with mustard and 1 TBL fat free cream cheese
1 cup fresh mango –
Baby carrots –

Dessert –
1 slice of vanilla cake with strawberry filling – it was pretty petit

Before bed –
1 kiwi

I am 5’3, about 110 lbs, 18 year old female
Exercise – biked 6 miles, walked dog 1.5 miles

Breakfast –
Australian fat free yogurt – 140 cal
Granola bar – 120 cal

Lunch –
About 1 cup of couscous with cranberries, carrots, and peppers in it –
Apple

Snack –
100 calorie pack –
Sugar free pudding – 60 cal

Dinner –
Veggie burger on 100% whole wheat lite bread (90 cal for 2 slices) with mustard and 1 TBL fat free cream cheese
1 cup fresh mango –
Baby carrots –

Dessert –
1 slice of vanilla cake with strawberry filling – it was pretty petit

Before bed –
1 kiwi

So, I’m trying to lose some weight, here’s what I intend on eating tomorrow.

Breakfast: Cheerios with skim milk and some kind of fruit

Snack: Either a cut up apple, a banana, or nuts

Lunch: Lentil soup, nuts, and a banana and some carrots

Snack: celery and peanut butter or carrots

dinner: Undecided, either some bean soup with some form of veggie.

So, does this sound healthy? I don’t count calories.
This is stuff I like. (: And I can throw some like toast in for breakfast.

Right now i am eating over-easy eggs for breakfast (without toast), 1 special K bar fruit crisp for a snack, another fruit crisp for a snack a little later (A serving is a pack of 2) and then a salad with chicken and veggies for dinner… I saw results within the first 4 days.. i now weigh about 112 pounds, before i was 116.. I want to get down to 105 because im only 5’3". If i continue this i think i will be able to reach my goal weight.. But my Question Is: After this diet i am going to eat healthy all non processed foods.. i should only gain a couple pounds back right? And while off the diet just healthily living eating non processed foods, if i eat crap food once a week will it ruin my weight? I would probably have eggs for breakfast nachos for lunch, a normal dinner and then a starbucks coffee and cookie on the crap day once a week..
Thanks for the answer but yeah i thought 112 would be perfect too but im petite and im uncomfortable with my stomach area

Breakfast- 1 piece of whole grain wheat bread and a cuties mandarine orange

Lunch-2 cups progresso heart healhty reduced sodium minestrone soup

Snack-probably veggies(I have this little snack pack that’s amazing :P) or pinapple and grapes

DInner- I don’t know yet :( Something like a morning star product so I can get more protein, and almonds (:

Thoughts? Should I add the pinapple and grapes to lunch and then just have the veggie pack for snack, or vise versa?
I’m a vegetarian btw

5’7 1/2"
147-152lbs
Not trying to lose weight, but eat healthier
You should have seen me before. Chcolate and Ruffles chips and peanut butter and white bread and ugh, so much junk xD

just wondering if having an energy drink instead of eating lunch is bad
and will it make you put on weight if you dont burn it off?

My twins are about to turn a year old this mo.. I have no idea what I should do for their meal plans and how to get them off of the bottle!?

Here is where they are at now:
*7am(when wake up)-7oz bottle
*9am b’fast:
1/2 pc toast each and infant oatmeal mixed w/ pured fruit
*9:30am(after bfast)-am nap
*11am-6oz btl
*1pm-Lunch:
Gerber turkey/chicken sticks(look like mini weinies;), pureed veggie, pureed fruit. (Sometimes throw in some cooked noodles, rice, or gerber graduates meal..)
*1:30pm(after lunch)-afternoon nap
*3:30-4pm-6oz bottle
*6pm-some sort of snack..ie: unsalted oyster crackers, gram crackers, gerber cereal bar…
*7:30-8pm 7oz bottle
*Bed time… they usually fall asleep down stairs w/ us shortly after bed time bottle.

I just dont know how to get them off of the bottle…especially the bed time one. Would just putting vit d milk in it work?? Or I suppose that wouldnt then get them OFF of the bottle then huh…
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank You all!:)
Emily

So, I just started this diet about 3 days ago.

Basically you eat a ton of live things…(fruits, vegees, unprocessed foods- or close to it)

Basically, what I eat… 1/2 serving of whole wheat oat meal, cherries, and half a serving of snap peas for breakfast. For lunch, I have a small spinach salad with light balsamic vinigrette dressing and other vegees mixed in. For dinner, I have steamed spinach and a few oz’s of raw tuna. For snacks— geez — Banana, snap peas, negtarine, egg whites, raw spinach, and an apple. ————- That’s around 600 calories.

It’s sooo much food. The point is to basically stuff yourself with live foods… To lower your PH level… My friend followed this diet, and actually lost 10 lbs in like 15 days.

Well, I was just seeing what everyone else though of this diet… and to see who else has all tried it.

I haven’t lost any weight yet. But you are supposed to do this lil diet for about 2 weeks, stop for 3-4 days and go again..

Breakfast- 1 cup special K cereal with red berries(120), 1/2 cup vanilla soy milk(50), an apple(80-100)= 250-270 calories

Lunch- Tomato soup(190), veggie thin crackers(150), and a pear(100)= 440 calories

So far= 690-710 calories

Snack- Applesauce(90), 1 cup light cranberry juice(40)=130calories

So far=820-840 calories

Dinner- Morning star griller patty with french’s mustard(170), 4 morning star ChiK’n’ nuggets(190) and some light string cheese(70)= 430

Altogether=1240-1260 calories for the day.

What should I replace/not eat, and is that a good calorie range to aim for?

I’m 5’7"
151.5lbs.

Breakfast:
-oatmeal (100 cals worth)
-medium orange
-digestive enzyme

Lunch:
-Special K bar (90 cals)
-Boost drink (240 cals)
-digestive enzyme

Snack:
-orange

Dinner:
-Veggie burger (one with 100 cals)
-digestive enzyme

Before Bed Snack:
-orange

Basically I am bulimic and in recovery. This is a mealplan my nutritionist and I came up with. I am 5’6.5” and 132 lbs. I will be doing about 30 minutes of light cardio a day. What do you think-will I lose weight, maintain, or gain?

Breakfast _nothing but soda to wake me up
lunch noddles with red sauce and a soda
dinner veggie burgers or mealess meat loaf or veggies and a soda
snack cheese dip with coco milk
i drink 3 sodas a day and been for the lonest time cuz i cant drink jucie or water

I’m back in school after winter break now, and I’m finding it very difficult to stay awake in the class. I’ve been getting enough sleep and eating enough and everything but I’m still tired all the time. I have school from 8 am – 6 pm without a break to eat lunch. What is the best energy bar I can get to keep me focused during all the lectures and give me a good amount of energy throughout the day?

I Currently run 6 miles a day. 2.5 miles at lunch and then 3.5 at about 5 PM. heres how im eating right now
Breakfast- Cheerios w/ 2% milk
10 AM- 1/2 turkey Sandwich w/ whole wheat bread, bell peppers, swiss and mustard
Noon- 1/2 turkey Sandwich w/ whole wheat bread, bell peppers, swiss and mustard, handful of grapes, no-fat yogurt
3 PM- 1/2 turkey Sandwich w/ whole wheat bread, bell peppers, swiss and mustard
Post-Run- 1/2 turkey Sandwich w/ whole wheat bread, bell peppers, swiss and mustard
7PM- Chicken-Shrimp and Veggie Stir-Fry with olive oil (No Sauces)

ANY SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME THANKS!