Although we eat three meals a day, or at least we should do so because it is healthy to do like this, but we always want something to eat between meals, something sweet or something to chew and we always end up eating snacks . But not always the snacks that we eat are healthy so because of this you should learn to prepare and to eat healthy snacks . We could easily prepare This type of snacks ourselves if we knew what and how to prepare andwe could always enjoy some healthy snacks . Here you will find some ideas and healthy recipes for having some delicious snacks to eat .

First idea of a snack is the smoked salmon bites . You need ¼ cup reduced fat mayonnaise, 2 teaspoons wasabi paste or powder but mix it with 1 spoon water, 24 mini rice crackers,  200 g smoked salmon cut , 24 small pieces pickled ginger, 1 teaspoons lemon zest . First of all in a bowl mix the mayonnaise with wasabi paste . Then on each cracker place 1 piece salmon, than ½ teaspoon of the mixture that you did earlier, 1 piece pickled ginger and a little lemon zest .

Other is mini Greek pizza muffins . For them you need : 2 cups olive oil, 2/3 cup chopped onion, 2/3 cup chopped red bell pepper, 1/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour, 1/3 cup all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 and ½ teaspoons chopped fresh oregano, 1 teaspoon sugar, ¼ teaspoons garlic powder, 1/3 cup low fat milk, salt to taste, 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese, 1 egg beaten, 2 spoons tomato paste, 2 spoons chopped olives . First of al in pan heat oil and then add the onion, bell pepper and cook them for about 10 minutes and then put it on a plate ; meanwhile preheat the oven and coat a pan for mini muffins with cooking spray . Then in bowl mix the pastry flour, the flour, the baking powder, oregano, sugar, garlic and salt . Then in the mixture of the onion start tot add the milk, the feta cheese, the egg, tomato paste, olives . Then in the dry ingredients start to add the wet ingredients and mix them very well and then pour the mixture in the muffin cups . Bake them in the oven for about 15 minutes then let them rest a little and then you can serve them .

The other recipe is the feta and herb dip with crudities . For it you need 1 can white beans, ¾ cup non fat plain yoghurt, ½ cup crumbled feta cheese, 1 spoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon garlic salt, pepper and salt to taste, ¼ cup parsley and the same quantity of dill, mint, chives all of them fresh . In a food processor add the beans, yoghurt, feta, lemon juice, garlic salt, salt and pepper and smooth them well. Then you can add the herbs and mix them well . And you can serve it chill .

Nowadays , more and more people have health problem but there are so many cases of heart affections . Some of the health affections are not so complicated but in all cases it is important to maintain a healthy life style and especially a balanced diet that will help your heart . The main purposes of this diet is to keep your blood cholesterol low and to decrease the risk of developing heart diseases .



The main principles are : 8% or even 10% of the total calories a person eats per day must be from saturated fats , less than 30% must come from the fat you eat each day ,  you must not eat more than 300 milligrams of dietary cholesterol  , you have to limit your sodium intake at 2400 milligrams per day and  you have to be extremely careful at the number of total calories that you each day .

Although all these principles do not sound so good , there are a lot of heart healthy recipes that taste good . One of them is Honey – Soy Broiled Salmon . For this you need the following ingredients : 1 minced scallion , 2 spoons reduced-sodium soy sauce , 1 spoon rice vinegar , 1 spoon honey , 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger , 1 center-cut salmon fillet , skinned , 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds .

The first step is to mix in a bowl the scallion , soy sauce , vinegar , honey and ginger . You have to mix them well until the honey is dissolved . Then place the salmon in a sealable plastic bag ; there you add 3 spoons of the sauce and put in the fridge to marinate for some 15 minutes and reserve the remaining sauce . Meanwhile , preheat the broiler .

Put a small baking pan with foil and coat with cooking spray . Next , transfer the salmon to the pan with the skinned side down . You have to broil the salmon 10 cm from the heat source until it is cooked through ; it is ready in 6 to 10 minutes . You can serve it with the reserved sauce and garnish it with sesame seeds . The recipe tastes extremely good and also it respects the principle of the heart diet : it has 234 calories , 13 grams fat , 67 milligrams cholesterol , 335 milligrams sodium and also selenium , almost 60% of the daily value which is an excellent source omega -3s .

To keep the heart diet is not such a difficult thing to do ; you can find so many heart healthy recipes that taste good or you can even create your own tasty recipes . You do not have to quit all the aliments you like to eat , you just have to adjust the recipes to the main principles exposed above . Maybe it is a little hard at the beginning but it is a necessary measure in order to have a good quality life or even not to develop other complications

Children have always loved snacks and whenever they get what they want they are happy .



