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What can I make w/ canned pumpkin?
What kinda of healthy goodies can i make with my leftover canned pumpkin?
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Oatmeal Pancakes
Step 1 Take about a cup of oatmeal and cook it. You can put it in an oven for 2 minutes along with a cup of water Step 2 Once slightly cooked, mix it up a little bit. If you are using banana, peel it and mash it together with the oatmeal Step 3 Pour in a cup of egg whites and mix. Add cinnamon and nutmeg to taste. Step 4…
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Kale Salad
What you will need: 1/2 Avacado 1 Tomato 1/2 shallot 1 cup shredded Kale 1/2 lemon In a bowl add Kale, lemon juice, shallot and avacado. With your hands mash the avacado into the kale. Add a few slices of grilled chicken if you like. At the end top with tomato's sprinkle some salt and pepper and your good to enjoy ;)
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Easy Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cookies
I adapted this from a recipe in parenting magazine, and substituted Splenda to make it diet friendly. This recipe comes out with the most moist PB cookies for days after baking. It's almost magical how it bakes together as a cookie when there's no flour! 1 C. Peanut Butter 1 C. Splenda no-calorie sweetener 1 large egg…
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Sauteed Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Onion
I'd also tweek this one to reduce the bacon and omit leaving the bacon fat in the pan, but thats just me. Sauteed Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Onion 2&1/2 lbs Brussels sprouts, trimmed 4 slices bacon, cut into 1" pcs 1 tblsp evoo 1 large onion, diced 4 sprigs thyme or savory, plus 2 tsp leaves, divided 1 tsp salt fresh…
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Acorn Squash Stuffed with Chard and White Beans
Found in Eating Well magazine. I'd play with it to lower the fat content, but thats just me. Acorn Squash Stuffed with Chard and White Beans Makes 4 servings. Cost per serving: under $3.00. Time: 40 minutes total 2 medium acorn squash, halved and seeded 1 tsp + 2 tblsp extra virgin olive oil, divided ½ tsp salt, divided ½…
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Recipe Question
I want to make a recipe tonight that calls for 1 tsp. of fresh gingeroot. I don't want to buy fresh gingeroot for only a tsp., can I use ground ginger? If so, should I still use 1 tsp., more, or less? Thanks for any advice.
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Really yummy slow cooked chicken pasta
I came up with this last night! Its sooooo good. Two whole boneless skinless chicken breast 1 jar of classico spicy tomato and basil spaghetti sauce 1 Zucchini sliced 1 cup sliced mushrooms 1/2 green pepper Whole Wheat Penne Pasta about 2 cups dry should work for two servings Put everything but the Pasta in a crock pot and…
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13 Healthy Christmas Cookies!
Heres a link that I found today. They look pretty good! I think for sure I'm going to make the oatmeal ones and the meringues. http://ca.delish.com/entertaining-ideas/holidays/christmas/healthy-christmas-cookies
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CANNED FRUITS
IS IT BAD TO EAT CANNED FRUITS AS LONG AS I WASH THEM OFF REALLY WELL! I KNOW THE JUICE IF FILLED UP WITH SUGER BUT I WOULD WASH THEM OFF GOOD
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christmas cookies
so obviously its the holidays and one of my family's traditions is baking a lot of butter cookies or sugar. i reallyyy wanna make them, however dont want to ruin my acomplishments by eating them. does anybody have an recipes for making a healthier version so i can feel a lot less guilt by eating a few haha.
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low cal sugar cookies?
Hi guys, I am wanting to make a "lightened up" version of sugar cookies for xmas. I am going to replace the sugar with splenda, and replace the eggs with egg beaters, but I dont know what to replace the butter or margarine with. I dont want to replace it with "light butter" cause that seems to also have alot of other bad…
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Leftover whole chicken
anything interesting to do with my leftover chicken?
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GOOD SNACKS TO HAVE AT WORK
ALDI FOODS FIT AND ACTIVE CARAMEL RICE CAKES - THEY TASTE LIKE SUGAR SMACKS TO ME. BASKIN ROBBINS HAS SUGAR FREE ICE CREAM NOW... FIBER ONE BARS Feel free to add anything to the list
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cucumber help!!
i bought a cucumber for snacks because they are an easy way to get my veggies in and have barely any calories. i keep finding recipes for them but they are all dinner or salad related. what do you guys do to your cucumbers? salt and sugar? vinegar? i don't really care for them plain, i wish i knew a way to dress them up,…
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Healthy Smoothies Anyone?
