Great meals at Skinnytaste

beckyhauser
beckyhauser Posts: 34 Member
edited November 13 in Food and Nutrition
I've been on MFP for about a month now with great success. Down over 5 lbs in my first month. I have found awesome recipes at skinnytaste.com or the skinnytaste cookbook that are already loaded into MFP. Makes meal planning and logging so much easier!!
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  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    Yeah, I've been using her recipes for over a year now.
  • beckyhauser
    beckyhauser Posts: 34 Member
    You are right.. I bet all the MFP veterans know this. I'll post in the getting started forum. Half the battle is finding low calorie, good food to eat.
  • flyingfur74
    flyingfur74 Posts: 80 Member
    I highly recommend the Korean Grilled Chicken. So much flavor and delish.
  • meredithgir199
    meredithgir199 Posts: 243 Member
    Her recipes are lifesavers! Made the turkey stuffed peppers tonight and we're having the baked chicken Parmesan tomorrow :).
    Honestly, I haven't had anything of hers that I didn't like!
  • heidikat72
    heidikat72 Posts: 42 Member
    made the spaghetti squash lasagna boats last night - so very good! and now I've got dinners portioned out for the rest of the work week!
  • megpie41
    megpie41 Posts: 164 Member
    I love the Crockpot Chicken Taco Chili. Throw it in the slow cooker and have a nice meal waiting when I get home from work. She has great recipes.
  • lucys1225
    lucys1225 Posts: 597 Member
    I use her recipes often. This is my favorite http://www.skinnytaste.com/2014/03/crock-pot-carne-guisada-latin-beef-stew.html
  • Nuke_64
    Nuke_64 Posts: 406 Member
    ****Please pardon my rant***I really hate the name. The author appears to be a very skinny, but not unhealthy, women who never appears to have had a weight issue. ***ranting over****

    That being said, I have like almost everything we have made. My favorites are the pork carnitas, chicken enchiladas, and the sauteed brussel sprouts. Brussel sprouts are now my favorite veggie.

  • beckyhauser
    beckyhauser Posts: 34 Member
    Ha!
    All good to know. Thanks for listing your favorites!
  • beckyhauser
    beckyhauser Posts: 34 Member
    lucys1225 wrote: »
    I use her recipes often. This is my favorite http://www.skinnytaste.com/2014/03/crock-pot-carne-guisada-latin-beef-stew.html

    Awesome! Thanks for sharing!!
  • beckyhauser
    beckyhauser Posts: 34 Member
    megpie41 wrote: »
    I love the Crockpot Chicken Taco Chili. Throw it in the slow cooker and have a nice meal waiting when I get home from work. She has great recipes.

    Yum! I'll try that one soon!
  • beckyhauser
    beckyhauser Posts: 34 Member
    lucys1225 wrote: »
    I use her recipes often. This is my favorite http://www.skinnytaste.com/2014/03/crock-pot-carne-guisada-latin-beef-stew.html

    Thanks for sharing!!
  • beckyhauser
    beckyhauser Posts: 34 Member
    megpie41 wrote: »
    I love the Crockpot Chicken Taco Chili. Throw it in the slow cooker and have a nice meal waiting when I get home from work. She has great recipes.

    Awesome! Thanks!
  • beckyhauser
    beckyhauser Posts: 34 Member
    heidikat72 wrote: »
    made the spaghetti squash lasagna boats last night - so very good! and now I've got dinners portioned out for the rest of the work week!

    Great thinking! So helpful to plan ahead!!
  • beckyhauser
    beckyhauser Posts: 34 Member
    strong_curves wrote: »
    Yeah, I've been using her recipes for over a year now.

