Healthy sandwich?Any recipes, ideas out there?

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Skitams

I'm going to the grocery later to buy wheat bread, I've been always making tuna melt sandwich and im kinda tired of it. Do you know any other EASY and and low in carb sandwich recipes? Thanks

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SUGGESTIONS FOR SANDWICH FILLINGS:
Cheese & pickles.
Smoked turkey breast with Swiss cheese and mayonnaise on a whole wheat bread.
Sliced boiled eggs with sliced tomatoes. Good with chili sauce.
Roast beef with hot cheddar cheese.
Turkey, yogurt sauce, & salad.
Peanut butter, Miracle Whip, & sliced bananas.
Onion & tomato. Sprinkle with salt.
Garlic & tomato. Sprinkle with salt.
Onion, tomato, garlic, & green pepper. Sprinkle with salt.
Chicken, bacon, & mayo on toasted whole grain bread.
Egg salad, sprouts, & shredded carrots.
Turkey, mayo, whole cranberry sauce, chopped walnuts, &/or chopped purple
grapes on whole grain bread.
Pita bread stuffed with your favorite ingredients.
Egg, pickle, & mayo.
Beef & mustard on rye.
Camembert, sweet chili sauce, & romaine leaves. Spice it up with ground pepper.
Roasted veggies on whole wheat.
Hardboiled eggs & bacon with tomato chutney.
Salmon, cream cheese & capers.
Turkey, salad, & basil.
Tuna, mayo & sprouts.
Mozzarella, lettuce, red onion, & hot chili oil.
Blue cheese & figs.
Grilled Mozzarella & roasted red pepper.
Sliced cucumbers, alfalfa sprouts. mayo, tomatoes & lettuce in a Pita Pocket.
Smoked turkey, alfalfa sprouts, cranberry sauce, & mayo on whole grain bread.
Tuna fish sandwich, one of the flavored Miracle Whips, tomato, & lettuce on a
Kaiser roll, & a pickle on the side.
Shredded chicken, mayo, shredded cheddar cheese, spice it up with your favorite
seasonings & put it on a bun. Wrap in foil & heat in oven about 10 min.
Sliced chicken, mayo, pine nuts, grilled peppers, Parmesan & spinach.

Does anyone have any recipes or tips on healthy meals?

Us3rn4m3

I'm on a tight budget and don't have a lot of time to cook complicated or long winded meals.

Would like to know if anyone has any food tips, things for snacks and meals, etc. which are healthy and filling as well as easy to make.

Thanks.

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buy a whole, uncut-up chicken, it's the cheapest way to go. rinse it and remove the giblets from inside, set on paper towels to dry. preheat oven to 350 degrees. season the chicken with salt and pepper, set it in a large pan or roaster. put it in the oven and set timer for 1 hour. chicken should be golden brown.

you can serve it with veggies and rice. or baked potatoes and a salad. wash the potatoes, stab them with a fork or knife a couple of times, wrap in foil and set on the rack below the chicken while it's cooking. or do the same with sweet potatoes.

after you eat what you want for that dinner, strip the rest of the meat from the bones. some people then simmer the bones to make soup (use the giblets, too). after they simmer for a couple of hours, you strain them and only keep the liquid. then toss in some of the meat and add carrots, celery, onion and rice/potatoes/macaroni/barley (choose one).

or with the leftover meat, you can make tacos or sandwiches.

or take leftover meat, add mushrooms and onions, can of cream of anything soup and serve over pasta.

if you get overwhelmed with chicken before it's all gone, just freeze it in portions that you can take out and use immediately.

greek yogurt is my favorite go-to for snacks. add a banana, either cut up or in hand, and a few raw almonds and you are tumped up full with healthy stuff that will tide you over for hours. also, apples and peanut butter make a good snack. or celery and peanut butter.

a great lazy way to make veggies and rice is to wash and cut up your veggies, get the rice started, then toss the veggies on top in the same pot and cook. i usually use a larger pot and add a about a half cup more water than they call for.

make french bread pizza. just slice the bread lengthwise, then put on spaghetti sauce from a jar, then a few toppings like turkey pepperoni, canned or fresh cooked mushrooms, a few veggies and top with shredded cheese. bake on cookie sheet or pan in 425 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until cheese is melted.

put a large pan over medium heat, spray with pam, then add one corn tortilla. after about a minute, turn the tortilla over. after another minute or two, take it out of the pan and spread cream cheese on it, then add anything that sounds good, from veggies to leftover meat, then top with cheese and put it back in the pan. after about 2 minutes, fold the tortilla over and let it continue to cook. what i do is, during the time i am spreading cream cheese on the first tortilla, i toss another new tortilla into the pan to get an assembly line going. the reason i heat the tortillas on both sides before adding the filling is to get them soft and pliable so they don't crack when i fold them. once you get one folded in the pan, you can push it to the side and use the center of the pan for the next one. this is a great snack because you can put almost anything in them and they're good. as the cream cheese cooks, it turns really creamy and loses the tart taste, goes well with the melted cheese.

take a pound of hamburger, crumble it into a pan and cook until browned, add some onion in before it's done, if you like. then after it's cooled you can put this in a container in the fridge to use as ingredient for quick meals. you could add it to the rice and veggies, the french bread pizza, the corn tortillas.

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What are some kid friendly lunch ideas/recipes?

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cierra ehm

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What is the occasion?

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The reason I ask the occasion is, if you are preparing for a children's party or are looking for home recipes to serve during the day or if you are sending the lunch to school with the child this information can better help with answering your question.

Are you looking for cold lunch ideas or do you have a kitchen to serve hot meals. The occasion is important to decide the meal. For example, if you know the lunch will be around a group of children, you will probably want to forgo peanuts and other nut products due to the high risk of coming into contact with children who are anaphylactic to these ingredients.

BENTO:
One thing I am sure of is, children love to build their own lunch. I find creating a 'bento style' type lunch (lunch ingredients served in separate compartments) has two advantages. It's fun for the child to pick and choose, and create their lunch and I also find that they eat healthier food choices and don't over eat.
A typical 'bento' I serve my children for their school lunches is: Sliced turkey kolbassa, diced cheese, cut green beans or baby carrots, a cracker selection (low sodium, we all like the premium plus multi-grain crackers) and a fruit selection (includes canned fruit as well). Sometimes I'll add fruit yogurt instead etc... I use reusable containers and try to avoid prepackaged or over packaged foods because they are expensive and often are high in saturated fats and sodium.

ROLLIES AND SHAPES:
You can make all types of sandwiches and again if you want peanut butter, but the child is in a grouped lunche and can't have peanut selections you can use soy butter instead. There is a brand that is called free nut that is quite good. (Make sure you place a note in the lunch box citing the peanut alternative. My son had his sandwich taken away when I forgot to do this and I got a nasty letter home about it). :P

To get away from the same old same old for sandwiches, you could try creating rollies or shapes.

Rollies are made by taking a slice of bread and using a rolling pin, flatten the bread and cut off the crust on three sides (leave the crust on the bottom of the bread) Then like a burrito you add the sandwich ingredients (not too much) then roll them up with the crusted side on the inside. They look like lady fingers, and kids LOVE them! I make about two-three per serving and serve it with veggies, fruit or yogurt.

Shapes are easy, you make the sandwich, and then using a cookie cutter, you cut them out. Again I serve them with veg, fruit or yogurt.

Sandwich ideas:
Ham & Cheese (or choosing another deli meat)
Soy Butter and Jelly
Honey Cream cheese with thin sliced apple
Veggie or Herb Cream cheese and smoked salmon or Imitation Crab (add Shredded carrot for crunch)
Chicken Salad
Tuna Salad
Ground Beef, Shredded Cheese and Lettuce or Alpha Sprouts (with a little bit of ranch dressing)
Roasted Chicken and Chive
Cream Cheese (or if they like it, goat cheese) and Shredded Carrot


HOT LUNCH AT SCHOOL
I cook up chicken fingers or Swedish meatballs sometimes and place them in a sandwich container lined with tin foil. You can get a soup thermos and of course send Mac and Cheese, or other pastas or soups (soups tend to get messy though).

VEGGIE and FRUIT SELECTIONS
Cut green beans, carrots, broccoli, red or green pepper, sugar snap peas...
Strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, mandarin orange, clementines, pomegranate, mango, apples, peaches, pears, bananas...


Anyway. I hope this gives you ideas.



Addendum: Why in the world do I have three thumbs down? Did I say something outrageous here?

Tips for becoming a vegetarian? Good recipes?

