Ingredients:
1 Tbsp olive oil
3 lbs butternut squash, peeled and diced into 1 inch cubes
3 large carrots, diced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 Tbso minced fresh ginger
2 Quarts vegetable broth, low sodium
1/8 cup orange zest
1 bunch parsley, chopped
pinch of ground nutmeg
ground
Want a snack that is high in protein, but still taste great? If you are like me, you probably get stuck in your same old snack rut and eat the same things over and over again. Don’t run out of snack ideas! Try this delicious high protein ranch
Herbed Pork Tenderloin: (serves 4)
Ingredients:
1 lbs pork tenderloin
1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/3 cup worcheshire sauce
1/3 cup bourbon
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried rosemary
Prep:
In a baking dish, place your tenderloin in the middle. Mix
Sound delicious? Sound unhealthy? Think again. This is actually a very low fat pie that you can make anytime of the year by just switching out the jello flavor with lemon, lime, or banana. Be creative and create your own jello pie!
Crust
4 sheets (16 crackers) chocolate
Are you one who enjoys a cold glass of Eggnog during the holidays? Do you know that the original version has 343 calories and 19 grams of fat for just 8 oz!!?!!? That is insane. Try this healthier version for about half the calories and almost no fat.
Thanksgiving is over and you have tons of turkey leftover. Don’t know what to do with it? Here’s an idea… try some of these recipes to create healthy, yet delicious ways to use leftovers during the holidays.
Turkey stirfry (replace the chicken, steak, or pork with
Lets face it, your typical Thanksgiving meal is LOADED with calories, sugars, fats, and a whole lot of unhealthy delicious-ness. Instead of making ourselves sick with too much to eat this Thanksgiving, try to make these little changes that will make a huge difference in your caloric intake.
Follow Lauren as she shows us easy ways to cut calories during the holidays. Trade out your old Holiday treats with fun, tasty, healthy ones.
Lauren Manaker has her masters degree in nutrition, is a registered dietitian and LD. She works at Roper Saint
Another soup to add to your recipe book. This one is SO easy, once again, because I use the crock pot. I just love the warm soups on the chilly fall nights.
Ingredients:
8 oz chicken sausage, sweet italian
12 oz whole wheat cheese &
Portions. What are portions? They can be oh so tricky sometimes. It can be very easy to eat chips out of a bag, pour a bowl of cereal in one of those huge bowls, devour a box of wheat thins, spoon ice cream right out of the carton,