Low-Calorie Recipes to Help You Eat Clean

From the EatingWell website it's, Low-Calorie Recipes to Help You Eat Clean. The EatingWell website is full of delicious and healthy recipes like these!    http://www.eatingwell.com/ 


Low-Calorie Recipes to Help You Eat Clean

Eat better with our slimmed-down recipes for foods to help you eat clean.
Trying to clean up your diet? These low-calorie recipes are low in saturated fat, sodium and added sugars, and deliver natural whole grains, lean proteins, fruits and vegetables. Find out more about our clean-eating tips—what foods to eat and what to skip. Try one of these healthy recipes today to clean up your diet and slim down.




Kale Salad with Preserved Lemon & Walnuts
In this kale salad recipe, we massage dressing into the kale leaves until they’re tender and coated with flavor. Topped with bold Mediterranean flavors—olives, walnuts and preserved lemons—this healthy salad is as delicious as it is nutritious. Look for preserved lemons at specialty-foods shops or online at surlatable.com. Or, to make your own, see the recipe on eatingwell.com.....


Olive Oil & Herb Mashed Potatoes
In this healthy mashed potato recipe, we flavor the mashed potatoes with an herb-infused olive oil. These green˜specked mashed potatoes taste great with pan-seared pork chops or chicken.....


Green Smoothie
Get your daily dose of dark leafy greens any time of day with this delicious green smoothie. Ground flaxseed adds omega-3s. Pour any extra into a freezer-pop mold and have it later as a frozen green smoothie pop.......



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Kitchen Hint of the Day!

When grilling those burgers.....

Poke a hole in the middle of the hamburger patties while shaping them. The burgers will cook faster and the holes will disappear when done.

Fried Gulf Coast Grouper w/ Smashed Potatoes and Green Beans

Dinner Tonight: Fried Gulf Coast Grouper w/ Smashed Potatoes and Green Beans

Had to fast overnight for my 4 month checkup at the Family Doctor; checking Sugar, Cholesterol, and such. Glad it's over, I don't like going to a doctor and especially a Family Doctor. After that I had to take Dad for a Doctor appointment later in the morning. Back home did the usual, cleaned up the house and cleaned up around the house a bit. Have one of my favorites for dinner tonight, fresh Florida Gulf Coast Grouper! Tonight I prepared a Fried Gulf Coast Grouper w/ Smashed Potatoes and Green Beans.

A good friend of mine gave me a call early last evening and said he just came in from Florida and he was coming by to drop off some Gulf Coast Grouper off to me! And this was fresh caught Grouper, never frozen. He came home Monday and it was caught on early Sunday evening off the Gulf Coast of Florida. They filleted what they had and put them on ice, then straight to my fridge! Now that's fresh! A big “thank you” to Jim for the Grouper! Wow I’ve got some beautiful fillets of Grouper. I coated the fillets in seasoned flour that I seasoned with McCormick Grinder Sea Salt and Black Peppercorn Medley. I fried the fillets in Extra Virgin Olive Oil on medium heat until they were a  golden brown, flipping them over one time. What fantastic tasting fillets! So fresh and meaty, love these Groupers. I'll have leftover Grouper for lunch tomorrow.


For sides I had Smashed Potatoes, Green Beans, and a slice of Klosterman Wheat Bread. To make the Smashed Potatoes I used Petite Gourmet Potatoes. I cut each Potato in half. Then after putting them in a bowl I added a tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and then McCormick Grinder Sea Salt and Black Peppercorn Medley, Dried Dill, and Parsley and mixed until all were coated. I then boiled them for 20 minutes. Then put them in a serving bowl and with a fork smashed them up. Added I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter and continued to smash and mix. The Green Beans were Del Monte Cut Green Beans. For dessert later a Jello Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Pudding.




Grouper

A fish weighing from 5-15 pounds. The flesh is lean and firm, but the skin is strongly flavored and should be removed before cooking. Popular varieties are the black grouper, Nassau grouper, red grouper and yellowmouth/yellowfin grouper.

Season: available year-round
* How to prepare: braise, grill, poach, saute, steam
* Matches well with: garlic, honey, lemon, mustard, spinach, white wine
* Substitutions: halibut, sea bass, snapper

Our Best Berry Desserts

Berries are not only delicious but healthy too! From the Diabetic Living On Line it's Our Best Berry Desserts. You can go to Diabetic Living On Line for all your Diabetic Friendly Recipes.  http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/



Our Best Berry Desserts
Enjoy the naturally sweet flavors and antioxidant-rich benefits of strawberries, raspberries, cherries, blueberries, and blackberries in our best diabetic berry desserts. We gathered our favorite chocolate berry desserts, blueberry and strawberry cheesecakes, berry smoothies, and more—so you’re bound to find a healthy treat you’ll love.



