Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Cabbage "Noodle" soup

A favorite soups of e, my daughter is a noodle soup of "Chick'n" which starts with the Non-poulet of Imagine broth and includes, in addition to pasta, loops of soybean or other packaged chicken substitute as Lightlife Smart strips.   It is one of those dishes that feel comfort on a cold night, or whenever our minds need a lift, my family asks much.  As someone who seeks to reduce sodium and processed, foods I know in my head that this favorite family is not the most nutritious soup in the world, but I am not immune from its charms.  The trick is addictive!   However, when I found myself want to recently, I decided it was time to give him a cure of youth boost nutrition.

My new version uses no broth (vegetables and seasonings are creating their own), chickpeas substitutes "Chick'n ' and replaces the noodles with strips of cabbage.  Although e always requires actual pasta in the soup, I found it a stand-in satisfactory and nearly as comforting that the original at a fraction of the calories.

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Cabbage takes the place of noodles in this low-calorie soup, but if you want to add more warmth, add 2 oz of pasta for the last 15 minutes of cooking, or add a potato, diced or two with the water. I kept the low sodium by using water instead of broth, but for a richer taste, you can add vegetables cubic small onion broth to taste or use broth of vegetables for half of the water.1, chopped2 carrots, diced or sliced2 ribs celery, teaspoon, diced (sheets included) 8 cups water1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves1/8 rubbed sage2 bay leaves1/2 teaspoon cloves of garlic seasoning2 poultry, minced or pressed1/4 cabbagefinely sliced1 can (15 oz.) chickpeas, rinsed and drained black spoons pepper3 generous network (gold1 1/2 cup cooked chickpeas) nutritional soup yeast1/4 cup parsley, chopped2 TSP mellow misosalt white to tastePreheat a large jarnon-stick. Add onions, carrots and celery and cook until the onions soften. Add the water and all remaining ingredients except nutritional yeast, parsley, and miso. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook until vegetables are tender and broth is tasty (at least 30 minutes).Incorporate nutritional yeast and parsley. Place the miso in a small bowl and add the hot broth a little at a time, stirring, until the miso dissolved in the broth. Add miso broth to pot. Add salt to taste and serve.Total duration: 45 minutesNumber portions (yield): 6Nutrition (per serving): 116 calories, 10 calories from fat, 1.2 g total fat, 0 mg cholesterol, sodium 257.9 mg, potassium mg 273.6, carbohydrate 21.2 g, fiber of 4.2 g, 2.2 g sugarprotein g 6.4, 3.3 MyPointsPlus (no affiliation with Weight Watchers).

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Marked as: CORE -eat-living, gluten-free

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Monday, April 4, 2011

Tri-poivre creamy dressing

I tried to eat a big salad every day, and although I did not fully succeed, especially in my recent trip for spring break, I would be able to eat as much as me if I was stuck with the same boring salad sauce day after day.  I can drizzle my Special salad with dressing for about a week, maybe two, before bored and need for a change.

Recently, I have been in creamy dressings as I do with a combination of plain white balsamic vinegar and soy milk.  Vinegar causes milk soy Cailler, resulting in what I call the buttermilk effect.  Then I mixed in some seasonings I am craving this day here (smoked paprika is probably my favorite) with a few seeds chia, which thicken the dressing and help to cling to the Salad Greens.

Pink Peppercorns

A few days ago salad boredom led me to examine in my cabinet spices for something that I had not yet made a dressing, and the small pot of pink peppercorns practically jumped in my hand.  Pink pepper grains, if you have not used previously, are much softer and softer than the grains of pepper black or white, probably because they are not actually pepper at all, but tiny dried berries.  They have a layer external paper and easily crushed with a mortar and pestle, but get all sort of thrust in a pepper mill (I tried and it doesn't work). They are sweet you can eat on the pot without getting red in the face, although they build in a modest heat if you eat lots of them.

Which leads me to a last warning about this salad dressing: it is not for the shy spices among you.  When combined with black and white pepper, pink pepper fruity grain becomes more assertive, and although a full salad this sauce will have you breathing down gallons of water, you will feel a pleasant (for some of us) to accumulate heat.  I used a teaspoon full of pink pepper grains, but if you're concerned that it might be too spicy, I recommend from the lesser amount-and permanently reduce the amounts of black and white pepper, which are the real heat balance.

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plain 1/2 cup unsweetened balsamic blank 1/3 cup milk soy (or rice vinegar) 1 clove of garlic 1/2 - 1 teaspoon pink pepper grains, crushed after measuring spoon 1/4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 1/8 tsp ground white pepper 1/2 spoon coffee onion powder 1/2 spoon coffee salt (or to taste) 1/2 teaspoon chia seeds (or ground flaxseed) place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour or until the sauce has thickened. Stir well before use.Time (duration) of cooking: 5number of portions (yield): 7

Nutrition (by 2 tablespoons): 20 calories, 3 calories from fat, less than 1 g total fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 171.3 mg, potassium 41.6 mg, carbohydrates 3 g, sodium less than fiber 1 g, 2 g sugar less than 1 g protein0.3 point.

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Light mushroom lasagna

A light still creamy meatless lasagna filled with mushrooms, low-fat ricotta cheese, spinach and tomato sauce, makes a welcome meal for a lot. Filling and delicious, you miss is not the meat. A hearty and nutritious dinner with a side of steamed broccoli and peas are used.

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Green Day

Unleash your inner Irish super healthy spinach soupwith some St. Patrick's day low fat cuisine, including this lively green.

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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Dinner in a snap her

On most weekdays we want dinner to get as quickly as possible on the table easily. All too often means that to sacrifice nutrition for comfort. But the chances are, you can whip perfectly healthy meals with store cupboard ingredients and dinner in less than 30 minutes available. Here are some great examples of the quick and easy low fat meals. Tuna, bean and couscous salad photo © 2011 Fiona Haynes, licensed, about.com

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For the love of the pudding

Sometimes tendons I really pudding. It is one of those comfort foods, I suppose. Now, pudding is not bad, of course. It is a good source of calcium, but if it is made with whole milk or cream, it is not just a low fat option. Here, a few low-fat pudding are recipes for everything that is custard lovers.

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Black Bean and butternut pumpkin chili

Here is a delicious and hearty black bean and butternut pumpkin chili for your meat-free Monday. I have the overhead of the use of dried black beans, the I eingeweichten and chock was rewarded with a chili earthy beans full of dark, the sweet of butternut squash. Enjoy this black bean and butternut pumpkin Chili with some homemade cornbread.

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