7 Healthy and Easy Weight Loss Dinner Recipes for Busy Weeknights
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People who are looking to lose weight often find it difficult to sustain their meal plans due to the lack of recipe ideas after a few days. What starts off with tasty recipes eventually tapers down to boring food, often demotivating them. While it is highly recommended to work with a certified nutritionist, having a few healthy yet easy-to-prepare recipes for busy weeknights is essential to prevent yourself from ordering unhealthy food from your mobile apps.
To help you, we’ve got some easy, healthy and nutritious recipes for those busy workdays and schedules!
Healthy and Easy Weight Loss Dinner Recipes
The dietary goal for people on a weight loss plan or wishing to lose a few kilos is to consume nutritious foods while staying within their caloric limit for the day. This can be possible with some one-pot meals like the following:
1) Moong dal or besan chilla with veggies and paneer
A popular snack item, moon dal or besan chilla is a favourite across the country and a great one for weight loss. While moong dal and besan are rich in protein and fibre, adding vegetables and paneer to them with a few spices only increases the nutritional value of this meal. This satiating meal can be eaten for dinner and takes less than 30 minutes to prepare!
2) Missal
A popular all-day snack in Maharashtra, the missal is a dish that requires more attention in a weight loss diet. An impromptu curry that is made from sprouted matki ( a type of legume) topped with tangy gravy, chopped onions, and tomatoes, the missal is truly a filling, delicious, healthy and tasty meal for your busy work nights.
While the missal is typically eaten with bread, you can discuss its inclusion in your meal with your nutritionist after calculating your allowed number of calories per day.
3) Grilled paneer with veggies
The key to a healthy weight-loss meal is its ability to keep you full while ensuring you stay within your permissible caloric intake. This requires you to add a significant portion of protein and fibre to your meal. An excellent one-pot meal for this criteria is grilled paneer served with some freshly stir-fried vegetables of your choice, like carrots, beans, capsicums, etc. Have some room for carbs? Add in a whole wheat roti or some quinoa.
4) Vegetable khichdi
An all-time favourite, the vegetable khichdi is the perfect balance of fibre, carbs and proteins. Khichdi is usually prepared with dal, rice (or a grain of your choice/mixed grains) and several chopped vegetables. This ensures you get all the necessary nutrients, it keeps you full and yet prevents you from gaining weight. If you are concerned about the caloric value of your khichdi, speak to our nutritionists today!
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5) Egg bhurji with whole wheat roti and salad
Not in the mood for khichdi or your regular meals? Whip up a yummy and spicy egg bhurji and a few whole wheat rotis to go with it. Increase the nutritional value of your bhurji by adding in chopped tomatoes, onions and capsicum. A curd-based salad or just spiced chaas is a great accompaniment with this meal.
6) Grilled fish with stir-fried vegetables
Craving non-vegetarian food but short on time? Prepare a protein and fibre-rich grilled fish with stir-fried vegetables. This meal is bursting with nutrients and flavour based on how you wish to prepare it.
7) Grilled chicken with mushrooms and stir-fried vegetables
A take on the grilled meat and vegetable meal option is a grilled chicken accompanied by a side of veggies, including mushrooms. While chicken is protein and fibre rich, the vegetables ensure high satiety levels too, reducing your overall caloric intake.
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Achieving weight loss requires discipline and consistency. With the right guidance and support, healthy weight loss is possible. Understanding how your body responds to various foods and your daily caloric intake is helpful in designing your meal plans, regardless of the time you must prepare them. For this reason, we highly recommend speaking to our Fitterfly Nutrition Coaches, who get to the root cause of the problem and provide you with the most effective weight loss plan personalised to you.
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