With delicious grapefruits coming into season, I grabbed up a few for my breakfast. My favorite way to have a grapefruit, is to broil it! This makes it tasty and warm perfect to get your day started right.
ENJOY!
Ingredients:
1 half of a grapefruit
cinnamon
sugar-I used splenda
Directions:
Cut grapefruit in half and cut around the pith to separate the wedges. [...]
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What a great fall recipe. This recipe from all recipes made the house smell amazing and I loved all the different veggies added in. The wine gave it such a great deep flavor. Great twist on the old chicken and veggie soup recipes out there.
ENJOY!
Ingredients:
1/2 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken
2 parsnips, peeled and chopped
1 [...]
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I love easy but healthy crockpot meals. Usually little to no work and the meal is delicious, but oh so healthy. This dish was just that found on SparkRecipes.com. I served it with pasta, steamed veggies and a light spinach salad. A great meal for a busy or lazy day!
ENJOY!
Ingredients:
1 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 [...]
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Mmmm I love different chilis on a football Saturday. Nothing is better than a crock full of delicious smelling chicken or beef chilis. I found this recipe in my Parents Magazine. This was great and perfect with either cornbread or crusty rolls.
ENJOY!
Ingredients:
1 large onion, chopped
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 green [...]
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MMmmmm Mexican is my favorite and this was fantastic. A great WW recipe and was easy to make. It makes a lot so I cut it down to just fit the two of us. SOOO GOOD!
ENJOY!
Ingredients:
1 spray(s) olive oil cooking spray
2 pound(s) uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast-I used gr white turkey breast
30 oz canned black [...]
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Trying to eat healthier especially when visiting my folks, I came across this recipe for turkey meatballs. What I liked about it was it was low in sodium. My mom can’t have much sodium anymore, so this recipe was perfect for her esp when craving pasta. I served it with a simple low sodium, no sugar [...]
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This was a fantastic healthy meal that was very easy to put together. I made this earlier in the day and reheated it for dinner and it tasted fantastic. I always like soups and stews the day after or later in the day after cooking. Always seems to deepen the flavors. I did add some [...]
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WOW what a great and easy fall recipe. I love making soups on a Sunday in the fall. Simmering scents fill the house and when they are this easy, you arent glued to the kitchen all day long. I was able to throw this together (I doubled it for leftovers) and let it go while [...]
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A great, very healthy smoothie…perfect for post workouts. Adding a banana to this as well is great too. The pumpkin and banana flavors work well together and the banana gives it a good thick texture. This one doesnt include the banana though.
ENJOY!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1/2-1 cup skim milk or ff yogurt
dash [...]
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