Easy Ideas For Low-Calorie Meals

Delicious, easy, and low-calorie meal ideas are hard to find. There are definitely a few, but which one can you never get enough of? The key to continuing to eat healthy is still eating the foods you love and that taste good. A good way to save calories is to cook with less oil and always have easy meal ideas on hand that don't take much effort or time to prepare. When things are tough, you're more likely to reheat something simple but high in calories. You can easily cook vegetables without using oil by using a vegetable steamer. Here are some ideas for cooking using a steamer.

Steamed mushrooms are easy and delicious. Slice 1 pound of portobellos and sprinkle with thyme or paprika on top. Steam for about 20 minutes or until tender. Simple and delicious! Serve with steamed vegetables like asparagus, peas, or broccoli. Sugar snap peas pair well with mushrooms.

Eggplant is one of those foods that many people avoid simply because they don't know how to handle it. Slice the eggplant into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Steam it as is or garnish with a few thinly sliced garlic cloves. What makes eggplant special is the sauce it is served with. Check out easy-to-eat Asian sauces like garlic sauce, red wine vinegar-based sauce, and brown sauce. Look for ones that use little or no oil. Warm up the sauce you made and pour it over the boiled eggplant. Also, consider steaming zucchini and adding it to the mix.

Serve these ideas with fresh steamed vegetables like asparagus, green beans, broccoli, peas, and carrots. If you have a multi-basket steamer, steam several vegetables and season with garlic powder, thyme, rosemary, coarse salt, pepper, nutritional yeast, etc. (after or before steaming).

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