Healthy Recipes that Taste Great!

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Making easy and delicious healthy meals can be fun.  Raina Childers, MS, RD, LD, the Nutrition Services Coordinator at HealthPoint Fitness, has put together a collection of tasty recipes that will improve the nutritional quality of your meals.  

We will be sharing new recipes each week and archiving them on the HealthPoint website for your future reference.

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Tagliatelle con gli Asparagi
(Tuscan Egg Noodles with Asparagus)

Ingredients:

  • 8 ounces uncooked whole wheat egg noodles
  • 1 pound fresh asparagus
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • ¼ cup skim milk
  • ¼ cup grated fresh parmesan
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:

  • Clean asparagus and cut off large ends, then cut remaining asparagus into ½ inch pieces
  • In a large saucepan warm up olive oil and add garlic. Add asparagus and sauté until tender.
  • While asparagus is cooking, boil water and cook pasta according to box directions, usually around 10-12 minutes with whole wheat noodles.
  • Remove noodles from heat and drain. Add skim milk and toss together with asparagus.
  • Season with parmesan cheese and black pepper; serve immediately

Yields: Serves 4

Nutrition Information: Calories: 194, Fat grams: 9.5, Protein: 8 grams, Carbohydrate: 19 grams, Sodium: 107 mg, Fiber: 3.1 grams

Fudge-Almond Tart

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup coarsely chopped almonds, toasted
  • 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
  • 6 Tablespoons Smart Balance margarine or equivalent
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 6 Tablespoons sugar (could use ½ amount as Splenda and ½ as sugar)
  • 2 Tablespoons Agave nectar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place oven rack on lowest level
  • Spray a 9 inch cake pan or tart pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle toasted almonds in the bottom of the pan
  • Combine chocolate and margarine in a microwave safe dish and heat on high for 45 seconds. Stir until chocolate is melted; set aside.
  • Combine flour, cocoa, salt in a medium bowl, stir well.
  • Put eggs in a large bowl and beat with mixer on medium for 2 minutes. Add sugar and beat until sugar dissolves. Add Agave nectar and vanilla; beat on low for 1 minute.
  • Add chocolate mixture; beat 1 minute
  • Add flour mixture and beat on low until combined
  • Pour batter over nuts in prepared pan, spreading evenly.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool in pan for 20 minutes and then invert on to serving dish.

Yields:Serves 10

Nutrition Information: Calories: 245, Fat grams: 14, Protein: 4.5 grams, Carbohydrate: 22 grams, Sodium: 70 mg