HEALTHY RECIPES COLLECTIONS

Enjoy these delicious diet recipes for a healthy way to manage your weight.

To be considered in our Healthy Diet collection, main dishes have 350 calories or less, 20 grams or less total fat and 5 grams or less saturated fat per serving. All of these recipes and menus are great choices for healthy weight control and weight loss over the long term.  Best of all, you won't have to sacrifice flavor for lowered calories! See our complete nutrition guidelines.

Main Dishes | Sides & Salads | Desserts | Menus | Tips | Articles | Guidelines

Healthy Main Dish Diet Recipes

• Asian Chicken Salad
• Chicken, Charred Tomato & Broccoli Salad
• Chopped Salad al Tonno
• Cream Cheese-&-Pesto-Stuffed Chicken Breasts
• Elise's Sesame Noodles
• Grilled Eggplant Panini
• Grilled Salmon with North African Flavors
• Inside-Out Cheeseburgers
• Paprika Shrimp & Green Bean Saute
• Pork Medallions with Miso-Mushroom Sauce
• Roasted Halibut with Banana-Orange Relish
• Salt & Pepper Prawns
• Sauteed Flounder with Orange-Shallot Sauce
• Turkey & Balsamic Onion Quesadillas
• Turkey Cutlets with Peas & Spring Onions
• Turkey-Mushroom Burgers
• Warm Salmon Salad with Crispy Potatoes
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Healthy Sides & Salads Diet Recipes

• Broccoli Slaw
• Chilled Snap Peas with Creamy Tarragon Dressing
• Creamy Parsnips & Pears
• Creamy Potato Salad
• Lemony Carrot Salad with Dill
• Mexican Cole Slaw
• Snap Pea Salad with Radish & Lime
• Trio of Peas
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Healthy Dessert Diet Recipes

• Blueberries with Lemon Cream
• Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake
• Key Lime Ice
• Mango-Pecan Quick Bread
• Pineapple-Raspberry Parfaits
• Roasted Peach Sundaes
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Also see Healthy Low Calorie Recipes and Healthy Low Fat Recipes.

Healthy Diet Menus

Easy Summer Menu

Grilled Eggplant Panini
Brown rice
Pineapple-Raspberry Parfaits

Salmon Supper Menu

Grilled Salmon with North African Flavors
Whole-wheat couscous
Key Lime Ice

Entertaining Menu

Pork Medallions with Miso-Mushroom Sauce
Trio of Peas
Roasted Peach Sundaes

Healthy Diet Tips

Proper portions, no measuring required. It’s no fun to whip out a measuring cup every time you eat—so how can you dish up a meal that’s balanced and just the right size? Try this trick: Divide your dinner plate. Fill one half with vegetables, and split the other half into two quarters. Fill one quarter with a lean protein, such as fish, skinless poultry, beans or tofu. Fill the other quarter with a grain- or starch-based side dish, preferably a whole-grain food like brown rice, whole-wheat pasta or a slice of whole-grain bread.

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Healthy Diet Articles

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Born to Love Sweets
Quick & Healthy Low Calorie Recipes
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EatingWell's Nutritionists' Guidelines for Healthy Diet Recipes:

Recipe has reduced calories, carbohydrates, fats and saturated fats, as follows:

Course	Calories	Carbs	Total Fat	Sat Fat
soups & salads	≤ 250	≤ 33g	≤ 10g	≤ 5g
side dishes	≤ 250	≤ 33g	≤ 10g	≤ 5g
main dishes	≤ 350	≤ 33g	≤ 20g	≤ 10g
muffins & breads	≤ 230	≤ 33g	≤ 10g	≤ 5g
desserts	≤ 230	≤ 33g	≤ 10g	≤ 5g

If a recipe provides 15% or more of the Daily Value (dv) of a nutrient, it
is listed as a nutrition bonus. These values—identical to those on food
labels—are FDA benchmarks for adults eating 2,000 calories a day.

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