What are some low fat, healthy meals that are simple to cook?
Try to stick to chicken or fish, first off. Then you can either poach or grill them. To poach chicken, for example, you put water in a pot, put in bay leaves, peppercorns (or ground black pepper), maybe a little wine, carrots, celery, leeks– whatever you have that will add a little flavor to the water and thus the meat. This way, you aren’t adding a lot of fat by sauteeing or frying it. Fish you can poach if it’s something hearty like a salmon steak. If not, you can wrap it in foil with a little lemon juice and bake it for a short time until it’s cooked through. Fish takes a short time to cook, so be careful to check it often. Baking chicken takes longer. Make sure you peel off the skin before you bake it– skin is a big source of calories and fat. As to side dishes, stick to vegetable like broccoli or green beans. You can poach them, too. Then sprinkle with, perhaps, lemon pepper to add more flavor. Lentils and brown rice are good, healthy side dishes for your starch. Try to get low
