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Nutrition and Health Education: Recipes

VegetablesNutrition and Health Education at UW Health employs registered dietitians to provide medical nutrition therapy for inpatients and outpatients.

 

Below are links to sites with recipes that promote sound nutrition and health. You can use these recipes to broaden your nutritional horizons and bolster your current meal plans with food that's both delicious and good for you.

 

From UW Health Registered Dietitians: Slow Cooking

 

UW Health Nutrition and Health Education dietitians recommend the slow cooker Man following a recipeas a great way to prepare healthy meals. Try their chicken creole recipe below, and check out the rest of their slow cooker recipes.

 

Chicken Creole

 

Ingredients:

  • 4 boneless chicken breasts, browned
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • ½ cup chopped green pepper
  • ¼ cup chopped celery
  • One can (eight ounces) stewed tomatoes
  • One can (four ounces) sliced mushrooms
  • ¼ teaspoon thyme
  • Two tablespoons quick cooking tapioca

Instructions: Place chicken in slow cooker. Mix remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for six to eight hours. Serve over rice. Makes four servings.

 

Nutrition information: 165 calories, 3 grams fat, less than 1 gram saturated fat, less than 1 gram monounsaturated fat, 13 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams fiber, 23 grams protein

 

On the Internet

  • Donna Weihofen's Channel 3000 Recipes: Includes a variety of entrees, vegetables, desserts and salads.
  • Dole 5-A-Day: Includes lots of ideas to help you incorporate fruits and vegetables into your daily meal plan.
  • AllRecipes.com: Comprehensive recipe database that will let you search by ingredient or food type.
  • FoodNetwork.com: Great ideas to increase variety of foods in your meal planning. Rates recipes as easy to hard so you know how much time you need to plan.
  • Delicious Decisions: Find out just how much "delicious" and "nutritious" have in common from the American Heart Association. 
  • MyPyramid.gov: Offers personalized eating plans and interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices.
  • CooksRecipes.com: Many ideas provided on main web page. You can also search by type of dish.
  • Cooking Light: Includes food information, menu planning and healthy lifestyle tips.
  • Eating Well: Where good taste meets good health.
  • Epicurious: Offers a wide variety of ideas.