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Restaurant Remakes
Wanted to share this one...this is from skinnytaste.com and it was Gina's remake of Bonefish Grill's Bang Bang shrimp. It comes pretty close and tastes amazing! Ingredients: 5 tbsp light mayonnaise 3 tbsp Thai Sweet Chili Sauce 1 tsp Sriracha (to taste) For the Shrimp: 1 lb large shrimp, shelled and deveined (weight after…
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Budget Friendly Healthy Recipes?
Hi everyone! I am just about to start grad school and my budget for groceries is going to be limited compared to how I was living before. I am trying to find recipes that are fairly healthy and don't involve any expensive ingredients. I'm definitely going to try out the breakfast burrito recipes that people have posted,…
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Portabella Sandwich
I've been making a Mushroom Sandwich lately that is just awesome. Sliced Portabellas 2 Slices Wheat Bread Sliced Hot or Sweet Cherry Peppers 1/2 Avacado 1/4 Cup Lowfat 2% Milk Chedder Cheese Tablespoon BBQ Sauce Steak Seasoning Olive Oil I take some sliced portabellas and fry them in a little olive oil. Just enough to coat…
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Amber's Stuffed Mushrooms
Amber's Stuffed Mushrooms 20 white button mushrooms (2 to 2.5 inches in diameter), stemmed, rinsed & patted dry. (Save the stems and finely chop them) 1 large yellow onion, chopped finely 1/2 small green bell pepper, chopped finely 1/2 small red bell pepper, chopped finely 1 small bag frozen black beans (no salt added, I…
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Dreaded Desserts.. Daunting dishes done deliciously!
I got a little carried away on the Subject. But we all know that pang, the urge to have some tasty little sweet. For those of us trying to lose weight it's a terrifying siren's call that threatens our balance on the wagon. For those of us trying to gain weight, it's a perilous food topic, wondering if it's "good" calories…
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searching for low calorie sweets
Is there any hope for me to find a recipe for sweets that aren't full of those pesky calories? I had an idea about sweetmeats containing curd and dried strawberries or maybe just curd with cocoa. I'd imagine to form small balls and cover them with chopped coconut for example. But how do i get the curd to be solid enough?…
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cauliflower crust pizza
I know what you're thinking.... no way that is tasty. That's what I thought too. WRONG! Here's the recipe if you want to give it a shot! Cauliflower Crust Pizza Serves 2; Adapted from Eat Drink Smile Ingredients: 1 cup cooked, riced cauliflower 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1 egg, beaten 1 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp…
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Anti-inflammatory
An anti-inflammatory mung bean curry Enough for 4 1 cup mung beans, soaked for ~6 hours or overnight 2 tbsp coconut oil (vegan) or ghee (vegetarian) 2 tsp brown mustard seeds 1 brown onion, finely sliced 2 tsp cumin seeds 15 g ginger, minced or finely grated 1 tsp turmeric powder or 10 g fresh turmeric, minced ½ tsp chilli…
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breakfast grits
2 sachets of quakers grits, add 1 pump of sugarfree coconut da vinci syrup, 2 teaspoons of truvia and 60g of fresh pomegranate. 1 cup of water or milk whatever your preference. microwave for 3 minutes and its ready to eat!!
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31 Snacks
Whether it’s fueling up before hitting the gym or taking a mid-day snack break to avoid the 2 o’clock lull, high-protein snacks are the tastiest way to keep on going. Protein snacks are the perfect way to fill up just enough, and give us longer-lasting energy than the usual, carb-heavy options. Here are 31 of our favorite…
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Natural Appetite Suppressant
I am looking for a natural suppressant. Something that will make me feel full. I appreciate any and all help :happy:
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Sandwich Fillers!
I am totally into making nice healthy, and filling sandwiches - being with toast or even wraps! I'm curious as to what kind of 'fillers' you guys use for your healthy lunches! Classic Egg Salad Sandwich w/ a Twist 1) 2 hard-boiled eggs (sorry but I love my yoke - feel bad throwing it out!) 2) 1tsp light mayo 3) 1/4 green…
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Baked Zucchini fingers
2 meduim size Zucchinies 2 Large Eggs 1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs 2 table spons of grated Parmsean cheeze 1/4 teaspon of Garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon of Ground pepper Pinch of salt Get the Oven going at 425 Take a small bowl and beat the Eggs completly, add salt & pepper Separate bowl, add Bread Crumbs, Garlic & Cheeze and…
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Awesome Keto Chicken
Flatten breasts with a mallet. Put 1 TBS. cream cheese in middle of flattened breast. Add 5 asparagus spears cut into 4" pieces( I boiled them for about 3 min. first) Top it off with a TBS. cheddar cheese Roll up each breast, securing with a toothpick or two Pat butter on both sides of chicken. Grill on your Foreman till…
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100 calorie fulfilling snack
Here is a quick and easy snack which is just 100calories and 0.15g of fat 0g sat fat. Buy Everfresh Organic Carrot & Raisin Sprouted Bread, cut 2 25g slices or as many slices as you want up to 50g and top with Walden Farms calorie free marshmallow Fluff dip. It is amazing with a coffee for a mid day snack!! here's the…
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50 calories per serving?!! I've included the recipe
When I scanned in the steel cut oats, added the water, it came to 50 cal per serving. That is awesome, but seems impossible?! Kelly Make a Week of Steel-Cut Oats in 5 Minutes Ingredients 1 2/3 cups steel-cut oats 4 cups water Large pinch salt Mix-Ins: Milk or soy milk Cinnamon or other spices Raisins or other dried fruit…
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MFP recipe setting
I'm new here. I'm wondering if the MFP "my recipe" section is accurate. I've been scanning every ingredient I add to my recipes and hope I'm not off on the calories. I thought this would also be a good way to adapt a recipe, if it calls for an ingredient I could substitute it and get the updated calorie count.
