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Orange You Glad I Didn't Say Banana?
So, for reasons known only to herself, my grandma gave me about 10 oranges. I'd love to make something interesting with them (I do love eating oranges, but 10 is a lot for me and my husband to handle on our own). Does anyone have a good recipe that uses a lot of oranges? Thanks!
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Loaded Cheeseburger Pie
Making this for dinner tonight-will upload pic once done Makes 6 servings Ingredients: ■3/4 lb. lean ground turkey ■1/2 cup sliced sweet onion ■3 large eggs ■1/2 cup fat-free cheddar cheese ■1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk ■3/4 cup rice flour ■1 sliced tomato ■2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce ■1 diced or sliced dill…
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Gluten Free
I am looking for good new fresh recipes that are gluten free. I have Celiac Disease and can't have gluten, wheat, barley, or rye. Anyone have any to share.
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Stir Fry help, please!
We are new to myfitnesspal and are really commited. Tonight, dinner is stir fry. I have the lean meat, fresh green beans, broccoli and onions but no clue what kind of sauce to make. What we are used to using is very high sodium and high sugar/carb content. Any ideas??
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No Bake Cookie oatmeal
This was a happy accidental discovery. I didn't bring a lunch to work, so I made a bowl of oatmeal with stuff I keep at my desk. I was running out of regular peanut butter to put in it, but I found a jar of chocolate peanut butter (Dark Chocolate Dreams from Peanut Butter & Co) and used that instead. The result was pretty…
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Who loves hash brown casserole aka cheesy potatoes? Caulifow
http://momvsfood.blogspot.com/2011/01/healthy-cheesy-potato-fakeout.html
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for all mac & cheese lovers!!
From Fitness Magazine: Mac and Cheese Lite Rocco's Secret Weapon Macaroni and cheese is a comfort-food favorite. You'll love our recipe, which is low in fat and calories. Recipe from Now Eat This! a Ballantine Trade Paperback Original by Rocco DiSpirito Mac and Cheese Lite Makes: 4 servings Ingredients Nonstick cooking…
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Spicy bean casserole
This is tonight's dinner. Very easy - you can ring the changes by using other veggies. I can't get mixed spicy beans here, but if you can get them I'd use them. That might change the calorie total though. 420g can kidney beans 1 courgette 1 onion 100g mushrooms Can chopped tomatoes 1 tsp Lazy chillies Veg stock cube 1 cup…
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I have 261 calories left for dinner...
Can anyone help with a relatively filling, lo-cal dinner? Thanks :)
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Oatmeal in the crock pot
I just purchase some steel oats and want to make a batch in the crock pot. I read on the internet that people make it in separate dish and then put that dish in the crock pot. Can you not just put everything right in the crock pot? Also do you stick to the directions or alter it and if so how? How long do I leave it in the…
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Macaroni and Cheese
Macaroni and Cheese (Vegetarian Times Magazine) Serves 8 The secret to slimming down this classic recipe? Finding just the right proportions for the cream sauce and cheese. For extra flavor and crunch, try folding in chopped green onion and sprinkling breadcrumbs on top. INGREDIENTS 10 oz. medium elbow macaroni (3 cups) 2…
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Fish Tacos
I have some Tilapia I need to use. Got any good recipes for fish tacos? I have never made them before, only had them when out to eat. TIA, Tracey
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Salsa (Chicken) Wraps
Quick Easy Salsa Wrap (Chicken Salsa Wrap) Hope you like it! Another great quick item to snack on are salsa wraps . Get a nice hearty green leaf lettuce and make your own salsa with all fresh ingredients. Put in a blender and spoon into your leaf lettuce leaves like a wrap. Very Very Low calories and very filling. We try…
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Recipe: Red pepper & Mozzarella melts (for 2)
I made this yesterday - filling and tasty! 2 big red peppers 100g low fat mozzarella 100g dry cous cous 150g cherry tomatoes 50g tinned sweetcorn 1 tbsp red pesto Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F Halve the peppers, scoop out seeds and membranes and put in a baking tray. Add about 250 ml boiling water to couscous and let it…
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Filling Food to Fill Me Up
Hi I think I have breakfast and dinner covered but really would like some filling family meal idea for when I get home: It doesnt have to be a quick meal as I can make it at the weekend and maybe freeze protions I just CRAVE bread and butter as soon as I get in from work so need something filling to look forward to All…
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Homemade protein bars
So, my Mom came home from curves with a recipe for homemade protein bars. They were promoting it to be a "healthy snack", but when I put it into the recipe calculator, it calculates out to be more than 600 calories per serving. Am I missing something??? Here is the recipe: 1 jar all natural peanut butter 1 3/4 cup honey…
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Dressings
Hi guys, Does anyone have any good dressings that they make? I am having to cut out, potatoes and pasta so and looking for dressings to go with warm vegetables and cold salads. Thank you
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Crock-Pot Recipes
I'm looking for your favorite crock-pot recipes! Please share! You can provide me either links or the recipes :)
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Help ... need smoothie recipes and side dish recipes
Hopefully Santa is bringing me my Ninja that I asked for, so I want to start making smoothies in the morning and taking them with me on my drive to work. Side dishes -- I like chicken and pork chops and salmon and stuff like that ... but then totally struggle with what to put them with. No salads because my husband will…
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New Cooking Show
Check out this show hosted by two self proclaimed "tech geeks" who have no cooking experience try to cook healthier versions of some of their favorite meals. http://www.healthybytes.tv/ The show can also be found in podcast form on iTunes and Zune marketplace.
