Healthy meals that APPEAR to be bad for you!!!!
Looking for healthy recipes- BUT- I have to be able to sneak them by my husband (help me out here Kristen and Janet- you know him!). So what do you make for dinner that is low calorie and good for you, but has the appearance that it is dirty and bad for you? :noway:
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Boil and puree some cauliflower and mix it in with melted cheese and whole grain macaroni. That'll show him! :laugh:0
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wish I knew there are pastes and soups where I have tried to add in any number of veggies, and SOMEHOW my guy will have picked them out and set them on the edge of his plate. how does he do that??0
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Eggs, bacon, and cheesy grits. Sooooo good and low-cal. For the grits, make plain grits with water and add a little margarine and some sharp cheddar cheese.0
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how about a chili made with ground turkey instead of beef, loaded with veggies and a couple of different kinds of beans? Or baked sweet potato fries?0
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wish I knew there are pastes and soups where I have tried to add in any number of veggies, and SOMEHOW my guy will have picked them out and set them on the edge of his plate. how does he do that??
I just puree the veggies. Like when I make chili, I'll puree green pepper, celery, onion, carrot, and tomato together, for the tomato base. When I make potato soup, I steam a whole head of cauliflower and puree that with the potatoes; it makes it nice and thick and creamy and cuts down on the calories.0 -
This is my current doesn't-feel-like-I'm-eating-healthy-but-I-am recipe right now.
In fact, the whole website is filled delicious, full of flavour recipes that just happen to be healthy
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/10/crock-pot-asian-pork-with-mushrooms.html0 -
wish I knew there are pastes and soups where I have tried to add in any number of veggies, and SOMEHOW my guy will have picked them out and set them on the edge of his plate. how does he do that??
Yep- the husband would totally do that too- and what is even funnier is that my parents have a dog that doesn't like peas and can eat a whole bowl of kibble with meat veggies and rice mixed in, but manages to leave all the peas in the bowl at the end!0 -
"Fried" chicken: Fiber one cereal ground up with parmesan cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, and italian seasoning. Coat lean chicken in egg white wash, dip in "breading", spray with cooking spray and cook at 400 until cooked through.
(You can use the fiber one breading on anything! I use it for fried pickles, fish, wings, fried broccoli cheese bites!)
Buffalo chicken salad: Throw chicken in a crock pot with a good dose of Tabasco Buffalo sauce (zero calories) for a few hours. Shred it up, put it on a bed of lettuce, toss in some blue cheese and celery and use some of the cooked buffalo sauce, mix with ranch (spray ranch even), and top the salad.
Egg rolls: In a food processor combine cabbage, carrots, onions, with a little bit of soy sauce. You can wrap them in egg roll wrappers or even Buena Vida tortillas (80 calories each). Spray with cooking spray and bake at 450, turning until golden brown.0 -
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Egg rolls: In a food processor combine cabbage, carrots, onions, with a little bit of soy sauce. You can wrap them in egg roll wrappers or even Buena Vida tortillas (80 calories each). Spray with cooking spray and bake at 450, turning until golden brown.
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Cooking Light Recipes really don't TASTE like low cal but they are. We've tried 30-40 since November and not had a bad one yet. You can look at them at www.myrecipes.com. Look up whatever his favorite meal is and you'll find a lower calorie version of it. Some of my favorites are:
Herbed Chicken Parmesan http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/herbed-chicken-parmesan-10000000549982/
Chicken with Olives & Lemons http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-olives-lemons-50400000118598/
Flank Steak with Romesco Sauce http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/flank-steak-romesco-sauce-50400000117832/0 -
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Uh yes! They're crazy good and they don't taste like tortillas when they're all mega crispy!0 -
This is my current doesn't-feel-like-I'm-eating-healthy-but-I-am recipe right now.
In fact, the whole website is filled delicious, full of flavour recipes that just happen to be healthy
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/10/crock-pot-asian-pork-with-mushrooms.html
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"Fried" chicken: Fiber one cereal ground up with parmesan cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, and italian seasoning. Coat lean chicken in egg white wash, dip in "breading", spray with cooking spray and cook at 400 until cooked through.
(You can use the fiber one breading on anything! I use it for fried pickles, fish, wings, fried broccoli cheese bites!)
Buffalo chicken salad: Throw chicken in a crock pot with a good dose of Tabasco Buffalo sauce (zero calories) for a few hours. Shred it up, put it on a bed of lettuce, toss in some blue cheese and celery and use some of the cooked buffalo sauce, mix with ranch (spray ranch even), and top the salad.
Egg rolls: In a food processor combine cabbage, carrots, onions, with a little bit of soy sauce. You can wrap them in egg roll wrappers or even Buena Vida tortillas (80 calories each). Spray with cooking spray and bake at 450, turning until golden brown.
I've seen the "fried" chicken it looks like it's really fried! Veggie stir frys are really good too =]0 -
Instead of mashed potatoes, boil a turnip and they pan fry it with onion and garlic. I don't use oil when I do this; its very flavorful and filling!0
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Good call!!! I made this soup last night and my guy thought it was the best thing ever. Probably because theirs bacon on it...0 -
I make parmesan crusted chicken that's really good. I also made Zatarains Crab Cake mix the other night and two crabcakes are only 120 calories (I think).
My friend made the pork carnitas from the Skinny Taste website and said they were fabulous.0 -
Just check out skinnytaste.com:) Amazing recipes that look delish but are healthy!!0
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