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Cooking Light. Top 5 healthy family meals. Are you looking for more ways to get your family eating five-a-day?

Top 5 healthy family meals

These easy healthy suppers are packed full of nutritious veggies, plenty of flavour and are sure to please even the fussiest of eaters. We also have healthy snacks to keep the kids happy between meals. Vegetable tagine with apricot couscous This beautiful, seasonal vegetable tagine actually counts as all five of your five-a-day, so give yourself a pat on the back for efficiency! It's also rich in iron and low in fat. Double bean and roasted red pepper chilli There's nothing better than a warming bowl of chilli, except a bowl of chilli that's healthy and low fat. Greatist. Green Greek Goddess Chicken Sandwiches. This recipe may seem complicated because of the amount of ingredients, but it's easy!

Green Greek Goddess Chicken Sandwiches

This would be a great lunch to make with the kids, or simple to serve as a main dish for your next barbecue. Health Highlights: Fresh Parsley: Myricetin is a flavonol in parsley that has been evaluated for its success in the treatment and prevention of diabetes. Myricetin has also shown to have chemopreventive effects on skin cancer.[1] Greek Yogurt: This type of yogurt contains a strong amount of protein which helps you to feel full for longer periods of time.

These "Fried Rice" Recipes Are Perfect If You're Dieting. 5 Healthy Bedtime Snacks for Weight Loss. The jury is still out on whether eating late at night leads to weight gain.

5 Healthy Bedtime Snacks for Weight Loss

But one thing is certain: if you want to lose weight, you need to create a calorie deficit. The number of calories you consume or cut per day makes a big difference. But when late-night hunger pangs strike, we recommend having one of the following healthy snacks rather than a box of pizza or a bowl of ice cream.These tasty bedtime snacks are low in calories, good for your health and will help you in losing weight! 1. Avocado with cottage cheese.

Fitness Nutrition 101: What To Eat Pre- & Post- Workout. Nowadays people are more stressed than ever with very little free time.

Fitness Nutrition 101: What To Eat Pre- & Post- Workout

Therefore, it is important to make the most out of daily exercise. Pre- and post-workout foods are key. The challenge: there is a general misconception about what foods and nutrients actually do for recovery and reaching your workout goals. A study among fitness enthusiasts shows, for instance, that half of the participants think that consuming carbohydrates after a workout can lead to less optimal results. Moreover, one-third of the participants don’t want to consume any calories at all directly after a workout. 3 Easy High-Protein Recipes With Hard-Boiled Eggs. Eggs are real vitamin powerhouses!

3 Easy High-Protein Recipes With Hard-Boiled Eggs

They contain almost all vitamins (except vitamin C). Plus, they provide all nine essential amino acids. Your body cannot produce these itself, so it has to get them through the food you eat. Healthy Tuna Stuffed Avocado. Lentil ‘meatballs’ with fresh tomato sauce recipe - olive. 21 Best Ever Vegetarian Recipes Under 300 Calories. Veggie soba noodle pots These veggie soba noodle pots are a great lunch box idea.

21 Best Ever Vegetarian Recipes Under 300 Calories

Ready in just 20 minutes, under 500 calories and packed full of flavour. Healthy Weeknight Dinners Ideas. 43 easy 5:2 diet recipes under 500 calories. Also known as the Fast Diet, the 5:2 diet is a popular weight loss plan that involves eating normally for five days each week, and reducing your calorie intake to 500 calories on the other two.

43 easy 5:2 diet recipes under 500 calories

Best ever healthy pasta recipes - olive. Spicy prawn linguine This spicy linguine isn’t for the faint hearted.

Best ever healthy pasta recipes - olive

With chilli flakes, ginger and garlic, it’s full of flavour but not full of fat. It’s simple to make and is ready in only 20 minutes. Pasta with crisp chorizo, olive oil and parsley. Easy Recipes: 51 Quick and Healthy 3-Ingredient Meals. A common barrier to cooking is seeing a mouthwatering recipe, only to click and discover it requires double-digit ingredients, two of which you’ve never heard of.

Easy Recipes: 51 Quick and Healthy 3-Ingredient Meals

It doesn’t have to be that way. Delicious, healthy dishes can be crafted from just three ingredients. Skeptical? Just check out this list and get cooking. Note: Olive oil, salt, and pepper don’t count as any of the three ingredients since most people have those on hand all the time (along with beer, of course). 16 Best Ever Healthy One-Pot Recipes. Baked eggs with spinach Baked eggs with spinach is the perfect dish for a lighter brunch.

