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My version - Cream of Broccoli Cauliflower Cheese Soup
Made this last night. It was quick, easy and 167 calories per serving! 1pkg McCormick Produce Partners Cream of Broccoli Soup Mix 1C Fat Free Reduced Sodium Chicken Broth 1C 1% Milk 1 TBS unsalted Butter (you could use a reduced fat margarine) 1 1/4C Frozen Broccoli Cauliflower blend, thawed 1/2 Velveeta Shreds Cheese…
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Cheese Cake!!!
Ok that's probably an awful word on here, but...does anyone have a recipe for a healthier version? Without losing ALL of the taste and texture. When I was major in my hole of eating I could eat a whole cheesecake with a side of cream puffs...granted i wanted to die afterward. Needless to say, I love cheesecake. So if there…
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BBQ Pizza to die for
1 roll pillsburry clasic (or thin if you like thin) pizza dough 1-2 medium size cooked chicken breasts choped into small bite sizes 1 cup (a lil less than) sweet low cal bbq sauce(we have a local bbq sauce that has lil to no sugar and few cal. 8 oz mozzerella(big shred) 3 oz jack cheese(small shred) 1/2 cup red onion 1/2…
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Healthy Chicken Enchiladas
A recipe from the Wellspring Academy (Too Fat For Fifteen school) website. They were delicious. Nutrition information is below if you can find these exact ingredients. Because I couldn't find entirely fat free cheddar cheese or tortilla's they were a few more calories, about 245 each. WHO ARE YOU CALLING CHICKEN…
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Mahimahi with Tomato Bacon Butter - Cooking Light
Made this last night and it was delish! :love: *************************************************************************************************************** Yield: 4 servings Ingredients * 2 cups water * 1 tablespoon fine sea salt * 2 teaspoons sugar * 4 (6-ounce) mahimahi fillets * Cooking spray * 1/4 teaspoon table…
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Amazing little salad I found for lunch!
SO... in my commons they usually make little pasta salads or things for us to eat. Well I am currently eating what they are calling a Middle Eastern Chopped Salad... and it's so good! And couldn't be that many calories as long as I don't eat the tons of dressing they put in it. And it seems like it'd be easy to make and…
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Ground sausage
I got some ground italian sausage through my local farm share, and wanted to find some healthy recipes. Any ideas? I did come across this, which looks delicious: Low-fat and low-calorie! Prep: 25 minutes Cook: 6 hours (or 2 1/2 to 3 hours) Makes: 4 to 6 servings 1 lb uncooked ground turkey 1 cup sliced celery 1/2 cup…
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Any idea how to cut sugars?
* I am borderline high glucose. * I eat LOW SUGAR Oatmeal (6g sugar) with 1% milk (12g sugar) but that is already 18/24g of my daily allowance of sugars! * Any alternatives to 1% milk? * So I go over my sugars daily when I add fruit or anything else after breakfast. * HELP!!! Ideas??? * Recipes or foods that are low in…
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Slow cooker recipes
For those of you who use a slow cooker I have a couple of questions what happends if a recipe calls to cook the pork shoulder for 5 to 6 hours and with 1 1/2 left on the food you check it and it looks cooked and it taste good. What happens if you stop the cooker at that moment does it mean is not fully cooked even though…
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Looking for tasty, healthy tofu recipes
Greetings to all. We are transitioning to a nearly vegetarian diet, and we're also working on losing weight (I have quite a bit to lose). Is anyone willing to share recipes that are tasty and healthy that include tofu? I've tried cooking with it in the past, and I never quite got it right. Any recipes or instructions would…
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New recipe that I love!
I tried a new recipe that I saw in the magazine Eating Well and it was delicious! The only changes I made was that I doubled the marinade (which you later use as a glaze), used a different wine because I forgot I needed sherry, and I omitted the butter at the end to cut calories and fat content. Even without the extra…
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recipe websites
I'm looking for some new healthy recipes. Anyone know of any good websites or maybe recipes of their own that you would like to share? Thanks!
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Diet Soda Cupcake?
Anyone made a cupcake with box mix and diet soda... I was looking up recipes last night for muffins and came across it. Not sure if you need to add just the diet soda, or if you have to have a couple of egg whites, saw different variations. And I'm wondering if its any good.
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Low Fat Whole Wheat Sour Dough Pancakes
Just posted this in the Recipe section. These are excellent. Used no-sugar applesauce for 3/4 of the oil and 1/2 the flour as whole wheat instead of white AP flour. Only 170 calories with sugar free syrup on 2 6 inch pancakes. Whole Wheat Sourdough Hotcakes (Low-fat) Sourdough Starter, room temp 1 cup Water 1/2 cup Whole…
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Shrimp and Egg White
46 Shrimp (from the ring) - 322 Calories 1 tbsp Blue Menu Chicken Broth - 0.5 calories 1 Tomatoe - 100 Calories 1 Bell Pepper - 30 Calories 1 Clove Garlic - 4 Calories 1 Cup Naturegg Egg Whites - 120 Calories 2 Tbsp Smooth Goat Cheese - 80 Calories I only ate half and it was 328.25 calories...
