Eating Healthy is Easier to Keep Up When You Have Some Easy Recipes

The popularity of ready-to-eat foods and fast-food restaurants has increased in recent years, contributing to obesity among adults and children. As a response, many have begun to seek healthier diets with more fresh fruits and vegetables and less processed food. For those who want to eat healthily but need to learn how sometimes it can be challenging to come up with ideas for any meal. Some may feel that fruits and vegetables are too expensive or take too much time to prepare. In addition, if someone is busy at work or school, eating healthy and finding time for exercise can make it challenging. The recipes and food ideas below are quick to make and will help you start a healthy diet.

Easy Stir-Fried Chicken with Brown Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 lb of chicken breast fillet, cut into thin slices
• 2 stalks of celery, chopped into thin slices
• 1 small onion, sliced thinly
• ½ cup soy sauce (or enough to cover the chicken)
• ¼ cup white vinegar (or enough to cover the chicken)
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional) Salt & pepper to taste. Dash of garlic and ginger powder. ( optional) Sugar or honey (optional).

In a large bowl, place the soy sauce, white vinegar, and oyster sauce. Add the sugar, salt, and pepper if desired. Mix well. Pour enough of the mixture into the bowl to cover the chicken slices. Toss to coat well. Set aside for at least 20 minutes. Heat a large skillet on medium heat and add oil. Remove chicken from marinade and place in skillet. Stir-fry chicken until it is browned, about 3-5 minutes, then remove from heat. Add celery, onion, garlic, ginger powder if desired, and salt & pepper (to taste) in the same skillet. Stir fry until celery is tender-crisp, about 3-4 minutes. Add the cooked chicken to the celery mixture and stir together with the sauce for a few seconds (about 30 seconds). Serve over white rice.

Easy Asparagus Tips in Teriyaki Sauce Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 lb fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths 
• ½ cup soy sauce (or enough to cover the asparagus) 
• ¼ cup white vinegar (or enough to cover the asparagus) 
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional) Sugar or honey (optional).

In a large bowl, place the soy sauce, white vinegar, and oyster sauce. Add the sugar, salt, and pepper if desired. Mix well. Pour enough of the mixture into the bowl to cover the asparagus pieces. Toss to coat well. Set aside for at least 20 minutes. Heat a small saucepan on medium heat. Add the oil and heat until very hot. (If you are using a wok, add oil to the wok before starting.) Add the asparagus pieces and stir-fry until it is browned about 3-5 minutes, or until tender but not soft or mushy. (Usually it only takes 1-3 minutes.) Add soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, and oyster sauce (if desired) in the same skillet and stir together for about 30 seconds. Remove from heat. Serve over white rice.

Easy, Healthy & Delicious Sweet & Sour Pork

Ingredients:

• 1 lb of pork loin, sliced into thin pieces. 
• 2 tbsp of cornstarch put in a bowl with 3/8 cup hot water and stir until dissolved, then add to marinade 
• ¼ cup tomato sauce 
• ½ cup sugar 
• ¼ tbsp salt

In a large bowl, place the cornstarch. Add just enough hot water to dissolve the cornstarch completely. Add soy sauce, tomato sauce, and salt to the bowl with the dissolved cornstarch. Mix well. Place the pork pieces in a plastic bag or container and pour the mixture over the pork pieces. Put in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes and up to 1 hour. Heat a wok on medium heat and add oil. Remove pork from the marinade and place in a wok (if using a wok, add oil to the wok before starting). Stir fry pork until browned, about 3-5 minutes—meanwhile, mix the sauce with sugar. Add sauce to cooked pork pieces and stir together for about 30 seconds. Serve over rice.