Alexis

I used to be a be vegetarian when I was younger. I was twelve and stayed a vegetarian for about a year. Recently though, I'm interested in becoming one again. I haven't eaten any meat this week and it wasn't that bad. I'm just scared I'll break the habit eventually. I'm doing it for health reasons and because of the cruelity of animals. Giving up meat is somewhat easy but I don't think I'll ever be vegan. I loveeeee cheese. I was wondering if anyone has any tips to sticking to it. Or maybe some recipes? Vegetarian or vegan recipes are fine. I love soy products. I actually prefer soy milk over regular milk. Also, should I try to get some vitamins with iron and vitamin b12? I think my protein intake is fine though. I eat peanut butter and yogurt like crazy. I don't do any sports so I don't need too much any way.
Oh, and I'm seventeen.

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1. Make vegetarian versions of your favorite meals

There are vegetarian versions of almost every meal you can think of (really!). "Veg up" your favorite recipes simply by replacing the meat. Here are some ideas:

Replace the beef in burritos with beans and grilled veggies, or try vegetarian beef crumbles from Morningstar Farms or Boca.
Top baked potatoes with margarine, vegan sour cream, soy bacon bits (Bacos are vegan!), or salsa.
Make homemade pizza with soy cheese (or just skip the cheese and add extra garlic and spices), meatless pepperoni, and vegetable toppings.
Create a Mexican dip for tortilla chips with refried beans, salsa, guacamole, and diced peppers and onions.
Make spaghetti with marinara sauce and add roasted vegetables or veggie meatballs (try Nate's brand or Gimme Lean sausage-style).
The possibilities are endless—check out our Everyday Eating page for more easy vegetarian meals.
2. Explore thousands of delicious vegetarian recipes.

We have thousands of kitchen-tested recipes to choose from! You'll be amazed by the variety of tasty vegan options, from classic American dishes to Italian to Creole.

If you'd rather thumb through a cookbook, check out some of our favorite vegetarian cookbooks, or you can borrow a cookbook from the library. There are vegetarian cookbooks for people who don't like to spend more than 10 minutes preparing dinner, and there are vegetarian cookbooks for gourmet chefs, so no matter how experienced a cook you are, it's easy to make great-tasting vegetarian meals.

Also take a look at our two-week sample menus, and our vegetarian shopping guide.

3. Try some tasty faux meats and dairy alternatives.

You can find faux meat products—including veggie burgers and hot dogs, faux turkey deli slices and chicken patties, and meatless barbecue riblets—at almost every grocery store. Dairy alternatives like soy milk, vegan cream cheese, soy yogurt, and nondairy ice cream are also widely available.

As the interest in humane, healthy food has grown, the popularity of these foods has soared—sales of mock meats in the last decade have skyrocketed and now constitute a billon-dollar industry. Not only are these foods delicious and cruelty-free, they are also usually high in healthy plant protein and low in saturated fat, and they contain zero cholesterol. Some of the most popular brands include Boca, Gardenburger, Yves, andMorningstar Farms.

4. Sample vegetarian microwaveable meals and convenience foods.

Always eating on the run? There are tons of vegan microwavable meals and convenient snacks available everywhere—here's a tiny sample:

Amy's Black Bean Enchilada With Spanish Rice
Fantastic Foods' Vegetarian 3-Bean Chili
Yves' Thai Lemongrass Veggie Chick'n
Any of the vegetarian soups by Progresso, Amy's Organic, or Campbell's (like lentil, tomato, split pea, and hearty vegetable)
Basics like fresh fruit and PB&J
Tofurky Jurkey (vegan jerky)
Silk Live! soy yogurt smoothies
Tofutti Cuties (soy ice cream sandwiches)
Oreos (yep, several flavors are vegan!)
Check out full lists of all our favorite convenience products and quick-and-easy vegetarian snacks.
5. Search online for the best vegetarian-friendly restaurants in your area.

Whatever your budget and wherever you live, you can enjoy great vegetarian meals. Burger King, Ruby Tuesday, and Johnny Rockets are just a few of the national chains selling tasty veggie burgers and other meatless options. Locally owned restaurants around the country are also selling an exciting array of vegetarian meals to please every palate. Browse reviews of some of the hottest vegetarian-friendly restaurants in the country and get links to the best online restaurant guides in our Dining Out page.

If you find yourself dining at a behind-the-times restaurant that doesn't have decent vegetarian options on the menu, ask the server if the cook can prepare a vegetarian dish without eggs or dairy. Restaurants are glad to accommodate special requests, and most chefs get bored making the same menu items all the time, so they love the chance to get creative and make something new! Of course, you can always call ahead to ask about vegetarian options if you want to choose where to eat before you leave home.

6. Explore the amazing variety of meat-free ethnic foods

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What are some good easy vegetarian recipes?

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Ah, who gi

My mum doesn't ever cook and only heats already-made meals, such as pizza or something unhealthy. Or she just makes chips or a chicken sandwich, so I decided to start cooking. Well, I really don't know how to cook, so I'm hoping you can give me some easy vegetarian/vegan recipes??!

Thanks.

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I use a lot of canned tomatoes and legumes when I cook. A really simple recipe for a vegetarian soup is to cut up an onion, a few cloves of garlic and shred half of a celeriac. Then heat up some oil in a pot and fry them for a little while. Make sure they don't burn. Add lentils, canned tomatoes and vegetable stock. Some water might be needed. Add salt, pepper and maybe some dried herbs.

If you google for easy vegetarian recipes you'll find lots of stuff. Since I don't know what kind of food you like it's a little hard to come up with tips, but vegetarian chili, Indian dal, pancakes (you can make them with half graham flour and eat them with fruit for a healthier meal), pasta primavera and veggie burgers seems to be popular with most people (vegetarian or not).

What do you do when you can't decide what to make for dinner?

modbride

I'm the one responsible for cooking for my husband and I and we are trying to eat healthier meals. I'm in a rut!! I enjoy cooking but I get tired of always deciding.

For instance tonight, grilled chicken sandwiches (or something else with chicken), pork tenderloin? Salmon in the freezer? And then what about side dishes? I have carrots, broccoli, salad, cauliflower.

Please help!

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I have a hard time deciding also, which makes cooking frustrating. So I have gone to various food recipe websites such as Rachel Ray's, Martha Stewart's, and allrecipes.com to find new recipes to try out. There are plenty out there, so I just look what main dish I want to eat (such as beef) then look online, and usually find something appetizing. Good luck!

Btw: with the ingredients you have, you could make a chicken pot pie, or a chicken-broccoli baked calzone.

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How to cut back or get rid of cheese, sour cream, and mayo?

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Frankie

I've been giving serious thoughts to my diet. It's fairly healthy with lots of fresh fruits and veggies, lean protein, and whole grains. I even make my own bread. However, we do have a fair amount of regular dairy and mayo. My husband likes things like tuna sandwiches and egg salad which are made with mayo and then a slice of cheese on top.

We both need to lose weight, but I feel the dairy and mayo may be holding us back. We have cheese almost daily and recently sour cream a lot. I know a little isn't bad, but for me a little seems to grow into more than necessary because I like it so much.

Examples of typical dairy use: sour cream on bean burritos, shredded cheddar on vegetarian spaghetti, slice of cheese on tuna or egg salad sandwich, sometimes we even just have cheese melted on a slice of bread when in a hurry. I also add a cup of fat free milk to our morning oatmeal, but that serves 4 people so the amount each gets is small.

So what are some ways to cut back or things to substitute for the cheese, sour cream, and mayo? I add plain yogurt to the mayo sometimes which cuts it down by half. (please don't judge unless you have tried it, it actually tastes good). I also have 2 kids and don't want them to feel deprived (or me if I only give it to them)

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U can use mustard based recipes for egg and potato salad. Mashed avacado for sandwiches. Mustard or ketchup instead of mayo. Little bit of olive oil n vinegar good give flavoring for salads , sandwiches too. Greek yogurt for sour cream in All recipes.

How to improve my egg salad recipe?

Makeup

I use regular mustard, mayo, dill pickle relish, salt and pepper and celery seed. What can I do to improve on my egg salad recipe. I was thinking of maybe adding worcestershire or ranch dressing. Thanks for your help!:)

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12 Egg Salad Recipes to Try
Tex Mex Wrap: From Egg Farmers of Canada.
Country Style: Ingredients include tomato, yogurt, spring onion, mayo, onion powder, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, lettuce, chives and served on buns. From Kayotic Kitchen.
Curried with Caramelized Onion: Serve it over spinach or greens, on a few slices of toast, or wrapped in naan with bit of chutney. From Serious Eats.
Martha’s Favorite: This simple sandwich is a healthy — and delicious — lunch choice. From Martha Stewart.
Special: Enjoy this as a stuffing for fresh tomatoes or a spread on sandwiches. It could even be used as a dip with your favorite crackers. Found at Taste Of Home.
Tangy & Savory: This is suitable for adults and those with discriminating taste. It’s so simple to prepare and the tangy, savory mix spread over a bed of fresh arugula versus sandwiched between two pieces of bread won’t make you feel the need to run laps after. From Dishing Up Delights.
With Avocado: I have made this twice, and eaten it thrice. Each time it was pure delight! Don’t let the name frighten you away, give this a try! The best thing about it? It’s clean! It’s just too good not to share. From Odd Dotty Dollymaker.
Mini-Sandwich with Bacon: What makes this a little different is the crisp bacon pieces and celery. It’s a great balance of flavor that also gives the mini sandwiches a nice crunch. Plus, you can’t deny the cuteness factor of making them mini. From Culinary Cory.
Indian Style: This was just something I made up as I went along, but it was surprisingly successful and the bowl was scraped clean at the trivia table. From One Hot Stove.
Fancy Version: From at The New York Times.
For Sandwiches: Made with mayo, lemon juice, celery, chopped chives, lettuce and served on whole grain bread (toasted). Found at 101 Cookbooks.