    Good to know you don't get sick of them :)
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    I love the website (although I have to agree that I don't like the name). My favorites have been her spinach and quinoa cakes, the chicken fajita pasta, picadillo beef and the oatmeal lace cookies, although I can't say that I have had a bad dish from her recipes. However, I do not usually use the "light" dairy products and I think her portion sizes can be a bit ridiculous, simply for the sake of keeping the calorie count down. I usually log the recipes into the builder myself with the appropriate portion size for me. My calorie counts are usually a lot higher, but still under 500 calories per meal.
  • mlcollins89
    mlcollins89 Posts: 87 Member
    I love her recipes! They're pretty simple too
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Nuke_64 wrote: »
    ****Please pardon my rant***I really hate the name. The author appears to be a very skinny, but not unhealthy, women who never appears to have had a weight issue. ***ranting over****

    That being said, I have like almost everything we have made. My favorites are the pork carnitas, chicken enchiladas, and the sauteed brussel sprouts. Brussel sprouts are now my favorite veggie.

    So you need to have a weight issue to develop healthy calorie counted recipes that people with weight problems use to not have weight problems any more? Rightyo
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    Nuke_64 wrote: »
    ****Please pardon my rant***I really hate the name. The author appears to be a very skinny, but not unhealthy, women who never appears to have had a weight issue. ***ranting over****

    That being said, I have like almost everything we have made. My favorites are the pork carnitas, chicken enchiladas, and the sauteed brussel sprouts. Brussel sprouts are now my favorite veggie.

    Maybe her recipes and the foods that she eats is how she stays thin and healthy. I think however that I remember reading that her recipes/blog came about because of her usage of WW...concern over her weight and health and that of her family. Afterall...she is constantly cooking and tasting food...she is doing something right.
  • PeachyPlum
    PeachyPlum Posts: 1,243 Member
    My favorite is the Quinoa Enchilada Bake.

    But I only make it when hubby is TDY. Because it's a royal pain in the *kitten* to make and then he eats half the pan in one sitting.

  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    lucys1225 wrote: »
    I use her recipes often. This is my favorite http://www.skinnytaste.com/2014/03/crock-pot-carne-guisada-latin-beef-stew.html

    My family loves this. It's the best beef stew I've ever had.


    BTW, I'm pretty sure she lost her weight using WW and is maintaining (and has for years) by continuing to feed herself and her family healthy, homemade foods.
  • Bella0531
    Bella0531 Posts: 309 Member
    I love Skinnytaste! My favorites are the Crockpot 3 Bean Turkey Chili and Lasagna Soup. YUM!
  • CrystalArmstrong1
    CrystalArmstrong1 Posts: 59 Member
    Thank you for the info! I've never heard of the site and went to check it out just now... omg it all looks and sounds so good. I've already got a recipe picked out for tomorrow night lol! :p
  • stefanyjoy
    stefanyjoy Posts: 7 Member
    Nuke_64 wrote: »
    ****Please pardon my rant***I really hate the name. The author appears to be a very skinny, but not unhealthy, women who never appears to have had a weight issue. ***ranting

    She used to be on WW for a weight issue, and was inspired to make the blog due to her lack of satisfaction for "diet" recipes. I highly recommend her cookbook.
  • midge_m
    midge_m Posts: 1,085 Member
    Anyone make the crockpot bolognese? I. Am thinking to try it tomorrow with zoodles.
  • Nuke_64
    Nuke_64 Posts: 406 Member
    stefanyjoy wrote: »
    Nuke_64 wrote: »
    ****Please pardon my rant***I really hate the name. The author appears to be a very skinny, but not unhealthy, women who never appears to have had a weight issue. ***ranting

    She used to be on WW for a weight issue, and was inspired to make the blog due to her lack of satisfaction for "diet" recipes. I highly recommend her cookbook.

    I have it too and recommend it as well.
  • Patriceswan
    Patriceswan Posts: 2 Member
    I have been using her recipes for about six months. I have yet to make a bad one. I find her portion sizes pretty generous.,but I do increase them for my husband. Her recipes don't taste like diet food they make it easy to stick to a food plan. We love the stuffed pepper soup; her chicken enchiladas are amazing!
  • kristn__
    kristn__ Posts: 31 Member
    The Kung Pao Zoodles are delicious!
  • mrspotts45
    mrspotts45 Posts: 9 Member
    So glad i came across this post. Never tried her recipes but going to check them out now. I'm tired of making the same old stuff and need some new ideas
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    kristn__ wrote: »
    The Kung Pao Zoodles are delicious!

    So good!
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