Please share your healthy recipes!

busybeegirl1976 · August 2010

I need a major diet overhaul, and so does DH. I'm putting together a meal plan for us and would love to hear some of your favorite healthy recipes. I would prefer ones that are relatively easy to prepare but anything is welcome.

TIA!

And go!

funny bunny · August 2010

I love their recipes: https://www.kraftcanada.com/en/healthy-living-ideas/main.aspx

You get nutritional content, as well as pretty good reviews to guide you to the better recipes.

kerivp · August 2010

Stir fry is always an easy healthy choice. Mix and match whatever ingredients you love, and find a yummy sauce, and voila!

Turkey burgers are good too.

iluvmylab · August 2010

I suscribe to Cooking Light magazine and I also buy their cookbooks. I love their recipies! I usually purchase the cookbooks from Half Price Books for about $10-15. You can get a cheap first time suscription on Amazon for the magazine. I like it because it also has fitness articles in it.

bellaarchitect · August 2010

AllRecipes.com has a "Healthy Bites" section and newsletter that you can get like 1xweek (or 1xmonth maybe). And on Lifetime(ya-know, the tv channel)'s website, there is a section from their show "Cooking Yourself Thin" which has all the recipes too.

But, I am terrible at meal planning! These are some of my favorite healthy things:

Breakfast - smoothies using Greek yogurt and fresh fruit

Lunch - tuna salad (with minced scallions) and sprouts on wheat bread/pita

Dinner - fish with *quinoa* (I LOVE quinoa---so easy and tasty, crunchy)

Also you can supplement potatoes with cauliflower when making mashed potatoes. Don't forget, 5 small meals a day is better than 1 or 2 large ones.

homediva · August 2010

This isn't CRAZY healthy, but it's really yummy and easy and everyone loves it! It makes a teriyaki style sauce, perfect with steamed broccoli and rice!

Salmon with 7-7-7

Use one salmon filet per person

7 tablespoons each of low sodium soya sauce, brown sugar, and water.

You can mix in some garlic and ginger if you want.

Just make a few slices in your salmon filets so they absorb the sauce, put them in a roasting dish, pour the 777 mixture over it, and then let it bubble away in the oven for about 12-15minutes at 375 degrees or until salmon flakes easily with a fork.

busybeegirl1976 · August 2010

Thanks ladies!

sbmp10 · August 2010

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/orzo-stuffed-peppers-recipe/index.html

Love this one. I cut the recipe in half to make three!! It is pretty cheap too!

boxergurl · August 2010

I LOVE this chicken salad!

Chicken Apple Crunch Salad (from Cooking Light)

2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
1 cup diced Granny Smith apple
1/4 cup raisins
2 tablespoons chopped green onions
1/3 cup low-fat mayonnaise
1 tablespoon reduced-fat sour cream
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine mayonnaise and remaining ingredients, stirring well with a whisk. Add mayonnaise mixture to chicken mixture, tossing well to coat.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 cup)

CALORIES 207 FAT 4.4g FIBER 1.1g

Here is a good one if you like Chinese...

Sesame Chicken and Broccoli

2 tbls. Low sodium soy sauce
1 tbls. Honey
1 tsp ground ginger
? tsp. ground mustard
? tsp. onion powder
? tsp sesame oil
8 oz boneless chicken breast cut into bite size pieces
1 bag (16 oz.) frozen broccoli florets
1 tbls corn starch (or other thickening agent)
1 tbls sesame seeds
non stick cooking spray
salt & pepper to taste

Whisk the soy sauce, honey, ginger, mustard, onion powder, sesame oil and a 1/4 cup of water in a small bowl. Set aside.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Brown the chicken and season with salt and pepper.
Add the bag of frozen broccoli to the browned chicken. Pour the soy sauce mixture on top and cover. Continue to cook over medium heat, the sauce will begin to boil and steam the broccoli. Stir occasionally.
Once the broccoli is defrosted and the chicken is done (about 10 minutes) remove the cover. Whish the oat flour with an additional ? cup of water, pour in the skillet and turn the heat to high. This will thicken the sauce allowing it to coat the chicken a broccoli. (this part is optional - the sauce will be thin but it flavors the chicken and broccoli nicely)
Mix in the sesame seeds and serve!

VEGETABLE PITA SANDWICH
Makes 2 servings

1/4 cup light vegetable cream cheese (I like the chive and onion)
2 6-inch pocketless whole-wheat pitas
4 thin tomato slices
4 thin roasted red bell pepper slices
8 thin cucumber slices

1. Spread cream cheese evenly on one side of pitas.

2. On one pita, layer tomato, bell pepper, and cucumber over cream cheese.

3. Top with remaining pita, cream cheese side down. Cut into 4 wedges; serve 2 wedges per person.

Per serving: 170 calories, 6g fat, 3g fiber

Serving tip: Warm pitas at 200 F for about 5 minutes before spreading with cheese.

boxergurl · August 2010

I probably should have broken that up so it wasn't a HUGE post. Sorry!

I've been doing WW's for the past year and I've lost over 60 pounds. I've got a HUGE (over 1000) recipe folder I have saved on my laptop, so if you're looking for anything specific, feel free to PM me! I've got thai, mexican, chinese, italian... just let me know, I'll be happy to email you some more recipes.

MrsSM · August 2010

I love homemade sweet and sour chicken:

Cut up 2 or 3 chicken breasts into 1 1/2 inch cubes, toss in 1 egg white with 2 tsp. corn starch. Let sit for 15 minutes (or as long as it takes you to make the sauce.)

Mix

1/4 c. vinegar

1/4 c. ketchup

1/4 c. pineapple juice

3 Tbsp. brown sugar.

Add just a drizzle of oil to smoking hot pan, brown chicken about 1 min on each side and then pour in sauce and some pineapple chunks (I only use fresh!) Let simmer and reduce a bit until sauce thickens and chicken is cooked. Huge flavor for little calories. You can also add peppers, sliced carrot,, zucchini etc. though I would then double the sauce. Serve over rice, quinoa, etc.