2016 Christmas Dinner Menu – Healthy Eating Ideas

2016 Christmas Dinner Menu – Healthy Eating Ideas

We have developed the following menu for this year’s Christmas Dinner. It is relatively low calorie and provides a wide range of colors and flavors. Some of the recipes are traditional, some we hope will become new traditions. The actual recipes will be posted...
Vegan Menudo

Vegan Menudo

Vegan Menudo Recipe – 6 Servings – 2 Cups Each – (Calories 406 – Fat 7.3g – Carb – 64.1g – Protein 18.3g) Vegan Menudo Base 1 TBSP Olive Oil 3 poblano peppers quartered 1 white onion, quartered 4 cloves garlic, peeled 2 carrots chopped 1 to 2 jalapeno peppers (remove...
Quinoa, Tomato and Spinach Salad

Quinoa, Tomato and Spinach Salad

Quinoa, Tomato and Spinach Salad – 4 Servings – 2 Cups Each – (Calories 424 – Fat 23.8g – Carb – 45.5g – Protein 10.7g) In the spirit of the holidays we decided to create a festive holiday salad using hints of red from the...
Vegan Verde Pozole

Vegan Verde Pozole

Pozole -which means “hominy”, is a traditional soup or stew from Mexico. It is usually cooked with meat in a meat broth. We decided to make a more healthy version of the soup. We replaced the meat broth with vegetable broth and replaced the meat with beans...
Southwestern White Bean and Chicken Soup

Southwestern White Bean and Chicken Soup

Southwestern White Bean and Chicken Soup Ingredients 2 Chicken Breasts (1lb) 1 package of 40%-less-sodium taco seasoning (such as Old El Paso) 1 TBSP of Olive Oil 2 (14-ounce) cans fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth 1 (16-ounce) can white chili beans with onion,...
DESSERT!!!

DESSERT!!!

Low-calorie fast mini fruit pies – serves 16 Pie Ingredients 2 crescent roll dough tubes 1 (21 ounces) can pie filling, your choice 1 cup chopped apple (1 large apple) 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, or nuts of your choice Instructions: Preheat oven to 375°. Grease or spray...