Living Healthy

Do you find yourself trying to eat healthy and trying to cook for a family at the same time? Does your husband need more food? Are your kids picky? Well here are some healthy alternatives to go with some traditional meals. You can cook the traditional for the family and make yourself some extra veggies/salad/etc. on the side.

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• Spaghetti/Pasta/Italian
  • Spaghetti Squash or Zoodles (Zuchinni Noodles)
  • Meat: Chicken Sausage or Ground Turkey Meatballs
  • Chicken Cacciatore in Crockpot
  • Eggplant or Zucchini Lasagna
  • Use tomato sauce rather than cream sauce
• BBQ
  • BBQ Chicken sandwiches for the family, BBQ chicken salad for yourself
  • Cut the cornbread and heavy sides and do salad on the side
  • BBQ chicken in crockpot
  • Lettuce wrap the meat
  • Use flat bread buns
• Mexican
  • Lettuce Wrap Tacos
  • Cook fajitas with lots of veggies
  • Light on sour cream, cheese
• Asian
  • Cook a big stir fry vegetable dish
  • Cook teriyaki chicken in the crock pot
  • Do lettuce wraps for yourself rice for the family
  • Quinoa is always a great healthy alternative
  • Use stir fried meats rather than fried
• Pizza
  • Crust made out of cauliflower, zucchini, whole wheat
  • Eat a big salad with your pizza to cut down on slices
  • Do build your own pizzas and let family members put their own toppings of their choosing
  • Use thin pizza crust
• Soups
  • Make soups heavy broth soups instead of creamy
  • Let people add their own sour cream, cheese, toppings, etc.
  • Blend cooked vegetables to make broth thicker
• Salads
  • Let people dress their own salads, Use vinaigrettes for yourself
  • Use nuts/fruit instead of croutons/sesame sticks/chips
• Breakfast
  • Use partial egg whites with eggs
  • Add vegetables to eggs
  • Oatmeal with cinnamon instead of sugar
  • Muffin cups with separate toppings
  • Healthy whole grain cereals
  • Yogurt and light granola
  • Eat fruit with protein
  • Whole grain toast

And just for fun here’s some extras!

•  Snacks
  • Popcorn
  • Fruit and peanut butter/cheese
  • Yogurt and nuts
  • Veggies and Hummus
  • Nuts
  • Protein Bars
•  Drinks
  • Unsweetened Tea
  • Sparkling Water
  • Black Coffee

Cooking Hacks

• Use coconut oil
• Use mustard
• Use lots of seasonings
• Greek yogurt instead of sour cream
• Applesauce instead of oil

How do you cook healthy for your family?