Last week you guys all gave some great ideas for healthy, easy lunches and since we're still on the topic (well I am, at least) I wanted to share a recipe for Chickpea, Tomato, and Feta Salad that user wren posted in the Healthy Recipes Group. Not only is this recipe healthy, but it's also super easy because it requires no cooking. For the recipe just read more Read more

I am always looking for new and healthy ways to cook fish. This is why I was thrilled to find user tshellyedwards's recipe for Sautéed Talapia with Lemon-Herb Glaze posted in the Lite'n It Up Recipe Group. It looks so yummy and would make a nice departure from all the traditional holiday meals we're all eating so much of these days. To get the full recipe along with some great step-by-step Read more

Due to the frozen pizza recall last week, we've been forced to get our pizza fixes other ways. Being that most frozen pizzas are not healthy, the silver lining was that this was a good opportunity for all of us to rid our freezers of them anyway. User steen, not willing to tempt fate by buying any more frozen pizzas, found a fabulous recipe for Power Pizza Bagels from Parenting.com that was too Read more

The thing about salads is that if you don't get creative, they can be pretty darn boring. This is why my mouth started watering when I read user tshellyedwards's post on a Warm Steak and Blue Cheese Salad in the Lite'n It Up Group. I am always looking for creative salad ideas so I'll definitely be trying this one. To check out the recipe, just read more Read more

I love browsing through the blogs in the Lite'n it Up Group when I need a new healthy recipe idea. User rlveronica recently posted this yummy recipe she found (and tried) in one my favorite magazines, Fitness. To get the recipe yourself, and to see what she (and her parents) thought about it, just read more Read more

I love when you guys take a recipe and make it healthier in the healthy recipe group. Eggs Benedict is quite yummy but that hollandaise sauce can really get you, calorie wise. User llendril has created her own, much healthier version. Want to see her Eggs Benedict aka Eggs Re-Benedict? Then read more Read more

We are all looking for ways to "clean up" our favorite recipes and here's an idea to try when you start experimenting. Instead of completely getting rid of the offending ingredient, why not try just getting rid of half of it? Test your results and see if you can venture further. If you are trying to lessen the caloric and fat load of mayonnaise, try using non-fat yogurt for half of the required Read more

Flipping through Women's Health, I saw a recipe for PMS muffins. How could I not be intrigued? If a muffin could help ease my symptoms, I could become a baking maniac instead of the usual PMS maniac I become. I baked these Banana Walnut Yogurt muffins and can't tell about my mood yet, but I liked these muffins, as did my hubbie and 3-year-old. My kindergartner is a little picky and abstained Read more

If sweet frozen treats are what you crave in the heat, then here's a snack for you. It's a cinch to make and contains only three ingredients — graham crackers, bananas, and peanut butter. This dessert is dairy and cholesterol free, contains no added sugar, and tastes like an ice cream sandwich. My girls and I all love them, and I bet you will too. To see the recipe just read more Read more

Since many of you are celebrating Hanukkah this week, I wanted to share a twist on my favorite latke recipe. I know oil is a huge part of the tradition, but drenching potatoes in a ton of oil isn't exactly the healthiest thing for you, so check out this recipe. It doesn't involve any deep-frying, and mixes grated carrots with sweet potatoes. To see how I make a healthier version of this Hanukkah Read more