L'il Gayle's Recipe Corner...
Providing balanced meals can make a big difference in the overall health and well-being of your child. Good nutrition fuels kids for school, family time and play. When they consume the right balance of calories and nutrients for their growing bodies, they'll feel better and have more energy.
Make meals a colorful event. Serve up vegetables and fruits, whole grains and healthy proteins. Enjoy family meals together and involve your child in the planning and preparation. When you make healthy eating a family affair, everyone benefits. Try these fun and nutritious recipes this month...
Servings: 4 - Serving Size 2 Tacos
Ingredients
1 (16 oz) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoon chicken or vegetable broth
2 tablespoon chopped yellow onion
1 small jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
½ tsp minced garlic
1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium yellow squash, sliced crosswise
1 medium zucchini squash, sliced crosswise
1 small yellow onion, sliced
Cooking spray
Salt and pepper to taste
8 (6-inch) corn tortillas
½ cup Gayle's Chipotle BBQ Sauce
½ cup (2 ounces) crumbled queso fresco cheese
1 medium tomato, chopped
Directions
1.Heat oven to 400°F.
2.Puree beans in food processor until smooth. Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté chopped onion and jalapeño pepper 4 to 5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more. Add bean puree and stir until well combined. Cook 4 to 5 minutes or until heated.
3.Line baking sheet with aluminum foil. Spray squash, zucchini, and onion sliced with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Bake approximately 20 minutes, flipping sliced halfway through cooking time.
4.Heat tortillas. Spread approximately ¼ cup bean mixture onto each tortilla; top with approximately ¼ cup squash and onions. Finish each taco with 1 tablespoon Gayle's Chipotle BBQ Sauce and 1 tablespoon cheese
 Whole Wheat Pizza DoughIt's back to basics for this outstanding pizza dough... it's a tasty salt free whole wheat dough that we love! We grill the pizza dough, which is super easy and makes it nice and crunchy. Use a variety of toppings to make your pizza colorful, creative and YUM! And visit www.gayles.com for pizza recipe ideas... (Celebrate March 19th, which is Poultry Day!)
Ingredients
2 cups all purpose, unbleached flour
1½ cups whole wheat flour + extra flour to dust
2 teaspoons baking powder, low sodium
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1½ cups water
Canola cooking oil spray
Directions
1.In a large mixing bowl, combine flours and baking powder. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add 1 tablespoon honey, 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1½ cups water.
2.Fold ingredients together with a large spoon, making sure all flour is off the sides of the bowl.
3.Once completely combined, turn dough out onto a clean, flour-dusted surface and knead dough for 5-10 minutes, until it becomes pliable. Add flour as needed to keep dough from sticking to hands and work surface.
4.Wrap dough tightly in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator to cool for at least 30 minutes.
5.Dust the surface with whole wheat flour before rolling out the dough.
6.Heat a grill pan on medium heat and spray canola oil to coat pan. Grill pizza for 4 minutes on each side, then add toppings and let sit on grill to warm everything up (and melt cheese if used). Then, slice and serve!
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Eating Right for a Healthy Weight...
Food, Nutrition and Health Tips from the American Dietetic Association
Achieving and maintaining a healthier weight will contribute to your overall health and well being. The following tips are for adults who want to make changes in their lifestyle and move toward a healthier weight.
Start with a Plan
Develop a plan for lifelong health, not just short-term weight loss. Don't lose sight of the big picture: achieving overall good health. By putting more emphasis on your health, experts agree that you can raise your overall self-esteem, resulting in healthy eating, weight loss and improved health.
Set healthy, realistic goals. When you make changes step-by-step and set realistic goals, you are more likely to succeed in reaching them. Start with two or three specific, small changes at a time. Track your progress by keeping a food and activity log. When you've turned a healthy change into a habit, reward yourself with a fun activity.
Get a personalized eating plan at www.mypyramid.gov. Your MyPyramid Plan will give you the amounts of each food group you need daily. If you have special dietary needs, consult your healthcare provider or registered dietitian for a customized plan.
For more tips, visit www.eatright.org |
