Chili is a great winter comfort food. It’s warm, hearty, and of course it includes beans! Good, healthy, yummy stuff. Unfortunately, a lot of recipes, like my husband’s old favorite, contain a lot of canned ingredients – canned tomatoes, canned “chili” beans, and more. So what is a whole-foods-eating-girl to do?
Entries Tagged as 'healthy substitutes'
A Guest Recipe Connection: Modern Alternative Mama’s Chili
February 3rd, 2010 · 12 Comments · recipes
Tags: beans·beef·chili·Guest Posts·healthy substitutes·main dishes·recipes
Monday Mission: Healthy Upgrades – Make it from Scratch
February 1st, 2010 · 17 Comments · Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to find one box or bottle in your house that you think you can make yourself, find a recipe, and try it out. If it’s a success, commit to never buying that package again (except in times of duress, like new babies or other big stresses).
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Tags: healthy substitutes·snacks
The “Meals that Hamburger Helper was TRYING to Imitate” Carnival!
January 28th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Upgraded Nutrition, carnivals, recipes
I’ve been promoting this round-up as a chance to share your one-dish, one-pot or skillet meals that are pseudo-hamburger-helper-esque, but I realized tonight when I was trying to think of a real title for the carnival that it’s the box that is trying to be like our kitchens, not the other way around. So [...]
Tags: carnivals·hamburger helper·healthy substitutes·husband-approved·kid-friendly meals
How to Reverse Engineer a Recipe for Real Food Quality
January 26th, 2010 · 43 Comments · Do It Yourself, Upgraded Nutrition
I used to loooove getting the Kraft Food and Family magazine, chock full of simple, tasty recipes that I could peruse and add to my menu plans. Lately, though, I’m disheartened. So many of the recipes have processed foods in them already (which makes sense, since it’s published by a food processing company, but [...]
Tags: healthy substitutes
Monday Mission: Healthy Upgrades – Real Food Recipe Renditions
January 25th, 2010 · 23 Comments · Monday Missions, Upgraded Nutrition
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to revamp a recipe to cut out the processed food ingredients.
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Level of Commitment: Making Strides
Many of you may already be doing this regularly. It’s practically a necessity if you want to eat healthy foods that your family enjoys. If you’re a seasoned pro, [...]
Tags: healthy substitutes
Monday Mission: Upgrade your Condiment Awareness
August 3rd, 2009 · 19 Comments · Do It Yourself, Upgraded Nutrition
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to “choose your own adventure” in the new and exciting field of condiment awareness. Last week in the mental mission, I encouraged you to begin reading condiment labels and being conscious of how many condiments you use and what quantity.
At our house, we have some very [...]
