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Dinners with no carbs
Hi There, I am supposed to eat no carb dinners 5 nights a week. I have tried salmon, chicken..but i am running out of ideas for filling meals. If anyone has recommendations of good, filling, no carb meals that would be great! thanks
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Corn Pudding Recipe
Memphis Corn Pudding Recipe (kids love this recipe) Ingredients 2 boxes Jiffy corn muffin mix (8 oz.) 2 sticks butter, melted (I use Smart Balance) 2 cans yellow whole corn ( you can use frozen/thawed corn to reduce the salt) 2 cans cream corn 2 eggs 16 oz light sour cream Preparation 1. Mix all together thoroughly 2.…
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Fun Halloween Recipies
I was wondering if we could exchange some healthy Halloween ideas here. We always have a fun family party, full of goodies to eat. I would like to try to bring some kind of Halloween inspired treat, but most recipies aren't too clean or healthy. Does anyone have any they would like to share? I would love to hear!!! I will…
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Looking for a Strawberry Spinach Salad with a nice light dre
I'd like to bring a nice light strawberry spinach salad to Thanksgiving that's got a nice light-low cal dressing. Do you have any good recipes? All the ones I can find look either too sugar, oily, and I'm not satisfied with that. I welcome any ideas that you might have! Thanks in advance!
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Amazing & easy pasta recipe
I whipped up something tonight that turned out GREAT- it's almost like a seafood alfredo :love: 2 ounces pasta (I have to have gluten free pasta) 3 ounces pre-cooked shrimp 1/2 cup of diced tomatoes (I used Del Monte Petite Diced w/ jalapeno and olive oil) 1 wedge of laughing cow cheese (I used the Blue Cheese flavor)…
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I really need healthy recipes for thanksgiving.
I'm on my own. My family will be eating fattening things and if there are any healthier options let me know. please and thank you (:
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Low Calorie Pumpkin Cheesecake
Hello everyone! So I'm trying to decide what dessert to bring to Thanksgiving! I like to bring a healthy alternative. While I was looking I came across this recipe that I had saved a while ago. I'm not a huge cheesecake fan but I have people in my life that are! I love Bethenny Frankel recipes, they always turn out…
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thanksgiving...uhmmm, what?!
so, i've got a bit of a predicament. my partner and i don't celebrate thanksgiving, but now that we are both out of the army and at home, we decided it'd be nice to cook for our family. this might sound like a dumb question...but....what do people eat on thanksgiving?! lol. i know there's turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing,…
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Holiday/Christmas baking sugary substitutes needed
Searching for healthy substitutes for powdered sugar, sugar, brown sugar and corn syrup...suggestions & experience? I'm not into processed foods so something that I can make would be great! I use raw honey and molasses.
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Frozen Craberry Pecan Salad
Frozen Cranberry Pecan Salad Recipe Yield: 8 to 10 servings Ingredients 1 can whole cranberry sauce 1 cup light ) sour cream 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped (or pecan pieces) 1 small can crushed pineapple, drained (in its own juice) Preparation 1. Mix all together in a 2 quart bowl 2. Pour into freezer-proof dish or pan and…
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baked apples a la mode
Just wanted to share what I had for dessert tonight because it was BOMB... I made the microwaved apple slices with cinammon and sugar like I usually do.. BUT, I had them with a side of low fat vanilla ice cream, and topped it with crushed low fat graham crackers.. OMG.. felt like I was having a cheat day!
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Butternut Squash & Linguine
Butternut Squash & Linguine Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 22 minutes Ingredients: 1/2 box Dreamfields Linguine 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 tablespoon minced garlic 4 cups butternut squash pieces (about 1-inch pieces) 1/2 cup dry white wine or reduced-sodium, fat free chicken broth 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup chopped…
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Craving French fries
I really want French fries, I just refuse to walk down to mcdonalds. Does anyone have a healthier version of french fries?
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Easy Steamed Meatloaf (trust me, it's yummy)
I don't like baked meatloaf. It's heavy, dry, and icky in my opinion. Of course, I grew up eating steamed meatloaf, which most people have never even heard of, and didn't even try the baked kind until I was a teenager. I am posting the standard steamed meatloaf recipe as well as the changes I made to make it healthier.…
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pheasant
Does anyone have a low cal/sodium recipe for roast pheasant? We are making ham for Thanksgiving but I wanted to try something different so I asked my brother-in-law if he had a pheasant for me to try.
