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Can someone provide me with some tasty but healthy recipes that are quick and easy to prepare?

I can’t eat dairy for a while, because of allergies. So I’m going grocery shopping later in the afternoon and I need some ideas on what to buy for lunch. I live alone, so I don't want to get too much or buy something pricey (e.g. lobster). I’m not big on a lot of leftovers either. Usually I don’t have a lot of time, so I’ll eat something quick like a grilled cheese sandwich with a salad, or some cottage cheese with tomatoes and crackers. I need some ideas. Last but not least, I don’t like any of the following: red meat, pork, dark meat (fowl), octopus, lamb, meat that's packed into a can (e.g. tuna, chicken, shrimp, & spam), protein shakes, meal replacement bars. Mmm, thanks for all the great advice!

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1. GREEN BEANS & TOMATOES : Boil or steam the beans for a few minutes. In a frying pan, put some butter, sliced onions, whole or diced peeled tomatoes (drained of the juice). When the liquid you'll get has evaporate a little add the beans, salt and pepper and stir. Cook on medium heat until the tenderness you like. GRILLED VEGETABLES : 4 zuchini 2 eggplants 4 yellow zuchinis olive oil thyme, salt & pepper In an aluminium foil, put all the vegetables that you would have sliced or diced, the salt, pepper, thyme and olive oil, close the foil but leav a little opening, and cook on the barbecue. Very simple and very tasty. In fact you can do the same proces with any vegetables. Portobella or wild mushrooms are great like this. TOMATOES PROVENCALES (fast & easy) : Cut the tomatoes in half. Put a touch of olive oil, salt, pepper and crushed garlic, shredded parsley and bread crumb (the thin kind) on top of each pieces of tomatoes. Put in the oven at 400° but careful that the tomatoes remain firm and don't overcooked. SKEWERS : Diced sirloins steaks Diced veal or beef liver Diced green or/and bell peppers Sliced onions (thick) Cherry tomatoes On skewers, slide a piece of vegetable, one of meat, one of liver, etc. Salt and pepper I hope it helped
2. Bruschetta is one of the simplest things in the world to make, and can be very satisfying if you have good extravirgin olive oil. INGREDIENTS: Bread, ideally freshly sliced Garlic Extravirgin Olive oil Salt Beans or tomatoes (optional) Hot coals, if possible PREPARATION: You will need 4 six-inch wide slices of Tuscan bread. Toast them, over the coals if possible (though a toaster will work fine if need be) gently rub them with a cut clove of garlic (you don’t want to overwhelm the oil), then drizzle them with good olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste, cut the slices in half, and serve. Serves 4. There are lots of variations to bruschetta. One of the tastiest: After rubbing the slices with the garlic, rub them with a very ripe cut tomato as well (or spread a thin layer of chopped tomatoes seasoned with basil, salt & pepper over the slices). Then sprinkle with olive oil and season. In addition to being a fine appetizer, this is a traditional merenda, or afternoon snack. And another: Boil cannellini (white) beans, use a slotted spoon to spoon them over the toasted bread, season the bruschetta with olive oil, salt, and pepper, and serve. In my experience, people ask for seconds and thirds of this variation.
3. Why don't you buy frozen salmon fillets. They come individually packed, so you don't have to make a bunch. They're not pricey and they're very healthy. Lemon Rosemary Salmon INGREDIENTS 1 lemon, thinly sliced 4 sprigs fresh rosemary 2 salmon fillets, bones and skin removed coarse salt to taste 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Arrange half the lemon slices in a single layer in a baking dish. Layer with 2 sprigs rosemary, and top with salmon fillets. Sprinkle salmon with salt, layer with remaining rosemary sprigs, and top with remaining lemon slices. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until fish is easily flaked with a fork. Mouth Watering Stuffed Mushrooms INGREDIENTS 12 whole fresh mushrooms 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Clean mushrooms with a damp paper towel. Carefully break off stems. Chop stems extremely fine, discarding tough end of stems. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and chopped mushroom stems to the skillet. Fry until any moisture has disappeared, taking care not to burn garlic. Set aside to cool. When garlic and mushroom mixture is no longer hot, stir in cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, black pepper, onion powder and cayenne pepper. Mixture should be very thick. Using a little spoon, fill each mushroom cap with a generous amount of stuffing. Arrange the mushroom caps on prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the mushrooms are piping hot and liquid starts to form under caps. Queen Killer Tomato Bagel INGREDIENTS 1 bagel, split and toasted 2 tablespoons cream cheese 1 roma (plum) tomatoes, thinly sliced salt and pepper to taste 4 leaves fresh basil DIRECTIONS Spread cream cheese on bagel halves. Top cream cheese with tomato slices. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with fresh basil leaves. Perfect Baked Potato INGREDIENTS 1 medium baking potato 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons butter 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Scrub the potato, and pierce the skin several times with a knife or fork. Rub the skin with olive oil, then with salt. Place the potato in the preheated oven, and bake for 90 minutes, or until slightly soft and golden brown. Slice the potato down the center, and serve with butter and black pepper. Sprinkle shredded Cheddar cheese over the top, if desired. Variation Dad's Whole Grain Pancakes INGREDIENTS 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/3 cups dry milk powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups whole wheat flour 3/4 cup white sugar 4 eggs, lightly beaten 3 cups water 1/4 cup butter, melted 3 tablespoons vinegar DIRECTIONS In a large bowl, sift all-purpose flour, milk powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in whole wheat flour. In a small bowl, combine sugar, eggs, water, butter and vinegar. Make a well in the flour mixture, and pour in the egg mixture. Mix until smooth. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Cook until pancakes are golden brown on both sides; serve hot.
4. It's kinda hard to give you ideas when you are so picky. Egg white omeletts - filled with cheese, veggies or turkey English muffins topped with pizza sauce, cheese and turkey pepperoni - toast in the oven for a few minutes Oatmeal - stir in some chopped pecans or flax seed
5. there are some great sites on-line with recipes you can print out and you can include ingredients you want or don't want. also Kraft has a magazine with recipes you can receive at home
6. I always keep a stock of whole grains like brown rice, cous cous , bulgar and make healthy and filling main dish salads. Some brands like Trader Joe's come with seasoning packets and you can add your choice of veggies and meats I like Tabouleh and I add chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, feta and fresh parsley . Zatarains makes dirty rice or a jambalaya rice mix in which I add shrimp and turkey kielbasi. Cous Cous is real fast to make I add Grilled chicken and vegetables for dinner and for lunch use the leftovers for a cous cous salad with add'l chopped tomato, roasted peppers and vinaigrette.
7. STIR FRY I have been trying to live a healthy lifestyle for about a year now and I find that stir fry is easy, healthy, and really filling and good! The variations are endless. Sometimes I use stir fry sauces (I like Oyster Sauce) and other times I just add red pepper flakes and a little low salt.
8. Well I really love couscous. don't know if you've heard of it. Its from morrocco but you can buy it usually at ay supermarket and its reasonably cheap. Its very fast to make. just boil water add a little oil and salt and the couscous (its kinda like rice but its yellowish and round) let stand for 2 mins until the water has seeped away and stir. Its so yummy. has less than 150 calories per cup. is very filling and goes with pretty much anything. I often make like a salad and add that to make it more filling. If you make a pasta salad and then replace the pasta with couscous you will save a lot of calories and to me it tastes better.
9. peanutbutter and jelly cereal w/soy milk (i like fruitloops)