Hot potatoes
By Meeghan, 6 August, 2010
Here's an idea for a healthy and satisfying light meal for four on a cold winter evening.
Ingredients:
4 medium potatoes
425g can tuna in spring water - drained, 1 tbspn lemon juice, 2 tspns sweet chilli sauce, 1 tspn finely grated lemon zest, 1 tspn baby capers, 1 small red chilli and 1 spring onion - finely chopped.
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180c. Wrap each potato in foil and bake for 1 hour or until tender. Scoop the filling from each potato, leaving the skin intact and roughly chop. Then mix the potato with the filling ingredients of your choice and re-fill the potato while still warm and serve with lemon juice, plain yogurt and salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe sourced from the Biggest Loser cookbook.
Going bananas smoothie
By Meeghan, 9 September, 2009
Leading a hectic life and finding it hard to squeeze in breakfast? Try my banana smoothie recipe which will serve one very hungry person or two people for a healthy snack alternative.
In a blender combine 1 cup of low fat milk, 1 ripe banana, one third of a cup of oats, 1 tablespoon oatbran and 100g low fat blueberry yoghurt.
Blend all the ingredients to a smooth consistency and enjoy!
Crushed sweet potato
By Meeghan, 9 June, 2009
Sweet potato is a root vegetable which is only distantly related to the potato. It is a very healthy vegetable; an excellent source of Vitamin A, a very good source of Vitamin C and a good source of dietary fibre, Vitamin B6 and iron. It also has significant antioxidant properties.
Recipe sourced from Stephanie Alexander—The Cooks Companion. Bake a whole sweet potato at 180°C until tender, then split it open and scoop out the flesh. Crush roughly with a little butter and add lime juice and freshly chopped coriander leaves to taste. Season and serve with grilled fish and broccoli.
Bircher muesli
By Meeghan, 6 January, 2009
This recipe serves 6.
Ingredients: 180g rolled oats, 160ml orange juice, 1 cup apricot drinking yoghurt, 2 tablespoons honey, 280g fat-free natural yoghurt, 160g sultanas, 100g mixed fresh fruit ie strawberries and kiwifruit, 50g slivered toasted almonds.
Method: 1. Combine the rolled oats, juice, drinking yoghurt, honey and yoghurt in a bowl. Stand for 2 hours or overnight. 2. Add the fruit, mix well, add the almonds, serve and enjoy!
Healthy hamburgers
By Meeghan, 5 November, 2008
Makes 6 hamburgers
Hamburger ingredients: 350g lean minced beef, 1 carrot grated, 2 zucchini grated, 1 green apple grated, 3 slices w’meal bread crumbs, 2 tbsp chopped parsley, 1 tsp mixed dried herbs, 1 egg beaten, 1 tbspn olive oil
To Assemble you will need: 1 onion sliced, 6 w’meal bread rolls, 2 tbsp mustard, 2 tomatoes sliced, lettuce, beetroot.
Method: Combine all ingredients except olive oil. Shape into 6 patties. Grill using moderate heat for 5-6 mins each side. While burgers are cooking heat oil and cook onion, stirring often. Lightly toast rolls, spread with mustard and assemble burgers with tomatoes, lettuce, beetroot and onion.
Tomato and red lentil soup
By Meeghan, 8 July, 2008
Ingredients:
1 large onion, 810g tomatoes, 125g red lentils, 2 cups salt free vegetable stock. Freshly ground pepper and fresh basil leaves to taste.
Method:
Peel & finely chop the onion. Simmer the onion until just softened in a little water. Add the tomatoes & break them up slightly. Rinse the lentils, drain & add to the tomatoes. Stir in stock, season with pepper. Bring to the boil, cover & simmer for 30 mins or until lentils are tender. Remove from heat & add torn basil leaves to soup. Blend until smooth. Return to the pan and heat through for a few minutes. Serve garnished with extra basil.
