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Candied Citrus Peel
Candied Citrus Peel
00Winter is the season for citrus. In efforts to ward off the common cold, we all turn to citrus fruits loaded with vitamin C. But don’t be so quick to throw away the peel after you are done eating an orange or squeezing a lemon or lime into your favorite recipe. Use the peel in this fun candy recipe to make a sweet winter treat! This guilt-free candy won’t spoil your New Year’s...
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Healthy Rice Crispy Treats
Healthy Rice Crispy Treats
00Eating healthy doesn’t mean you have to give up the things you love. With the right substitutions you can make your favorite treats and eat them without feeling guilty. This healthy version of rice crispy treats is one that everyone in your family will love! This recipe is adapted from The Kind Diet. Here’s what you’ll need: Ingredients: 1 box brown rice crisps cereal (I used...
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Healthy Holiday Cookies
Healthy Holiday Cookies
00Happy Christmas Eve! Whether you are baking cookies for a holiday cookie exchange, for family and friends, or to put out tonight for Santa Claus, a healthy cookie recipe can go along way. Instead of sabotaging your healthy diet with cookies high in calories, fat and sugar choose from one of these 5 healthy recipes to make this holiday! 1. Banana-Oat Cookies Click here for the recipe! 2....
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Healthy Gingerbread House
Healthy Gingerbread House
00The tradition of building gingerbread house with the kids doesn’t have to be tossed by the wayside just because you want to eat healthy this holiday season. Here are some great tips on how to make a healthy gingerbread house that you can nibble on guilt-free during Christmas! Gingerbread – Graham crackers are commonly used in place of gingerbread as a healthier and easier option....
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Down-Size Holiday Baking
Down-Size Holiday Baking
00When baking holiday treats this season but calories by cutting portion sizes. Try any of these ideas next time you’re in the kitchen baking Slice pies and cakes into 10-12 pieces instead of the usual 6-8. Cut brownies and bars into bite-sized pieces before arranging them on a platter for guests. Bake smaller cookies; you can even freeze half of the dough to bake...
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Christmas Snickerdoodle Cookies
Christmas Snickerdoodle Cookies
00Two days ago we talked about Healthy Holiday Baking Substitutions. One of the suggested substitutions was to use a “flax egg” instead of a real egg. Here is an example of a delicious holiday cookie recipe that does just that. This recipe also uses Earth Balance instead of butter, but butter can be used nevertheless. Ingredients 1/2 Tbsp ground flax seed 1 1/2 Tbsp warm water 1/4...
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Thanksgiving Day Pumpkin Pie
Thanksgiving Day Pumpkin Pie
00Use your decorative pumpkins from Halloween to make a pumpkin pie just in time for Thanksgiving! I used pie pumpkins that I had purchased for decoration earlier this season, but any size pumpkin will work! Cut pumpkin in half or quarters (depending on how large your pumpkin is). Scoop out and discard the seeds. Place pumpkin pieces in a large baking dish, flesh side down. Poke...
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Homemade Halloween Candy
Homemade Halloween Candy
00Happy Halloween! Instead of buying candy, in the spirit of Halloween I decided to make my own! In the words of Michael Pollan, “Eat all the junk food you want, as long as you cook it yourself.” I modified this recipe from Oh She Glows to create these tasty treats. If a Twix, Almond Joy, and Reese’s came together and went vegan, this candy would be the result! ...
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Carrot-Zucchini Bread with Candied Ginger
Carrot-Zucchini Bread with Candied Ginger
00I was at the bookstore the other day, perusing around, and I came across Eating Local: The Cookbook Inspired by Local Farmers by Sur La Table. The photography in this book is out of this world and the recipes were mouthwatering. As I paged through the book, I came across a recipe for Carrot-Zucchini Bread with Candied Ginger and thought “wow that looks soooo good! I wish the book...
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Pumpkin Bars
Pumpkin Bars
00Last night, Will made a request for a particular pumpkin bar recipe. Years ago I baked these pumpkin bars and remembered that the recipe, while totally delicious, was not too healthy. I wasn’t too thrilled about making these until I heard that they were going to be taken into the office for a Halloween party. Then I agreed to help out. Initially I wanted to make healthy substitutions to the...
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Vegan Pumpkin Pie
Vegan Pumpkin Pie
00Keeping in theme with the harvest season, and in anticipation for Thanksgiving, I made a vegan pumpkin pie! I made a few changes to a recipe found in Clean Food by Terry Walters. I am in love with this cookbook; the recipes are so fresh and the organization of recipes by season makes cooking with seasonal produce a breeze! Ingredients: Crust 2 heaping cups gingersnaps 1/4 cup canola...
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Baked Apple Crisp
Baked Apple Crisp
00With all of the apples I picked up at the orchard this weekend, I decided to make a healthy apple crisp! I grabbed this recipe from Clean Food and got cooking. This recipe is SO easy, and it tastes incredible! If you are looking for a great autumn dessert recipe, I highly recommend giving this one a try. I even sneak a piece every now and then for breakfast! Ingredients: Filling...
About Me
My name is Amari Cheffer and I am a Registered Dietitian, blogger, and food enthusiast! I started blogging back in 2009 to document my lifelong love affair with food and nutrition. I am a licensed Registered Dietitian with a Master's in Nutrition Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Things I hate most include tasteless diet foods, excuses, hopeless weight-loss advice, and quitters. If you have time to breathe, you have time to eat healthy. It's all about problem solving and planning ahead for your one-of-a-kind lifestyle.
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