Healthy Meal For Class Project

[Trael]

Hi D&S, I know it's most likely a little off topic, but today I received a project for my Human Anatomy class, and decided to come to you food gurus for help. :redface:

Here is what I have to do:
Make a meal for lunch that is healthy, visually appealing, and good tasting. I also need the cooking instructions, and calorie info(Which I'll do myself, I don't need you guys to do everything for me )

I'm not a bad cook, but I really don't know many recipes, and I figured you guys would have the solution. Again, sorry if this is an intrusion, I just need some help. Thanks.

 

[immovablestone]

healthy

You'll first have to define what your class means by this :icon_lol:

 

[Trael]

You'll first have to define what your class means by this :icon_lol:

I believe the teacher's main concern was low in fat, wasn't very specific. Sorry :redface:

 

[10thpjj]

Eggs, bacon and Sausage. Make sure you cook the eggs in bacon fat.

I'd love to see his/her face at something like this . . . OMG'z your gonna have teh heart attack!

 

[markulous]

Eggs, bacon and Sausage. Make sure you cook the eggs in bacon fat.

I'd love to see his/her face at something like this . . . OMG'z your gonna have teh heart attack!

Sad but true.

Of course the guy that makes a romaine lettuce salad with croutons and fat free ranch dressing will get a pat on the back.

 

[Hamsterdam]

Grill salmon with lemon slices on it. Steam some broccoli. Dice and roast a potato. That's a simple an healthy meal. If you need more taste appeal (and your teacher is a fucking idiot), add a little ketchup to the potatoes and ranch dressing to the broccoli.

 

[JSN]

why do you have to do a lunch project in a human anatomy class?

 

[StrikerStatus]

why do you have to do a lunch project in a human anatomy class?

That was my first thought.

 

[Trael]

why do you have to do a lunch project in a human anatomy class?

Part of the class is Nutrition. Maybe the teacher just wanted some free food, fuck it, I don't know. But I do need to pass the class to graduate. :redface:

 

[pliftkl]

Part of the class is Nutrition. Maybe the teacher just wanted some free food, fuck it, I don't know. But I do need to pass the class to graduate. :redface:

How big a component of the grade is this one meal?

You have a moral imperative to suggest a recipe involving bacon, preferably in a way that bacon manages to wrap something with bacon in it.

 

[largemansmay***]

Just make a stir fry with some chicken, veggies, and some sort of stir fry sauce. Put it over a little bit of rice. There you go, relatively healthy, tasty, easy to cook.

 

[JSN]

if you have to make something considered healthy by just aboot anyone then, you could make split pea soup. here is my recipe to make a lot of it:

ingredient list:

2 pounds of split peas.
head of garlic
1 large or 2 medium yellow onions
a few carrots
a few potatoes

spices:

nutmeg
salt
black pepper
red pepper flakes
white vinegar
turmeric
a few bay leaves

prep:

peel a few potatoes and cut them into cubes of whatever size you want. do the same for carrots. i like to have pretty small carrot pieces: they don't have that cooked carrot taste.

dice the yellow onion

crush the garlic cloves and chop them up a bit

wash the peas

cooking:

sweat the onions in in oil until translucent. i add about 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes, a half teaspoon of black pepper, and a few bay leaves at this step.

when they're done, add the garlic and mix it in, then immediately add your peas.

add roughly enough water to cover the peas x 2. bring this mixture to a boil, then let them simmer until the peas are tender (about 1 hour usually)

while the peas are cooking, cook the potatoes so they're tender. i like to steam them with a splash of white vinegar in the water. when they're done, place them in the fridge to stop the cooking.

when the peas are tender, i take out the bay leaves and then blend them with a stick blender. you can blend them in portions with a blender or mash them- however you want to them. or just leave them how they are.

add turmeric so you like the color, nutmeg and salt to taste, and then add nutmeg to taste. i will generally use half a nut, but if you're using powdered crap, just add i to taste. i add a couple splashes of vinegar here to give some bite too- not too much.

at this point, add the carrots and let them cook in the soup for a few minutes so they're tender.

when they're done, take off heat, throw in your cooked potatoes, and mix everything together. you're done.