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Healthy family meals to help teen lose weight please!

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trulyconfuseddotcom · 11/08/2022 19:36

Hello - my teen DD has gained some weight over the last wee while and she's not feeling too great about it. I'd like to support her by making some fab and easy dinners that are tasty and healthy. I do usually make homemade meals etc but my repertoire feels a bit boring and uninspired, so please share your fave healthy teen-friendly meals! Thanks.

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colourPink · 11/08/2022 19:49

Honestly the best thing is Gousto or Hello fresh. They're always healthy (and you can pick the lower calorie ones) and also saves the faff of having to think about what to cook that week as well as give you so many new recipes to try. I kept all the recipe cards (I've done both but preferred Gousto). I don't do them anymore but have the recipe cards for inspiration if needed.

Here are some of my fave ones (some are my own):

"Nando's" chicken = chicken breast marinated in natural yogurt mixed with spices. This could just be paprika or the actual Nando's chicken rub. Easy to do and it's amazing! Serve with home made wedges and a salad.

Chicken tray bake - marinate chicken pieces into whatever flavour you like add it into a baking tray with onions, peppers, kale, spinach, potatoes etc (literally whatever you want) and oven cook it all for 30 mins. Really simple and easy but yum!

Salmon/rice - salmon marinated in soy sauce with honey and sesame oil. Cooked in the oven over white rice and veg

DIY kfc rice box - crispy chicken (chicken coated in breadcrumbs) with spicy rice, salad and sauce of your choosing.

There's so many! Hope this gives you some ideas though.

AtleastitsnotMonday · 11/08/2022 20:22

Chicken and water chestnut stir fry with rice noodles
Peppers stuffed with Moroccan cous cous
Salmon tray bake
Chicken and pineapple skewers
Homemade tuna, sweet potato and chilli fish cakes
Cauliflower and chickpea curry and rice
Tandoori chicken salad
Shakshuka
Vegetable chilli and rice

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