For less than the cost of a Big Mac, fries and a Coke, you can buy a loaf of fresh bread and some good cheese or roast beef, which you will enjoy much more.
There are times, like after a long day of work, when the thought of an easy drive-through is enticing. But then I remember how crappy I felt when I ate fast food in the past, and it inspires me to head to the grocery store or my local farmer's market and whip up an easy but healthier option.
I start my day with granola, fresh fruit, and skim milk and end it with something healthy that also comes from my own kitchen.
Lunch." I said. "Immediately. I'm going to wither away to absolutely nothing. Then you'll be racked with guilt." "I doubt it.
I like egg white omelets with veggies, or oatmeal with almonds and fruit.
You cannot see the lettuce and the dressing without suspecting a salad.
I make a lot of soups and stews at home, and I always have fresh bread with it.
I love using hummus as centerpiece and then making different containers of vegetables for fun dipping.
Barley and mushroom is a soothing combination. It's mainly a textural thing, with the barley both gently breaking and enhancing the mushroomy gloopiness.
In the amount of time it takes to microwave a TV dinner, you can put something much tastier on the table, I promise.
Probably the most satisfying soup in the world for people who are hungry, as well as for those who are tired or worried or cross or in debt or in a moderate amount of pain or in love or in robust health or in any kind of business huggermuggery, is minestrone.
I love Kashi. I eat cereal like a little kid. I carry it in my purse.
Chicken, brown rice, and veggies is a great healthy dinner option. It's full of whole grains and protein, and will keep you full for a long time.
When I pick my greens, right, I smile. I smile when I pick the greens, and when I wash the greens, I smile. Then when I cut them up, I smile. And then when I cook them, I smile. They call it joyful greens.
We always make a hot breakfast for the kids: oatmeal, pancakes, bacon, scrambled eggs, the whole deal. We like to have that time in the morning together as a family.
Oatmeal is a cheap and healthy breakfast.
I make an enormous amount of salads, but my salads are like meals. They're amazing. I like going down to the farmers' market and looking to see whatever you can find, because you can put anything in a salad.
My breakfast is usually a wholegrain cereal or porridge, with walnuts sprinkled in it, berries, a tablespoon of honey, and chia seeds. I have coffee and a little cherry juice with seltzer. I have a seat by the window, and I look out at the view.
Have a colourful plate. I make a spinach salad with things like blueberries, apples and carrots.
Rice cakes and peanut butter is my favorite snack in the whole wide world.
The combination of lentils with rice or bulgur is the absolute height of Levantine comfort food. I could eat it every day.
Breakfast is everything. The beginning, the first thing. It is the mouthful that is the commitment to a new day, a continuing life.
Make sure that when you look at your plate, it's a beautiful blank canvas to start with, and you want lots of color on there. You want to make sure you have whole grains and protein. It should not be beige in color; it should be green and bright red, and orange and yellow.
You don't need a silver fork to eat good food.
Hummus has been my saviour. I've used it in every form: on sandwiches, rotis, with veggies and meat.
