Healthy weight-loss friendly dinners for busy weeknights

Hello,

Do you find yourself running out of ideas for what to eat for dinner?

Eating healthy can be easy with these quick and healthy weeknight meals. As a medical advisory board member for Eat This, Not That!, I was glad to participate in this piece “65 Healthy Weight-Loss Dinner Recipes for Busy Weeknights.” You read that right—65! dinner options. With so many choices, I trust that at least a few of them will pique your interest.

I also shared my simple formula on how to make healthy weight-loss dinners.

“According to Dr. Lisa R. Young, Ph.D., RDN, author of Finally Full, Finally Slim and The Portion Teller Plan, there are several guidelines for preparing a healthy dinner that you should follow to keep your weight loss goals on track:

Try to fill half your plate with colorful vegetables. Include your favorite non-starchy veggies, such as broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, red pepper, or bok choy.
Include healthy proteins such as fish, chicken, beans, tofu, tempeh, and eggs. This should account for 1/4 of the plate.
Grill or bake your fish or chicken instead of frying it.
Include a healthy starch for 1/4 of your plate, such as sweet potato, brown rice, quinoa, kasha, farro, or a baked potato. Limit white flour and practice portion control—you can still include some starch and lose weight; just don’t eat too much of it.”

Enjoy the article along with the recipe ideas!

I’d love to hear your favorites!

Have a healthy week.

Warmly,

Lisa

Dr. Lisa Young

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