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Healthy & Wholesome Recipes

by: Helena Gray

Here are a few Delicious ways to eat more healthfully:

 

Whole Wheat Muffins (that are quite moist!)

I found this recipe at a Preparedness Fair.  Looking at the recipe, I wouldn’t expect them to taste very good, but then I was given a sample.  What a delightful surprise!  I even made them with my 9-year-old brother and he liked them so much he wanted seconds.  He was so surprised that he couldn’t even taste the beans.  This is a great recipe for getting more fiber in your diet.  I plan to freeze a few and eat them during the day when I want to snack and carrots just won’t cut it. J

 

1 ½ C Whole Wheat Flour

¾ C Rolled Oats

1 tsp Baking Soda

1 tsp Baking Powder

½ tsp Salt 

2 egg whites, slightly beaten

½ C Skim Milk

2 Tbsp Oil

½ C Honey or 2/3 C Sugar

½ C Applesauce

½ C pureed beans

 

In a mixing bowl combine flour, oats, soda, baking powder, and salt.  Make a well in the center.  In a separate bowl, combine egg whites, milk, honey, oil, applesauce and pureed beans.  Add all at once to flour mixture.  Stir until just moist (batter should still be lumpy). Fill muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake at 375 for 15 to 20 min.  Makes 12 Muffins.

 

 On these hot summer days, instead of Ice Cream, have a delicious (and nutritious) fruit smoothie. They are super easy to make, fun to improvise, and a great way to get a few of your fruit servings out of the way.

 

Fruit Smoothie

(For one person)

 

About 1 Cup of mixed frozen berries

½ to 1 banana

About 1 Cup of orange juice

 

Put the berries in the bottom of the blender and completely cover with orange juice.  Let sit a couple of minutes to soften the berries a bit. Add banana and blend until smooth.  For a creamier shake, use about ¼ c orange juice concentrate and cover berries with 1 cup of milk.   Of course there are about a million other variations, but this should get you going in the right direction.

 

Gazpacho
 

2 servings

This is a super-healthy, super-easy soup that is perfect for summertime because it is served cold and the vegetables are in season.

 

½ Red Bell-Pepper

1-2 Cloves Garlic

1 cup Chicken or vegetable broth

Splash of vinegar

¼ of a hothouse (English) cucumber

Sprig of fresh parsley

 

Put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth, but still has some texture.  For variation, you can serve over baby shrimp or as a chip dip.

 

 

 
 
 

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