Friday, July 30, 2010

Anyone know any really good recipes for healthy food?

And please it has to taste good too. Tryin to eat right and have it taste good seems to be hard. We love our food.Anyone know any really good recipes for healthy food?
I get my healthy recipes from Chefs.com and BHQ.com. I just hit 30 so it's time to ditch the fast food lunches 4 times a week!Anyone know any really good recipes for healthy food?
go to this website it has good recipes
There are a lot of great websites that have wonderful healthy recipes. Just look around.
here's 2 great refreshing recipes that is filling, good for you, and not expensive





CHICKEN SPINACH SALAD


1 bunch fresh spinach washed and dried, or cheat and get the prewashed ones at the market


1 chicken breast, grilled or boiled, then diced and chilled.


1/4 c dried cranberries


1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts or both.


sunflower seeds


feta cheese


a viniagrette dressing





Mix ingredients together and serve chilled. Goes great with a glass of iced tea! Feeds 1-2








MEXICAN CABBAGE SALAD


1 cabbage, finely sliced


1 avocado, ripe, peeled and diced


1/2 bunch cilantro, finely diced


1 large tomato diced


1/4 c diced celery


1/2 brown onion, diced


1 fresh jalapeno, seeds removed then diced


Mayo


salt/pepper to taste





In a large bowl - Add the cabbage, then the cilantro, tomato, celery / onion, jalapeno and a dash of salt/pepper.


Add the avocado then 2 -3 tbsp of mayo or just enough to moisten to your taste. Mix well.


Chill for 1 hour and serve cold





Feeds 4
salad with very little dressing, croutons and cheese
There are alot of sites that have recipes.





Just try keying in ';healthy food recipes'; on the search engine.





I'm trying to eat healthy too. You just have to add spices, extra salt and pepper, etc. in the recipes in order for them not to taste bland.
Lemon and Ginger Tofu with Beautiful Sauce





Ingredients (use vegan versions):





1 pack firm tofu (about 400 grams or 14 ounces)


2 cloves garlic, finely chopped


1 tablespoon ginger, freshly grated


2 tablespoon chopped spring onion (shallots)


1 teaspoon ground coriander


1 teaspoon cumin powder


1/2 teaspoon chilli paste, more if you like (sambal oeleck, if not available use chopped fresh red chilli)


2 tablespoon soy sauce


3 tablespoon water


4 tablespoon lemon juice


freshly grater rind of 1 lemon


1-2 tablespoon brown sugar


2 tablespoon vegetable oil


pinch of salt


6-8 tablespoon coconut milk


steamed jasmine rice


steamed vegetables (I use a frozen mixture of Thai vegetables, with carrots, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, capsicum etc.) )


coriander leaves to garnish, if you like





Directions:





A delicious Thai inspired dish, which looks beautiful on a plate with colorful Thai vegetables. Substituting the lemon juice and rind for lime also works brilliantly and makes it much more Thai.





1) Cut tofu into slices of the size you desire, I cut it into about 12 rectangular pieces





2) Mix together garlic, ginger, spring onion (shallots), coriander powder, cumin, chilli paste, soy sauce, water, lemon juice, lemon rind, sugar, 1 tablespoon of the oil and the salt in a dish to make a marinade. Stir it well so all the flavours bond.





3) Place the tofu in the marinade making sure each piece is well coated, cover and leave in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, 2 or 3 hours would be ideal.





4) Heat a frying pan up to medium-hot and put the rest of the oil (1 T) in it. Take the tofu out of the dish letting excess marinade drip back into the dish (do not discard the leftover marinade!) and cook tofu in pan for about 5 to 10 minutes, until nicely browned.





5) When tofu is cooked, put it aside and keep it warm. I keep mine on a plate in the grill on the low setting.





6) Turn the pan down to low-medium and pour the leftover marinade (chunky bits and all) into it, stir for a minute or two and add the coconut milk, turning the heat down to low as you do so. Bring to the boil or until it reaches the desired consistency for the sauce (I like a thick sauce, but not too thick) and its all ready.





7) Place the tofu on the steamed rice and pour the sauce over it. Serve the steamed vegetables next to the rice, garnish with coriander leaves and enjoy!





Serves: 3





I have to tell you, it was the first time I cooked tofu... and I made it for guests among many other dishes.. this was everyone's favorite... even the kids loved it, if you like less spice, you can control it as well.
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Purchase a Rachel Ray receipe book for healthy eating.
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