Share YOUR go-to recipes that are low in calories, but highly tasty and satisfying!
I'd also like to share this SIMPLE Weight Watchers recipe for chocolate muffins.
1 box Devil's Food cake mix
1 can pumpkin
1/4 water
Mix water and pumpkin. Add in cake mix. Put in a greased muffin pan and bake at 375 to 400 degrees for 40 minutes!
It's an amazing recipe and you don't even taste the pumpkin. A sweet chocolate treat you won't feel guilty about.
I have two salads I'd love to share:
Mediterranean Salad:
Tomatoes, feta cheese, artichoke hearts and Greek olives.
Chop and mix! The oil from the olives and artichokes make a dressing on their own!
Shrimp Orzo:
Orzo, cooked shrimp (jumbo or small), peas, grape tomatoes, feta cheese, lemon juice
Cook orzo and drain. Combine in a large bowl with the rest of the ingredients. Add lemon juice to taste. Put in refrigerator to cool!
With 4th of July approaching, I wanted to share a great dish to serve at a picnic or party- here is a dish I will be bringing to a friend's picnic:
Light and Fresh Potato Salad
Dressing:
1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Salad:
5 cups cubed red potato (about 2 pounds)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped peeled cucumber
3/4 cup sliced grape or cherry tomatoes
3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped orange bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1 (2 1/4-ounce) can sliced ripe olives, drained
1. To prepare dressing, combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; stir with a whisk.
2. To prepare salad, place potato and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Cover with water to 2 inches above potato; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes or until tender; drain.
3. Add potato to dressing in bowl, tossing gently to coat; let stand 15 minutes. Stir in cucumber and remaining ingredients; toss well. Cover and chill.
Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup)
CALORIES 90 FAT 2.8g FIBER 2g
I recently received a newsletter article that shared ways to enjoy your favorite fattening foods without the bad-for-you ingredients. It supplied recipes of foods that we love, but offered substitute ingredients and different cooking methods- the below recipe is delicious and fools your tastebuds to thinking your eating the real thing!
Healthy Cheese Fries:
Slice potatoes, toss them in olive oil and seasonings other than salt (such as black pepper or garlic powder) and bake on a foil-lined cookie sheet at 450˚F until they're tender and brown (about 30 minutes). For a low-fat cheese sauce, whisk 1/4 cup of flour with 1/4 cup of fat-free milk. Then heat another cup of fat-free milk over medium heat. Add the flour/milk mixture and stir until it thickens. Remove from heat and add a dash each of dry mustard, cayenne pepper, and salt and 1/2 cup of low-fat cheddar cheese. Stir until the cheese melts, then pour over the fries.
Mandarin Spinach Salad:
I have a great recipe for a summer salad that’s both sweet and tangy. You make your own dressing, but it’s really quick and very healthy. It’s a refreshing side for a hot day!
Ingredients
5 cups washed baby spinach leaves
1 cup mandarin oranges (I just use one 11-ounce can)
1 cup peanuts
1/4 cup chopped red onions
For dressing:
1 tablespoon orange marmalade
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Preparation
Mix together your marmalade, vinegar and olive oil, then drizzle the dressing on your washed spinach. Top with the mandarin oranges, onion and peanuts. You’re done!
Raspberry Smoothy
1 cup raspberrys
1 scoop protein powder = 7g of protein
3 ice cubes
3 Tbsp. of 2% milk
1/3 Tsp. almond or olive oil
Instruction:
Mix in blender until welly mixed and there are no chunks. This smoothie is a replacement for ice cream! ENJOY!
Blueberry Cottagecheese
1 cup blueberries
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
3/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
4 teaspoons slivered almonds
Instructions:
Place blueberries, applesauce, nutmeg and cinnamon in a blender and pulse two or three times. In a medium sized bowl, combine blueberry mixture, yogurt and cottage cheese. Sprinkle with almonds and serve.
One of my big snack weaknesses is chips and salsa...but I hate having a whole bag of tortilla chips in the house, even the baked ones, because I will be tempted to eat too many. So I make tortilla chips a serving at a time. Here's my recipe -- you just need 1 flour tortilla and a can of fat-free cooking spray:
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Cut the tortilla into pieces, spritz with cooking spray on both sides, and bake them on a baking sheet for about 5 minutes. When you pull them out, you can sprinkle them with whatever herbs you like -- I use a little fresh pepper to give them a kick. One whole tortilla is one serving (140 calories). And most salsa is about 10 calories per 2-tbsp serving, so you end up with hot chips and salsa for about 150 calories per serving. (Even if you bake and eat two servings of each, it's only 300 calories!)
I Found lots and very good recipes in www.recipebuddys.com I want to post my favorites but I will do that later, thanks for the recipes I will try them and tell my opinion.