Healthy Recipe - Avocado, cheese, and flavoured tuna

Posted October 2nd, 2006 by
Categories: Appitizers & Snacks

Avocado, cheese, and flavoured tuna 
Serves: However much you choose,10, 5
CarbsPerServing: not sure
Prep Time:5 mins
Effort:Easy  
Ingredients:
1 cucumber
1 small tin of flavoured tuna
1 avocado
block cheese (your choice depends on your preference)

How to Prepare:
Quite easy . . . I just thought it up the other day and i haven’t tried it yet but it sort of gives a substitute instead of using cracker or biscuits.

Slice the cucumber to reasonable thickness. Put a slice of cheese on the cucumber. Then some avocado then finally some flavoured tuna on top. Great snack

Healthy Recipe - BLT Salad

Posted August 30th, 2006 by
Categories: Salads & Dressings

Carbs Per Serving: 7g total
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:

7 slices bacon – cooked crisp,drained and crumbled
1 cup chopped lettuce
1/8 cup chopped onion
1/2 medium tomato – chopped
1 tablespoon mayonnaise

How to Prepare:
Stir mayo into lettuce,onion and tomato until evenly coated. Toss in bacon.

Healthy Recipe - Low Carb Frappachino

Posted August 8th, 2006 by
Categories: Beverages

Serves:2
CarbsPerServing: Don’t know excatly but you only have whipping cream and coffee so it can’t be much
Prep Time: 10 min
Effort:Easy

Ingredients:
any flavored coffee
whipping cream
ice
splenda

How to Prepare:
Make some flavored coffee. Brew it very strong . . . just make more than you normally would drink. Let cool then put about a cup in a blender, add heavy whipping cream until it looks like a light caramel color. Then add about a cup of ice and blend well. Sweeten to taste with splenda in a bowl put about 1/4 cup of heavy whipping and 1 pkt of splenda whip till stiff , pour blended coffee into tall glass and top with whipped cream.

ENJOY . . . this is for all those low carbers missing they’re favorite coffee shop fixes

Healthy Recipe - Blue Cheese Salad Dressing

Posted August 1st, 2006 by
Categories: Salads & Dressings

Carbs Per Serving: 1g total
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon sour cream
2 teaspoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons heavy cream
1 tablespoon blue cheese
1 teaspoon powdered ranch dressing mix

How to Prepare:

Mix all together and chill before serving.

NOTES : Counts for ranch dressing mix not included in totals.

Healthy Recipe - Bacon Roll-Ups

Posted July 28th, 2006 by
Categories: Appitizers & Snacks

Serves: 1 serving
Carbs Per Serving: about 6 carbs(?)
Prep Time:5 mins
Effort:Easy

Ingredients:
4 large lettuce leaves
4 slices bacon
1/4 tomatoe, diced
4 oz cream cheese

How to Prepare:
fry up your bacon, dice up your tomatoe, take the lettuce leaf’s and smear 1 oz of cream cheese on each leaf. crumble the bacon and place  on each leaf, spread the tomatoes on each slice and roll-up.

Healthy Recipe - Cajun Stew

Posted July 21st, 2006 by
Categories: Soups & Stews

Serves: A lot.
Carbs Per Serving: Mostly from tomatoes (net 3 per 1/2 cup)
Prep Time: 30 min
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:

2 large cans peeled crushed tomatoes
1/2 can tomato paste (small)
3/4 lb ground beef
8 hot italian sausages
diced green pepper and onion
oregano, parsley and thyme
hot sauce
red pepper flakes
salt and pepper

How to Prepare:
Place tomatoes in tall pot (make sure you check the label for no sugar added, net carbs should be 3 for a 1/2 cup serving), add the tomato paste, spices and diced vegetables while browning the ground beef and sausages. Prick the skins of the sausages as they brown. When the meat has been browned, drain well, add to the stew pot. Simmer for about two hours until the meat is tender. Depending on seasoning, stew will be tangy but not too hot.

Healthy Recipe - CHICKEN WINGS (ZERO CARBS)

Posted July 17th, 2006 by
Categories: Appitizers & Snacks

Serves:2,10
Carbs Per Serving:0
Prep Time: 20 min.
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:

3 lbs. chicken wings
6 T. Hot Sauce
1 Stick Butter
2 qts. cooking oil
Lawry’s Seasoned Salt

How to Prepare:
WINGS: Cut whole wings at joints and discard tips. Sprinkle wings liberally with Lawry’s Seasoned Salt. Deep fry until golden brown and crispy. Drain on paper towels.

SAUCE: Combine melted butter and hot sauce in a large bowl, mix well. Add wings and coat evenly.

This recipe is for mild wings-add extra hot sauce for more heat.

Serve with bleu cheese and celery.

Healthy Recipe - Bacon Cheeseburger Salad

Posted July 13th, 2006 by
Categories: Salads & Dressings

The healthy recipe for today is a salad recipe and is very easy to make. 

Carbs Per Serving: 7g total

Effort:Easy

Ingredients:
3 ounces lean ground beef crumbled,cooked and drained
4 slices bacon – cooked crisp,drained and crumbled
1 cup chopped lettuce
1/8 cup chopped onion1/2 medium tomato – chopped
1 tablespoon mayonnaise ¼ cup cheddar cheese – (or 1 once)

How to Prepare:
Stir mayo into lettuce,onion and tomato until evenly coated. Toss in beef, bacon and cheese.

Healthy Recipes - Chocolate Chip Muffins

Posted July 10th, 2006 by
Categories: Breads & Pastries

Serves: 24
Carbs Per Serving: 3.6 g each, excluding choc chips as counts vary by brand
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:

12 oz box Atkins Brownie mix
3/4 cup oil
3 eggs1 1/2 cups water
1 cup Atkins Pancake Mix
1/2 cup sugar free choc chips

How to Prepare:
Beat together eggs, oil, water. Add brownie mix, beat on low for 1 minute. Add pancake mix, beat on medium for 2 minutes. Add chocolate chips and mix well. Divide into 24 paper lined muffin cups. Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes. Tastes better than Atkins Choc Choc chip muffins and makes twice as many!

Healthy Recipes - Turkey and Ham Frittata

Posted July 6th, 2006 by
Categories: Eggs & Breakfast

Serves:4
CarbsPerServing:7g
Effort:Average

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped cooked turkey
1 cup chopped ham
6 eggs
3 tablespoons oil
2 medium tomatoes — chopped
1 cup button mushroom — diced
4 shallots — chopped
1/2 cup heavy cream
salt and ground black pepper for seasoning

How to Prepare:
Put oil in large frying pan, add turkey, ham and mushrooms until mushrooms are tender.
Add tomatoes and onions.
Cook, stirring for 2 minutes.

In a bowl whisk together eggs, cream and seasoning, then pour into turkey and ham mixture in pan. Cook gently until mixture is firm - the top will not be quite set. Place pan under a hot griller to complete cooking the top for approx. 2 minutes.

Turn frittata on board and cut into wedges.

This recipe is great when you have all that leftover turkey and ham.