Favorite healthy foods

[bowies]

I found a recipe for zucchini tots on Skinny Taste and they are so freaking good! They taste like quiche but are only 80 calories each.

I'm also a fan of fresh salsa. I'll even eat it without chips.

[starburst604]

Yum I love squash and sweet potatoes. I'm trying to get sold on artichokes. Last night I made a whole chicken in the slow cooker - healthy and oh so easy!

[starburst604]

Sept 6, 2012 10:04:18 GMT -5 bowies said:

I found a recipe for zucchini tots on Skinny Taste and they are so freaking good! They taste like quiche but are only 80 calories each.

I'm also a fan of fresh salsa. I'll even eat it without chips.

Oh I love the zucchini tots. I was snacking on those hardcore for a couple of weeks.

[usedtobebear]

I love butternut squash too, in fact I have a few popping up in my garden right now, yay!! You should tried butternut squash fries, you slice them like fries and roast them, similar to sweet potato fries, then I dip them in BBQ sauce.

What about beets? I love roasted beets with balsamic, goat cheese and arugula.

[angieawesome]

I also love artichokes. I made a lemon spaghetti with artichokes, asparagus, red onion and cherry tomatoes the other night that was amazing. I love love love roasted asparagus with just a little olive oil, salt and pepper. I actually like overcooking it because to me it tastes like roasted pumpkin seeds.

[jojoandleo]

Sept 6, 2012 10:32:42 GMT -5 angieawesome said:

I also love artichokes. I made a lemon spaghetti with artichokes, asparagus, red onion and cherry tomatoes the other night that was amazing. I love love love roasted asparagus with just a little olive oil, salt and pepper. I actually like overcooking it because to me it tastes like roasted pumpkin seeds.

Can I get the recipe for this lemon spaghetti? Please?

[blackkitty]

spaghetti squash is my idea of heaven
And sweet potatoes and asparagus
Yum

[blackkitty]

Sept 6, 2012 11:01:35 GMT -5 mintchocochip said:

Sept 6, 2012 11:00:42 GMT -5 @blackkitty said:

spaghetti squash is my idea of heaven
And sweet potatoes and asparagus
Yum

Help me with this because I made it once for XH when we were dating and it was awful. Tasted so bland

I have a recipe I'll have to find, it has a bunch of veggies and goat cheese. It is awesome sauce

[udscoobychick]

Roasted broccoli, for sure! Roasted green beans are good, too.

[liubotflittyfud]

I love all sorts of roasted veggies or grilled veggies. Acorn squash with a little evoo and some rosemary rub on the grill is divine...so is eggplant on the grill or roasted. I love sweet white vidalia onions on the grill and I'll just do veggie kabobs in the summertime. MMMM i really want some veggies now!!

[blackkitty]

I'm going to turn into a vegetable. No joke.

[achase123]

Any kind of vegetables and fruit.

I love to make slow cooker steel cut oats. I put all kinds of things with them. I do one version that tastes kind of like carrot cake. Shredded carrots, vanilla, and cinnamon, and then plenty of milk and water. Turn it on low for about seven hours. Make sure you spray the inside of the slow cooker with non-stick spray beforehand. Then when the oats are done I have enough for the week. I mix in a little Greek yogurt and that's a filling breakfast!

I also have been making a breakfast cookie. 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, 1/4 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 heaping tbsp almond or peanut butter. Then mix together until combined, mix in about 1/8 cup non-fat milk. Then add in whatever you want. I use overripe banana, slivered almonds, and craisins. But you can really use whatever you want. Then when it's all incorporated spread out onto a plate and refrigerate overnight.

For snacks I like celery with pb or apples with pb or almond butter, hardboiled eggs, string cheese, or bananas.

An easy go-to food is a microwaved sweet potato.

I love hummus and carrots too, healthier than pita chips.

[heyney]

Sept 6, 2012 9:52:22 GMT -5 mintchocochip said:

Last night I made roasted butternut squash (first time I've ever had it) and I'm officially addicted!

This sounds delish! Did you just put them in a roasting pan with evoo & salt/pepper? How, how?

[starburst604]

Sept 6, 2012 11:18:37 GMT -5 achase123 said:

Any kind of vegetables and fruit.

I love to make slow cooker steel cut oats. I put all kinds of things with them. I do one version that tastes kind of like carrot cake. Shredded carrots, vanilla, and cinnamon, and then plenty of milk and water. Turn it on low for about seven hours. Make sure you spray the inside of the slow cooker with non-stick spray beforehand. Then when the oats are done I have enough for the week. I mix in a little Greek yogurt and that's a filling breakfast!

I also have been making a breakfast cookie. 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, 1/4 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 heaping tbsp almond or peanut butter. Then mix together until combined, mix in about 1/8 cup non-fat milk. Then add in whatever you want. I use overripe banana, slivered almonds, and craisins. But you can really use whatever you want. Then when it's all incorporated spread out onto a plate and refrigerate overnight.

For snacks I like celery with pb or apples with pb or almond butter, hardboiled eggs, string cheese, or bananas.

An easy go-to food is a microwaved sweet potato.

I love hummus and carrots too, healthier than pita chips.

Curious about the breakfast cookie, does that make 1 serving? I make some similar protein cookies but they have more ingredients and involve baking. I'd love to find a non-bake one that I like.

