Showing posts with label vegetables. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vegetables. Show all posts

Diet and Healthy Squash Recipes for Thanksgiving Dinner

Squash is a superfood, rich in betacarotene. We need 4 servings of green, leafy vegetables and 2 servings of orange veggies daily. So here are five squash recipes to ramp up the vitamins. Substitute sweet potatoes or pumpkin if you like. Perfect for autumn and Thanksgiving dinner. Most recipes are vegetarian or vegan or can easily be tweaked to be made meatless. They're kosher and halal, too.  Weekly Kids Snack Menu Healthy School Lunches S is for Squash

Healthy Pumpkin Recipes Children Can Make

This is the first year I've noticed what a big deal pumpkin flavor is in fall--everything from ice cream to pancakes to beer. So I thought, why not tap into that beta-carotene goodness? Here are healthy recipes featuring pumpkin. And best of all, kids can make these recipes. Perfect for Thanksgiving preparations.Weekly Snack Menu, Healthy Pumpkin Themed Kids Treats

Thanksgiving Diet Tip: Eat Mostly Veggies and Fruit

I've lost 83 pounds, 40 in the last 5 months. I've been writing a series of articles on how I lost weight. Thanksgiving is a rough time for us dieters as we look down the barrel of the biggest food fest in the western hemisphere! Diet wisdom varies on fats, starch, meat, salt, dairy--which are the worst for weight loss. Sometimes dairy is the culprit. Then health gurus say it's starch. From my experience, it's not so much about what you don't eat as what you do.  Diet Tip of the Day: Eat Mostly Veggies and Fruit

Diet Friendly Thanksgiving Alternative Recipes-- Cajun Jambalaya

I’ve lost over 80 pounds and I am doing the dance of joy! This holiday season I am not going to blow that hard work. So I'm preparing low calorie Thanksgiving menu recipes with food swaps
I used to lose. I’m going to keep using recipe substitutions to finish my last 25 pounds to reach goal and to maintain the weight I’m at. Today’s recipe:

Low Impact Jambalaya—I love Cajun jambalaya but it’s high calorie made the regular way. I make this base recipe and set some aside for me. Then I add the ingredients that add the calorie jolt. The orange dish in the image is jambalaya. The side is purple cabbage. I'll keep adding diet substitutions to get us through Turkey Day!  Diet Recipe of the Day Light and Yummy Cajun Jambalaya

Squash Recipes for Thanksgiving


I love fall produce shopping. The glorious riot of vegetable colors is a feast for the eyes. And bold colors in vegetables equates to nutrient-packed super-foods. But pragmatically speaking, what do you do with those funny-looking fall squashes? Here are quick, delicious vegetarian recipes that capitalize on winter squash harvest goodness. Even picky eaters will love them! Perfect for harvest dinners and Thanksgiving meals. Recipes included. Easy Vegetarian Super-Food Recipes Using Winter Squash

Free Printable Apple Activities for Thanksgiving, Fall Preschool Lesson Plans

Apples are a popular theme for fall lesson plans, especially for preschool lessons. Apples tie in with Thanksgiving  themes, too. Looking for apple activities? Have I got a great sweet treat for you--a plethora of free printable apple-themed fun. This booklet includes apple math activities, science puzzles, social studies lessons and history extensions. There are printable creative writing prompts, word games and more. Read more at Free Printable Apple Activities for Fall Preschool Lesson Plans

Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes for Thanksgiving Dinner

Vegetarian and Vegan Harvest Recipes for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving for vegetarians? Absurd! Thanksgiving must include a turkey, right? Wrong. Historically, Thanksgiving was a Harvest festival. And what do we harvest? Grains and vegetables. Here are tips and recipes for a vegetarian and vegan Thanksgiving. Read More

Healthy Harvest Salads for Thanksgiving and Holiday Meals

Thanksgiving Salad Ideas Thanksgiving is about turkey and stuffing, but Thanksgiving also celebrates nature's harvest bounty, so why not include some festive, healthy salad recipes on your Thanksgiving menu? Here are fresh, healthy, harvest salads to grace your table. Read More