Tag — Healthy Recipes

Who knew that the health guru Dr. Oz was also a chef? Well, a chef in the home at least. His day job has him giving Oprah Winfrey health and diet advice but during his personal time he likes to cook with his wife. He likes to use the grill when cooking and since his wife doesn’t eat red meat he has learned to do plenty of fish and chicken dishes. In addition, he likes to cook because he can save money and he knows what ingredients are being used. He explained, [Read more →]

The Biggest Loser personal trainer Jillian Michaels may have got things wrong with her quick-fix weight-loss supplements, but at least fans of the show can rely on its host, Alison Sweeney, for sensible advice with a healthy recipe.

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If you’re feeling guilty about over indulging over Thanksgiving and are worried how much more your weight-loss program can endure over Christmas, why not cook up a healthy side dish along with that turkey and cranberry sauce. And what’s healthier than asparagus? Multi-talented celeb Kristen Chenoweth dished her recipe for broiled asparagus to Us magazine recently.

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If you’re like everyone else and are trying to make the most of the last days of summer with the Labor Day weekend, there’s no need to forego your healthy diet for a fatty and greasy barbecue. Oprah’s trainer Bob Greene has created a nutritious, low-calorie recipe just for you.

Greene, who’s been spending his summer in Hawaii, wrote on Get Fit that he’s gotten hooked on grilled fish, and his grilled salmon recipe only contains 228 calories and 9g of fat. [Read more →]

In her latest GOOP newsletter, actress Gwyneth Paltrow shares her recipe for her version of ‘fast food’ – roast chicken and potatoes.

“I started to learn how to cook when I was about 19. I was going to the University of California, in Santa Barbara, and I was trying to be an actress as well so I kept driving down to LA to audition,” she says at the beginning of the video.” My dad was there working and we sort of started getting into cooking together… It just became our thing. We started watching a lot of cooking channels and over the years it just became a passion.”

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I just had a wonderful time with Olga Aura, a self described health counselor, at her raw chocolate cooking class. I might also add “gourmet raw chef extraordinaire” to her description judging by this raw chocolate cheesecake recipe she made during the class. It was in a word “delicious!” It has an amazing “cheesecake” taste to it, without the dairy. And as you know I am not a fan of dairy for many reasons. This raw cheesecake is frankly tastier than more traditional cheesecakes I have had in the past. [Read more →]

Nothing says “summer” more than eating meaty, lip-dripping, watermelon slices on a hot humid day. You may be surprise to know that something so delicious is actually good for you too. [Read more →]

With summertime just around the corner, here’s a favorite cantaloupe recipe of mine that’s easy-to-make, incredibly elegant and will help your skin look younger too. Cantaloupe is loaded with sun-protecting betacarotene, the bright-orange pigment found in cantaloupe that is a powerful antioxidant. Better known for its anticancer properties, betacarotene keeps your skin young and healthy by decreasing your skin’s sensitivity to sunburn. Other foods high in betacarotene include carrots, mango, squash, peaches and broccoli. [Read more →]