Tandoori chicken recipe
This chicken recipe looks amazing, and is less than 200 calories per serving!
http://recipes.prevention.com/Recipe/tandoori-chicken.aspx
Apricot orange swirls
This straight-forward dessert recipe looks delicious, and would look good on a platter at any party. It might even be worth it to throw a party just as an excuse to make these desserts.
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/05/apricot-orange-swirls-recipe.html?ref=related
Even more healthy summer grilling
Beef, chicken, pork, shrimp, turkey burgers. There is all kinds of variety in this group of recipes. There’s even desserts! Pictured below are California turkey burgers.
Mini cheesecakes (only 153 calories each)
Cheesecake for less that 200 calories? I didn’t know this was possible. But this recipe looks spectacular. Who ever thought of using white chocolate in the cheesecake? Brilliant. A great use for these guys would be to bake a batch, and freeze them. Then thaw them out individually for use as an after dinner treat!
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/desserts/chocolate/white-chocolate-mini-cheesecakes/
Eating healthy on a budget
Chai oatmeal raisin ccokies
This cookie recipe features chai tea. The antioxidant properties in tea are well-known. Indiana University School of Medicine reports that the antioxidant effects of tea are not altered by temperature, so they maintain their integrity throughout steeping and baking. The cloves in this recipe stimulate digestion. With its powerful antioxidant properties, tea also helps reduce inflammation.
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/05/chai-oatmeal-cookies-recipe.html
Salad of the day
Today’s salad recipe is a grilled shrimp and corn salad. What is healthy about this salad? Everything! But I’ll focus on shrimp’s healthy attributes today. Shrimp is anything but small when it comes to nutrient density. Shrimp qualifies as an excellent source of selenium and unusually low-fat, low-calorie protein–a four-ounce serving of shrimp supplies 23.7 grams of protein (that’s 47.4% of the daily value for protein) for a mere 112 calories and less than a gram of fat. Shrimp are also a very good source of vitamin D and vitamin B12.
http://recipes.prevention.com/Recipe/GrilledShrimpAndCornSalad.aspx
Salad of the day
Today’s salad is a pan-seared salmon salad. No shocker here, we all have heard salmon was good for us. But do you know why?
Salmon is one of the most nutritious fish out there. Salmon is high in protein and low in calories and saturated fat. Salmon is packed full of omega-3 fatty acids, which gives your cardiovascular health a huge boost. Omega-3 fatty acids help prevent arrhythmia and the formation of dangerous blood clots in the arteries, lower your triglycerides levels, improve blood flow and reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke. Omega-3’s anti-clotting and anti-inflammatory effects also help the brain work better, improving mental health and cognitive function, and may help relieve or prevent depression, bipolar disorder, Alzheimer’s and other illnesses. Studies have shown that eating salmon or other cold-water fish twice a week will significantly raise your body’s omega-3 levels, and can have a noticeable effect on your cardiovascular and cognitive health.
http://recipes.prevention.com/Recipe/PanSearedSalmonSalad.aspx
Grilled Portobello burgers
Thinking about going meatless tonight? Check out these grilled Portobello burgers. They look just like beef burgers, but these are under 200 calories per serving.
Best and worst summer cocktails
Before you gulp down that refreshing cocktail, check out the nutrition facts! Just because some festive seasonal cocktails may have fruit on the rim, does not mean they are low-calorie! Check out the link to see how your favorite summer cocktail measures up.
http://www.prevention.com/cocktails/2.html
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