Okay so me and my bf are on a diet. We are very deep in our junk food ways so we are trying to ween ourselves off easily.
I think we have been doing good so far though...we want to cook dinner tomorrow and we will be grilling chicken. We are trying to think of some sides we can make to go with it.
Now what we are looking for is a side thats doesnt have to be extremely healthy but not super terrible either. We are trying to find a side if 2 that well satisfy our appetite while not making us feel like we did a super bad thing lol.
Can anyone recommend anything? Bonus for anything frozen or boxed. We never really have much time to relax and cook (which was why we so heavily depended on fast food)
Jordan Powell
Go find a meth dealer, skip a few meals/sleeps a week and fuck for tedious hours.
It's the doctor recommended way to lose weight quick.
My second side would be mashed potatoes. Usually I will do this combination when I fry chicken cutlets. I'll generally scoop a hole in the potatoes and fill it with the tomatoes as sort of a gravy. You won't need to add butter since the tomatoes will pack enough if you season them. The potatoes will give you the fill factor you're looking for.
Carson Evans
Thank you for youre actual useful answer.
I do like tomatoes and this soubds pretty good!
Angel Myers
Bacon fat? Huh...well ill give that a go.
My bf hates steamed/cooked veggies but i on the other hand can only eat them cooked. But in bacon fat might sound better to my bf haha thanks for the tip
David Peterson
baked potatoes are always awesome i like to use greek yogurt instead of sour cream
frozen sliced carrots (or just about any other bagged frozen vegetable) tossed in a little olive oil, salt, and pepper and then spread on a baking sheet and place into a 425 degree oven until they brown up a bit
Hudson Ramirez
Nice! Id definitetly try to win my bf over with the tomatoes. Im sure he doesnt like tomatoes much but those are certainly something i can cook and enjoy
Nolan Cox
I feel like id be making the carrots for myself haha. Bf likes them raw but i can only eat them cooked
Also yogurt instead of sour cream? Sounds so interesting.
Once i made "faux" mashed potatoes with cauliflower. They werent terrible but they got more bland the more i ate them. I want to try them again but i feel like i need to season it better
Ryder Mitchell
Mashed sweet potato is really tasty and filling, japanese yams are my favorite. You can add salt to make them savory, or cinnamon to bring out sweetness. I usually roast 6 of them and heat them up in the microwave during the week.
Please don't put regular yogurt on a baked potato.
Pro-tip if you're ultra lazy you can clean a potato, stab i t with a fork in multiple locations and then just cook it in the microwave for 5-6 minutes.
Nathan Russell
Cook the veggies on the grill. Just use some olive oil and salt and churn them in a basket.