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Any suggestions on what to eat for lunch?

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Princess

I know it's pathetic but I'm 17 and can't cook. Anyways, my mom ALWAYS offers sandwiches and claims I turn everything down, but that's because it's always the same thing. Then if I say "no to everything" she goes to Wendy's. I'm tired of eating there because she literally gets it at least 4 times a week. It's giving me break outs which is the main issue. I'm not fat by any means but I'm going to the gym and want to achieve the look I want without all this junk. I also need to gain weight. She then offers yogurt which I don't even consider lunch nor is it helping me gain weight. Then she goes on to salad. Again, doesn't help with weight. I also have steak pretty much every night for dinner. Any suggestions?

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I am having a baked potato for lunch today, but that is kinda a splurge on the calories.

My favorite lunch is cottage cheese with fruit, preferably canned unsweetened peaches.And a few soda crackers to go with it.

a wrap that you make yourself, with chicken and cheese and veggies would be healthy.

I buy chicken patties, and buns, and make my own chicken sandwiches. I get the patties for $2, and the buns for $1. A smear of mayo, and it is good, and cheap. Add cheese if you want to.

Make your own healthy tacos. Use ground up turkey or chicken, spice it up so you can't tell it is not hamburger. use the low cal re-fried beans. Diet sour cream, and some lettuce, tomatoes, and some mexican cheese would be good.

Homemade soup, like vegetable, or chili. Make a batch, and put it in the refrigerator, take out servings as you need them. Fix some unsweetened cornbread, or use crackers.

A healthy hot dog, kosher beef, with low cal toppings like onion, mustard, ketchup, relish, pickles, or kraut. Splurge a little and put a little chili over it.

Having steak for supper is bad. Too much cholesterol.
Learn how to prepare chicken. Saute chicken breasts, serve with some stove top stuffing and some veggies. Find other recipes that you might like, like chicken parm,
Go to Kraft Foods for help with quick and easy meals.
Look around in the store, see what is available for a balanced supper. Check out the banquet boxed meals, and Hamburger helper type things.

and beware of salad, the dressing and some of the toppings can have many calories, 1000, or 1500, according to a recent article.

One thing, your diet, and the grease and chocolate in it, does not cause acne. But a balanced diet would help heal it.

there are so many sites that give cooking lessons, on tape, that there really is not an excuse for not knowing how to cook, unless you are a straight "A" student, and taking a big course load, and play team sports too.
Go to allrecipes, or Betty Crocker. Cook's Illustrated is excellent, they tell you why they do what they do[but some of the site costs money].

When in doubt, go to the brand name website. Philadelphia cream cheese, Nabisco, Kraft, and on and on.
I wanted a recipe for catfish, so I went to the catfish farmers. Quite a number of free recipes.

What would be some good healthy meals for a diabetic truck driver on the go?

Emily24

my dad has been eating chips and sandwiches for years it's time to try some good wholesome means but ti's hard when you have to eat on the go so I need some good nutritional tasty food for a truck driver on the go that's easy to eat and fast. Please help!! for some good tips, advice, recipes whatever you got give it please .

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I am diabetic too, and I know it's super hard to eat out or on the go because you don't know what it put in the food, and I just recently found out and it's been hard to figure out the amounts I need to balance everything since I love sugar and carbs! The best tip is to replace your favorites with diabetic things. Now when I bake cookies, instead of sugar I use apple sauce or splenda for example.

I bought an Atkins cookbook since they are lower in carbs but it's not the unhealthy junk the media portrays it to be, not just bacon, steak, and hot dogs.

You can make him healthy meals and freeze them in little tupperwares so he can heat them up in a microwave at a truckstop or in the truck if he has one.

Wraps are a great on the go food, for breakfast lunch and dinner. Examples:
Turkey Bacon, Eggs, Cheese on a whole wheat tortilla or pita.
Chicken, bacon, cheese, light sauce (ranch, hummus, mustard,etc) and veggies on whole wheat wrap or pita

A sandwich is just fine if he loves them, but make sure it's the healthiest possible. Whole wheat bread (make sure the first ingredient is 100% whole wheat/stone ground flour, not enriched wheat flour) it should have at least 2 grams of fiber per slice. I eat lunch at Subway almost everyday, and I just make sure to get mustard as a sauce since I know it's sugar free and no carbs, and make sure the bread is wheat or honey oat.

He should only be drinking water or crystal light if he can because this will allow him to use the sugars he does eat daily for foods he enjoys. I love pepsi but I rather drink water all day if it means I can have a small bowl of ice cream or snack cake when I want a regular dessert.


Snacks he can keep on hand
Popcorn
Peanut Butter (Great alone, or with an apple, etc-its filling, quick, and if you buy the ones with only peanuts and salt in it it's healthy too)
Veggies/hummus
Soups
Whole grain bagels/english muffins
*I didn't include fruits because my Dr. says for me it counts as a sugar since Im not on meds and don't want to be.

Since he is on the road so much he needs to make sure he gets enough exercise as that helps lower blood sugar and improve circulation.

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How to perfect my pizza sandwich recipe?

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Poppin' Bo

I made up this recipe but I want some herbs to make the taste BAM into your mouth. So far it's just melted cheese and a healthy mix of tomato paste (with garlic and some bits of onion mixed through) between two thick slices of bread.

Any food you would put in it or any herbs you would suggest. I am aiming for it to taste like a homemade pizza. I would like to make it so the garlic bursts and shows itself clearly.

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Oregano would be the best herb to add. It goes great with cheese and tomatoes and is always in pizza. Oooh, and make sure you add some black pepper too.

To bring the garlic out more, try rubbing a clove on the bread first, or grating a TINY bit of raw garlic in. The flavour's incredibly strong when it's raw, so it'll definitely bring out the garlickiness, but don't overdo it!

What are some healthy meals\snacks for breakfast, lunch and dinner that I can make at home?

Witty rema

What are some healthy, easy meals\snacks for breakfast, lunch and dinner that I can make at home?
10 points for the most ideas for all the meals\snacks!

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Breakfast:

- Egg whites (better for you than the whole egg) with a little salt and pepper, maybe some cheese to add flavor, on wheat toast.
- Grapefruit (it's sooo healthy for you, it can be a snack too)
- Cottage Cheese Pancakes: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/351
- Oatmeal
- All fruit smoothie. Have non frozen fruit and add ice or use frozen fruit and add a little 100% fruit juice. You can make it a *healthy* milk shake by using low fat milk instead of juice and adding a little sugar (sugar isn't unhealthy in small amounts, but fake sugar like sweet and low and equal are bad for you)

Lunch/Dinner:

- Chicken breast with lemon pepper or other seasonings
- A spinach tortilla with chicken cooked in some bbq sauce. Add lots of lettuce and a little bit of light ranch (like a teaspoon, if even that).
- Salad- there are thousands of possible salads you can make but what I love doing is a bunch of lettuce, some spinach if you like that, salt, pepper, garlic (powder and only a small amount) and vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers, or even carrots and peppers
- Taco Salad: brown some lean beef, drain any fat, add seasonings (McCormick has a taco seasoning packet for 50 cents). Make a bowl full of lettuce, tomatoes if you want, some beef, some cheese if you want, and tortilla chips if you want (less healthy version).
- Chicken in a bag- McCormick's has these awesome chicken bag seasonings where you throw chicken in the bag (they provide) with some carrots, potatoes, whatever you want, add the seasoning and bake for about an hour. One of my husbands favorites!
- Costco sells individual salmon fillets. Take one out of the fridge/freezer, season to your liking, throw on a pan, the grill, or in the oven and cook.
- a sandwich- between whole wheat bread slices, pita style, or wrapped up (spinach wraps are really delicious, or whole wheat wraps which I'm not a huge fan of).
- Make some quinoa or brown rice in a rice cooker or in a pot if you don't have one. Add some black beans, salt and pepper, and some mozzarella if it's still to bland. I like to add some sriracha (chili hot sauce) into the rice as it cooks and some garlic seasoning. It adds some kick and makes it taste really good without adding the sodium from cheese.

