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Month: November 2019
Pine Nut Rice Pilaf
Great side, feels fancy. Half the calories (of course) Serves 6 Ingredients: 1c white or brown rice (white rice, long grain typically goes best here) 1/2 tbsp butter 1 yellow onion, chopped 1 3/4c vegetable or chicken broth 1/4c pine nuts or chopped almonds (toast …
Harvest Bread
Harvest Bread
This bread is packed with enough wholesome veggies to keep it naturally moist, without the need for extra butter or oil. It’s the perfect way to use up all those seasonal ingredients at the end of fall, especially when you’re ready for a break from the usual veggie dishes!
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp clove
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup apple and carrot grated
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts toasted
- .25 cup canola oil
- 1 cup pumpkin pure pureed pumpkin
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup sugar
Instructions
- Mix the first four ingredients together, set aside
- Mix oil, buttermilk,eggs,sugar together, set aside
- Combine wet and dry ingredients together, don’t over mix!
- Fold in the veggies,apple and nuts.
- Spray a loaf pan with non-stick baking spray
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes to an hour until a toothpick comes out clean in the middle.
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Notes
Nutrition facts:
calories: 125
Protein: 3g
Carbs: 19g
Fiber: 1g
Fat: 7g
BERRY Blast Smoothie
This smoothie is full of antioxidants and vitamin C. Sure to beat a cold you feel coming on! Ingredients: 2c frozen berry mix (blueberry, strawberry,raspberry) 1 banana 1/2c almond milk Directions: blend well! Nutrition facts: Calories: 220kcal Protein: 5g Carbs: 50g Fiber: 20g Nutrition tip: …
Spicy Mayo Dressing
For salads that have more of an asian flair! Such as avocado chicken cucumber carrot…..my favorite. It also works well on a salad with tofu and roasted vegetables. Since there is sesame oil you really have to pick and choose your flavors in the salad. …
Pears
Late summer, fall and winter are the season for pears! Just when we start to get depressed that the taste and abundance of summer fruits are leaving, in walks a ripe pear!
At 100 calories a serving and 20% of your day’s worth of fiber pears are not only a great snack (in combination of a protein such as cheese), but they work into a lot of recipes and give it a naturally sweet taste! Here are some things you can do!
- Pear Smoothie: 1 ripe pear, 1 ripe banana, 3/4c of non-fat plain greek yogurt, 1 handful of washed baby spinach
- Pear salad: It works so great with feta cheese, balsamic vinegars, nuts and raisins! Pears also go great with a salad that has grilled chicken and brings a sweetness to something that can be kind of bland.
- Pear dressings: You can easily puree pear with a vinegar, wine, garlic salt and pepper. To get it creamy, add the oil and keep mixing until you get a desired consistency. Remember i told you it works great with balsamic? hint hint
Vegetarian Salad
A salad with all kinds of colors! Serves 1 Ingredients: 1/4c Roasted Red Peppers 2 tbsp cooked edamame 4oz Sesame Tofu (see recipe) 1 kirby cucumber, sliced thin shredded carrots 1c roasted butternut squash 1/2 avocado, sliced Dressing: you can use a balsamic vinegarette or …
Pumpkin Dip
What GOES with this people say? Rice cakes, waffle chips, FRUIT. It’s amazingly delicious and NOT a terrible thing to binge on. Bring this to your next party and I bet everyone who says they HATE pumpkin (I don’t understand those people) will be converted. …
A Dietitian’s Plowman Lunch
Traditional Plowman’s lunches are with bread, cheeses, meats, butter and pickles!
But when a dietitian does it, it has to be green!
I’m proud of this spread I put together today for some of my co-workers who have been doing a great job for me.
Heres the trick
1/2 the plate of veggies, make a rainbow
1/4 of the plate, starches like French bread, whole grain crackers, rice cakes
1/4 of the plate Proteins and fats like hummus, yogurt dip, pumpkin dip, cheese
Dress the whole plate up with fun things that have color like basil, pomegranate seeds, mint, rasberries etc
This makes a great holiday appetizer plate that encourages you to snack healthy, not heavy
Mason Jar Salads
Such a simple concept but theres actually a science to this! Read the document I created below and build a good one!