One of the best ways to make sure that you stick with your meal plan is to keep it interesting. Just because you are limited in what you can eat, doesn’t mean that you can’t get a little creative with your options. Keep it fun by setting goals with recipes that you want to try every month. Here are a few to start with…
Grapefruit Chicken Stir Fry
Salt & Pepper to taste
3 Tbsp Water or Herb Tea
Herbs & Spices as desired
3.5 oz Chicken, cut into pieces
3.5 oz Onion, chopped
Put salt, pepper, herbs, and spices in a skillet, and then add onions and 3 tbs. of water or herb tea. Once the onions look tender and transparent, you can remove them from the pan and set aside. Add chicken pieces to pan with additional water if needed for steaming the chicken; simmer on medium heat until chicken is well cooked. Place onions, grapefruit, and chicken with juice from pan in a bowl. Toss with salt, pepper, herbs and spices.
Italian Herbed Fish with Broccoli
Salt & Pepper to taste
Juice of ½ Lemon
Herbs & Spices as desired (Basil, Thyme)
3.5 oz Broccoli, chopped
3.5 oz White Fish
1 Tomato, peeled and chopped
Add salt, pepper, herbs, and spices to a skillet. Add fish, drizzle with lemon. Add broccoli and tomato pieces with a few tbsp. of water and simmer until fish is cooked thoroughly. The simmering tomatoes and herbs make a wonderful marinara sauce that you can pour over the fish.
Southwestern Salsa Chicken
3.5 oz Chicken
1 c Lettuce or Spinach
Salt & Pepper to taste
½ Tomato, chopped
Cayenne Pepper to taste
½ Onion, chopped
Sweetener
Season chicken with salt, pepper, and cayenne and simmer in a small amount of water until chicken is fully cooked. Add a drop of sweetener, if desired, and toss with remaining ingredients. For a tasty citrus twist, add chopped orange to this recipe.
Wild Cod with Coleslaw
3.5 oz Cod
¼ tsp Dried Dill
½ tsp Lemon Juice
3.5 oz Cabbage, shredded
Grated Lemon Zest
½ Grapefruit, peeled and chopped
Salt & Pepper to taste
Vinegar as desired
Place fish in medium frying pan, drizzle with lemon juice, and sprinkle zest on top, along with salt, pepper, and dill. Cook on medium heat until done. Serve with shredded cabbage seasoned with vinegar, spices, and grapefruit pieces. You can bake 2-4 pieces of fish at a time and put individual portions in baggies.
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