Clean Eating Recipes

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another healthy alternative to satisfy a sweet tooth.
Ingredients
3½ oz dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa, preferably unsweetened or with unrefined sweetener)
1 cup pitted dates
2 oz pecan halves

Directions
Process dates in a food processor until they become a sticky and very thick jam-like consistency.
Roll the processed dates into 15 small balls, place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
Press 3 pecan halves into the date balls.
Heat a small saucepan over low heat, add in dark chocolate and slowly melt into a sauce.
Pour a small amount of sauce over each date/pecan ball.
Place in the fridge to set for at least 10 minutes – the chocolate will harden and hold everything together.
Enjoy!

Nutritional Information
Serving size: 1 turtle Calories: 80.9kcal Fat: 5.3g Carbohydrates: 9.8g Sugar: 7.7g Fiber: 0.8g Protein: 0.9g

OMG!! turtles are my absolute favourite treat ever!!! I can't wait to try this recipe!!

This one is a personal favorite of mine, its a vegan recipe but you can add baked chicken or any meat you want to it. Nutittional yeast is the par that adds the cheesy kick so don't leave it out! And you can find it at any healthy food store like whole foods or central market in the bulk section.

Butternut Squash Mac ‘n Cheeze (Vegan with Gluten-free & Nut-Free options)

Husband approved. Cook approved. Vegan approved. Omnivore approved. ‘Nough said.

Yield: 4 servings or 1.5 cups of cheeze sauce

Ingredients:
•1 fresh butternut squash* (you'll only use one cup, peeled and chopped) OR 1 cup canned butternut squash OR canned pumpkin
•Extra virgin olive oil, salt & pepper
•1 tbsp Earth Balance (or other non-dairy butter replacer)
•3/4 cup unsweetened & unflavoured almond milk (revised from 1 cup)
•1 tbsp arrowroot powder (or cornstarch)
•6 tbsp nutritional yeast, or more to taste
•2 tsp Dijon mustard
•1/4-3/4 tsp garlic powder
•1/2 tsp onion powder
•1/2-1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
•1/2-1 tsp kosher salt (to taste) & ground black pepper, to taste
•4 servings brown rice macaroni (8oz or half a 16oz package) makes 3 1/4 cup cooked
•Mix-ins of choice (e.g., kale, spinach, broccoli, peas, pumpkin seeds, etc)



1. Preheat oven to 425F. Line a casserole dish with tin foil. Mix chopped squash with EVOO, Salt & Pepper. Roast for about 40 minutes, uncovered, or until tender.

2. Meanwhile, prepare the cheeze sauce in a pot on the stove top. Add Earth balance over low-medium heat. In a bowl, whisk together milk and arrowroot powder (or cornstarch or flour) until clumps are gone. Add into pot and whisk. Stir in remaining ingredients (nutritional yeast, Dijon, garlic, lemon, S & P) and whisk over low heat until thickened (about 5-7 minutes or so).

3. Cook your pasta according to package directions. The sauce makes enough to cover 4 servings of pasta.

4. In a blender, blend the sauce with 1 cup of roasted squash (or if using canned, simply stir 1 cup into the pot).

5. Add cooked, drained, and rinsed macaroni into pot, along with cheeze sauce & mix-ins. Heat and serve.

Notes: 1) My 3.5 pound squash made 5 cups cooked squash, so I had about 4 cups leftover. 2) The sauce does not cut in half well (the blender has a hard time blending it up), 3) I tried this recipe with canned pumpkin and it was awesome!


Read more: http://ohsheglows.com/2011/10/03/butternut-squash-mac-n-cheeze/#ixzz2kG6hzNtu

Or you could do what my boyfriend does.

He only eats baked fish, brown rice and broccoli or green beans for dinner. He likes to follow K.I.S.S. (keep it simple stupid)

The websites 100daysofrealfood.com and thegraciouspantry.com have some great recipes on them.

http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/

http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/

^^^^ The Gracious Panty is my new go-to site for recipes. I made a skillet spaghetti with ground turkey and tomato sauce last week that was really good (easy and quick, too). My 11 year old really liked it.

http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/clean-eating-skillet-spaghetti/

Saving for later as we are wanting to get rid of processed and canned foods as much as possible! Really needed some great meal ideas for lunch, supper, and snacks.

So what is "clean" exactly? It seems to mean different things to different people... I see it a lot on these boards, but don't really know.

It can be used as a few different things. However the word really just means eating good healthy foods. (it is the definition of "good healthy foods" that varies between everyone)

'Clean', as far as I am aware, means food that is 'unprocessed'. Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!

thats what i consider clean.. alot of those recipes she posted is the types of foods i make..

thanks for the new sites..

if you want to join my group we can share recipes back and forth. make everything from scratch.. i look up recipes and modify.. todays menu is apple walnut glazed lentil loaf, black bean brownies and gf pizza.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/18785-motivation-support-and-accountability

Engine2 is good

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Oh man...your kids are going to HATE you!!!

If you're trying to get your kids on board, you might want to slow your roll a bit and start by making small changes. I can and do make most of the meals in our house from scratch--pancakes without the mix, pasta...just about everything. BUT, I also work full-time, coach, and am on about a bajillion committees at school. I'm busy, and sometimes, I don't have time to make homemade meatballs--just because I CAN doesn't mean I SHOULD, kwim?

So, sometimes, my kids get boxed mac and cheese and frozen chicken nuggets.
Sometimes, they get the home cooked, home grown (especially in the summer--we garden) meals.

They'll eat both happily.

I don't think you have to eat "100% organic/clean/"non-processed" (whateverthehell that means) to eat healthy and sustain a healthy lifestyle.

I'm not saying that you shouldn't "clean up" what you're eating, but damn, if your kids want Spaghetti-O's once in a while, let them.

INGREDIENTS
¼ pizza dough
¼ cup tomato sauce (I used Eden Organic)
100g mushrooms, sliced
¼ green bell pepper, diced
200g beef from top round, ground
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp fennel seeds, crushed
Pinch Himalayan or fine sea salt
¼ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
100g light mozzarella cheese, grated
4 tbsp sliced green olives

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 500F.
In a small non-stick pan that’s been preheated over medium-high heat, add ground beef, onion powder, garlic powder, crushed fennel seeds, salt and pepper and cook until beef turns nice and golden brown.
Transfer the beef to a plate or bowl and add the mushrooms to the hot pan; cook until golden on both sides.
Turn off the heat and reserve.
On a well-floured surface (I like to use cornmeal), roll the pizza dough into a thin 10-12 inch disc and lay it on a baking sheet.
Spread tomato sauce evenly on the dough; top with mushrooms and half the bell peppers; add ¾ of the mozzarella cheese, followed by the ground beef, the rest of the bell peppers and sliced olives.
Finally, add the rest of the mozzarella cheese.
Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes, until cheese is melted and the crust starts to color on the edge.

Total calories: 312cal

How many servings?

I googled the recipe and found it online at thehealthyfoodie.com which states that it is 312kcals for 1/4 of the pizza. It's also got the full nutrition there.

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Thanks I will read later