Snacks:
- peppers
- celery. If you hate it alone add some organic peanut butter (no preservatives) you can even go to many stores and grind your own peanuts into peanut butter.
- peas, green beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, other vegetables but not potatoes or corn.
- apples, pears, bananas, berries, grapefruit, and other fruits.
- some nuts or a homemade trail mix (raisins, peanuts, almonds, some dark chocolate chips, whatever else you want)


Dessert
- a small amount of dark chocolate is actually really good for you. The higher the cocoa content the better :) But only a small amount.


Those are my favorites but check out this site: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/over-100-quick-and-easy-healthy-foods.html

for more options. There are an unlimited amount of healthy foods out there you just have to find what you like and stick with it :)

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how to make a healthy sandwich wrap?

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banapples3

im on a diet. my goal is to lose weight, but i also don't mind staying the same weight.
the other day i had two yummy sandwich wraps, but from the grocery store. it had the white cheese, i think a little bit of mayo, lettuce, and meat (ham)
is that healthy, or too fattening?


i figured the mayo and cheese would make it unhealthy, so is there anyone who knows how to make a healthy sandwich wrap?

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I'm at work right now, so I don't have the recipe on hand, but if you go check out this month's Better Homes and Gardens they have an awesome recipe for a BLT like wrap.. it only has like 275 calories in the entire thing and its GREAT!

What is your best tasting lowfat/low-calorie healthy recipe?

Mike

I am looking for healthy dishes. Soups, sandwiches, dinner dishes that I can make... But I want something that you have tried that tastes really good. I am open to any kind of food. Thanks!!!

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Put a pork rub on Chicken breast marinated in BBQ sauce for 30 min or more. Then place on grill. Cook on medium for 30-45 min (depending on size of breast)

Cut broccolie florets and spray with Pam, sprinkle with salt and garlic. Skewer them and place on grill when chicken is about 2/3 done. Broccolie should be juicy and flavorful (not scorched) when taken off grill.

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What are some healthy choices for my lunchbox at school?

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Kate Sterl

I am going into senior and need some healthy choices to get fit and healthy!
Any ideas?

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Fresh and dried fruit is really good for snacks.

For lunch I make a big batch of pasta (with whatever sauce I feel like) and then eat it for lunch during the week. It usually keeps well and tates great. You can also have wraps, salad sandwiches, and other breads with salad fillings. I take cous cous (which can be a bit messy) and leftover dinner.

The easiest that I find is little cans of tuna (but obviously only if you like the taste of tuna.)

You can take vegetables like carrots etc. for snacks as well.

Take a drink bottle as it is easy to mistake thirst for hunger. Just make sure you don't drink too much as you will need to go to the toilet during class.

You can make healthy muffins (with fruit etc in them). Look on google for healthy muffin recipes.

Cheese and crackers are good - just make sure that you get low fat cheese.

If you make grilled homemade pizzas with healthy ingredients, you can then take them to school the next day.

Nuts are also great for quick snacks.

What are some good healthy spices or seasonings to add to my food and where can I get them?

Thinking

I'm looking for some good healthy seasonings and spices that will make my food taste better like rice, eggs, chicken, etc.

Answer
Common herbs and spices may help protect against certain chronic conditions, such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.

Herbs, including basil and parsley, are from plants and plant parts. Spices often come from the seeds, berries, bark, or roots of plants. You can purchase fresh herbs in most supermarkets and produce shops. Almost all groceries and supermarkets carry a variety of dried herbs and spices.

Seasonings, such as cinnamon, often lead lists of commonly eaten foods with the highest levels of measured antioxidant activity.

You don’t need to make drastic changes in your eating plan to benefit from seasonings. Here’s how to incorporate more herbs and spices into your favorite foods.

Fresh herbs are healthier than dried and can be used as a garnish for your rice, eggs, chicken, beef, etc. Dried herbs are best cooked with your rice, chicken etc. Ground seasonings can be used as a garnish, but use lightly and as an ingredient in the cooking process of recipes.

Ground cinnamon: Add 1.25 teaspoons to prepared oatmeal; 1 cup Greek yogurt mixed with 2 teaspoons molasses or honey, or artificial sweetener; and French toast batter.
Sprinkle half a teaspoon of cinnamon over ground coffee before brewing.
Top a fat-free latte or hot cocoa with ground cinnamon. Toss rice with ground cinnamon and a squeeze of lemon juice.

Chili peppers: Add chopped peppers to chili, burgers, soups, stews, salsa, and egg dishes.

Turmeric: Sprinkle on egg salad. Mix half a teaspoon turmeric with 1 cup Greek yogurt and use as a dip or sandwich spread.
Add to chicken or seafood casseroles, and to water when cooking rice.

Garlic: Add fresh chopped or minced garlic to pasta dishes, stir-fry dishes, pizza, fresh tomato sauce, and meat and poultry recipes.

Oregano: Add 1/8 teaspoon dried to scrambled eggs, salad dressings, and store-bought or homemade marinara sauce.
Sprinkle some on top of pizza, and stir into black bean soup.

Basil: Make a sandwich with low-fat mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes, and fresh basil leaves; add fresh leaves to green salads. Fresh Basil is good mixed into eggs or sprinkled on chicken.

Thyme: Sprinkle dried thyme onto cooked vegetables in place of butter or margarine.
Add 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme to two scrambled eggs, and to salad dressings.
Use it in a rub when cooking salmon.
Add fresh thyme to chicken salad and chicken soup.

Rosemary: Add dried crushed rosemary to mashed potatoes and vegetable omelets.

Parsley: Add chopped flat leaf parsley to meatballs and meat loaf, and to bulgur salad.

Ginger: Grate fresh ginger into quick bread batters and vinaigrettes.
Add chopped ginger to stir-fries. Sprinkle ground ginger on cooked carrots.

Cloves: Sprinkle ground cloves on applesauce, add to quick bread batters, and add a pinch to hot tea.

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I want to become a vegetarian, need some good recipes to convince my husband meals are fine without meat!?

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sunni4avon

My entire family loves meat, but after seeing a video about KFC's slaughter houses I don't think I can ever buy meat again. I knew they where not killed with kindness but I had no idea how bad the animals where treated. I need some really good recipes because my husband is a "meat and potatoes" kind of guy and I need to convince him vegetarian meals are just as good! I am also wondering if cutting out the meat will cut down our grocery bill? We are on a tight budget and if he see's less money going towards the store I think he would be more open minded about the change.

Answer
Learn to cook without meat and make it seem it seem like you did. If you don't have a BBQ, buy one. People associate that smoky flavor with charred flesh, but its really all about the charcoal or wood chips you use. It WILL be cheaper without a doubt if you use bulk TVP and homemade seitan or even grilled extra firm tofu as your main meat replacements instead of pre-made frozen stuff at the store.

I'm vegan and these are some of my favorite things to eat:

Breakfast: bananas, cream of wheat with brown sugar and soy butter, cereal, pancakes or french toast with real maple syrup, vegan "sausage" patties, smoothies.

Snack: BRUSSEL SPROUTS =) no joke

Lunch: vegan "sausage" sandwiches, sandwiches with vegan deli slices(Tofurkey is the only one that's kinda funky), fruit, dinner leftovers, couscous salad, vegan sushi, potato or pasta salad.

Dinner: sloppy joes, "sausage" and gravy with homemade biscuits, Spaghetti and Trader Joe's "meatballs" or TVP, lasagna, Thai pad see ew, pad khi mao(drunkard's noodles), pad prig king, tofu+eggplant with basil sauce, yellow thai curry with tofu or vegan chikn and veggies and jasmine rice, Indian dal with homemade roti or dosai, channa masala, aloo gobi, vegetable or minestrone soup, pizza, STEAMED "PORK" BUNS with potstickers or spring rolls, sweet&sour/orange/lemon chikn, vegan pho or wonton soup, baked tofu, BBQ homemade seitan (tastes like BBQ'd ribs), kabobs

I use these sites to find recipes:
http://www.foodnetwork.com
http://vegweb.com
http://www.recipezaar.com

You can go to a veggie restaurant and steal ideas.
http://www.happycow.com/browse

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There have been vegan Olympic gold medalists and a vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_933_ENU_HTML_(Draft).htm

Here are some more veg people:
http://www.mikemahler.com/index.html
http://www.vegetarianbodybuilder.com/index2.html
http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=bios
http://www.andreascahling.com/andreas-about
http://www.billpearl.com/career.asp
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-23-27/Salim-Stoudamire-Runs-on-Broccoli.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Danzig
http://www.scottjurek.com/career.php
http://www.nfl.com/players/rickywilliams/profile?id=WIL271115
http://www.brendanbrazier.com/raceresults/index.html

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If you want to become a lacto-ovo vegetarian, the transition should be quite simple. Almost all meats have widely available commercial replacements. All that you have to do is replace any flesh in your diet (beef, pork, poultry, seafood) with meat analogs or just leave it out altogether.

