How To Create Healthy and Delicious Meals
Strawberries and apples mix together in this fantastic dessert to make a sweet and healthy delightful dish. Ingredients: Topping- 1 cup old fashioned oats ½ cup flour ½ cup light brown sugar Optional: ½ cup chopped nuts (almonds, pecans, etc..) ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 …
If you like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches then you will be thrilled with this healthy protein packed bread. Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: 1 1/3 cup milk (I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk) ¼ cup reduced fat or natural peanut butter 2 cups …
Honey mustard dressing tastes great any time, but when you pair this coleslaw with the right main dish it really shines. I topped my Ranch Chicken Sandwich/Wrap with this coleslaw for an extra kick.
Ingredients:
Dressing-
½ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
¼ cup yellow mustard
¼ cup honey
Coleslaw-
½ head cabbage shredded
½ cup matchstick carrots
3 radishes cut into matchsticks
1 bell pepper diced
½ sweet onion diced
2 green onions diced
Directions:
Who doesn’t love a flavorful chicken sandwich? These lightened up sandwiches are packed with flavor. Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: 4-6 thin boneless skinless chicken breasts ½ cup honey ½ cup Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon paprika ½ teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper Juice …
I love chocolate chip cookies so these energy balls are the perfect treat after an intense workout. Ingredients: 1 cup old fashioned oats 1 scoop vanilla protein powder 1 scoop chocolate protein powder ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ cup pure or light maple syrup 1 tablespoon …
I hadn’t thought about shoofly pie in years until it was in an episode of Best Baker in America, so I decided to make one. Yummy as I remembered if when I lightened up the recipe a tad.
Recipe adapted from Food Network
Ingredients:
Crust-
1 sleeve cinnamon graham crackers
2 tablespoons extra virgin coconut oil melted
Pie-
¾ cup molasses
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 egg lightly beaten
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup hot coffee (or water)
Topping-
¾ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup dark brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons extra virgin coconut oil melted
Optional: Top with vanilla ice cream or whip cream
Directions:
On busy weeknights a quick dinner is often a necessity. These quesadillas are easy to adapt and quick to make. Ingredients: 1 pound peeled and thawed frozen shrimp 1-2 whole wheat tortillas per quesadilla (I like open faced quesadillas) Shredded cheese: Pepper Jack, Monterrey Jack, …
Salads can get boring when eaten daily. This salad combines roasted vegetables with tasty shrimp to wake up your taste buds. The addition of shrimp makes this salad filing enough to be a full meal or you can just eat a little and enjoy this …
If you like zucchini bread then you will go crazy for these waffles. The blend of spices makes you feel like you are eating fresh zucchini bread.
Recipe adapted from Food Network
Ingredients:
1 cup grated/diced zucchini
1 carrot peeled and diced
2 cups whole wheat waffle mix
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs at room temperature
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
½ cup almond milk
Directions:
My family loves crab dip, so I often make it on special occasions. I tripled the amount of crab in the original recipe since I like truly crabby crab dips. This is a warm, cheesy, flavorful dip that is a breeze to make. Recipe adapted …