Vegetables

Weight Watchers Friendly Tip: 23 Ways to Get More Fruits & Vegetables into Your Life

April 2, 2012

Do you find it hard to get your daily dose of fruits and vegetables? If you do, you’re not alone. Finding ways to get more fruits and vegetables into your life is worth the effort, especially if you’re a member of Weight Watchers. Getting plenty of fruits and vegetables is a great way to stick [...]

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Green Beans Tossed in Creamy Miso-Sesame Sauce – Elizabeth Andoh #41 of Gourmet’s 50 Women Game Changers in Food

March 30, 2012

Green beans tossed in creamy-miso sesame dressing. Simple and utterly delicious. I have Mary from One Perfect Bite and her 50 Women Game Changers in Food Group to thank for this recipe. I happened upon the group a couple of weeks ago and immediately wanted to join, which is kind of unusual for me (I’m [...]

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Skinny Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Pumpkin Pie Spice and Chimayo Chile Powder

March 16, 2012

Mashed sweet potatoes with pumpkin pie spice, chile powder and a little orange juice. Sweet, spicy and delicious. They are my attempt to recreate the delicious mashed sweet potatoes that came on my husband’s plate when out for dinner this week. I chose the restaurant – which specializes in Southwestern flavors – because I wanted [...]

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Healthy Tuscan Vegetable & White Bean Soup

March 1, 2012

Healthy Tuscan Vegetable and White Bean Soup

I’ve been under the weather with a cold for the past several days, so imagine my delight when my mom surprised me with a big container of this healthy delicious Italian-style vegetable soup. As soon as I tasted it I knew I wanted the recipe. Turns out she had clipped this recipe for Terrific Tuscan Vegetable [...]

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Deborah Madison’s Tips for Eating More Fruits & Vegetables – Perfect for Weight Watchers Members

February 28, 2012

Tips for eating more fruits and vegetables

Now that most fruits and vegetables have a 0 PointsPlus value on the Weight Watchers plan, are you looking for ways to eat more of them? I know I am. I guess it’s human nature to love what’s free! I read a great interview with Deborah Madison in the January/February issue of Cooking Light, in which [...]

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, and Onions – 2 Points+

January 29, 2012

This dish proves that good food can be simple and delicious. Chopped brussels sprouts, carrots, sweet potatoes, carrots, and onions drizzled with olive oil, sprinkled with salt and pepper and roasted until tender. That’s all there is to it. If you have never roasted vegetables or don’t do it often, I encourage you to make [...]

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Healthy Collard Greens Recipes with Weight Watchers PointsPlus Values

January 2, 2012

Here’s the recipe I used yesterday for the collard greens to accompany the vegetarian southern style black-eyed peas and light & healthy cornbread we had for supper. As I mentioned yesterday, it’s a Southern tradition to have collard greens and black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day as a way of insuring wealth and good fortune in the coming [...]

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How to Roast Garlic In the Oven Video Demonstration

November 1, 2011

Have you tried roasted garlic? Do you know how to roast it? Garlic is a wonderful seasoning to add aroma, taste, and nutrition to your dishes with minimal calories and fat. According to The World’s Healthiest Foods, allium vegetables—such as garlic—belong in your diet on a regular basis. According to clinical studies, garlic can help lower elevated [...]

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To Help Slim Down Fill Up on Soup Like this Simple Garden Vegetable Soup

October 15, 2011

I love soup. Soup tops my list of quick and convenient weeknight meals, which is probably why I keep adding more easy healthy soup recipe posts here on Simple Nourished Living. Soup has a lot of wonderful qualities going for it. You can easily feed a lot of people from one big pot. It’s simple [...]

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Favorite Acorn Squash Recipes

March 3, 2011

I love acorn squash, probably because they are healthy, delicious and easy to prepare. A winning combination if there ever was one. If you have wondered how to cook acorn squash, here’s all you need to do: Cut them in half around the middle. Scoop out the seeds and stringy fibers. Sprinkle with salt and [...]

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Jamie Oliver Vegetable Soup with Beans Recipe

March 2, 2011

Are you looking for a delicious easy vegetable bean soup recipe? Then, by all means, give this one a try. This is by far the best vegetable and bean soup I’ve ever made. In Jamie’s Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals he describes it as a “lovely soup – very simple [...]

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Dinosaur Kale Salad

February 7, 2011

Dinosaur kale, which is also known as Lacinto kale, isn’t as tough as curly kale so it it works well in raw salads, like this one. This kale salad is crunchy, colorful and delicious. The whole family enjoyed it when I made it recently and I think your’s will to. The dressing adds a flavorful [...]