16 Best Ever Healthy One-Pot Recipes

It feels indulgent, but baked with spinach, mushrooms and low-fat crème fraîche, this comes in at under 200 calories per serving. Kale, pumpkin and bacon pot Sometimes comfort food comes with a high calorie count. Not this delicious pumpkin, bacon and kale pot which comes in at less than 250 calories but feels like a lot more. Vegan Dinner Recipes You Can Prep in 5 Minutes. Vegan Sloppy Joes. Did your parents ever make you sloppy joes growing up? If so, welcome to the club. If not, I’m sorry, you poor neglected soul. (Just kidding, but also kind of not kidding). Sloppy joes are so delicious! And I haven’t had them since my mom made them for me back in high school. Oh, how my diet has changed since then! This recipe comes together in roughly 30 minutes, including cooking your lentils!

Mediterranean. The 20 Highest Protein Veggies (And Other Plant-Based Foods) You Can Eat. Protein: 18 grams per 1-cup serving (cooked) Talk about healthiest appetizer ever–just a cup's worth of edamame (or cooked soybeans) packs a huge protein punch. Be sure to pick an organic variety, though, as most soybeans in the U.S. are genetically modified and heavily treated with pesticides. Try edamame in this stir-fry: Edamame with Asparagus, Scallions, and Egg. 2) Organic Tempeh. 6 Best Nuts for Weight Loss. Hang out at a local bar and you’re sure to come across a variety of nuts (the food, not the people hanging out in the corner)—and guys popping them like they’re diet freebies. It’s the perfect example of good food gone bad. Nuts, like avocados, are loaded with heart-healthy fats.

But healthy doesn’t always mean lean. A couple of beers and a few handfuls of nuts and you’ve racked up some serious calories—and diet damage. “A one-ounce serving of nuts contains 135 calories, and how many nuts you get in a serving will depend on your nut of choice,” says Tanya Zuckerbrot, RD. 10 High-Protein Desserts Made in 10 Minutes or Less. It’s easy to think that sweets and protein never mix, given that most baked goods are decidedly lacking in protein status. To be fair, the muscle-building macronutrient is tops when it comes to savory dishes (chicken breasts, anyone?). But it also stars in some legitimately satisfying sweet recipes. All the more reason to add some protein to your dessert? A meal high in protein helps promote feelings of fullness for longer, reducing cravings and the chances of overeating.

To have your cake and eat your protein too, try one of these protein-rich sweet recipes, most of which pack 20 or more grams of the good stuff per serving! Cooking For Two: 34 Crazy Cheap and Healthy Meals for You and Yours. Valentine’s Day or not, cooking for two can be a tricky skill to master. While leftovers are practical, eating Crock Pot chili five nights in a row can get pretty old.

These recipes—from breakfast and starters to dinner and dessert—are perfect to enjoy with your girlfriend, boyfriend, mom, dad, friend, or dog (… if your dog eats human food). 36 Healthy Taco Recipes You Need to Try. Tacos have gone from unappetizing fast food to Tuesday night staple and gourmet food truck fare.

Filled with meat or veggies, stuffed inside a soft or hard tortilla, and topped with cheese or guacamole (or both!) , the possibilities are endless. 83 Healthy Recipe Substitutions. Here at Greatist, we're always looking for ways to make our favorite foods healthier without sacrificing flavor. So we compiled a list of our best substitutions and discovered some new ones along the way. 74 Smart Ways to Make Healthier Pizza.

These days, Dominos just doesn’t cut it. We created this epic list of all the healthiest pizza fixin’s, so you can build exactly what you—and your body—wants. 10 Healthy Alternatives To Our Favourite Foods - See Whats Trending. 5 healthy ways to satisfy your sweet tooth. Sunday Strategist: A Week of Healthy Menus—November 24-28. 14 Tricks for Healthier Pies (and Our Favorite Recipes) Pie is a classic any time of year—but that doesn’t mean classics can’t be improved, including Grandma’s apple pie.

88 Unexpected Snacks Under 100 Calories. We’ve all been there: hunger striking before dinnertime, a sudden craving for something sweet, the need for a quick energy boost before working out. The solution? 5 healthy ways to satisfy your sweet tooth. 30 amazing post-workout snacks to try. Snacking after your workout may not seem important, but getting the right balance of carbs, fats and proteins to satisfy your hunger and help recovery from your workout is vital.

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30 Sugar Substitutes for Any and Every Possible Situation. 36 Healthy Snacks to Celebrate Fall. 43 Hydrating Recipes for Summer. Metabolic Cooking. Kidney Info. Top 10 Healthiest Vegetables List from CommonSenseHealth.com. Healthy Snacks. Protein Powder. Healthy Clean Recipes - Eat Spin Run Repeat. 17 Surprising Mid-Run Snacks to Improve Your Marathon. 50 Awesome Pre- and Post-Workout Snacks. 52 Healthier Alternatives to Late-Night Snacks. 40 Easy Casserole Recipes That Are Actually Healthy. The Best Foods for Your Brain (And Why We Might Owe Fat an Apology) Cooking for One: 29 Insanely Easy, Healthy Meals You Can Make In Minutes. 88 Unexpected Snacks Under 100 Calories.