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Did everyone have a healthy and happy Thanksgiving celebration? Do you still have some leftovers you are trying to use up? Here are a couple of healthy and so-delicious post-holiday recipes for you.
I was watching The Food Network during my bicycle session at the gym, and I saw a pumpkin bread pudding. That really ignited my imagination, and I started dreaming about how I could create a "healthy pumpkin bread pudding." I think I was very successful on my first attempt! Basically using the ingredients for pumpkin custard and my healthified french toast (that I make with whole grain English muffins) I came up with this recipe. It is good enough that I have eaten all four servings! I’ve had it for dessert, a snack, and breakfast. Now that’s what you call an all-purpose food! At 140 calories, its a darn good caloric deal.
My favorite after-Thanksgiving meal is this delicious salad. Bare bones, it is like a deconstructed turkey sandwich: lettuce, laughing cow light cheese, cranberry sauce, and turkey. Originally I added some avocado, but I did not have that tonight. Basically you could add anything you want to this salad.
So, the cranberry sauce! I had planned to just buy some at the store. But the stores were all out the day after Thanksgiving. I found a lone package of cranberries in the produce department and then set about finding a recipe I wanted to try. Cranberries are darn tart on their own. I know that’s why most of the recipes have so much sugar in them. I looked and looked for a lower sugar recipe. And then I thought APPLES! Apples are naturally sweet. So I googled apple cranberry sauce, and found this recipe. (I sub’d fresh orange juice for the apple juice.) And to be honest, it was STILL quite tart. And then my brilliant BF said, why don’t you just add a little Splenda to it? Bingo! For me, this was perfection. At 35 calories for 1/4 cup, it is quite the caloric bargain! Plus, it is very fun to see the cranberries turn into sauce–kinda magical.
If you'd like to read more of my ramblings about living a whole and healthy life, come on over and visit my blog, Debby Weighs In.
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