You should keep in mind that a journey such as this can be quite short but should just be the beginning of a longer one to a plant-based diet with no animal products. This is because of the reality of factory farming in which animals that are kept alive to produce milk, eggs, etc suffer much more and longer than animals that are raised to a certain weight and then slaughtered.http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/
http://meat.org
Some people use the word "vegan" in reference to this idea, but be aware that applying that label to yourself should always come with the inclusion of wise activism and advocacy.http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/index.html
Two extremely important examples of this are that you should never speak to someone about vegetarianism/veganism without their consent and genuine interest or as a comment on what they are eating AND your dietary beliefs should never be used as an introduction or explanation of who you are as a person. Veg*ism should be something that comes up AFTER people get to know you and they offer you a situation that makes it confusing to withhold the information/discussion. Also, if you are presented something that you choose not to eat or you are
ordering food/eating together somewhere/picking the best place to eat.

When you you hold off on the subject until it's necessary and then act like it isn't a big deal at all, people are usually surprised and WAY more interested and curious than if you were to bring it up when someone's eating or just using it as a conversation starter.

A responsible vegan ALWAYS studies the subject of their own health and how to keep their body completely provided for in every sense. http://www.veganhealth.org/sh
To neglect their body is to define a plant-based diet as unhealthy and is the opposite of helping the animals.

Just to clear things up, the vegetarian/vegan diet is not composed of salads, vegetables, fruit and fake meat. Fruits and vegetables are always important but they DO NOT make up the largest portion of any healthy diet.
A balanced plant-based diet includes grains(breads, pasta, rice,cereal), legumes(soy, beans, peas, lentils), fruit and vegetables.
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/food_groups.html
http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/
http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/eating.html
Being vegan can be an art, one whose challenge is to take things that involve the suffering of the innocent and change them into something free of cruelty.

A vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.

Technically the term "vegetarian" does imply that you don't consume anything that comes from the body of an animal that requires killing it. Many ingredients such as gelatin and glycerin are found in many candies, Fig-Newtons, and many of other foods as well as rennet found in many cheeses.
http://www.happycow.net/health-animal-ingredients.html
The best thing to remember is to take your time so that for example: when you are comfortable not eating beef and pork you can then give up chicken when you are sure you can make the commitment permanently.
Depending on your age or reliance on parents or regional options, it may not be best to give yourself a label. The important thing is to do your best to make progress and be committed to your compassion towards animals. Never put your focus onto what you or other people use to describe yourself.

If you meet someone that talks down to people for eating meat, dairy, etc or to you because they think they are "more veg" than you, laugh in their face and tell them they are a disgrace to the entire philosophy. People like this only hurt the idea of veg*ism AND the animals. The point of all of this is to live compassionately and and as free from cruelty as you can, all the while maintaining your health and a positive attitude. People who don't maintain either, need not open their mouths and represent our beliefs.

If you actually choose to read all of this, I hope it helps. If not, feel free to e-mail me if you have questions.

What are some good good and healthy vegitarian meals?

Samantha

im a vegitarian and its hard to eat dinner everynight when my parents cook meat and the dinner microwave meals have to much sodium. i love tofu and most vegtibles. i want a meal easy to cook and healthy

Answer
If you want to learn to cook, that is great. It's a very important step for veg people. All of those frozen and prepackaged meals are inexcusably overpriced. Foods containing only plant products should be CHEAPER and NOT pricier.

If you haven't already, please visit this site
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/food_groups.html

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These are some of my favorite things to eat:

Breakfast: bananas, cream of wheat with brown sugar and soy butter, cereal, pancakes or french toast with real maple syrup, vegan "sausage" patties, smoothies.

Lunch: VEGAN "SAUSAGE" SANDWICHES, sandwiches with vegan deli slices(Tofurkey is the only one that's kinda funky), fruit, dinner leftovers, couscous salad, vegan sushi, potato or pasta salad.

Dinner: sloppy joes, "sausage" and gravy with homemade biscuits, Spaghetti and Trader Joe's "meatballs" or TVP, lasagna, Thai pad see ew, pad khi mao(drunkard's noodles), tofu+eggplant with basil sauce, yellow thai curry with tofu or vegan chikn and veggies and jasmine rice, Indian dal with homemade roti or dosai, channa masala, aloo gobi, vegetable or minestrone soup, pizza, STEAMED "PORK" BUNS with potstickers or spring rolls

I use these sites to find recipes:
http://www.foodnetwork.com
http://vegweb.com
http://www.recipezaar.com

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how to make a healthy sandwich wrap?

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banapples3

im on a diet. my goal is to lose weight, but i also don't mind staying the same weight.
the other day i had two yummy sandwich wraps, but from the grocery store. it had the white cheese, i think a little bit of mayo, lettuce, and meat (ham)
is that healthy, or too fattening?


i figured the mayo and cheese would make it unhealthy, so is there anyone who knows how to make a healthy sandwich wrap?

Answer
I'm at work right now, so I don't have the recipe on hand, but if you go check out this month's Better Homes and Gardens they have an awesome recipe for a BLT like wrap.. it only has like 275 calories in the entire thing and its GREAT!

Can anyone suggest any easy to make, healthy food at home ?

Q. I am a university student, i eat my main meals outside. But i feel hungry sometimes at odd times, so i need some recipes and suggestions for making healthy, easy to make stuff at home.(not canned food) Some thing which takes less than 15 minutes to cook, and is healthy and tasty andwhich can be eaten on a daily basis. Something like sandwiches , baked potatos, any suggestions?

Answer
i know you said no tinned stuff, but tinned baked beans on a jacket, very quick, very healthy. grill a chop, boil some spuds and carrots. grill bacon and make a BLT, (bacon lettuce and tomato sandwich)
why has no one taught you to cook before you left home???!!!

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Healthy Recipes that are also filling?

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Adam W

I've been working all summer on improving my diet, limiting how much I eat, and working out more. Until the recent flood (in Toronto) I was running several times a week and I've lost a bit of weight. But my BMI is still in the High Zone so there is room for improvement.

I'm working full-time so there's not a lot of time left for food preparation. I also take a bagged lunch with a lunchmeat-sandwich every day, so if I could find a better option I'd use that. I also eat a Fibre cereal for breakfast and supper is wildcard depending on what my parent's cook.

I'm also using an app that tracks my Nutritional information based on foods I eat, and I'm quite concerned about my Sodium intake. Health Canada recommends 1,500 mg of salt a day and I'm usually in the 4,500 range. Another concern, I never get enough Protein in my diet.

I'm looking for healthy, tasty foods that I can incorporate or replace my staples with. Basically I need:
-Book Suggestions
-Recipes or link to recipes
-Low sodium, High protein
-I cannot eat Fish, Grapefruit, Pineapple, or Tropical fruits

Answer
cookinglight.com & theskinnyconfidential.com have some good recipes.

Sandwich Recipes? Looking for tasty recipes to make at home- Any good or healthy recipes you may have?

lindasue m

Thanks, as I am making an effort to maintain a healthy diet.

Answer
An excellent subsititute for butter, cheese and fatty meat is avocado. You might hear people say that it is high in saturated fat (true!), but it is still much, much better for you than other fillings, especially if you have more than one (ie butter AND cheese).

Rather than having a boring sandwich with salad and not much else, try adding avocado to chicken and salad; alfalfa sprouts, spanish onion, carrot, lettuce etc. It's nice with salt and pepper, or a light dijonaise as well, and quite healthy! A lot of lettuce seems quite bland and won't add to a sandwich, so if you can afford it, go for different varieties. Asian ones especially have quite a lot more taste than a traditional cos or iceberg.

I know it's not easy to get Vegemite etc in the States, but any of those yeast or beef extract spreads are very nice on rice-cakes with alfalfa sprouts - for some inexplicable reason, it tastes a bit like chicken! Don't make the mistake of spreading it thickly, you only need a smear. The rice cakes are quite filling, but bland. This way, you don't add heaps of fat, but you get filled up!

Another thing that might be hard to find in the States is tinned beetroot - I'm not sure if you have it at all... It's an aquired taste, but adds sweetness and freshness to sandwiches with few nutritional negatives. If you can get it, it should be tinned in its own (pink!) juices, I guess its kind of pickled...? And it is generally sliced, but you can get baby ones like this too, I think. It's not nice by itself, and will go soggy fast, so it's best in a salad sandwich, eaten straight away.

On that note, pickled things in general are probably a good way to add a lot of flavour without too much fat or salt...

For something a little unusual, you can make fillings of leftover lentil or chickpea salad (you can find recipes everywhere online), which is incredibly cheap to make. If that seems quite heavy, you can substitute traditional bread for lavash or pita bread.