Black Forest Cupcakes

A simple cherry sauce takes the place of heavy, sugar-loaded frosting in our lighter version of this popular cupcake recipe. Offset the rich chocolate-berry flavor combination with a dollop of light whipped topping.....


Ginger-Berry Dessert

This raspberry dessert is so delicious, we can’t believe it’s so simple to make. Perfect when you need something sweet in a snap, the easy berry recipe calls for just three ingredients and is low-fat, low-calorie, and low-carb......


Fudgy Brownies with Strawberries

Here’s a chocolate berry dessert that’s sure to satisfy any sweet tooth for only 153 calories per serving. We baked the homemade fudge brownies in a slow cooker and then topped them with fresh strawberries and light whipped dessert topping to serve.....



* Click the link below to get all the Our Best Berry Desserts

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Diabetic Dish of the Week - Turkey Vegetable Chili Mac

This week's Diabetic Dish of the Week is Turkey Vegetable Chili Mac. Using the Jennie - O Extra Lean Ground Turkey Breast makes this dish even healthier.

 Turkey Vegetable Chili Mac

Ingredients
3/4 lb Jennie - O Extra Lean Ground Turkey Breast
1 (15 ounce) can Reduced Sodium Black Beans, rinsed and drained
1 (14 ounce) can Mexican-Style Tomatoes, undrained
1 (14 ounce) can Diced Tomatoes, undrained
1 cup Frozen Corn
1/2 cup onion, chopped
2 Garlic Cloves, minced
1 teaspoon Mexican Seasoning
1/2 cup Whole Grain Elbow Macaroni, uncooked
1/3 cup Reduced-Fat Sour Cream


Directions
1 - Spray large skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Add turkey; cook until no longer pink. Combine cooked turkey, beans, tomatoes, corn, onion, garlic and seasoning in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 4 to 5 hours.
2 - Stir in macaroni. Cover and cook 10 minutes; stir. Cover and cook 20 to 30 minutes or until pasta is tender.

* Serve with sour cream.

Kitchen Hint of the Day!

Thank you to Rachael N. for passing this microwave hint along!

No More Tears Onions....

You can make the onions tear-free by cutting the upper and lower ends before putting them in the microwave. Heat them on full power for 30 seconds and the juices will dry. The taste is still there but the teary enzymes are taken away, making the onion easy to slice.

Turkey Burger w/ Baked Potato

Dinner Tonight: Turkey Burger w/ Baked Potato

Whew, we got one muggy day out there today! Started off with a light Breakfast and my morning workout. Kitchen cleaning today; cleaned the stove and oven, pulled everything out of the fridge and cleaned it also. Then later in the afternoon ran errand for Mom and came back and worked at the computer, deleted a few unused programs and ran scans and such. For dinner tonight it's Turkey Burger. I prepared a Jennie - O 1/3 lb.Turkey Burger w/ Baked Potato






I finally got around to breaking out the box of Jennie - O - 1/3 lb. Turkey Burgers. Jennie - O  had sent me the free box as part of the Switch Club in which I was invited to join by Jennie - O. I had the box in the freezer and it's time to break these Burgers out! They come frozen, to grill or fry from frozen. I pan fried these using Extra Virgin Olive Oil and seasoned with McCormick Grinder Sea Salt and Black Peppercorn. In a preheated, medium heat, large skillet I cooked the Burger for about 8 minutes per side, 165 degrees internal Burger temperature. And what a Burger! Meaty, juicy, and flavorful. First time I've tried the 1/3 lb. Ground Turkey Burger and will keep them in stock from here out! Another excellent Jennie - O Turkey Product.

For a side I had a Baked Potato, actually a 1/2 of a Baked Potato. I seasoned it with McCormick Grinder Sea Salt and Peppercorn Medley. The McCormick Grinder Peppercorn Medley is a new one I came across at Meijer. The Medley consists of Black Peppercorns, Coriander, Pink Peppercorns, White Peppercorns, All Spice, and Green Peppercorns. Then I topped the Potato with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. For dessert later a bowl of Del Monte No Sugar Added Sliced Peaches.






Jennie - O - 1/3 lb. Turkey Burgers
Grill or fry these juicy 1/3 pounders as a better choice for your family.

Product Features:
* Gluten Free
* Six 1/3 lb. burgers
* Vacuum packed for freshness
* 65% less fat than USDA data for regular ground beef


Nutritional Information
Serving Size 149 g Total Carbohydrates 0 g
Calories 250 Dietary Fiber 0 g
Calories From Fat 150 Sugars 0 g
Total Fat 15.0 g Protein 25 g
Saturated Fat 4.0 g Vitamin A 2%
Trans Fat .0 g Vitamin C 2%
Cholesterol 115 mg Iron 8%
Sodium 200 mg Calcium 4%

http://www.jennieo.com/products/218-1_3-lb.-Turkey-Burgers