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Pesto Hummus
Hope you guys don't mind I'll be posting probably lots of recipes since I can't work out I have more time on my hands... I modified a cooking light recipe... Ingredients 2 (15.5-ounce) cans no-salt-added chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil…
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Homemade gluten free crackers
Just made these, they are awesome! Ingredients: 1 cup flax seeds, soaked in 1 cup water for 1 hour 1/3 cup sunflower seeds 1/4 cup sesame seeds 2-3 tbsp pepita seeds Sea salt, lots and lots of sea salt, to taste (1 tsp?) Freshly ground black pepper Herbs of your liking (I used 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning) Directions: Mix 1…
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Chicken Marsala
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to a uniform 1/4" thickness 1 cup flour 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 oz prosciutto, sliced into thin strips 8 oz cremini mushrooms (stems trimmed), sliced 3/4 cup marsala wine 3/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley Salt and pepper to taste 1. Season each breast…
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Lo Cal Bacon Cheese Cake Recipe!!!!!
just joking.
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Help! In need of squash advice...
Hi there, Can anyone tell me if a butternut squash can be substituted for Delicata squash??? The recipe I am looking at for a squash soup calls for 3 Delicata squashes. Is the appropriate substitute 3 whole butternut squashes??? I didn't see the delicata in the store so I ended up grabbing the butternut. I am a newbie to…
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GREAT FALL RECIPES- Halloween snacks, Pumpkin galore
I just added some great recipes to my blog. Some of them are low-fat/calorie and all of them nutritionally sound and easy ways to avoid processed food! Some of the new ones are: apple pie muffins pecan pie muffins pumpkin chocolate chip cookies cranberry almond oatmeal cookies monster fingers (baked sweet potato kid…
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How to roast butternut squash
How to roast butternut squash (go the info in CNN) Yup - we read the comments, and noted this while we were perusing yesterday's Five Tips on Cooking Fall Squash: "Can you post how to roast an butternut squash, I have only every cooked in a pan of water until the meat is soft. Roasting sounds yummy." - ksbradley21 It is,…
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Turkey Lettuce Wrap - w/Pic
This is a really refreshing and light lunch or dinner. I had a pretty decent lunch yesterday (PF Changs), so I wanted a very light dinner to balance it out. This is what I ended up making... 4 hearts of romaine lettuce leafs 1 wedge lite laughing cow cheese 4 slices turkey deli meat (or really any kind of deli meat) sliced…
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Easy spaghetti with whole wheat pasta
INGREDIENTS: Hunts - Tomato Sauce 15 oz Can, 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.) Italian Seasoning, 4 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast Flakes, 2 Tbsp Black pepper, ground, 1 tsp Splenda - Sugar Blend, 2 tsp Garlic powder, 1 tbsp Onions - Dehydrated flakes, 1 tbsp Whole Wheat Thin Spaghetti, 1 container (14 oz ea.) Lean Ground Turkey 93/7,…
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Thanksgiving
We all know Thanksgiving is quickly approaching, and we are having family come up for the Holiday. My question is, does anyone know of a website for good, low calorie recipes for the normal Thanksgiving foods? I want to make this Thanksgiving as healthy as possible, but still tasty. What are you planning on doing for the…
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28 Days to a Slimmer You - Weight Loss Diet Meal Plans
For those that need some guidance/new ideas on what to cook (being healthy) or if you want to know how to eat @1200/1500/1800 calories per day. This article is great! Even has recipes and nutritional information on most of their meals! It's a 4 week plan to slim down... or you can use some of the suggestions and make your…
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Protein-packed vegetarian-friendly snack!
A few months ago, my doctor was on me about not getting enough protein in my diet. I've been a vegetarian since age 5 and my parents didn't always know how to cater to a vegetarian's unique dietary needs, so low protein is something I've struggled with for quite some time. With that in mind, my doctor told me about a snack…
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Fiber one crunchy fudge cookies
Hurry someone try these- let us know how they are! (Recipe shared from eatbetteramerica.com) Fiber one crunchy fudge cookies Prep Time:15 min Start to Finish:50 min makes:About 3 1/2 dozen cookies 1 box (1 lb 2.3 oz) fudge brownie mix 2 cups Fiber One® original bran cereal 2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips…
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Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Making these for dinner tonight... I made them for the fam a few weeks ago and everyone LOVED them ! They were awesome.. so I wanted to share the link with others ;-) Enjoy! http://sarahscucinabella.com/2008/01/22/oven-baked-sweet-potato-fries/
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Gluten Free Lunch/Dinner/Desserts recipes!
From www.eatingwell.com :flowerforyou: This site is awesome. Feel free to browse around for other useful recipes and tips! Healthy Gluten Free Lunch Recipes http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/recipe_slideshows/healthy_gluten_free_lunch_recipes Healthy Gluten Free Dinner Recipes…