Traveling for work really does a number on my diet. I try to make healthy choices (salads and lots of them.) Yet somehow I still manage to gain weight (sodium. Not enough water. Some poor choices.) Now that I’m not traveling for a while, the husband and I can re-focus on eating healthier. A couple of weeks ago, my eMeals menu had three meals that I wanted to try (out of the seven.) And I’m currently signed up for the low-fat meals. I mentioned the recipes to my husband and we tried two of the three that week (we tried the third one this week.) Only one was so-so.
Summer is just around the corner, and I know a lot of people are dieting or just trying to make better decisions when it comes to eating. Many of us are trying to slim down – at least slightly – for bathing suit season. And eMeals makes it easy by providing the menus and snack ideas for you. Oh, and along with menus, they include your entire shopping list.
Check out this pizza recipe from their Mediterranean plan!
- 2 (12-inch) whole-wheat prebaked pizza crusts
- 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
- ¼ cup olive oil, divided
- 2 (8-oz) balls fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
- 3 cups shredded deli rotisserie chicken
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 2 cups red grapes, halved
- ½ cup thinly sliced red onion
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place each crust on a foil-lined baking sheet.
- Stir together garlic and 2 tablespoons oil; brush over crusts, and top with cheese.
- Bake 12 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is warm, rotating pans after 6 minutes. (Blot any excess liquid from cheese with paper towels, if necessary.)
- Toss together chicken, spinach, grapes, onion, lemon juice and remaining 2 tablespoons oil; divide mixture between crusts.
- Bake 5 minutes or until spinach wilts; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
I mean, really. That looks so good.
eMeals also has a list of 10 snacks for under 150 calories (and they aren’t cardboard or made with gross ingredients.) Sometimes I need a reminder of foods I like and are easy to grab.
I’ve been using eMeals since November and I’ve found several great recipes to add to our rotation. I’m excited to add more over the summer, since we’ll have fresher ingredients thanks to our vegetable garden.
This week we tried a Creamy Italian Chicken recipe. It was low fat, and a slow cooker recipe. A win in both areas for me. It also didn’t taste terrible. (My husband and mom both seemed to enjoy this dinner.) I’m hoping I can share the recipe in another post (possibly early next week.)
And now I’m excited to have the opportunity to give one of my fabulous readers a 3-month dinner subscription to eMeals! Enter the giveaway through Rafflecopter below. I’ll announce the winner next week. Good luck!
Do you have any “go to” recipes for summer?
**Disclosure: I received a subscription to eMeals to try. I’ve not been compensated in any other ways, and all opinions are my own.
I love to make chicken Cesar salads! I could eat them all day and night! Yum
That looks good! I would probably throw some feta on the top! Yumm-O!
That pizza sounds so good. My kids might not like it so much, but my hubby and I would be all over it!
That pizza looks amazing! I’ve got an emeals meal cooking in my crock pot right now! It smells amazing!
My go to summer time meal is burgers on the grill! Easy to make and lets me be outdoors!
We tried the low fat meal plan at first, but it was so bland. Even salt and pepper didn’t do it for us. The clean eating, however is the bomb!
I think it’s so great that eMeals can provide families with healthy AND delicious foods! That’s been my biggest diet downfall.
My go to is always tacos. The whole family enjoys them and I can ‘lighten’ them up for myself whenever I’m in a less calories mood.
I have heard so much about these. Really time-saving!
I agree it does look good. There’s so many delicious delightful ways to glam up a pizza (and hurrah for them all!). 🙂 Well, most of them. 🙂
One of my blog friends tried this two years ago and she’s been with them ever since. It sounds like a great service.
I have heard of emeals, but never given them a try. I will have to look into it, as meal planning at my house is a must.
I have heard of eMeals. It looks like a great plan to help people with the diets and eating better.
It looks delicious. I wonder if they have plenty of Asian dish recipes since that’s all my hubby and kids would eat. 🙂
I’d love to try out eMeals! Salads are my summer go to for lunch AND dinner 🙂
Meal planning can save so much time and money. That pizza looks delicious!
Iv even thinking about checking out emeals. That looks good!
That pizza looks awesome! What a great program. I know I could use help in meal planning.
During the warm summer months I tend to use the outdoor grill a lot. I love to make pork tenderloin for dinner.
What a great idea! I would love to try it!
Yum! This looks really awesome! We love emeals!
I love the idea. There are times when we struggle to come up with the answer to “what’s for dinner”. This would be perfect for those days.
I’d love to try emeals! My go-to dinner in summer is grilled chicken or kabobs!
eMeals is great! They make meal planning — and especially healthy meal planning — so easy!
I would have never thought to put grapes on a pizza! It does look amazing though!
That Mediterranean pizza looks amazing! If it has spinach in it I’m all for it 😀
Our go-to recipes for the Summer are usually ‘cooler’ recipes; egg salad, tuna salad, salads in general, etc.
That pizza looks pretty darn good. Although I eat mostly raw, this is one I could make for my kids
We love eMeals! Such a time saver for our family. I would never have thought grapes on a pizza!
We have been using eMeals since last October to freshen up our weekly meal plans. Love that they have such a variety and you can still eat healthy using their recipes.
That pizza looks fantastic! I am looking for some healthy, lo-cal meals for summer. My favorite is this chicken pasta salad that I found!
I am a HUGE fan of eMeals! They have the coolest options to customizing your meals.
I really need to add more water in my diet! That Mediterranean pizza looks awesome!
Wow! This recipe is truly remarkable and delicious too. I would love to try this one especially now that I’m craving for pizzas. 🙂
Emeals is my favorite. I love this pizza idea! I have been on the paleo meal plan for years now!
That looks really delicious! And light and perfect for those hot summer days!
I’ve always wanted to try e-planning. Good luck to all the entries!
I love a white sauce on a pizza. I need to try this over the weekend.
I love any kind of salad in the summer time. I hate cooking. We will usually grill something and have a salad with it.