Calorie-Friendly Salad Dressing

Ingredients: ½ cup cottage cheese ½ cup natural yogurt 1 tbsp mayonnaise 1 tsp freshly pressed lemon juice 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil Fresh chives, chopped Salt and pepper to taste Instructions: Put all ingredients (except chives, salt and pepper) in a blender and blend until smooth for about 30 seconds. Pour dressing into…

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Grapefruit Should Be Avoided with Some Medications

Grapefruit is a wonderful fruit and has many positive features. It has been linked to helping people lose weight. It is abundant in vitamins and antioxidants and is rather tasty to many pallets. However, it has also been a common belief that drinking a glass of grapefruit juice with medicine can help the body absorb…

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Nutty Roasted Pears

4 tbsp pure butter 4 pears, halved and cored ½ cup sour cream ¼ cup pecans or walnuts, coarsely chopped and toasted 1 cup brown sugar Preheat oven to 400 degrees with oven rack in center position.. Place the butter on a baking pan and put into the heated oven. Once butter has melted, sprinkle…

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Back to School Recipe: Healthy Chicken Salad Wrap

It’s back to school time and this yummy wrap is the perfect healthy recipe to put in your child’s lunch box! 2 – 3 medium flour tortillas 2 cooked organic chicken breasts, diced ¼ cup red and yellow bell peppers, diced 1 celery stalk, diced 1 tbsp light organic mayonnaise 1 tbsp plain organic yogurt…

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