Healthy Snack Tip & Recipes: Guacamole & Salsa

Healthy Snack Tip: Instead of chips, use cucumbers to dip into your guacamole…

…or salsa!

You will save some major calories, cut out the high sodium content, and you will still get the crunch! ¡Muy delicioso!

Guacamole Recipe:

3-4 avocados (mashed)
1/4 c. chopped tomato
2 tbs. chopped red onion
1-2 tbs. chopped cilantro
1 tbs. chopped jalapeño (optional)
juice of 1/2 a lime
salt (to taste)

Mix together in a medium-sized bowl.  Serve immediately. Makes 4-5 servings.

Salsa Recipe:
(NOTE: I use the Pioneer Woman’s Restaurant-Style Salsa recipe)

2 cans of Rotel tomatoes
1 28 oz. can of diced tomatos
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 clove of garlic
1 jalapeño pepper
1/4 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cumin
juice of 1/2 a lime
1/2 cup of chopped cilantro (or more to taste)

Chop onion, garlic, jalapeño, and cilantro.  Add to food processor with all other ingredients. Pulse to desired texture (12-15 pulses). Refrigerate for at least one hour (if desired). Makes 12 servings.

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Healthy Snack Tip: Fresh Fruit Bowl

For breakfast, a mid-morning or late-afternoon healthy snack, throw some fresh fruit into a bowl and enjoy!

Here I used: strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, red grapes, kiwi slices, banana slices, and mandarin orange segments.  You could add apple or pineapple chunks, raspberries, melon balls — whatever fruit you love!  Not only does it delight your eyes, it delights your taste buds too!  Enjoy!

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Pasta Primavera

Grilled chicken breast with Pasta Primavera

This is a recipe my daughter loves to make and my entire family loves to eat. The roasted vegetables make it taste divine! (Note: Certain people in my family also add pasta sauce over the veggies, but it’s delicious without it.)

Pasta Primavera:

2 c. fresh broccoli florets
2-3 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
1 zucchini, thinly sliced
2 yellow squash, thinly sliced
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
15 grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 c. olive oil
1-2 tbsp. of Italian herbs
freshly ground pepper & kosher salt
1 pound of pasta (I used whole wheat linguini)
1/4 c. freshly ground Parmesan

Toss all of the vegetables with the oil, salt, pepper, and dried herbs to coat. Transfer the vegetable mixture onto two large baking sheets and arrange evenly. Bake at 450 degrees F until the carrots are tender and the vegetables begin to brown, stirring after the first 10 minutes, about 20 minutes total.

In the meantime, cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until desired tenderness, about 8-11 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.

Toss the pasta (plus liquid) with the vegetable mixtures in a large bowl to combine. (Add favorite pasta sauce if desired). Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.

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