For a quick and healthy dinner, try Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner. It’s so beautiful you can serve it to company. Salmon is ideal for getting Omega-3 fats, and this recipe has great flavor with very little salt. This recipe is ideal for people with diabetes, overweight/obesity, heart disease, and those who want to feel satisfied without getting too many calories. It's everything I want in recipe: great taste super easy really healthy fast cleanup It's from one of my most-used cookbooks, 30-Minute Heart Healthy Cookbook: Delicious Recipes for Easy Low-sodium Meals by Cheryl … [Read more...]
Healthy Breakfast Snack, Orange Bran Flax Muffin Recipe
Orange Bran Flax Muffins are a delicious treat and have a lot of healthy ingredients. This muffin works well with breakfast or as a snack between meals. This is my family's favorite muffin. It has a terrific orange flavor from using whole oranges with peel. It has a nice texture and stays moist for several days. These muffins are not enough for a meal, but are a great addition to breakfast. I like to add a protein like eggs or cottage cheese as well as a cup of milk or yogurt and a serving of fruit. Use common sense and eat them without guilt! Orange Bran Flax Muffins Recipe Serving … [Read more...]
Try This Great Black Bean Potluck Salad Recipe!
Here's a quick and easy recipe that my family loves. Black Bean Potluck Salad! Black Bean Potluck Salad is low in sodium, high in fiber, beautiful, and most of all, delicious. If you are going to a potluck you can take this beautiful dish and be assured to have a healthy option on the table. We enjoyed it all by ourselves at home as a main dish. The quinoa, beans and cheese provide protein, and the other ingredients provide the starch/grains, and veggies. If you have diabetes this is still a great choice. One serving is a good amount of carb for most people, so don't be afraid. especially … [Read more...]
Veggie Lasagna Recipe that is Speedy Quick!
I'm trying a lot of recipes out of a new cookbook and they are so good! I know it's hot outside and you might not be thinking about Veggie Lasagna this time of year. But we have air-conditioning right? The title of the cookbook says exactly what I look for in recipes. Eat What You Love: Quick and Easy: Great Recipes Low in Sugar, Fat, and Calories by Marlene Koch. She's a registered dietitian AND culinary expert who really knows how to maximize nutrition and minimize sugar and fat in recipes that taste great. This Veggie Lasagna base of refrigerated cheese ravioli substitutes for cooking … [Read more...]
Plant Based Diet: Lentil Spaghetti Sauce Recipe
Recently I’ve been getting a bunch of questions about plant-based diets. People want to know if it’s something they should try. Of course, the answer is, it depends on the person. So today, I’ll give you a little information to help you with that decision. I will share what a plant-based diet is, the benefits, and, as an added bonus, “my” Lentil Spaghetti Sauce recipe. (I got it from a nurse I worked with at the Roanoke City Health Department in the 80s!). So, what is a plant-based diet? There really isn’t a specific definition (kind of like “clean” eating). To some people it means being … [Read more...]