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Taste of Home, Comfort Foods Diet Cookbook
I bought this cookbook a couple of months ago and it's AMAZING! The first few pages is full of LIfestyle Changes that you need to make in order to lose weight. It also has several success stories and other tips. It's full of amazing recipes. It breaks it down into snack foods, breakfast, lunch, dinner, sides, and desserts.…
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Awsome Hot Drink! (Not terrible for you)
I discovered Swiss Miss Sensible sweets and while ago, and about a week ago I added a peppermint tea bag and low and behold...It is Awesome! I know this can hardly be classified as a recipe, but it is a nice chocolate drink that only has 100 calories (if you use 2 packets like I do. 50 calories if you use 1 packet)…
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How long is too long in the crock pot?
We are having chili tomorrow and we have a huge window of time where it should cook. My boyfriend is super antsy and has combined all the ingredients already-which smell amazing! I know most chilis can be in the crock pot on high for 4-6 hours but if we had it on low.... how long can we let it stew?? :-D Looking forward to…
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Hearty Beef and Tomato Stew (Cooking Light)
I made this on Sunday!! SOOO delicious and filling!! :) Hearty Beef and Tomato Stew The ingredient list may look lengthy, but this recipe involves mostly measuring and adding ingredients to the pot to simmer. To trim prep time, look for prechopped onions in the produce aisle. Serve with crusty slices of a baguette. A…
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Quinoa Vegetable Soup Crock Pot Recipe
This whole site is full of awesome tips and tricks on using quinoa and probably more than most of us knew about it, it's a pretty cool site!. Everything below is from that site. Enjoy!:flowerforyou: http://www.squidoo.com/quinoa-is-yummy My Easy and Delicious Vegetable Soup Crock Pot Recipe In the morning, fill your…
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Need a red potatoes recipe
Hey--I'm looking for a healthy way to cook for myself. I just bought a bag of red potatoes and need a quick way to cook a couple for dinners so I I don't exceed my calorie limit. Frying seems like a bad idea.
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NEED Quick, easy recipes with few ingredients!
Hi! I'm looking for recipes that are QUICK, EASY, and have FEW ingredients (like, 5 or less). Preferably ingredients that if I have to buy them, they can be used in many different things. I am a busy person and probably won't make anything if it takes more than 30 minutes from prep to plate. I need servings for one or two…
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Left over basmati Rice??
Hey, I have some left over rice.. just wondering some healthy recipes to use it up? perferbly for lunch?
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Dairy Free Recipes...
Hello everyone! I'm looking for some great dairy free recipes! My lactose intolerance recently got extremely worse than it ever was so I had to completely remove dairy from my diet (you would be REALLY surprised by how much dairy appears in food!) So while I am thankful since this has forced me to eat very healthy and…
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Chicken Fried Rice (Only 400 cals!)
Got this off of Preventions website, sounded good and thought i'd share! From: Cook This, Not That! The name says it all: One of the most nutritionally dubious staples (white rice) combined with the most treacherous technique (frying). The calorie counts are predictably stratospheric; even a small scoop used as a base for…