Favorite Healthy Recipes

roisins_girl

I'm not any particular diet, I am just counting calories here. I've done them all though. Weight watchers, LA Weightloss, Slimfast, South Beach, Dr. Phil, etc... etc... what works for me is keeping track of calories.

I love to cook. I'm allergic to chicken, turkey and shellfish so I'm limited. So, what are your favorite recipes. I made this last night:

Brown Sugar and Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin over roasted Asparagus wholegrain couscous.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 (2 pound) boneless pork tenderloin (or regular pork loin)
1 teaspoon ground sage
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 clove garlic, minced or more if you like garlic
1/2 cup veg broth or water

Glaze
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch or flour
2T cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons soy sauce

Couscous
1 cup whole grain couscous I use Rice Select - Whole Wheat Organic Couscous
Make it how the package tells you
add some of the glaze to taste
Rough chop roasted asparagus (I roasted it with some olive oil and garlic)

Directions:
Combine sage, salt, pepper and garlic. Rub over roast. Place in slow cooker with 1/2 cup water/broth. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. About 1 hour before roast is done, combine ingredients for glaze in small sauce pan. Heat and stir until mixture thickens. Brush roast with glaze 2 or 3 times during the last hour of cooking. Serve with remaining glaze on the side.

I made double the glaze and added a few ladles of it to the couscous. I also shredded the pork and served it over the couscous and it was AH-MAY-ZING.

It came out to about 230 cal per serving for the pork and 168 for the couscous

atomiclauren

I like to keep it simple - the following recipe is really easy to modify. Just get salmon (or whatever!) and put tomatoes (or whatever!) around it in foil and bake!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/salmon-baked-in-foil-recipe/index.html

I *love* northern Indian cuisine and would love to be able to make stuff from scratch (the food we get isn't *that* bad but I think I could make it healthier..).

jerber160

sadly none of my recipes are very healthy- I think I did however post some.....check under jerber in the database

vascrypt

saw this on food network today... looks awesom and only 109 calories http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chewy-smores-snack-mix-recipe/index.html

jerber160

saw this on food network today... looks awesom and only 109 calories http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chewy-smores-snack-mix-recipe/index.html

mmm looks yummy

david581c

Def a chill topic.
Gotta use some of these.

Theres my morning fav every now and then:

Waffle Taco:
Either use ur waffle iron (healthiest way) or just use ur waffle of choice.

1 waffle
Diced strawberries/blueberries
Fat free whipped cream
Jam-sugar free
Agave syrup
Any mixed nuts if u got em.
Now just fold like a soft taco

Oh glorious waffle taco! For me it adds up to about 130 per taco.

Kenzietea2

Def a chill topic.
Gotta use some of these.

Theres my morning fav every now and then:

Waffle Taco:
Either use ur waffle iron (healthiest way) or just use ur waffle of choice.

1 waffle
Diced strawberries/blueberries
Fat free whipped cream
Jam-sugar free
Agave syrup
Any mixed nuts if u got em.
Now just fold like a soft taco

Oh glorious waffle taco! For me it adds up to about 130 per taco.

I want one of these so badly right now. lol

Kenzietea2

saw this on food network today... looks awesom and only 109 calories http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chewy-smores-snack-mix-recipe/index.html

Hoorah! looks delicious

roisins_girl

I want to try this one in the next couple days only I want to add a bunch more veggies to it and use brown rice and veggie broth.
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/10/crock-pot-asian-pork-with-mushrooms.html

roisins_girl

I like to keep it simple - the following recipe is really easy to modify. Just get salmon (or whatever!) and put tomatoes (or whatever!) around it in foil and bake!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/salmon-baked-in-foil-recipe/index.html

I *love* northern Indian cuisine and would love to be able to make stuff from scratch (the food we get isn't *that* bad but I think I could make it healthier..).

I do this with chicken, for my wife. I add veggies around it and add a little garlic and olive oil. Then I serve it over rice or couscous.

david581c

A crockpot w/ those ingredients? U cant go wrong!


Another quick one, if u like soups w/noodles, heres one.

I loved ramen and all that, bt the sodium was insane! Like 1100mg's plus :0

I stumbled across Bean Thread. Found em @ a nice little asian market, cant read anything except the words "bean thread" and the nutrition facts. Only 10mg of sodium per serving, and each serving is huge.

Now i just boil up some broth, veggies, spices and toss in the bean thread. Its a great super low cal soup with microscopic sodium for it being soup.

roisins_girl

I'm making this one for Thursday dinner:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/jerres-black-bean-and-pork-tenderloin-slow-cooker-chili/detail.aspx

I'm going to add some diced chilies and diced chipotle peppers. I'll get some caramelization on the onions before tossing them in too. I'll also add a can of refried beans to thicken the sauce. Going to cook pork whole then shred at the end and let it cook for another 30 min to let it soak up all the flavor.

Comes out to 8 servings: Per Serving: 306cal 42carb 3fat 26protein