Health and Diet

Health and Diet: "Are you the Couch Potato dieter who can t stop snacking? Do you really want to be healthier? Or are you trying to lose 5 pounds before your date on Friday night?"

Spinach Salad

I was looking for a really good spinach salad recipe, I found this one and tried it out for a friend of mine who was coming to dinner this salad is so crispy and great tasting. This is the low calorie recipe but you could add boiled eggs and bacon. I think this one can measure up.

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One eight ounce bag washed baby spinach
One cucumber
Two small tomatoes
Two stalks green onion or scallions
Three radishes
One half cup fat free cheddar cheese
One half cup fat free croutons
Four ounces fat free raspberry vinaigrette dressing

Peel the cucumber and cut into thin slices.
Cut the tomato into quarters.
Slice the radishes and scallions.
Mix all the vegetables together with the spinach in a large bowl.
Add the cheddar cheese.
Add the dressing and toss.
Top with croutons

Cocktail Meatballs

This is a great recipe for cocktail meatballs very quick and easy. Have made this real quick when need some thing fast for unexpected quests. I add some spices extra spices. But just as good this way.

1 lb. ground beef

2 T. minced onion

1 cup fine cornflakes crumbs

1 tsp. cornstarch

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1/8 tsp. allspice

1 cup milk

Oil for deep frying


Mix all the ingredients together except the oil, form into small balls. Then deep fry balls about 2 minutes. Drain on paper towel. Serve hot with toothpick.

Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

This is a great finger food for all those graduation parties coming up. You could double the recipes with out any problems, also this is not going to cost a lot. This is a great recipe.

16 cherry tomatoes

1 can tuna in water

2 tablespoons low-fat yogurt

2 teaspoons finely chopped green onion

2 teaspoons chili sauce

1/4 teaspoons prepared horseradish

1/8 teaspoons ground black pepper

With a sharp knife, slice tops of tomatoes. With a grapefruit spoon remove pulp; drain upside down on papertowel.

Combine remaining ingredients, spoon mixture into tomatoes, refrigerate about 1 hour before serving.

Cottage Cheese Delight

Great recipe that dose not have all the calories, get the kids to snack on this instead of cookies.

1 quart cottage cheese

1 can crushed pineapples

1(6oz) box orange gelatin

1 small package miniature marshmallows

1 large container Cool Whip

Mix cottage cheese,pineapples and gelatin powder together. Blend in marshmallows and Cool Whip; chill before serving

Pie Without The Crust

This is a very easy pie to make. You dont need a crust just blend and bake.



2 cups milk
3 lg. eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup margarine
3/4 cup coconut
1 tsp. salt
Dash of salt
1 tsp. baking powder


Put all ingredients in a blender for 1 minute. Pour in 9 inch pie pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Apple Crisp

Apple dessert with a yummy cinnamon taste. That can be eaten warm.


8 to 10 apples, sliced
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt
1 egg
1/3 cup margarine
cinnamon


Place sliced apples in the bottom of 9x13 baking dish. Mix together flour,sugar,baking powder, salt, and egg till crumbly. Sprinkle over apples. Melt margarine and pour over mixture. sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees 40 to 45 minutes.