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Healthier Mozzarella Sticks!
What you need
- 12 sticks of string cheese in your choice of cheese, go for the low sodium kind if you want to be extra healthy
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp of flour
- 5 tbsp of bread crumbs
- 2 tbsp of parmesan cheese
- A dollop of olive oil, or cooking spray
Preparation
- Cut the cheese sticks in half, making 24 slices, then freeze the slices in the freezer until completely frozen
- Beat the egg in a small bowl. Use a separate bowl to combine the bread crumbs and parmesan cheese
- To bread the cheese sticks: First dip the frozen cheese stick into the flower, then into the egg, then into the bread crumb mixture
- Once all of the 24 sticks are coated, place them on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil coated with a few drops of olive oil or sprayed with cooking spray (this will keep cleanup to a minimum, and keep the sticks from sticking!)
- Bake in the oven at 400 degrees for about 4 minutes, or until crisp. They need to be watched closely so they don’t melt completely!
(via girlgrowingsmall)
You had me at healthy cheesecake
Mexican Chocolate Breakfast Shake
I absolutely LOVE mexican hot chocolate so I gotta try this.
Egg muffins
Decided to make egg muffins for my pre workout snack. Half of cooked chicken breast, red pepper, mushrooms, grated parmesan cheese and eggs. And 16 pretty looking muffins are done. According to my calculations (or to be exact, sparkpeople calculations), one muffin is 80 kcal. Awesome. You can find the recipe here.
P.S. yes, one muffin is missing in the silicone pan, because it was tinier than his eggy brothers so I had to save him from burning. (it was yummy!)
Basically pastry-less quiches!
I made very similar mini quiches with the pastry the other day and it was pretty tasty.
This is a great idea! Will definitely try it out soon :Dif you aren’t using a silicon pan, make sure to grease!!!
(via losingtofindmyself)
What I made for dinner. I would have taken a picture of the pancake I had made, but a piece of it broke off and it didn’t look as pretty. But it was definitely yummy!
Click on photo for the recipe!
dear lord these look delectable.
(via callmemoprah)
Yogurt Frozen Black Raspberries!
mmmm good idea to spice up your fruit and dessert!
(via girlgrowingsmall)
As someone who’s from San Diego, I know just how delicious carne asada fries and California burritos are. I also know just how calorie-filled they are. So I was craving a carne asada fry burrito, and wanted to try and come up with a healthier version. Note: This is a substitution recipe. It is still a pretty high calorie meal, and EXTREMELY filling, so one serving is actually better suited as two meals or a shared meal.
Turkey Asada Fries/Burrito
- One small russet potato
- Olive oil
- Morton’s lite salt
- 4 ounces of Jennie-O 93/7 lean ground turkey
- Bell pepper
- Lime juice
- La Victoria green taco sauce
- Pinto beans
- Sargento reduced fat 4 cheese Mexican blend
- La Tortilla Factory smart & delicious 100-calorie whole wheat tortilla (optional)
- Light sour cream (optional)
- Avocado (optional)
- Cilantro (optional)
- For the french fries: Slice the russet potato lengthwise into medium french fries. Place in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the lite salt, and toss until potato slices are fully covered. Place a piece of tin foil on a baking sheet and spray non-stick spray on the foil. Place the potato pieces on the sheet and bake for 20-30 minutes at 450 degrees.
- For the turkey: Spray non-stick cooking spray in a large skillet. Sauté the turkey, bell pepper, lime juice, and green taco sauce until the turkey is fully cooked and gray.
- Boil the pinto beans until fully cooked.
- Heat up the tortilla on an open burner, flipping every 20 seconds or so.
- Place everything into the tortilla for a fry burrito, or skip the tortilla and enjoy turkey asada fries with a fork.
Normal calorie count for carne asada fries with sour cream and guacamole: 1500 (an extra 130 calories would be added for the tortilla if a fry burrito)
Turkey asada fries w/out the tortilla: 620 calories (add an extra 60 for avocado, 30 for light sour cream, and 100 for tortilla)
Normal fat grams for carne asada fries: 76g
Fat grams for turkey asada fries: 29g (add an extra 5 for avocado, 2 for sour cream, and 2 for tortilla)
Turkey Asada burrito without the french fries, with avocado and sour cream: 534 calories, 24 grams of fat
(Source: lifeisyourstomiss)
Craving bacon? Love a BLT but hate all the fat and calories? Try this low-calorie, vegetarian alternative that uses provolone instead of bacon, and tastes just as delicious!
“I want to love you, PLT!” Sandwich
- Reduced fat or low sodium Sargento provolone cheese
- Orowheat Healthfull bread (I prefer Hearty Wheat or 10-grain, and they’re only 80 calories a slice!)
- Best Foods canola cholesterol-free mayonnaise
- Lettuce
- Tomato
Super easy and simple to make. Throw two slices of provolone on a frying pan. No oil or non-stick spray needed, because the provolone itself has natural oils to aid in the frying. You’ll hear the provolone starting to pop and you’ll see it starting to “breathe.” Flip over the provolone once you see it’s side starting to brown. Then just toast the bread, put 1 tablespoon of mayo on each slice, then add the fried provolone, lettuce, and tomatoes. Enjoy!
Calories in a normal BLT: 550
Calories in a PLT: 390
Fat grams in a normal BLT: 34g
Fat grams in a PLT: 18g
Sodium in a normal BLT: 1094mg
Sodium in a PLT: 750mg
