The three essential elements required in Healthy, Quick, Recipes are: one must use foods that are healthful to the body and mind, must be made in the shortest time possible - generally 10 to 20 minutes preparation time, and one must choose the recipe that fits the above categories.

Healthy foods must be learned about at an early age, in order to start eating right. By teaching ones children to eat healthfully, if follows suit that recipes will be easy to find, and henceforth, choosing quick recipes will take only minutes to prepare.

Healthy quick recipes must contain the all the necessary food groups, for a proper meal.
I have my healthy recipes set up in a little box, typed on cards. In the box I have dividers to separate different recipes, such as meat,fish & poultry. As well, once I have the main categories separated I then put special categories - one being Healthy Quick Recipes.

Healthy quick recipes are an advantage to busy mothers and fathers who need to prepare a meal for breakfast, lunch or dinner, for a busy family. They have only a limited amount of time to spend preparing a meal. The meals must be nutritious as well. And after a long day at work, probably with travel time to and from work, the healthy recipe must be quick.

A good example of a healthy quick recipe would be the following example:

CHEESE & TOMATO ON TOAST

Preparation and cook time 10 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

1 slice 100% whole wheat oat bread
1 slice beef steak tomato
1/4 cup mixed shredded mozzarella
& regular light cheese
1 tsp regular butter
Sea salt & Freshly ground pepper

FOLLOW ME:

You can easily make 4 of these almost
as fast as one.

Pre-heat oven on broil.

Toast bread and butter lightly.

Place tomato on buttered toast.

Add grated cheese evenly over tomato.

Place under broiler for approx 1 1/2
to 2 minutes.

Now serve!

The above healthy quick recipe is just that - healthy - good carbohydrates in 100% whole wheat oat bread, butter (just a small amount), tomato is an excellent healthy vegetable with lots Vitamin C and carries approximately 1400
I.U. of Vitamin A. Also low in calories. Cheese is very high in protein and calcium and B12. Sea salt is good for you and freshly ground pepper add spice to the recipe and helps the digestive system.

In summary, we have filled all the requirements of a healthy quick recipe.