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Have you tried steaming fish. This was Awesome!!
Oh my goodness. This was so easy, and it didn't leave that lingering fish smell in the house I loved this!! It is from Martha Stewart Living 2 red-snapper fillets (about 8 ounces each), skin on Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro, plus a few sprigs for garnish 1…
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A Great Lasagna Recipe
This recipe is from H3 (Hilton Head Health) and my family loves it. I can't make it often enough. It really is yummy and healthy. Try it out. BEEF & VEGETABLE LASAGNA INGREDIENTS: 4 cups Broccoli, cut small 4 cups Zucchini, cut small 4 cups Yellow squash, cut small 1 bag Spinach 1 pound Lean ground beef 1 teaspoon Kosher…
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US to UK measurements?
Hi there - can anybody tell me how many grams are in 1 'cup' when used in US recipes? I have found a great banana bread recipe I would like to make but I want to make sure I get the quantities right! Thanks
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Winter salad--yum!
I just had the best winter salad! A nice change from my boring salads! I saw it from a blogger who got the idea from Panera. I like all the prep can be done ahead too! Next time I will throw some chicken in there to up the protein. 1 cup of mixed greens wheatberries roasted butternut squash (cut into bite size pieces)…
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Ground Beef Recipes to Maximize Protein Intake
Anyone have a favorite, healthy, ground beef recipe that maximizes protein? Here is two of our household's favorite. Jason's Chili: 1 can low sodium diced tomatoes 1 - 2 lb ground hamburger 1 tsp fresh minced garlic 1/2 onion, diced black pepper, to taste 2 cans low sodium pre-seasoned chili beans 1 can low sodium kidney…
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Sharing recipes
In the help FAQs it appears that if I enter something from my recipes as a meal, and I make my food diary open to friends, my friends can then see my recipe. Is that so? Also I have entered dozens of recipes and completed the extra section for a future sharing function. Has anyone ales done this? Does anyone know when this…
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Recipes
I am new and was wandering, is there a place on the website or app that you can search recipes or do you just have to read posts?
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Dump Chicken - easy meals
Glad I came across this and wanted to post for others who struggle with fast and easy supper ideas. http://whenthedinnerbellrings.blogspot.ca/2011/06/super-easy-way-to-getting-meals-ready.html
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Newbie here
Hi I am new here, a little introduction, My name is Heather and I am a mommy of 2 and a wife. My Husband and I are dieting together. I am new to dieting. I have tried to before but I just havent had any luck with my will power. I dont think I was ready for dieting but I am now determined to lose at least 100 pounds by next…
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I need some low fat recipe ideas
Here's the situation. I will be doing a cooking demo with my Diabetes Prevention Class and need some new recipes. We need low cal/low fat as they are working on weight loss. I need to incorporate veggies, and I need to be able to have them make it and cook it within 45 minutes time as the class is only 60 minutes long.…
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Tuna Fish
I have a bunch at home i would like to eat up, anyone have a ideas on snacks or lunch ideas or it? The only thing I usually eat tuna in is tuna noodle casserole.. need more healthy options????
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Antelope, mule deer, elk.. what to make?
Currently the thawed meat in my fridge is mule deer (cooked/leftover roast, and I've got a small piece of steak). I also have elk burger.. but it's lean, no added fat.. basically a ground steak. I also have an antelope sausage.. kinda like a summer sausage.. they've added fat to it so it sticks together. I also have a…
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gluten free, wheat free, non fat totally delicious bread
A friend of mine gave me this recipe. She's from Ireland and her mother's been making this kind of soda bread for years and years. Tried it today and it's so delicious and low calorie, I have to share it. So few ingredients! 500g porridge oats (finely milled) 500ml low fat natural yoghurt half teaspoon salt 2 level tsp…
