44 healthy optional Recipes

canola oil (or melted margarine or butter), eggs or 1/2 cup egg substitute, canned pumpkin puree, skim milk, sugar (or more , for a sweeter pancake), salt, whole wheat flour, oat bran, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, pumpkin pie spice, pecans (optional) or 1/4 cup cinnamon baking chips (optional)

wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon (optional) or 1 tsp nutmeg (optional), honey or 1/2 cup light brown sugar, vanilla or 1 tsp almond extract, low-fat milk, applesauce, egg whites, raisins (optional), diced and drained fruit

sugar, brown sugar , packed, butter, softened (not margarine), orange juice, corn syrup, egg, vanilla extract, butter flavor extract (sold next to vanilla extract), whole wheat pastry flour, ground flax seeds, wheat germ, baking soda, baking powder, salt, instant oats, chocolate chip, coarsely chopped pecans (optional) or 1/3 cup walnuts (optional)

softened margarine or 1/4 cup softened butter, brown sugar (or more , if you want a sweeter bread), egg whites, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, skim milk, ground cinnamon, fat free cream cheese or 1 -2 oz light cream cheese, cinnamon, brown sugar, raisins (optional) or 1/4-1/2 cup sultana (optional)

margarine, brown sugar, egg whites, molasses, vinegar, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, granulated sugar , to roll in (optional, but recommended!)

coconut bar cookies or 10 oz ginger snaps, butter, melted, pineapple coconut ice cream, softened, berry sorbet, softened, mango ice cream, fruit slices

egg whites (or 1 whole egg), unsweetened applesauce, vanilla, whole wheat flour (or any whole grain flour), baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, old-fashioned oatmeal or 1 1/2 quick oats, dried cranberries, chopped walnuts (optional), unsweetened baking chocolate (optional) or 1/2 cup dark semisweet chocolate chunk (optional)

low-fat tortilla chips or 10 -12 non-fat tortilla chips, frozen veggie crumbles (or frozen cooked lean ground beef, if you aren tsp vegetarian), black beans (fat free if you want) or 1/2 cup refried (fat free if you want) or 1/2 cup refried beans (fat free if you want), light cream cheese (neufchatel tastes better!) or 2 tbsp neufchatel cheese (neufchatel tastes better!), roma tomato , juice and seeds removed, diced, hot sauce (to taste), red onions (optional) or 1/2 white onion, diced (optional), jalapeno, diced (optional), green peppers (optional) or 1/2-1 red pepper, chopped (optional), black olives (optional) or 1/2-1 cup green olives, sliced (optional), romaine lettuce, shredded , to taste (optional), sour cream , to taste (optional), salsa , to taste (optional), cumin , to taste (optional), kosher salt , to taste (optional)

steel cut oats, buttermilk, baking powder, butter (can use low fat ), almond butter or 1 tbsp peanut butter, almond flavoring, egg, honey (i add maybe a few packets of splenda to sweeten a bit) (optional) or splenda sugar substitute (i add maybe a few packets of splenda to sweeten a bit) (optional)

oatmeal (or other rolled wholegrain cereal), whole wheat flour (or other wholegrain flour, can use 1/2 cup.flour and 1/4 cup. wheat germ, if you prefer), natural bran (wheat, oat, rice), maple syrup, cinnamon, salt, coconut extract, dried fruit (optional), nuts (optional) or 1/2 cup seeds (optional) or 1/2 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut (optional)

red wine marinara sauce, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, low fat cottage cheese, dried parsley, dried oregano, dried basil, ground beef (optional) or 1 lb ground sausage, meat can be omitted (optional), whole wheat lasagna noodles, uncooked

milk, banana, frozen, blueberries, frozen, strawberry, frozen, raspberries, frozen, ice , if using fresh fruit (desired amount), honey (for taste ) (optional) or agave (for taste) (optional)

vertically sliced sweet onion, grape tomatoes, halved, english cucumber slices (about 1 small), sweet vidalia onion vinaigrette (such as ken s healthy options)

baking potatoes, baked, butter, diced onion (finely diced ), flour, chicken broth, evaporated skim milk, salt and pepper (to taste), crumbled bacon (optional), shredded cheddar cheese (optional), green onions (optional) or chives (optional)

light chunk tuna in water, mayonnaise or 8 tbsp light, sweet relish (optional), stalks celery, diced, vidalia onion, diced, carrots , cut into half circles, green peas (fresh or frozen , thaw if frozen), lemon juice or 1 -1 1/2 tsp lemon extract, lettuce leaves or spinach leaves, to serve over, dry medium pasta shells, salt and black pepper, shredded cheddar cheese (optional) or monterey jack cheese (optional)

shredded hash browns (i use simply potatoes), butter (i use smart balance, but don tsp use smart balance light), salt, ground italian sausage (i use turkey sausage or boca), mushroom, finely chopped, red bell pepper, finely chopped, egg substitute (i use better n eggs), wisconsin aged cheddar cheese, shredded, wisconsin provolone cheese, shredded

garlic cloves, kosher salt, black beans, drained and rinsed, pinto beans, drained and rinsed, chili powder, water, extra virgin olive oil, low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded, avocados, ripe , preferably haas, jalapeno, stemmed, finely chopped (with seeds for more heat ), romaine lettuce, chopped, greek yogurt, tomatoes, roma, ripe medium diced, scallions, thinly sliced (white and green )

skim milk, cocoa powder, sugar, vanilla, cornstarch, cold water, cinnamon (optional), chili powder (optional) or 1/8 tsp sweet paprika (optional), dried mint (optional), almond extract (optional), espresso (optional), kahlua (optional), baileys irish cream (optional), peppermint schnapps (optional)