They always want something between the meals and statistics points out that fourth of the calories that a kid eats per day comes from the snacks . So for parents it is hard to control what snacks eat their kids and especially how healthy are they . It is extremely important to take care of their diet because a balanced diet can help them to grow healthy and strong .



So nutritionists have developed some healthy snack recipes for kids . They had in mind also some recipes for dessert and also some recipes from something good to crunch . One of the most beloved recipe is kiwi-lime ice pops . For preparing it you need : 1 and ¼ cups water , 2/3 cup sugar , 1 teaspoon finely freshly grated lime zest , 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger , 1/3 cup lime juice , 1 drop green food coloring – optional , 2 kiwis peeled and very thinly sliced .

Pour some water into a small saucepan in which you add sugar , lime zest and ginger . Put in on fire at high heat until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture reaches a boil point . After remove it from the heat and let it cool to room temperature . Then , you have to strain the syrup through a fine sieve set over a bowl . Add the lime juice and food coloring . Arrange 8 frozen- treat molds or paper cups with slices of kiwi pressing them onto the sides so they are one near another . After fill each cup or mold with the lime mixture . Freeze it for about an hour . Insert frozen – treat stickers and let it freeze until it is completely firm . Per serving , your kids only eat only 79 calories and what it is important is that they will intake a great amount of vitamin C , almost 35% of daily value . A good substitute for chips are garlic and herb pita chips . You need the following ingredients : 4 whole-wheat pitas , 2 spoons of olive oil , 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning , ½ teaspoon garlic powder , ¼ teaspoon salt .  The first step is to preheat the oven and coat 2 large baking sheets with a nonstick cooking spray . Then cut the pitas into 8 wedges each and separate each of them at the fold . Place them rough-side up in an even layer on the baking sheets . Brush them with oil and sprinkle with Italian seasoning , garlic powder and salt . Bake the pita wedges and take care to switch the baking sheets halfway through , until they are golden and crispy . The baking time is about 6  to 10 minutes . Per serving the number of calories is about 117 and only 4 grams fat .



Remember always that we are what we eat and our kids need healthy food for developing nicely and for being healthy without problems . For growing , it is necessary to have a balanced diet based on healthy food and also on sport exercises . So be creative and offer your kids some healthy snacks .

Snacks are one important part of our eating habits and it has been proven that our majority intake of calories comes from the snacks that we have between the meals or when we do not find time to eat and we grab something to crunch . For instance , when you want something sweet it is better to try to make home made ice creams out of fruits and yoghurt ; it will be a sweet and healthy snack but also they will eat ice cream , which we all love .



When we are talking about cookies , it is better to make some home-made biscuits than buying . There are so many recipes for cookies and you can add chocolate , fruits , vanilla in them so that your kid will enjoy eating so many flavors . Another good example are muffins . There a lot of healthy muffin recipes that can be a quick breakfast or a snack .



One of the most beloved muffin recipe is Chocolate-Graham Muffins . For this you need the following ingredients :

1cup chocolate graham cracker crumbs , ¾ all purpose heat flour and also same quantity whole-wheat flour , some cocoa powder , 1and half teaspoons of baking powder a half teaspoon of baking soda , little salt , 2 eggs , ½ cup brown sugar , ¼ cup sugar , a cup buttermilk , canola oil , 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder , 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, some semisweet chocolate chips . Crush the graham crackers with a rolling pin . In a large bowl mix the all purpose heat flour , the whole-wheat flour , cocoa , baking powder , baking soda and salt . After add the graham cracker crumbs . Make in another bowl a mixture out of eggs , brown sugar and granulated sugar . Then add the buttermilk , the canola oil , the vanilla and mix it till you obtain a paste . Make a well in middle of the dry ingredients where you add the wet ingredients and stir with a spatula until it is combined . After you can add the chocolate chips . Meanwhile coat the muffin cups with a cooking spray , then you can spoon the batter into the cups . Put them into the oven and  bake them for 15 to 25 minutes . In the end turn the muffins out onto a wire rack to cool . You can try the recipe by using other ingredients beside chocolate chips . You can also try with blueberries , raspberries or date-oat muffins .



Per serving , meaning per muffin , you will eat only 215 calories and 7 grams fat .So it is clear , that is a best choice for breakfast because it provides you with energy for all day long and if you limit to one muffin it is something to crunch between meals or when you just want to have something sweet to eat or as a dessert .

