03 Jan 2013 5 Comments
Healthy Recipe Ideas
If you’ve spent any time at all on this blog, page you may have noticed that most of the recipes I post are of the…unhealthy variety ;) I love baking somewhat crazy and delicious desserts. But I have seen a HUGE spike of people searching the blog for my healthier recipes (I’m assuming with the new year’s resolutions coming in) so I thought I would list some of my healthier recipes in one post so it would be more convenient for you guys!
Disclaimer: I’m a fan of eating healthy, melanoma but I also believe that fad diets and restrictive diets are pointless. Eating healthy is a day-to-day challenge and some days I do well and some days I don’t. But if you try telling yourself that you’re never going to eat a dessert again, resuscitator it generally won’t work out well. I hope we can all do better at striving for balance, which means checking out these healthier recipes but also indulging a few times a week :)
*Anything labeled “Daniel Fast” is Vegetarian, Vegan, and Daniel-Fast approved*
Also, for those of you interested in the Daniel Fast, I answered a lot of questions about it in THIS post :)
Healthy Breakfast and Snacks:
I love smoothies! They are so easy to make and very customizable. Depending on what you put in them, they can provide you with fruit, dairy, and protein to kick-start your day! I usually try to add some sort of fruit, yogurt or milk, and peanut butter :)
Peanut Butter, Banana, and Chocolate Smoothie
I also love breads and muffins! Here are two recipes that I have adjusted to make them much lighter than the usual muffin/quick-bread, but you really cannot tell the difference between these and their less-healthy counterparts.
Healthy Lunch and Dinner:
These recipes are all ones that I love and think taste really good. I recently made Hot Spinach Dip again and was reminded of how good it is! And the Daniel-Fast approved Potato Wedges and Veggies is one of my all-time favorite meals!
Salad with Maple Mustard Chicken Tenders
Daniel Fast Taco Salad <- another really great one!
Desserts:
Gigantic Peanut Butter Candy Cookie <- I included this one because it makes one cookie which lets you have dessert without too many leftovers!