And always eat a wholegrain bread - not only is it full of things you don't get in white bread, it will fill you up, and contributes a lot more to you RDI for grains.

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What are some simple, yummy, healthy recipes?

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dizzy r

I am looking for some easy, healthy, yummy recipes. Short preparation and cook time preferred. Please keep in mind that I'm a college student that works part time and I cannot spend tons of money either. Also, I do not eat chicken or pork. I prefer to eat seafood most of the time as it is lean and healthy. I eat beef very rarely because I prefer it over iron tablets. Thanks! :)

Answer
Stir fry - Put a bunch of vegetables in the wok with a touch of oil, serve over short grain brown rice.

Soup - Boil vegetables, throw in some noodles, drop in a raw egg or some cooked beans, how about a few shrimp.

Tortillas, beans & cheese. Slice in some tomatoe and avocado.

Sandwiches - Get nice crusty bread, good cheeses, fresh tomatoes, grilled vegetables, tuna fish. Also smoked fish on bagels.

Pilaf - Rice with herbs & seasonings, mix in toasted nuts & seeds, stir in some minced broccoli, carrot or cauliflower, cook using broth for more flavor, add fresh melon on top

Get some good Indian, Chinese and South Asian cookbooks!

What are some healthy, tasty meals for the school year?

monkisrock

Can anyone give me tasty but healthy recipes for the school year?
I don't like to eat breakfast, so if you can give me some very quick, easy to make, healthy and not too filling breakfasts, that'd be great.

And lunch I need to be able to make in about 15 minutes, be eaten in about 35ish minutes, healthy, and can fit into a lunch box.

Thanks!

-monkisrockmisox

Answer
Breakfast: Yogurt is always good. You got some calcium, some protein, and some vitamins, assuming you get some fruit flavored yogurt. If you want a little extra crunch, you can sprinkle some of your favorite cereal on top. Fresh fruit is also a wonderful way to start your day.

Lunch: Sandwiches are your bread and butter, literally! Mix it up. Turkey and tuna are both great for you, and if you put some healthy green lettuce (none of that iceberg stuff) and a tomato you will round things out. Go easy on the mayo, if you even want any. On other days you can mix it up with peanut butter and your favorite jelly. For some healthy, quick side snacks, I'd recommend a combination of string cheese, carrot sticks, and grapes. These don't take any prep time, and all have their own benefits. To drink, well, I think that's up to you. Bottled water is the simplest.

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I'd like some vegetarian recipes that work for people that eat meat typically?

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Cat

I have a family member who has boderline high cholesterol levels and I need to come up with family style recipes that will please the children and adults. If there are any helpful supplements, as I have had some advice from people as to how they did it, that's great as well. I find it difficult to please someone who likes meat. I also want to focus on only healthy fats, low calorie, little animal foods.

Answer
Marinated grilled veggie sandwiches
Whole grain pasta tossed with EVOO, garlic and veggies
Portabella burgers
Vegetable lasagna
Rice & beans

What is a healthy, easy to make lunch menu?

catch-22

I’d like to try out a menu with plenty carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and preferably low-fat, that is and easy and quick to cook. When I get home at lunch I usually have little time to prepare food, but I’d like some new ideas for a healthy menu. Thank you in advance!

Answer
I would suggest you to make a sandwich. Based on your preferences, you wish to have carbohydrates which you can get from the bread, vitamins and minerals from the vegetables and meat inside the sandwich.

Here's a very simple recipe to make a sandwich.

Smoked Beef and Cheese Sandwich

ingredients:
Cucumber
Lettuce head
Tomato
mayo or any salad dressing you prefer
smoked beef
sliced cheese
breads (wheat bread would be best)

Instruction:

* Spread mayo or dressing of your choice on the breads
* put all the ingredients on top of a slice of bread
* top the second slice of bread on top
* give it a gentle press just to bind all of them together
* and there you have it.

Enjoy

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how to make a healthy sandwich wrap?

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banapples3

im on a diet. my goal is to lose weight, but i also don't mind staying the same weight.
the other day i had two yummy sandwich wraps, but from the grocery store. it had the white cheese, i think a little bit of mayo, lettuce, and meat (ham)
is that healthy, or too fattening?


i figured the mayo and cheese would make it unhealthy, so is there anyone who knows how to make a healthy sandwich wrap?

Answer
I'm at work right now, so I don't have the recipe on hand, but if you go check out this month's Better Homes and Gardens they have an awesome recipe for a BLT like wrap.. it only has like 275 calories in the entire thing and its GREAT!

What is you all-time favorite sandwich recipe?

Q. Do you have a unique sandwich idea? I prefer healthy sandwiches (no bologna), but I'm getting bored with my usuals. What are some of your ideas to add variety to my lunch sandwiches? Different ideas for breads? ingredients? types of mustard? combinations of ingredients?

I already enjoy turkey w/ swiss, cheese, cranberry & stuffing ... another favorite is a good slice of baquette, w/ artichoke hearts, brie cheese, and toasted almonds, broiled til warm and gooey.
Wow, some great recipes so far! Things that have caught my eye are the olive spread and grilled vegies; the tofu; the Sharon sandwich; Calif chicken; tom, basil, mozzerella; and chicken w/ basil, etc.

I do enjoy PB& banana, I'll have to try w/ strawberry slices :-)

Tuna w/ BBQ sauce? what kind of bbq sauce?

Keep the ideas/recipes coming, and thanks!

Answer
grilled chicken breast
pesto sauce mixed with mayo
roasted red peppers
red onion, thinly sliced
provolone cheese
on herbed foccacia or ciabatta bread, or even in a pita

Then, if you have a grill (better yet, a panini grill), grill the completed sandwich until the cheese starts to melt and the bread gets crusty.

I think I have to get out of the food section. LoL. Drool =P

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Does anyone have a healthy sandwich recipe?

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David W

I'm trying to come up with a sandwich that has all of my nutritional needs as well as tasting good. Meat, Whole grains, and highly nutritional vegetables!

Answer
I like grilled fresh veggies

Can someone provide me with some tasty but healthy recipes that are quick and easy to prepare?

Eva D

I can’t eat dairy for a while, because of allergies. So I’m going grocery shopping later in the afternoon and I need some ideas on what to buy for lunch. I live alone, so I don't want to get too much or buy something pricey (e.g. lobster). I’m not big on a lot of leftovers either.

Usually I don’t have a lot of time, so I’ll eat something quick like a grilled cheese sandwich with a salad, or some cottage cheese with tomatoes and crackers. I need some ideas.

Last but not least, I don’t like any of the following: red meat, pork, dark meat (fowl), octopus, lamb, meat that's packed into a can (e.g. tuna, chicken, shrimp, & spam), protein shakes, meal replacement bars.
Mmm, thanks for all the great advice!

Answer
peanutbutter and jelly

cereal w/soy milk (i like fruitloops)

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Any exceptionally good recipes for vegetarian dishes? I need help.?

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So>>IntoTh

I'm Trying to change my diet but I need some good recipes if I'm going to suceed. Thank you in advance.

Answer
I'm vegan and these are some of my favorite things to eat:

Breakfast: bananas, cream of wheat with brown sugar and soy butter, cereal, pancakes or french toast with real maple syrup, vegan "sausage" patties, smoothies.

Snack: BRUSSEL SPROUTS =) no joke

Lunch: vegan "sausage" sandwiches, sandwiches with vegan deli slices(Tofurkey is the only one that's kinda funky), fruit, dinner leftovers, couscous salad, vegan sushi, potato or pasta salad.

Dinner: sloppy joes, "sausage" and gravy with homemade biscuits, Spaghetti and Trader Joe's "meatballs" or TVP, lasagna, Thai pad see ew, pad khi mao(drunkard's noodles), pad prig king, tofu+eggplant with basil sauce, yellow thai curry with tofu or vegan chikn and veggies and jasmine rice, Indian dal with homemade roti or dosai, channa masala, aloo gobi, vegetable or minestrone soup, pizza, STEAMED "PORK" BUNS with potstickers or spring rolls, sweet&sour/orange/lemon chikn, vegan pho or wonton soup, baked tofu, BBQ homemade seitan (tastes like BBQ'd ribs), kabobs

I use these sites to find recipes:
http://www.foodnetwork.com
http://vegweb.com
http://www.recipezaar.com

I allow e-mail if you have questions.

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There have been vegan Olympic gold medalists and a vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_933_ENU_HTML_(Draft).htm

Here are some more veg people:
http://www.mikemahler.com/index.html
http://www.vegetarianbodybuilder.com/index2.html
http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=bios
http://www.andreascahling.com/andreas-about
http://www.billpearl.com/career.asp
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-23-27/Salim-Stoudamire-Runs-on-Broccoli.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Danzig
http://www.scottjurek.com/career.php
http://www.nfl.com/players/rickywilliams/profile?id=WIL271115
http://www.brendanbrazier.com/raceresults/index.html

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If you want to become a lacto-ovo vegetarian, the transition should be quite simple. Almost all meats have widely available commercial replacements. All that you have to do is replace any flesh in your diet (beef, pork, poultry, seafood) with meat analogs or just leave it out altogether.