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Shake, Smoothie & Slushy Recipe :)
I found these on a website and thought they looked fantastic so I thought I would share them with you all. Banana Breakfast Shake Serves 2 Calories: 262 Protein: 8.5g Carbs: 57.1g Sugar: 1.5g Fat: 0.9g Saturated Fad: 1.3g Sodium: 0.24g Ingrediants: 2 ripe bananas 2 tbsp low fat yogurt 1/2 cup skimmed milk 1/2 tsp vanilla…
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Low cal banana bread recipe anyone?
I have some bananas that need used today and I would like to make something I can eat. Any ideas?
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Thanksgiving treat?
My work usually has a big potluck and they provide the turkey & stuffing and we bring desserts & sides, however this year its optional and they said we can bring a thanksgiving treat to share in the breakroom if we would like. There will be no turkey or anything like usual. Im thinking there will be a lot of pies. Any…
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THANKSGIVING TURKEY AND SIDES!!!! :)
Just in time for the holidays, Hungry-girl.com has posted some yummy-looking Thanks Giving Day Side-swap outs. There's Stuffing, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, sweet potato pie, mashed potatoes and MORE! Here's the link: http://www.hungry-girl.com/girls/biteoutdetails.php?isid=2234 PS. If you want an EASY and…
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Veg burger/Salmon burger recipe needed
Does anyone have a recipe WITH THE NUTRITIONALS for a veggie burger and one for a salmon burger? The ones you get premade are so high in sodium. This summer I really cut back on the sodium and now I can taste it in the veggie burgers and salmon burgers that I have/had. So I'd really like to make some up for myself to have…
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Turkey Day Menu with Recipes Attached
http://momvsfood.blogspot.com/2010/11/mdps-turkey-day-menu.html
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Tripleberry Buttermilk pancakes
:happy: I had these pancakes for breakfast today just made them the kids loved them for 8 pancakes 1 cup of water 1 1/3 cups of buttermilk pancake mix 1/4 cup of sugar 1 2/3 cups seasons choice triple berryblend Enjoy them everyone
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broccoli recipe suggestions?
I just bought a large bag of broccoli florets (sp?) and am already tired of eating it raw (in salads and by itself). Any suggestions for simple ways to cook it? Keep in mind, I'm moving soon and my pantry's next to bare.
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Healthified Triple Chocolate Pie
Ummmm, YUM!!!!!! http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/recipes/desserts/healthified-triple-chocolate-pie.aspx?WT.dcsvid=NTIzMzU4MTc1OAS2&rvrin=B84E1FC2-C1F0-4874-A367-D7B20B7A0968&WT.mc_id=Newsletter_EBA_2010_07_28_Collections-vs-Recipes-Collections If any of you don't know about www.eatbetteramerica.com, you should check it…
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Low Fat Chocolate Pie
Found this on eatbetteramerica.com--- I revised it a little because I didn't feel like shaving chocolate to put on top- I'm not that fancy. I made it last night. Was super easy, and the hubby LOVED it! I agree you can't even tell anything is sugar/fat free!!! Scrumptious! prep time: 20 min chill time: 4 hrs makes 10…
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desert
anyone know some healthy desert recipes i can bring to thanksgiving...choco chip cookies, pie, anything?
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Sweet Plantain Lasagna (Pastelón)
1 lbs ground beef 1 onion,minced 3 gloves garlic, minced 1 green pepper, minced 1/2 chopped cilantro 2 tsp adobo 2 tsp oregano 2 Tbs vinegar 1 envelope sazón 2 bay leaves 1/4 cup tomato sauce 4 plantains, peeled and sliced into strips 3 eggs 2 Tbs milk 2 cups white shredded cheese vegetable oil salt & pepper You need 1 lb…
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Gluten free sweet potato cornbread
I just made this and its YUMMY!!!!! I actually made muffins.... the recipe is from "glutenfreegoddess.com" 3 large organic free-range eggs 1/2 cup extra light olive oil or vegetable oil 3/4 cup sweet potato puree 3/4 cup organic light brown sugar, packed 1 teaspoon bourbon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon…
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125 cal Orange and Apple muffins.
Grama's Muffins. My mom used to make these when I was a kid. I finally found the recipe online. Syd helped me make them, and has eaten several of the mini muffins. She also liked the wee bit of chocolate mint tea in her sippy cup. By using yogurt instead of sour cream it brought it down to 125 for 16 muffins. I also added…
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Bananas and Peanut Butter
Got some bananas in my fridge that will need to be eaten soon. Will be running to work most of the beginning of the week and traveling for Thanksgiving on Thursday morning. Does anybody have a good delish/healthy shake recipe for bananas?? I was thinking with some peanut butter for protein. I think that will be a good…