[achase123]

Sept 6, 2012 11:24:18 GMT -5 starburst604 said:

Sept 6, 2012 11:18:37 GMT -5 achase123 said:

Any kind of vegetables and fruit.

I love to make slow cooker steel cut oats. I put all kinds of things with them. I do one version that tastes kind of like carrot cake. Shredded carrots, vanilla, and cinnamon, and then plenty of milk and water. Turn it on low for about seven hours. Make sure you spray the inside of the slow cooker with non-stick spray beforehand. Then when the oats are done I have enough for the week. I mix in a little Greek yogurt and that's a filling breakfast!

I also have been making a breakfast cookie. 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, 1/4 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 heaping tbsp almond or peanut butter. Then mix together until combined, mix in about 1/8 cup non-fat milk. Then add in whatever you want. I use overripe banana, slivered almonds, and craisins. But you can really use whatever you want. Then when it's all incorporated spread out onto a plate and refrigerate overnight.

For snacks I like celery with pb or apples with pb or almond butter, hardboiled eggs, string cheese, or bananas.

An easy go-to food is a microwaved sweet potato.

I love hummus and carrots too, healthier than pita chips.

Curious about the breakfast cookie, does that make 1 serving? I make some similar protein cookies but they have more ingredients and involve baking. I'd love to find a non-bake one that I like.

I usually cut it in half because one serving has over 400 calories. I try not to eat that much for breakfast because I'm hungry in a few hours...so I might have half for breakfast and the other half for a snack.

[naeljun]

Sept 6, 2012 11:18:37 GMT -5 achase123 said:

Any kind of vegetables and fruit.

I love to make slow cooker steel cut oats. I put all kinds of things with them. I do one version that tastes kind of like carrot cake. Shredded carrots, vanilla, and cinnamon, and then plenty of milk and water. Turn it on low for about seven hours. Make sure you spray the inside of the slow cooker with non-stick spray beforehand. Then when the oats are done I have enough for the week. I mix in a little Greek yogurt and that's a filling breakfast!

I also have been making a breakfast cookie. 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, 1/4 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 heaping tbsp almond or peanut butter. Then mix together until combined, mix in about 1/8 cup non-fat milk. Then add in whatever you want. I use overripe banana, slivered almonds, and craisins. But you can really use whatever you want. Then when it's all incorporated spread out onto a plate and refrigerate overnight.

For snacks I like celery with pb or apples with pb or almond butter, hardboiled eggs, string cheese, or bananas.

An easy go-to food is a microwaved sweet potato.

I love hummus and carrots too, healthier than pita chips.

That sounds delicious! What is the ratio of oats to water for the slow cooker?

[lookingup]

Hummus is yummus!

[achase123]

Sept 6, 2012 12:14:16 GMT -5 naeljun said:

Sept 6, 2012 11:18:37 GMT -5 achase123 said:

Any kind of vegetables and fruit.

I love to make slow cooker steel cut oats. I put all kinds of things with them. I do one version that tastes kind of like carrot cake. Shredded carrots, vanilla, and cinnamon, and then plenty of milk and water. Turn it on low for about seven hours. Make sure you spray the inside of the slow cooker with non-stick spray beforehand. Then when the oats are done I have enough for the week. I mix in a little Greek yogurt and that's a filling breakfast!

I also have been making a breakfast cookie. 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, 1/4 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 heaping tbsp almond or peanut butter. Then mix together until combined, mix in about 1/8 cup non-fat milk. Then add in whatever you want. I use overripe banana, slivered almonds, and craisins. But you can really use whatever you want. Then when it's all incorporated spread out onto a plate and refrigerate overnight.

For snacks I like celery with pb or apples with pb or almond butter, hardboiled eggs, string cheese, or bananas.

An easy go-to food is a microwaved sweet potato.

I love hummus and carrots too, healthier than pita chips.

That sounds delicious! What is the ratio of oats to water for the slow cooker?

It's fantastic! You can do it with all different fruits too, or even peanut butter.

I hate to say it, but I hardly ever measure. Maybe 3/4 of a cup of steel cut oats and 2 cups of milk and 1 cup of water? Basically a lot of liquid to a little oats because the oats will soak it all up overnight.

[angieawesome]

Sept 6, 2012 10:41:37 GMT -5 jojoandleo said:

Sept 6, 2012 10:32:42 GMT -5 angieawesome said:

I also love artichokes. I made a lemon spaghetti with artichokes, asparagus, red onion and cherry tomatoes the other night that was amazing. I love love love roasted asparagus with just a little olive oil, salt and pepper. I actually like overcooking it because to me it tastes like roasted pumpkin seeds.

Can I get the recipe for this lemon spaghetti? Please?

I actually made the lemon spaghetti the night before using this recipe.
www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/lemon-spaghetti-recipe/index.html

I made it for BF and I and he is extremely picky about veggies. I had a lot of spaghetti leftover so I decided to spruce it up and it turned out so good.
I roasted the asparagus first with the olive oil salt and pepper, roasted at 400 degrees for maybe 15 minutes (but I like mine overcooked). I then sauteed the roasted asparagus with some red onion, marinated artichoke hearts, and some halve cherry tomatoes in a little bit of olive oil and lemon juice. Then I added the lemon spaghetti right in the pan with it, just for a few minutes to get hot. Sprinkle with some parmesan cheese and voila, totally easy and delicious. Highly recommend.