Healthy balanced meal ideas

These are some of my favourite healthy balanced meals

To create a balanced meal, you need to try and add some protein, carbohydrates, some good fats and vegetables or fruits for your vitamins and minerals.

Jacket potatoes

I love to have my jacket potato ( carbohydrates) with dairy free spread ( good fats) dairy free cheese and good old baked beans ( protein)…yum!

Tip: If you don’t have veggies with your meal, you could have a fruit/veggie/berry smoothie or fruit salad for desert afterwards.

• Protein • Carbohydrates • Good fats • Vegetables • Fruits

So I use a sunday dinner as a perfect example of a balanced meal and because it’s my favourite. Potatoes – ( carbohydrates) meat – ( protein) ( good fats) I love roasted potatoes and carrots…baked in olive oil….and vegetables.

I use: organic diced beef, onion Gravey, mashed potatos, carrots, cabbage and broccoli for this meal.

Half of the plate should be of vegetables, a quarter of the plate should be proteins and a quarter of the plate carbohydrates.

You also need to keep changing it up too. Do different meals every day, so you get a good variety of different foods regularly.

Pasta Bolognese: I make my own tomato sauce. Ingredients: Tin of tomatoes, tomato puree, onions..fried in olive oil ( good fats ) garlic, mixed herbs. ( veggies )

Quick, easy to make and healthy…oh and tastes delicious.

I use organic minced beef ( protein) and gluten free pasta( carbohydrates) for mine but you can use what ever you prefer.

Try to include foods from the main groups

• Dairy

• Grains

• Protein

• Vegetables

• Fruits

Hot pot

Organic minced beef ( protein) onions.. fried in olive oil ( good fats) Gravey, potatoes (carbohydrates) carrots, broccoli ( veggies)

Change it to other meats like lamb or pork mince to suit you and veggies that you prefer.

Hope these few healthy balanced meal ideas where helpful to you. Let me know. Do you have any healthy balanced meal ideas?

Love Marie x