Healthy eating habits and a balanced lifestyle can help you to prevent a lot of diseases  and you can control your weight . Despite the fact that nowadays life has a much more faster rhythm and we have less time to  take care of our health , we should not forget that we are what we eat  and that it has influence on the quality of our lifestyle . One of the major problems that our generations have to deal with is : obesity . This issue may be linked with the fact that we do not have so much time to say home and prepare our meals ; let’s face it : it is much more simple to go out and grab something to eat in your way even if most of the time we end up eating fast food – such unhealthy food and with a high level of calories .



This kind of problems are such a common problem for more and more people nutritionists have started to create many healthy recipes that will help us face this problem or to prevent us from having it . One  recipe of this kind is : healthy banana bread .  For preparing this recipe you will need the following ingredients : 1 cup all purpose flour , 1 cup whole wheat flour , ½ cup brown sugar , 1 teaspoon of baking powder , 1 teaspoon of baking soda , some salt , ½ teaspoon of cinnamon , 1 egg and 4 of 5 bananas which you will smash .



First step is to smash the bananas and meanwhile beat the egg . After that , you have to combine them and mix them into a bowl together with sugar , salt and cinnamon . After you have finished this , take a big bowl and mix in it the flour , baking soda and add the mixture you have made earlier . Mix it well and then put in into a bread pan and all you have to do is to bake it for 50 minutes or 60 minutes . Make sure that the temperature of the oven is about 180 Celsius grades . If you are not sure that the  bread is ready , you can try it by sticking a knife or a little wood stick into a loaf: if the stick comes out clean it means that is baked and you can stop the oven . Per serving , meaning circa 50 grams, you will intake 100 calories and 0.2 grams of fat and 0 grams cholesterol .



As you can see , it is a good alternative for any kind of person because it has a low content of calories , it also helps you keep your heart  healthy even if you already have heart problems or if you want to prevent this kind of health problems . It is easy to make ,delicious and it is appropriate for every moment of the day and you can eat it whenever you are hungry or you just want to crunch something .

One of the major problems that our generations have to deal with is : obesity .We all complain about our weight , about the fact that we eat only unhealthy food but we do almost nothing to change this thing  . We always say  that we do not have so much time to stay home and prepare our meals ; let’s face it : it is much more simple to go out and grab something to eat in your way even if most of the time we end up eating fast food – such unhealthy food and with a high level of calories . And obesity besides the fact that changes your body in an unpleasant way it is also unhealthy .



I want to present you a delicious dish that we can prepare our selves and which is very healthy , contains less calories than the any other similar dish that we could eat in a fast food or we could buy already made . Turkey chili is a low calorie soup which is suitable for all the family .  For this you need the following ingredients : 1 spoon of olive oil , 1 chopped onion , 1 chopped red pepper ,  some celery ,  2 garlic cloves , 1 kilo fat-free ground turkey , 2 teaspoons of chili powder , some ground cumin , little oregano and coriander , 1 or 2 cans of crushed tomatoes ,  1 can of tomato sauce but with no added salt , a hand of black beans , 4 spoons of fat-free cream or yoghurt , and some fresh chopped cilantro .



Heat the oil in a pan , then add the onion , celery , minced garlic and red pepper . Cook it for about 5 minutes till the onion changes its color . In another pan crumble the turkey and cook it for a couple of minutes or better said before it is no longer pink . Add the chili powder , cumin , coriander and oregano . Then is time to put in the tomatoes  and tomatoes sauce . Simmer it for about 10 minutes .  After that you may add the black beans and the mixture  from the first pan which contained the onion and the other vegetables . Cook it at low heat for another 10 minutes . It can be served into bowls ; on top add a spoon of free-fat cream or yoghurt  and some fresh chopped cilantro , if you like it , it is optional . Per serving , this dish contains 298 calories , total fat is only 5,7 g , cholesterol is 35 milligrams , sodium 440 milligrams . You can notice it is also very health for your heart not only if you already have heart problems it is also good for preventing this kind of health problems .



You see , it is important to try to cook at home recipes that take little time to prepare but also are healthy , full of vegetables , with little fat and cholesterol . In this way , you will always enjoy a home-cooked healthy meal .

You do not think there is a single man that can say that he doesn’t like snacks or he doesn’t eat them . If an adult can’t say that , what can you say about kids ?! They always want something between the meals and statistics points out that fourth of the calories that a kid eats per day comes from the snacks . So for parents it is hard to control what snacks eat their kids and especially how healthy are they .



