Formation for Winning Strategy: Flavorful + Nutrient-Rich Foods Forward Pass: Lean Beef in Chili & Burrito Meat + Lean Pork Tenderloin Field Goal: Vegetable-Rich with Beans, Corn, Tomatoes, Chilies & More in Chili & Salsa Touchdown: Fruit for Dessert with Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip Celebration: Fantastic, Flavorful and Colorful Foods = Happy Party Guests Hearty Three Bean Chili with Beef 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 ½ cups chopped onions 1 to 2 tablespoons minced ...
Holiday Party Foods with Perks
Holiday Party foods - great tasting and filled with nutrient perks....the perfect choice to please holiday guests. Add some red to your spread - with antioxidant-rich tart red cherries and make a sweet-tart punch with half the calories of a regular punch. Triple Cherry Sauce pairs well with lean pork tenderloin or lean ham. Add green to your holiday spread with Super Spinach Dip filled with more spinach and lower-fat versions of sour cream and mayonnaise. Happy Holidays to all. Merry Cherry ...
Thanksgiving Favorites
I’m not one to tamper with tradition too much when it comes to holiday foods. Stuffing still needs to be made with white bread/stuffing mix, mashed potatoes still need butter and maybe even cream cheese and sour cream, and pumpkin pie needs a pastry crust. But with just a few minor tweaks, I’m able to keep all the traditional taste and save a few calories and fat grams. Simple substitutions. Great flavor. Comparisons: Stuffing: 75% less fat and 65 fewer calories Smashed Potatoes: 50% less fat ...
Zesty Black Bean & Corn Salsa
Call it a salad, a salsa, a dip. Doesn’t matter. What DOES matter is that you enjoy lots of this zesty creation, because it is 100% nutrient-rich. As a registered dietitian, I especially love it because it uses FOUR forms of fruits and vegetables – and ALL are nutrient-rich: Fresh, frozen, canned and 100% juice. This salsa/salad is: *Excellent source of vitamin C, A, numerous other vitamins & minerals and powerful antioxidants *Excellent source of fiber *Only 110 calories in ¾ ...
Spinach Dip Sans Bread
Most spinach dips are a little too sparse on the spinach and way too overloaded with fat, in my opinion. So I took the traditional recipe and doubled the spinach and increased the onions – all to boost antioxidants and nutrient richness. Then, I switched the sour cream and mayo to low fat/reduced fat versions, and even replaced just a tad of it with plain yogurt to boost the calcium a bit. Now I realize that most people prefer to serve spinach dip in the hollowed out Hawaiian bread and it’s ...
Double-Dipping Allowed
Need some inspiration on what to take to the next office pitch-in, weekend party or Monday night football get-together? Try a nutrient-rich dip, like White Bean Dip. It’s a great vehicle for eating more whole grains and vegetables! I love to serve this dip with 100% whole grain crackers - my favorites are Triscuits Reduced Fat and Kroger's 100% wheat squares - and a slew of fresh veggies, from carrots and celery to sugar snap peas, red, yellow & orange bell pepper strips and zucchini ...