Healthy inspired recipes

Momjogger
Momjogger Posts: 750 Member
edited November 8 in Recipes
I have been messing around with healthy food alternatives lately (after falling of the health wagon for a little while and knowing that the more flavorful I make my healthy food the easier it is to stick to my plan).
So I have some new recipes to share:


No Mayo - Healthy Mayo Alternative-

I saw a pinterest recipe for chicken salad with no mayo - which is great, because I am not a big fan of mayo anyway. I made it and I am head over heels for it! I'd use it as a dip too for veggies, nachos, pretzels. I may even try it on a chopped salad instead of dressing.
I used it today make chicken salad with celery and Craisins. OMG! Then I dipped my leftover celery in it. OMG! :)
- One ripe avocado (mashed).
- Mix in the juice from half a small lime.
- One small container of Fage fat free plain Greek yogurt (my favorite Greek yogurt - I also use it instead of sour cream).
- 1/2 tsp. each of salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder.
- Mix and enjoy (I packed the chicken salad into a little Josephs flax multigrain pita).
- Keep in mind one avocado has over 200 calories in it, so you want to use it as a condiment or measure out a serving if you are using it as a dip.
- It's light green, which seems weird. Until you take your first bite!

Ginger pumpkin bread-

Box of gingerbread mix
One can of pumpkin
One egg
Melted butter to coat the bottom of the pan.
Mix them together and put in a deep short pan. The top will look a little lumpy, but it is sooo good. I undercook it a little so that it is nice and moist and dense in the middle. I cut it in 8 pieces so it's a little over 200 calories a slice (230 maybe?). I also top it with fat free whipped cream. Yum!

Quick oatmeal cobbler with fresh fruit-

Cut up one apple
Or use a cup of frozen blueberries
Or a cup of diced frozen strawberries
Cook until tender with a little water in the microwave (about 2 1/2 minutes for apples and blueberries, 1 1/2 for the strawberries)
Add two tablespoons of quick oats, a little more water and microwave for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
Add cinnamon if you want - Maybe not for the strawberry version.
A little brown sugar (or two packets of Stevia).
It's a healthy version of a cobbler for breakfast or an afternoon snack.

If anyone else has an inspired recipe they've tried and want to share, please do!

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