Because they are so full of energy all day long , you can come up with some simple snack recipes which are easy to prepare with their help . You can  propose some healthy snacks recipes which are also fun for kids . A good solution  can be fruits . For example , you can prepare artic oranges because it is fun to prepare and kids will love it because it can successfully replace ice cream . The ingredients are : 4 oranges , 4 cups of orange juice and 4 cherries .  You have to cut the tops of the oranges in a zigzag pattern , hollow the inside and then mix it in a blender with the juice . Next you set the rinds in a muffin tin and after fill with the mixture . Put a cherry in every orange ; now you’re almost ready .All you have to do is to put them to freeze for 2 to 3 hours  and the kids will serve a healthy tasty ice cream.



You can also play games during preparing and eating the snacks .  For example , you take some slices of toast bread , some ham or even some cheese . Make a couple of sandwiches , then cut them into different pieces of all kind of shapes and sizes . After that mix the pieces and try to solve the resulted “puzzle” before starting to eat it .

Another fun and creative way to prepare snacks can be toast toppers . You can toast some slices of bread , then put some butter or soft cheese on top of them . You can give the kids a great variety  of toppings such as herbs , seeds , nuts , small pieces of tomatoes or other vegetables . Then he can draw different pictures on the bread so he will find it funny to prepare snacks and after eat them .



It can not be so tough to convince our children to eat something healthy between snacks ; it depends very much on the way you can involve them in preparing them . In this way you get to spend some quality time with them which it proves to be fun , creative and of course it has rewards : fun healthy snacks for kids . Parents should consider this kind of activities because snacks proved to be one important part of their children diet and this indirect becomes part of their health and their life .

Many of us own a dog that in time has become one of our family members . Because we love them so much , we always want to give them the best  and that includes also food . The market is loaded with all kind of dog food but actually does this kind of food prove to be healthy for our dogs. Many of the vets tell that the dog food we find on the market is not extremely bad for our dogs but in time it can not provide all the healthy substances that the dogs need to be healty and to live longer .

Lately,  there have been made sites for dogs owners and also have been written dog food recipes books that help us how to feed our dog . In this article , I am going to present you some of the dog food recipes that are healthy. One of the most successful, meaning that most of the dogs love it, is Gourmet Canine Quiche. If you want to prepare this for your dog, you will need the following ingredients: eight eggs, one and a half cup of cream, also one and a half cup of milk, eight spoons of chopped cooked meat or you can put cheese instead of meat , 2 pie shells and salt and pepper.

First of all, you have to beat the eggs, mix the cream and milk in a large bowl . After this , you will have to combine the meat or cheese with the eggs and milk and add salt and pepper. Next you pour this mixture into the 2 pie shells and put it in the oven. You will have to bake it till is golden brown on top; that will require around 30 or 40 minutes. Then you let it cool down and your dog can eat a healthy meal .

Another recipe that you can try is Dog TOfu and Liver Loaf . For this recipe , you need : 1/2 kilo tofu , 1 cup boiled rice, also 1 cup boiled liver, 1 cup dry bread crumbs, 2 eggs , 1 chopped potato , 2 tamari souce spoons , some fresh tyme and sage  and melted butter.

You have to break the tofu into a large mixing bowl , there you add potato , egg , breadcrumbs , tamari , sage and thyme . If the mixture is too dry , you can add water . After that you put the mixture into a loaf pan and you bake it for 40 or 45 minutes .

These two examples are not the only ones you can find if you want to cook something healthy for your dog and you do not want to buy him the dog food that is everywhere in the supermarkets and petshops . Think twice before buying that kind of food because you can not know what it contains for sure . We must take care of the one we love .

Tropical Salad

This recipe is adored by Australians, but certainly will be something for everyone who will try. To prepare it you need the following ingredients:pineapple, coconut, banana, mango (to preserve, if possible naturally), kiwi, strawberries, oranges normal and red grapes, whiskey cream, vanilla.

Preparation: Cut all fruit into small cubes and place in a bowl. Mix, then add 3 tablespoons of whiskey cream.It powder with vanilla. You can serve with a tropical drink.

Sweet sour fish cubes.

Ingredients: 400 gr bass tabs, juice of half lemon, 2 tablespoons soy sauce and vinegar, salt, ground white pepper, coriander, ground cumin, ginger powder (one pinch), sugar to taste, four tablespoons of peanut oil for frying an egg beaten, 2 tablespoons cornstarch and half, 2 carrots cut rhombuses, 50 grams of frozen peas, half an onion cut small cubes, 150 g of tomatoes passed.



