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Barbecue Ranch Quinoa Chicken Salad
Recipe courtesy of Cupcakes & Kale Chips
A healthy combination of your favorite flavors that is perfect for a cool dinner or lunches all week. All whole grain and gluten free, and high protein and healthy-like, but it takes like barbecue and ranch and yum!
Watermelon Yogurt Ice
Recipe courtesy of EatingWell
Inspired by creamy watermelon sherbet, this light and refreshing dessert captures the essence of summer.
Raspberry Spoonbread
Recipe courtesy of EatingWell
A traditional Southern favorite, spoonbread is a typically savory dish that’s like a cross between a soufflé and cornbread. Here we transform the simple ingredients into a comforting dessert with the addition of summer’s best raspberries and pure Vermont maple syrup. Any type of cornmeal will work, but the texture that stone-ground provides is delicious.
Glazed Pork Kebab and Sesame Rice
Recipe courtesy of Real Simple
Get out there and fire up the grill for pork kabobs, a tasty alternative to chicken and beef. These skewers will make quite the impression, whether at your next barbecue or around the family dinner table.
Total Time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Level: Easy
Chipotle Pork Tacos
Recipe courtesy of Cooking Light
This simple pork taco recipe highlights traditional Mexican ingredients like cilantro, lime, and chipotle chiles. Cook the corn tortillas over an open gas flame or in a grill pan for chargilled flavor.
Total Time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings (2 tacos)
Level: Easy
Marmalade ChickenOrange marmalade and freshly grated orange zest make a deliciously tangy sauce for quick-cooking chicken tenders. Serve with brown rice.
Total Time: 40 min
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Level: Easy
Slow-Cooker Black Bean-Mushroom Chili
Recipe courtesy of EatingWell Magazine
Black beans, earthy mushrooms and tangy tomatillos combine with a variety of spices and smoky chipotles to create a fantastic full-flavored chili. It can simmer in the slow cooker all day, which makes it perfect for a healthy supper when the end of your day is rushed.
Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast
Recipe courtesy of Ina Garten
Turkey is a lean protein and the calories won’t get out of hand if you choose a flavorful baked recipe, like Ina’s classic herb-roasted bird.
Now that football season is upon us, we often find ourselves sitting with our friends and families sharing our favorite football snacks along with game. We often find greasy, fatty and processed snacks served during the football season. Football season does NOT mean off-season with a healthy lifestyle. On average, football fans find themselves gaining about 10 pounds during the season. Gaining 10 pounds per year leads to a huge increased risk of an early mortality.
Follow these simple tips to help avoid putting on the pounds:
We’ve all been told, breakfast is the most important meal of the day but often many of us skip it. We are busy with our daily schedules whether it be getting ready for work, running errands, taking care of loved ones, the list is endless. Unfortunately, we place ourselves on the “back burner” in order to accomplish the tasks that we must and our health takes a lesser priority. We find ourselves in the fast food drive through, ordering nutrient poor foods that leave us empty of nutrition and our bodies actually starving. Or even worse, we skip the meal altogether and find ourselves ravenous come the next meal time and gorge on even more calories than we intended to eat. Not only does this habit lead to weight gain, but poorer health overall. Continue reading