Healthy Recipes
« Previous EntriesStart the New Year with a Healthy Holiday Recipes
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008Typically you think if something tastes good it must be fattening but that’s not necessarily the case. There are plenty of low fat and delicious meals you can prepare for yourself, your friends and your family. Once you start eating healthy it’s funny how you develop the taste for that over the junk food you [...]
Broccoli Salad with Sesame
Friday, December 5th, 2008I don’t write recipes here very often so when I do you know it’s a good one! I love broccoli and if you do too, this salad does not dissapoint.Â
Ingredients
1 large bunch broccoli rabe, ends trimmed off
2 heads broccoli
1 tablespoon golden raisins, cut up
1/4 cup salted cashews, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 [...]
Healthy Thanksgiving in 08
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008If you are anything like me, you are not a big fan, no change that, you have zero desire to cook a Thanksgiving meal. Heck, I don’t like cooking any meals. I actually don’t love Thanksgiving food. One year I wanted to start a new family tradition of Thanksgiving pizza and that went over like [...]
Help Your Children Have a Fun, Save and HEALTHY Halloween
Monday, September 29th, 2008It sounds like an oxymoron; Healthy Halloween but it doesn’t have to be. After all, what child would be excited to find a wheat-germ cookie or a piece of fresh fruit in their trick or treat bag? Halloween is meant for the chocolate and candy-corn and any sugar-laden candy bars, right?
If you want your children to enjoy the fun but recognize that [...]
Love berries? Think Blue!
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Fruits have long been known to be chock full of health benefits. They are known for their health-boosting, age-fighting nutritional properties. Blueberries in particular shine as bright as a supernova. They’re linked not only to skin, heart, eye, and urinary health but also to a lower risk of cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s.
To receive the maximum health benefits you [...]
Healthy Summer Desserts
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008If you have been reading my blogs you know I LOVE desserts. It is this love of desserts that keeps me ever seeking the perfectly delicious healthy treats. Here are two recipes for your sweet tooth. The first is short and easy and the second a bit more complex but both are “yummy”!
Green Tea benefits are not what you might think
Friday, March 14th, 2008Sure green tea is loaded with anti-oxidants and free radicals that are known for reducing the risk of chronic diseases, but how much of that benefit do you think you are reaping? The reality is, many, if not most of the benefits of green tea are lost as they pass through the intestines. Up to 80% of the [...]
I Love Sushi, Would Brown Rice Make it Healthier??
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008This an easy question to answer. The reason brown rice is better for you is related to the processing of the rice. The process of producing brown rice removes 67% less of the outermost layer of the rice than does the process of producing white rice. In that outermost layer there is 67% more B3, [...]
Healthy Recipe Dessert… Really
Sunday, February 24th, 2008I love dessert! No, no, I don’t think you understand, I LOVE DESSERT! I eat at least 2 desserts a day. That’s crazy if you think about staying in shape and being healthy but it’s my pleasure so I look for ways to make it healthier. Add fruit to my cheesecake or eat jello as [...]
Bean Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Friday, February 8th, 2008This is an easy, no cook (my favorite) recipe which serves 6.
Ingredients:
2 tbsps balsamic vinegar
1/3 c fresh parsley, chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped
Ground black pepper
1/4 c extra virgin olive oil
1 can (15 oz) garbanzos
1 can (15 oz) black beans
1 med red onion, chopped
6 lettuce leaves
1/2 c celery, chopped
Vinaigrette:
Whisk the balsamic vinegar, parsley, garlic and pepper and [...]