Preparation: Cut the fish fillets into small cubes, are sprayed with lemon juice, soy sauce and vinegar, leave to enter, remove from marinade, season with salt, pepper, sugar and other spices to taste. The oil is in a pot parboil Wok,  fish cubes to egg roll and fry in oil, remove and keep warm. In remaining oil fry the vegetables, stirring. Pour marinade and tomatoes and everything passed boil. Fish cubes add sauce and gives a whirl. Serving mode: match the cooked rice noodles.

Chinese sauce.

We need 6 tablespoons oil, 2 tablespoons flour, 2 tablespoons mustard, tomato paste, 3 tablespoons sugar, broth, salt, pepper, a sprig basil, a sprig thyme.

Preparation: fry oil with a little flour, which goes off with a cup of soup. Add mustard and broth, stirring constantly and sugar, which I burned in a separate pan. Do not forget salt, pepper, basil and thyme. Pour the soup longer, until the sauce becomes the consistency of cream. Allow to provide some excitement. This sauce tastes like soy sauce in Chinese, which serves as a lining to almost any dish.



Muffins with chocolate.

For the preparation Canadian we need: 2 cups flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, a pinch of salt, 1 cup brown sugar, juice and grated rind of one orange, 2 eggs, one cup milk, one cup melted butter, 1 cup chocolate pieces. In a bowl mix flour, baking powder, sugar and grated orange peel. In another fight eggs, milk, melted butter and orange juice. Pour over dry ingredients. Add chocolate pieces and mix well. Heat oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit, is poured in the tray of muffins composition, previously greased, and bake about 25 minutes.

Pasta with walnuts.

Americans love this preparation, which may be a choice for cold winter evenings. Ingredients: 1 / 2 kilograms pasta, a tablespoon of salt, 200 g walnuts, 150 grams sugar. Method: Boil pasta as directed on package. Walnuts butt than the oven after that give the meat grinder on a screen as small. Drain pasta, place bowl over which shall meet the nuts mixed with sugar and mix well. You should be served warm but are just as good cold.

Eating healthy means to love your life. A healthy life means a natural food with high quality products, safe and nourishing. Due to high protein, chicken is indicated to everyone especially to older people because it protects the bones. Chicken is an important source of vitamin B, niacin., well known for its properties against cancer. DNA composition requires niacin, and a deficiency of this vitamin is directly linked to the emergence of genetic disorders.

100 grams of  chicken meat provides 72% of daily necessary of niacin. Another benefit of chicken meat is the content of selenium, which is an essential component of the thyroid hormone metabolism and of the immune function. However, these are not the only things we need to know. For a good and healthy nutrition, we also must know some of the healthy recipes.

Healthy chicken sandwich
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons nonfat yogurt; 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise; 2 tablespoons chopped green celery; 2 tablespoons chopped onion; 1 conserve chicken breast; 2 slices of bread; 2 slices tomato; 1 leaf of lettuce; salt; pepper
Preparation: Mix yogurt, mayonnaise, celery, onion and chicken breast. Put the composition on one slice of bread and on top tomatoes and lettuce and then put the other slice of bread and enjoy.

Healthy chicken soup
Ingredients: 1 half chicken; 1 large onion; 2 carrots; 1 celery;1 parsley; 1 parsnip;100 g green beans; 1 can of chopped tomatoes (450g); parsley and lovage green leaves; salt;  pepper
Preparation: Wash the chicken and cut it in 6-8 pieces and put it in a pot with water (3l perhaps, enough just to cover the chicken). Let it boil until it is foaming, remove the foam and then put the sliced vegetables. After 30-35 minutes, check if they are boiled. Put the  parsley and lovage green leaves, tomatoes, and leave it for another 5 minutes. You must serve it warm and if you want with chili peppers.

Healthy grilled chicken
Ingredients: 4 boneless chicken breast; 2 tablespoons crushed garlic; 2 tablespoons finely cut thyme; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon fresh pepper;  salt;  scraped peel from a lemon
Preparation: Put the chicken pieces in a shallow glass container. Put the thyme, garlic, pepper, lemon peel, olive oil and salt on all chicken. Clean the grill, grease it with some oil and let it to heat up. Place the chicken breast with the skin down on the hot grill. Every now and then turn them on each side until they bake. This healthy chicken recipe goes excellent with a garnish of grilled vegetables, salad and baked potatoes.

Eating healthy does not mean to eat a lack of variety or tasteless food . A rational diet well balanced contains, simply, all the necessary nutrients to satisfy appetite and preservation of a good health.  I think I have shown above that even healthy food can be delicious!