Healthy Summer Recipes
Recently, I discovered my new favorite online cookbook...Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes features fresh, delicious, healthy and TASTY food. I'm all for that! Here is one that was a favorite of MINE yesterday...
Wilted Baby Arugula, Spinach and Pasta Salad
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1 cup • Points: 3 ww pts
Calories: 150.8 • Fat: 5.7 g • Protein: 7.6 g • Carb: 32.1 g • Fiber: 15.2 g
2 1/2 cups baby arugula and spinach
6 oz Fiber gourmet pasta
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp red wine vinegar
salt and fresh ground pepper
4 tbsp Parmigiano Reggiano, freshly grated
Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Drain and toss with baby greens. Add oil, vinegar, cheese, salt and pepper and mix well. Serve with additional grated cheese if you wish. Makes 4 cups.
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1 cup • Points: 3 ww pts
Calories: 150.8 • Fat: 5.7 g • Protein: 7.6 g • Carb: 32.1 g • Fiber: 15.2 g
2 1/2 cups baby arugula and spinach
6 oz Fiber gourmet pasta
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp red wine vinegar
salt and fresh ground pepper
4 tbsp Parmigiano Reggiano, freshly grated
Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Drain and toss with baby greens. Add oil, vinegar, cheese, salt and pepper and mix well. Serve with additional grated cheese if you wish. Makes 4 cups.
Here is one that was a big hit with the kids...
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1 peach • Points: 2 ww pts
Calories: 131.5 • Fat: 0.1 g • Protein: 3.4 g • Carb: 31.7 g • Fiber: 2.2 g
- 4 medium ripe peaches, cut in half (pit removed)
- 1/2 cup honey flavored fat free Greek yogurt
- 4 tbsp honey
- cinnamon (to taste)
Combine yogurt and cinnamon. Pour 1 tbsp yogurt over each peach half. Drizzle with honey and enjoy.
Head on over to her blog to check out more great ones like avacado mango salsa, no bake banana creme pie, mojitos and skinny chicken parm! Don't they all sound delicious? Bring on those groceries!
Have a great weekend everybody and don't forget to enter The Frog and Sheep giveaway that ends Monday!
Ohhh the grilled peaches look good!
ReplyDeleteYum! The recipes look wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteWe'll be trying those peaches this week for sure!
ReplyDeleteI love the name of your blog! I'm a new follower!
ReplyDeleteokay...i really need to start making the food you are posting about. i am doing a really bad job in the dinner department around here.
ReplyDeletelooks yummy!
thanks