6 tricks to cook healthier at home without it costing (much) effort
Yes girlfriend, you didn't see that coming, did you? Just when you thought you had weeks to grow those abs, the thermometer suddenly rises a degree. beach weather. But don't worry, it's never too late to pull out your good intentions. However, it shouldn't be too difficult, because the only thing you want is to put a nice healthy meal on the table in five minutes so you can still enjoy the terrace afterwards. You know it, I know it. It's possible, with these handy and super easy tricks.
Add vegetables to your favorite comfort food
Craving pasta? That's possible. Grill a generous amount of vegetables and top with a layer of parmesan instead of hiding that mountain under a blanket of calorie-rich cheese sauce. Craving a greasy toast with ham and cheese? Fry a generous amount of mushrooms with an onion, garlic, fresh parsley, and a spoonful of full-fat Greek yogurt. Comfort food can also be healthy.
The essentials
Starving but really don't know what to cook? With a base grain like quinoa, couscous, brown rice, or bulgur, you always have a good foundation. What you add next is up to you, but with a bag of frozen peas, avocado, soft goat cheese, and arugula, you have a great quick meal for the couch.
From empty to nutritious
Try to replace all empty carbohydrates with a more nutritious variant. Replace white rice with brown, your oh-so-delicious white pasta with whole grain or spelt, and that old familiar
Wasa cracker with a sturdier variant. And yes, it will definitely take some getting used to, but you'll see that it becomes easier and that you'll feel full much faster.
Ensure a good base
Always in my pantry? A can of tomatoes, the base for the tastiest pasta sauce. With an onion, a clove of garlic, and a pack of spaghetti, you can have a pasta on the table in half an hour that many Italians would applaud for...
Frozen
Do your bananas always turn brown because you forget to eat them? Do you often throw away half a pack of blueberries because they were hidden under that bag of chips? Frozen fruit is a perfect alternative to the fresh variant. By freezing fresh fruit or simply buying the frozen variant, you always have something healthy at home, and you don't have to be afraid that there are no vitamins left. When you look at nutritional value, freezing does nothing bad to the food; it even helps retain vitamins and minerals.
Breakfast to go
That you can throw an egg, a ripe banana, and a handful of oats into a pan to make a delicious pancake is now well known. But did you know that you can also pour this match made in heaven perfectly into a muffin tin? And if you triple the portion, you have a perfect breakfast to go for the next few days. And if you stir in a handful of grated carrot, pumpkin, or zucchini, you get a portion of vegetables in as well.
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