Favorite Healthy Recipes

[walter05]

I thought that since there are more and more people who are talking about fitness, perhaps this would be a good place to post recipes. Others could try them and maybe even modify them to provide alternate versions for variety.

I want to start it off with one:

Quick, healthy salmon soup.

1 can favorite organic low sodium beans. (Westbrae has quite a few good ones, however Kroger has just added some under their Private Selection label that I have not tried yet.)

1 can of diced rutabagas

1 can of cut spinach

1 single serving pouch of chicken of the sea pink salmon

Salsa for taste.

Combine all of the ingredients in a medium sized pot. Stir and mix well.

Bring to a boil.

Lower heat and simmer for four minutes.

The beans have a calorie count of 350, the Rutabagers of a little less than 125, and the spinach about the same amount. The salmon has a calorie count of 90. The salsa probably 100 or less. This totals 665 calories.

This is enough for two people to split. Adding some flat breads, and it is a great, quick, healthy meal.

For desert, favorite fresh fruit.

[Fuzzy Nuts]

are we really going to start a cooking or recipe stream - give me a break

[nacktman]

Actually this is a re-start of an older thread(s) as are quite few topics, Fuzzy Nuts. It is a good one though.

I take a halibut filet steak myself and sear it with olive oil and fresh dill then drizzle a roasted sesame sauce over it and serve over jasmine rice with manderan oranges. Topped off with a blend of black, white, green and red peppers - coarse ground of course.
As an accompaniment to the entree I have a lite green-leaf salad with pecans, raisins, a sprinkle of a "white" cheese and a vinegret dressing along with a medley of steamed vegetables usually consisting of green peas, carrots and squash.
For the appetizer I normally serve a tomato wedge - chilled with cucumbers and generously covered with pepper -still coarse ground.
For the ending I like to serve either an apple and walnut medley or a pear with chedder cheese and raisin topping.
All served with water and hot tea.

For Dinner parties that is my usual menu though the main dish can be substituted by another fish, chicken, turkey and occasionally beef and pork depending on how much time I want to spend cooking and how many are coming over for dinner.

Spur-of-the-moment to-dos are another ballgame - it's whatever is fastest - usually BBQ or Burgers or heaven forbid pizza.

I never use neither salt nor onion in anything and all my guest love my meals and almost fight to come back to the next dinner party ... some I guess don't realize they are eating healthy and want more.

[TheNorm]

nacktman, that sounds delicious!

My quick and healthy meal is salmon spagetti. I cube a couple salmon filets and sear in garlic and olive oil. Throw in a jar of marinara and simmer until the salmon just begins to flake. Serve over vermicelli. Not quite as healthy as some other dishes, but it sure beats hamburger.

[walter05]

Nacktman;

I will try a variation on your recipe. I am lactose intollerant but it sounds great even without the dairy.

P.S. Here in Georgia, it will have to be iced tea.

TheNorm, that sounds great. I am going to try that over some Oat Groats instead of the noodles.

[MoonShadow]

Here is a very healthy breakfast that is filling and most tasty.

Take a banana, peel it
Slice it up in a bowl or just mush it up, however you want to

Then add some chopped cashews

Very good! Quick and easy

[MJ_KC]

Originally posted by MoonShadow:
Here is a very healthy breakfast that is filling and most tasty.

Take a banana, peel it
Slice it up in a bowl or just mush it up, however you want to

Then add some chopped cashews

Very good! Quick and easy

I would be sick before long if I ate this, so for me it would not be even slightly healthy. I am allergic to both ingredients.

[nudenwv]

pretty good post here. when i make chili instead of using ground meat i use ground white turkey. add the usual ingredients and tastes delicious!

[Tampanude]

A friend of mine clued me into "Bare Naked" granola
I eat it with yogurt when I really don't need a full meal.......Great stuff!
(I still have the salty "no good" snacks reserved for the upcoming football season but I'm betting the healthy stuff will counter that, lol)

[walter05]

Tampanude;

Garden of Eatin' has a line of chips that are salty, flavorful, and healthy.

Publix Supermarkets even has a Greenwise version of corn chips that is healthy. However, read all of the Publix Greenwise labels carefully since some of them show a lot of sugar and are therefore not healthy.