You should keep in mind that a journey such as this can be quite short but should just be the beginning of a longer one to a plant-based diet with no animal products. This is because of the reality of factory farming in which animals that are kept alive to produce milk, eggs, etc suffer much more and longer than animals that are raised to a certain weight and then slaughtered.http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/
http://meat.org
Some people use the word "vegan" in reference to this idea, but be aware that applying that label to yourself should always come with the inclusion of wise activism and advocacy.http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/index.html
Two extremely important examples of this are that you should never speak to someone about vegetarianism/veganism without their consent and genuine interest or as a comment on what they are eating AND your dietary beliefs should never be used as an introduction or explanation of who you are as a person. Veg*ism should be something that comes up AFTER people get to know you and they offer you a situation that makes it confusing to withhold the information/discussion. Also, if you are presented something that you choose not to eat or you are
ordering food/eating together somewhere/picking the best place to eat.

When you you hold off on the subject until it's necessary and then act like it isn't a big deal at all, people are usually surprised and WAY more interested and curious than if you were to bring it up when someone's eating or just using it as a conversation starter.

A responsible vegan ALWAYS studies the subject of their own health and how to keep their body completely provided for in every sense. http://www.veganhealth.org/sh
To neglect their body is to define a plant-based diet as unhealthy and is the opposite of helping the animals.

Just to clear things up, the vegetarian/vegan diet is not composed of salads, vegetables, fruit and fake meat. Fruits and vegetables are always important but they DO NOT make up the largest portion of any healthy diet.
A balanced plant-based diet includes grains(breads, pasta, rice,cereal), legumes(soy, beans, peas, lentils), fruit and vegetables.
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/food_groups.html
http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/
http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/eating.html
Being vegan can be an art, one whose challenge is to take things that involve the suffering of the innocent and change them into something free of cruelty.

A vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.

Technically the term "vegetarian" does imply that you don't consume anything that comes from the body of an animal that requires killing it. Many ingredients such as gelatin and glycerin are found in many candies, Fig-Newtons, and many of other foods as well as rennet found in many cheeses.
http://www.happycow.net/health-animal-ingredients.html
The best thing to remember is to take your time so that for example: when you are comfortable not eating beef and pork you can then give up chicken when you are sure you can make the commitment permanently.
Depending on your age or reliance on parents or regional options, it may not be best to give yourself a label. The important thing is to do your best to make progress and be committed to your compassion towards animals. Never put your focus onto what you or other people use to describe yourself.

If you meet someone that talks down to people for eating meat, dairy, etc or to you because they think they are "more veg" than you, laugh in their face and tell them they are a disgrace to the entire philosophy. People like this only hurt the idea of veg*ism AND the animals. The point of all of this is to live compassionately and and as free from cruelty as you can, all the while maintaining your health and a positive attitude. People who don't maintain either, need not open their mouths and represent our beliefs.

If you actually choose to read all of this, I hope it helps. If not, feel free to e-mail me if you have questions.

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There is a Japanese analogy/proverb that goes like this, "The nail that sticks up is the one that gets hammered down". People are like this everywhere. When you tell your family that it is your personal belief that animals should not be eaten, they take a look at themselves and it can be subconsciously translated into, "What you do is wrong and I choose to be right."

Your parents have probably been taught a huge amount of misinformation by their parents and their teachers while growing up. You really need to research vegetarian diets and health before you even think about saying the "V-word" in front of your parents or anyone else.

When you have gathered enough information and feel confident in a vegetarian diet's ability to maintain or even improve health, you may mention to them that you have made the decision. They may be shocked, angry, worried, curious or many other things, but you must NEVER react to their behavior and always stay calm. If they are able to speak to you and respect your choice, please tell them everything and answer all questions. If they are rude, inconsiderate, judgmental, violent, or verbally abusive, refuse to continue any conversation until they can speak to you with respect.

The best advice is to study everything that you can about a healthy vegetarian diet and keep yourself in good shape (better than most people your age or than your friends/family if possible). If nobody that you know shows a genuine, positive interest in your choice, don't give them the privilege of the knowledge that you have gathered. Work your way around any attempts they make to trivialize your beliefs and if possible, go shopping with your parents and buy things that aren't obvious veggie fare. Instead of trying to sneak fake meat into the cart, toss in lentil soup, peanut butter, pasta, fruits & veggies or anything else that you have learned is needed to fill any gaps in your diet.

Want to be Vegetarian on a small budget?

kittycat32

Okay. I have been Veg before, but all I ate was PB &J or Bagels w/ PB because my mom won't let me eat just sides with dinner. I have a large family (7 people at the dinner table), so I can't get special stuff just for me. My step dad is not open to Veg and he wants meat with every meal. Is there any options to veg on a very small budget and with a meat eating family?
I do all the cooking. I'm 14 so I can pretty much cook anything. I love making unique things out of ordinary foods.

Answer
Learn to cook and do it often. You will learn that nothing that you eat now is off limits on a vegetarian diet if you have the right skills.

I'm vegan and these are some of my favorite things to eat:

Breakfast: bananas, cream of wheat with brown sugar and soy butter, cereal, pancakes or french toast with real maple syrup, vegan "sausage" patties, smoothies.

Snack: BRUSSEL SPROUTS =) no joke

Lunch: VEGAN "SAUSAGE" SANDWICHES, sandwiches with vegan deli slices(Tofurkey is the only one that's kinda funky), fruit, dinner leftovers, couscous salad, vegan sushi, potato or pasta salad.

Dinner: sloppy joes, "sausage" and gravy with homemade biscuits, Spaghetti and Trader Joe's "meatballs" or TVP, lasagna, Thai pad see ew, pad khi mao(drunkard's noodles), pad prig king, tofu+eggplant with basil sauce, yellow thai curry with tofu or vegan chikn and veggies and jasmine rice, Indian dal with homemade roti or dosai, channa masala, aloo gobi, vegetable or minestrone soup, pizza, STEAMED "PORK" BUNS with potstickers or spring rolls, sweet&sour/orange/lemon chikn, vegan pho or wonton soup, baked tofu, BBQ homemade seitan (tastes like BBQ'd ribs)

I use these sites to find recipes:
http://www.foodnetwork.com
http://vegweb.com
http://www.recipezaar.com

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There is a Japanese analogy/proverb that goes like this, "The nail that sticks up is the one that gets hammered down". People are like this everywhere. When you tell your family that it is your personal belief that animals should not be eaten, they take a look at themselves and it can be subconsciously translated into, "What you do is wrong and I choose to be right."

Your parents have probably been taught a huge amount of misinformation by their parents and their teachers while growing up. You really need to research vegetarian diets and health before you even think about saying the "V-word" in front of your parents.

When you have gathered enough information and feel confident in a vegetarian diet's ability to maintain or even improve health, you may mention to them that you have made the decision. They may be shocked, angry, worried, curious or many other things, but you must NEVER react to their behavior and always stay calm. If they are able to speak to you and respect your choice, please tell them everything and answer all questions. If they are rude, inconsiderate, judgmental, violent, or verbally abusive, refuse to continue any conversation until they can speak to you with respect.

The best advice is to study everything that you can about a healthy vegetarian diet and keep yourself in good shape (better than most people your age or than your friends/family if possible). If nobody that you know shows a genuine, positive interest in your choice, don't give them the privilege of the knowledge that you have gathered. Work your way around any attempts they make to trivialize your beliefs and if possible, go shopping with your parents and buy things that aren't obvious veggie fare. Instead of trying to sneak fake meat into the cart, toss in lentil soup, peanut butter, pasta, fruits & veggies or anything else that you have learned is needed to fill any gaps in your diet.

There have been vegan Olympic gold medalists and a vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_933_ENU_HTML_(Draft).htm

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If you want to become a lacto-ovo vegetarian, the transition should be quite simple. Almost all meats have widely available commercial replacements. All that you have to do is replace any flesh in your diet (beef, pork, poultry, seafood) with meat analogs or just leave it out altogether.

You should keep in mind that a journey such as this can be quite short but should just be the beginning of a longer one to a plant-based diet with no animal products. This is because of the reality of factory farming in which animals that are kept alive to produce milk, eggs, etc suffer much more and longer than animals that are raised to a certain weight and then slaughtered.http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/
http://meat.org
Some people use the word "vegan" in reference to this idea, but be aware that applying that label to yourself should always come with the inclusion of wise activism and advocacy.http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/index.html
Two extremely important examples of this are that you should never speak to someone about vegetarianism/veganism without their consent and genuine interest or as a comment on what they are eating AND your dietary beliefs should never be used as an introduction or explanation of who you are as a person. Veg*ism should be something that comes up AFTER people get to know you and they offer you a situation that makes it confusing to withhold the information/discussion. Also, if you are presented something that you choose not to eat or you are
ordering food/eating together somewhere/picking the best place to eat.