I need some recipes for healthy smoothies? I'd like to keep it under 300-400 calories. I have been trying 1 cup of orange juice, ice cubes, 1/2 cup of pineapple 1/2 cup of berries 1 banana and thats been OK but I'd like something vanilla flavored. I tried chocolate milk based smoothie and that didn't turn out right. It was…
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Steak!! Eye of round.
My hubby picked up some eye of round steak because he seen it on sale at the store. He thinks anything thats labeled steak is a tender nice juicy steak! I love the fact that its a leaner type of meat but how the heck can I cook this healthfully and still have it be tender? I'd prefer not to make a roast or have a ton of…
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World's Easiest Christmas Cake
1lb Fruit mix (sultanas, cherries, citrus peel etc whatever you like in dried fruit) 2 cups Orange juice (use a good orange juice) 2 cups Self-raising flour Soak the fruit mix in the orange juice for at least 4 hours. Overnight is best. Mix in the flour. Pour into lined cake tin. Cook in a moderate oven (350f roughly) for…
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Biggest Loser Baked Ziti (out of Prevention)
It may seem that baked ziti would have to be off-limits on the Biggest Loser meal plan, but fortunately, it's not so. From the new The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. While you don't want to eat baked ziti for every meal, it's no problem to enjoy as a treat every once in awhile, thanks to reduced-fat cheese and the…
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Low-Fat Pumpkin Cookies from BeachBody
I got an email from BeachBody.com today with some yummy sweet ideas, and these low-fat pumpkin cookies were one of them: And since fall is coming, think about making cookies with some of the seasonal ingredients coming around the bend, like this recipe from the Team Beachbody™ recipe archive for low-fat pumpkin cookies:…
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Stranded in the house HELP me with dinner!! :*(
So My car wouldnt start and had to get a ride home from work. I need ideas for dinner. Dont have much but I have some basic stuff and I cant go get anything. I dont want to order take out. Any suggestions?
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Best snack ever!!
Just saw this in Helath Magazine: Grilled Fruit and Yogurt Honey Dip Ingredients: Fruit yogurt honey grill Dip: 1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt (go with low fat it fills you up more and more sugar is added to fat free for taste) and 2 tsp honey Grill: 1cup pear, apple, or pineapple slices until grill marks are visible on…
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Help with creating my own recipe on the site...
Hello all...I'm trying to add my own food on the site but it keeps telling me I need to update the serving size. I've tried a different number of ways and it won't go through. Can someone please help me? Thanks so much!
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Supremely Supreme Pizza
So I was looking at how many calories, typically, are in a slice of pizza. It looks like 400-600 from any of my favorite restaurants. THERE'S GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY TO EAT PIZZA! I am going to find out tomorrow. I bought ingredients tonight to make pizza, and by my prediction, I can eat 1/4 of the pizza for the same amount…
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Better Pancakes
Good morning! My family is big on pancakes. And I am constantly changing my homemade recipe just for fun. But I have this basic recipe that I have used for years and they are always gobbled up. (Of course my kids add peanut butter and syrup). I like to just put some Smucker's simply fruit spread on. 1 cup whole wheat flour…
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Honey mustard Chicken Ideas
What is a good side dish for honey mustard chicken? I try to keep mixing it up for my bf and I want it to be interesting, filling, and healthy
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cooking for two
I am really trying to eat healthy. But I'm always cooking for two, me and husband. He doesn't care about eating healthy because he doesn't need to lose weight like I do (lucky, right?). He's the real "meat and potatoes" type. A lot of times I find myself cooking for him, then just eating a smaller portion of it for myself.…
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CHECK OUT THIS SITE FOR YOUR EATING NEEDS
After my surgery I really found this site helpful. http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/
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Whats for dinner?
I need ideas. Something fast!
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Quinoa???
Anyone have any recipes for quinoa they could share??? Thanks so much!