A lot of meals can be made healthier just by making smart choices. For instance, choosing lean meats like pork sirloin or pork tenderloin, lean ground beef, and chicken breasts and boneless skinless chicken thighs can really cut down on fat and calories while adding protein. Check out...
BBQ Pork Sandwiches
Chicken and Veggie Skewers
Dressed-Up Sloppy Joes
Garlic-Rosemary Pork Tenderloin
Chipotle Chocolate Chili
Indian-Spiced Pork Skewers
Cashew Sweet and Sour Pork
Want to include some more veggies in your diet? These are some great options. Just go easy with the salad dressings. But you already knew that, right? And yeah, the rice doesn't exactly scream "VEGETABLES!!", but it's actually totally loaded with the good stuff.
Spinach Poppyseed Salad
Garlic-Balsamic Asparagus
Fried Rice
Spicy Honey Chicken Salad
While soups aren't always picture-perfect health food, they're often a great way to feel full and satisfied while not kicking healthy eating to the curb. Try:
Minestrone (just use turkey Italian sausage)
Corn Chowder
Black Bean Soup
Butternut Squash Soup
Need a dip, dressing, or something to snack on? Try:
TzatzikiSalsa
Guiltless Alfredo
Hot White Bean Dip
How about something sweet?
Blueberry Pomegranate Smoothie
Chocolate Peanut Butter Parfaits
Chocolate Shortcakes with Bananas and Caramel
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Still looking for more? Maybe you could try...
Whole Wheat Pancakes
One-Ingredient Ice Cream
Crispy Coconut Chicken Fingers
Elote
Red Beans and Rice
Lasagna
Asian Lettuce Wraps
Spinach and Feta Pasta
Mini Breakfast Quiches
White Chicken Chili
Mango Lime Chili Skewers
Pico de Gallo
Hope all those suggestions help! Happy healthy cooking!
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WOW, thanks. What a resource!
OH good! I have been looking for a pulled pork recipe for a while! We will be eating that for dinner soon!
Just an FYI: There seems to be a bug with the links for the recipes you provided. :-(
For example, I clicked on the link for the one-ingredient ice cream and got the chicken fingers and on the link for the mini breakfast quiches and got the Asian lettuce wraps. It just seems to be the last group of recipes.
Just thought you'd like to know. ;-)
Looks like there's also a problem with the link to the desserts. :)
I'm DYING for the recipe for those chocolate-banana-caramel shortcakes, but couldn't seem to find them in the recipe index either. Any ideas why?
Oh goodness, sorry about the link issues! It's that darn blogger fairy that comes at night to destroy our posts! I *think* everything should be linked just fine now, let us know if there's any other problems!
Great round up! I've been naturally wanting to lighten up with spring as well. Thanks for all of the ideas.
I wasn't able to open the fried rice recipe, really would love to see your rake on that.
I love easy recipes, few ingredient ones are great. Recipes that I look and say oh I can make that right now, cuz I have all that's needed. SO thank you, thank you, for this nice round up! loved it will be trying most of these very soon!
Lilit--It should work now! :)
You guys are my hero! I just have weight loss surgery and am trying to find some good healthy recipes that fit into my allowed foods. I'm making the black bean soup tomorrow! Yum!
There's a problem with the Honey Chicken Salad. :(
Thanks for everything you've posted I have so many things to try out!
Cindy, it should work fine now!
These are so great ... I'll be cooking right down the list starting immediately!! Thanks for putting these together, can't wait to see what you'll be adding :-)
Yea for healthy recipes! Love them!urin
Needed this. Needed. Thanks! Your timing is perfection.
Thanks so much...I'm starting a "diet" this week and will defnitely keep these in mind.
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