When you you hold off on the subject until it's necessary and then act like it isn't a big deal at all, people are usually surprised and WAY more interested and curious than if you were to bring it up when someone's eating or just using it as a conversation starter.

A responsible vegan ALWAYS studies the subject of their own health and how to keep their body completely provided for in every sense. http://www.veganhealth.org/sh
To neglect their body is to define a plant-based diet as unhealthy and is the opposite of helping the animals.

Just to clear things up, the vegetarian/vegan diet is not composed of salads, vegetables, fruit and fake meat. Fruits and vegetables are always important but they DO NOT make up the largest portion of any healthy diet.
A balanced plant-based diet includes grains(breads, pasta, rice,cereal), legumes(soy, beans, peas, lentils), fruit and vegetables.
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/food_groups.html
http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/
http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/eating.html
Being vegan can be an art, one whose challenge is to take things that involve the suffering of the innocent and change them into something free of cruelty.

A vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.

Technically the term "vegetarian" does imply that you don't consume anything that comes from the body of an animal that requires killing it. Many ingredients such as gelatin and glycerin are found in many candies, Fig-Newtons, and many of other foods as well as rennet found in many cheeses.
http://www.happycow.net/health-animal-ingredients.html
The best thing to remember is to take your time so that for example: when you are comfortable not eating beef and pork you can then give up chicken when you are sure you can make the commitment permanently.
Depending on your age or reliance on parents or regional options, it may not be best to give yourself a label. The important thing is to do your best to make progress and be committed to your compassion towards animals. Never put your focus onto what you or other people use to describe yourself.

If you meet someone that talks down to people for eating meat, dairy, etc or to you because they think they are "more veg" than you, laugh in their face and tell them they are a disgrace to the entire philosophy. People like this only hurt the idea of veg*ism AND the animals. The point of all of this is to live compassionately and and as free from cruelty as you can, all the while maintaining your health and a positive attitude. People who don't maintain either, need not open their mouths and represent our beliefs.

If you actually choose to read all of this, I hope it helps. If not, feel free to e-mail me if you have questions.

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What are healthy dishes I can bring camping to share with a group?

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Camp.Bike.

I am going car camping & RVing a few times this summer with family and friends. We always have plenty of tasty and unhealthy food, but and I would like to bring some healthier options. I’m kind of stumped for ideas of food that travels well and is healthy and can be made for a group. I am open to side dishes, snacks, desserts, or any other ideas. We will have limited refrigeration capabilities. Any suggestions would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Answer
Here are some healthy ideas :)

~ Homemade trail mix: nuts, seeds, dried cherries or blueberries, dark chocolate chips

~ Fruit/berries

~ Apple slices with almond butter or peanut butter

~ Veggies & hummus

~ All natural sweet potato chips, popcorn, pita chips

~ Tortilla chips & salsa

~ Chewy chocolate cherry bars:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/800


~ Greek yogurt/yogurt, cottage cheese (if you can keep it cool)

~ Healthy cereal (such as Kashi or Nature's Path Organic cereals - high fiber, not high sugar)

~ Whole wheat pitas, with hummus, veggies

~ Kashi granola bars, Lara bars, Kind fruit & nut bars

~ Homemade muffins with whole grain flour, like raisin or apple bran, carrot, berry, etc.
- Whole grain morning glory muffins:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/1470

~ Whole grain pancakes or waffles
- Whole wheat pear pancakes:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2833

~ Fruit salad; try different combinations like:
- Strawberries, kiwi
- Watermelon, grapes, strawberries
- Banana, mango, pineapple
- Watermelon, honey dew melon, pineapple
- Raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries

~ Sandwiches on whole grain bread like: multigrain, ezekiel, rye, whole wheat pita, whole grain tortilla, etc.
Filling ideas:
- Pesto, tomato, baby spinach & mozzarella
- Falafel & hummus in whole wheat pitas
- Tuna or Egg salad
- Almond or Peanut butter & jam - nut butter, without added sugar
- Cheese & tomato
- Chickpea wrap (with things like grated carrot, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, mixed baby greens, salad dressing, etc.)
- Black bean wrap with salsa & some cheese in a whole grain tortilla
- Veggie burger
- Hummus, lettuce, grated carrot, sliced cherry tomatoes in pita halves

~ Salad made with romaine, baby romaine, mixed baby greens or Italian salad mix with things like cherry tomatoes/tomato, cucumber, low-fat salad dressing, red onion, dried cranberries, goat or feta crumbles, walnut crumbles, almond slithers, grated carrot, etc.
- For more protein, you could add chickpeas to the salad or make a bean salad.

~ Whole grain pasta salad with basil pesto, olive oil, or salad dressing; with things like cherry tomatoes, baby spinach, goat cheese or mozzarella, broccoli, kale, etc.

~ Grilled vegetables, steamed vegetables, vegetables stir fried in olive oil (for example: broccoli, carrot, yellow & green zucchini, red onion, mushrooms, cauliflower, asparagus, etc.)

~ Wild/brown rice with balsamic vinaigrette dressing

~ Quiche

~ Mediterranean crunch salad
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2935

~ Pasta salad with grilled vegetables & mozzarella
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/1920

~ Spinach & strawberry salad
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/696

~ Homemade black bean burgers
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2565

For desserts:

~ Dark chocolate cherry brownies (or any brownies, ideally whole grain for baked goods)
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/dark-chocolate-cherry-brownies-10000001835270/

~ Cupcakes

~ Pie, like apple, cherry, blueberry, berry, etc. with whole grain crust

~ Cookies
- Chocolate cherry cookies:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/764


Here is a website with great healthy recipes, meal ideas, snack ideas, etc.
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/


I hope this helps :)

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How do I make cookies with a cake mix?

strawberry

I have a funfetti cake mix and I want to make cookies out of them. How do I do that? Thanks

Answer
Easy Cake Mix Cookies (4 recipes)
by Rachel Keller

If you love cookies, but are short on time, try making these delicious cookies which start with a cake mix. You can make a wide variety of cookies by using different cake mixes.

This recipe is so incredibly easy!

Easy Cake Mix Cookie #1
1 pkg. any flavor Pillsbury Plus Cake Mix

1/2 c. margarine or butter, softened

1 egg

Combine all ingredients at low speed until thoroughly moistened. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 9-12 minutes. Cool two minutes; remove from pans.

Tips: If using chocolate cake mix, add 2 Tbsp. water to ingredients

If desired, stir in 1 c. chocolate chips or 1/2 c. chopped nuts.

If desired, frost cookies with your favorite flavor of frosting.

For sandwich cookies, spread frosting between 2 cookies.



Cake Mix Cookie #2
About five years ago, I discovered a recipe for German Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies. I have since adapted the recipe and now make many different cookies using this basic recipe. I love the versatility and ease of this recipe!

Yields about 4 dozen cookies

1 box cake mix (any variety)

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (can substitute caramel or peanut butter chips or do a combination)

1/ 2 -1 cup oatmeal (I always put in as much as I can!)

1 /2 cup oil

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1/ 2 cup raisins (optional)

1 tsp. vanilla (optional)

nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients, blending well. If the mixture is too stiff, add a little water. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute before removing form the cookie sheets.

For altitudes above 3500 feet, add 1/ 4 cup flour to dry cake mix.

Variation: Use white cake mix and add a pudding mix. I added strawberry, for tasty pink cookies. If you use pudding, you will need to add some water (about 1/4 cup). Also, the pudding tends to make the cookies sweeter.



Cake Mix Cookie #3
Yields about 2 dozen.

1 (9 oz.) pkg. yellow cake mix (or your favorite flavor)

2/3 cup oatmeal

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

1 egg

*1/2 cup chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, M&Ms (your preference)

* For a healthier cookie, substitute raisins in place of the chips.

Preheat oven to 375. In a mixing bowl, beat the cake mix, oatmeal, butter and egg. Stir in the chips. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately remove to wire racks to cool.



Devil’s Food Cookies
Yields about 5 dozen cookies.

1 (18.5-ounce) package devil’s food cake mix without pudding

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup chopped pecans

6 (1.45-ounce) milk chocolate bars, divided into squares (optional)

1/2 cup coconut (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Combine cake mix, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Stir in the pecans. Drop batter by teaspoons 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely on wire racks.

Optional: While the cookies are still on the pan, place 1 square of milk chocolate on each; spread gently to frost. Sprinkle with coconut.

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