Are you looking for a way to enjoy your favorite Italian dishes without worrying about gaining weight?
This month’s videos will have you saying “pass the pasta!” 🍝
Try one or all of these dishes for a rustic Italian flavor balanced with veggies, whole grains and nourishing and satisfying sauces so you can stay on track with your weight loss goals!
Here’s the link to this month’s recipes 👈
Scroll down to watch this month’s videos, all about Healthy and Simple Italian Dishes! 🤸♂️
Eggplant Parmigiana
In this vegetable-forward recipe, we’ve taken a meltingly tender dish and made it both simpler and lighter- but still kept all the comforting flavors and satisfying textures you’d expect. Eggplant is the star, and along with its creamy texture comes a boat load of health benefits; including smoother digestion, improved heart and bone health, and the prevention of cancer.
Using almond flour and whole eggs for our breading will provide heart healthy fats and protein; two key elements that can help when looking to balance blood sugars and reduce appetite levels. Choosing cheeses lower in saturated fat levels like parmesan and mozzarella will continue serving heart health and promote healthy weight loss, while fresh tomatoes and herbs will up the antioxidant levels even further, protecting your immune system!
Italian Chopped Salad
This salad is overflowing with a wide variety of flavors, seasonings, and textures- ensuring both your body and palate will be fully satisfied! By making our own Italian vinaigrette you can avoid the added sugars, sodium, and preservatives that come along with store bought brands, so be sure to make extra!
Many of our salad ingredients can be stored in the pantry and ready at a moment’s notice, including the kidney beans, artichokes, and roasted red peppers. Mixed greens and romaine will create our base, and the antioxidants found in these along with the tomatoes and cumbers will help support vision, maintain cardiovascular health, and prevent bone loss. This is a wonderful dish to share, and perfect for doubling up and bringing along to your next meal with friends.
Minestrone with Farro
It doesn’t get simpler or quicker than this vegetable-packed, tomato and herb-laced, brothy bowl of perfection! Mirepoix starts off our soup with its sweet familiar flavors that also bring in fiber, beta carotene, Vitamin C and Folate among many other nutrients and minerals. These, along with the antioxidants in the tomatoes will support brain and heart health, improved gut health and energy levels, and a stronger immune system.
The bulk of our fiber and protein in this meal comes from the white beans and farro, which combine to make the perfect pairing AND a complete protein source. Getting in more of these items can help support a healthy body weight, muscle mass, smooth digestion troubles, and decrease inflammation throughout the body.
I look forward to hearing which of these recipes please the palate, and remind you of your favorite family or restaurant dishes! 😃
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