Recipes for a Healthier You

UW Health offers a new and delicious recipe each month that is designed to help you enjoy healthy living.

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Prevention of cancer can start at any time in your lifetime, even after a cancer diagnosis. Researchers now know that a healthful diet and regular exercise can reduce risk of developing many diseases, including cancer, throughout our lifetime, and reduce risk of cancer recurrence after diagnosis.

Most research confirms that individuals who frequently consume a healthful diet, including a high intake of a variety of fruits and vegetables, have the greatest reduction in cancer risk. This means it is important to include good nutrients in your diet every day.

The following recipes feature ingredients with known cancer fighting properties and can help you enjoy a delicious and healthful diet.

Almond Sweet Bread

Apple Cranberry Walnut Bread Pudding

Apple Pork Stew

Apple Rhubarb Pie with Walnut Streusel

Apple Tart

Asparagus, Chicken, Walnut Wild Rice Salad

Beef Barley Soup with a Kick

Beet Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing

Blueberry Sauce

Broccoli Cabbage Crunch Salad

Butternut Squash and Apple Bake

Butternut Squash Soup with Apple and Hot Curry

Cake-Like Chocolate Brownies

Cauliflower, Asparagus and Red Pepper Soup

Cherry Blueberry Sauce

Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Chunky Gazpacho Garden Soup

Cola-Marinated Pork Chops with Raspberry Wine Sauce

Corn Chowder

Cranberry Orange Apple Sauce

Create Your Own Pasta

Crustless Cranberry Pie

Crustless Pumpkin Pie

Donna's Chocolate Silk Pie

Donna's Leafy Green Salad with Fresh Berries and Macadamia Nuts

Fresh Tomato Sauce with Spicy Shrimp

Green Bean and Tomato Greek Salad

Green Bean, Bacon and Potato Salad

Grilled Basil Chicken, Corn and Pepper Kabobs

Grilled Vegetables and Italian Sausage with Apricot Soy Sauce

Healthy Valentine's Dinner Recipes

Irish Colcannon Soup

Irish Oat Cranberry Scones

Kasha Chili

No-Bake Chocolate Coconut Oatmeal Balls

Oatmeal, Apple and Walnut Bake

Oatmeal, Apple and Walnut Bake

Panna Cotta

Pasta with Shrimp, Fresh Tomato and Basil

Pistachio Breaded Salmon and Pasta Salad

Pizza with Veggie Crust

Pumpkin Black Bean Soup

Quinoa and Garden Fresh Vegetables

Quinoa, Pepper and Peanut Salad

Recipe of the Month: Zucchini Mock Apple Pie

Rhubarb Bread with Cinnamon Sugar Topping

Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Rigatoni Bolognese

Salad Nicoise with Grilled Salmon

Sassy Salmon with Black Bean Salsa

Scallops with Blueberry Peach Mustard Sauce

Spinach Mushroom Cheese Appetizer

Split Pea Soup in an Hour

Strawberry Dessert Soup

Strawberry Gelatin Pie with Pretzel Crust

Stuffed Patty Pan Summer Squash

Sweet Potato Pie

Walnut Date Delight

White Bean Soup with Fresh Spinach

Wild Rice with Cranberries and Almonds