How To Create Healthy and Delicious Meals
Stuffed peppers are a favorite meal of mine. These peppers are filling enough to make an entire meal and easy to customize depending on how much spice you prefer as well as how you like your eggs cooked. Half of my family enjoyed their pepper …
Before moving to North Carolina I had never tasted grits. I have to admit I am hooked. Why did I go 40 years of my life without discovering how tasty these can be. This dish is the perfect mix of spice and creaminess! Yum! We …
If you know me, then you know I am obsessed with dessert. However; I do try to make “healthy” desserts sometimes so I can satisfy cravings without blowing all the time I spend exercising. These “blondies” are peanut buttery and sweet. I used a mixture of mini Reese’s and Reese’s pieces. You can use milk chocolate chips or a mixture of chocolate chips and peanut butter chips depending on what you are craving.
Ingredients:
1 15.5 ounce can of chickpeas drained, rinsed, and dried
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 cup chocolate chips*
Directions:
We saw this idea on Facebook and just had to try it. These are the quickest and easiest burgers to make. You can use any seasoning or topping you want to adjust the flavor and enjoy these over and over without ever getting bored. Ingredients: …
This “pasta” dish is packed with roasted broccoli and cauliflower over a layer of zucchini noodles with Italian meatballs and a ricotta cheese filling mixed throughout. If you are trying to eat more vegetables then this is the dinner for you. Ingredients: 1 head broccoli …
I try to fill up with veggies as often as possible. This simple crock pot chili is literally bursting with vegetables.
Ingredients:
1 zucchini sliced and quartered
1 yellow squash sliced and quartered
1 bell pepper diced
1/2 sweet onion diced
2 garlic cloves minced
1 can tomatoes with chilies
1 can Mexican corn with peppers (drained)
1 can black beans rinsed and drained
1 can pinto beans in chili sauce
28 ounces tomato sauce
1 tablespoon chili powder
Optional: shredded cheese or cheese cubes, Tostito chips, plain nonfat Greek yogurt
Directions:
Chocolate chip cookies are heaven in and of themselves, but with the addition of brown butter these take on an even more memorable flavor profile. We added extra chocolate chips, but you can substitute one cup of chocolate chips for walnuts if you prefer. Ingredients: …
Funny Story: The night I served this I told my family mac and cheese was for dinner. They kept asking, “Just macaroni and cheese? Nothing else, no veggies?” I replied that it was just mac and cheese for dinner. As we were eating my oldest …
I love peanut butter, so these cookies definitely hit the spot. These taste like peanut butter cookies mixed with oatmeal and filled with pops of peanut butter chips to really make the peanut butter flavor pop. The extra ingredients (Brewers Yeast and Flaxseed) are in to support nursing, but they won’t harm you in any way if you are not currently breastfeeding.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose or whole wheat flour
1/2 cup powdered peanut butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup brewers yeast
2 tablespoons flax seeds
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
6 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup peanut butter chips
Directions:
I love spaghetti, but I wasn’t in the mood for a traditional marina sauce. This turned out divine. I used the extra sauce as a dip with Tostito chips and sliced veggies. Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef 1 bell pepper diced 1/2 onion diced …