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 .

It is extremely important to maintain a healthy diet and not to appeal to eating plans only when we already have health problems or you want to lose some weight . Because of the lack of healthy food on the market, it is important to prepare ourselves some healthy eating recipes in order to take care of us and of our health . The healthy eating recipes are not something difficult to make, they do not take so long to prepare them and also they can provide us with nourishing substances that are important for our health and our body .

A good example of recipe is spinach and frisee salad with tangerines and coriander crusted scallops . We need 2 spoons olive oil, ½ teaspoon tangerine or orange zest, 2 spoons orange juice, 4 teaspoons white wine vinegar, 1 spoon minced shallot, 2 teaspoons chopped chives, tarragon, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, salt and pepper to taste ; these are the ingredients for the vinaigrette . For the salad we need 6 cups baby spinach , 6 cups torn frisee, 2 tangerines or orange cut, 2 teaspoons coriander seeds, salt and pepper to taste, ½ kg dry sea scallops and 1 spoon canola oil . First of all, you have to prepare the vinaigrette .

In a bowl you mix the olive oil, orange zest and juice, vinegar, shallot, herbs, mustard , salt and pepper . Then you let it aside after it is mixed . Then in a bowl add the spinach, frisee, tangerine and you can add the vinaigrette on top . Then in a bowl mix the coriander seeds with salt and pepper . Then season the scallops with the mixture of the bowl, and wad them in a pan where you have heated the canola oil . Cook the scallops till they have a golden crust on the top for circa 2 or 3 minutes on each side . Then put the scallops on the salad .

The other recipe is the turkey  cutlets and rhubarb chutney . For it you need 1 and ½ spoons canola oil, 1/3 chopped red onion, 2 cups sliced rhubarb, fresh or frozen, 1/3 cup golden raisins, 1/3 cup light brown sugar, 1 spoon cider vinegar, 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced, salt and pepper to taste, 4 turkey cutlets . In a pan heat 2 teaspoons canola oil and add the onion and let it become soft . Then add rhubarb, raisins, brown sugar, vinegar, ginger and pepper . Then stir in the pan and boil the sauce for about 10 minutes or till the rhubarb is soft . Then you can remove it from the heat and let it rest but cover it to maintain it warm . Then on the turkey cutlets sprinkle salt and pepper . In another pan heat the remaining canola oil . Then you can add the turkey cutlets in the pan and cook them on the both sides till they are cooked trough . Then you serve the turkey with the chutney .

When women are pregnant it is advisable for them to eat healthy food in order not to have problems and to have a healthy child . Eating healthy during pregnancy is very important for women and babies at the same time . So in order to eat healthy during pregnancy, here are some examples of recipes for women who are future mothers .

One such recipe is the lemony lentil salad with salmon . For it you need 1/3 cup lemon juice, 1/3 cup chopped fresh dill, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, little salt and pepper to taste, 1/3 cup olive oil, 1 red bell pepper seeded and diced , 1 cup cucumber sliced, ½ cup chopped red onion, 2 cans lentils, rinsed or you can have 3 cups cooked ones, 2 cans salmon drained and flaked . In a bowl mix the lemon juice, dill, mustard, salt and pepper . Stir and step by step add oil and mix well, then after you have finished to add the oil and the mixture is smooth, you can add the bell pepper, cucumber, onion, lentils and salmon . Mix well and you are ready to eat .

Other recipe is the Korean style steak and lettuce wraps . For it you need ½ kg flank steak, salt and pepper to taste, 1 cup sliced cucumber, 6 cherry tomatoes cut in halves, ¼ cup sliced shallot, 1 spoon chopped fresh mint, 1 spoon chopped fresh basil and also the same quantity chopped fresh cilantro, 1 spoon brown sugar, 2 spoons reduced sodium soy sauce, 2 spoons lemon juice, ½ minced red pepper, 1 head Bibb lettuce . First of all preheat the grill . Then season the steak with pepper and salt and add it on the grill and let it cook for about 6 minutes on each side . Then you put it on a plate and let it rest for a couple of minutes and after that you can cut it in slices . In a bowl make a mixture out of the sliced flank steak, cucumber, tomatoes, shallot, mint, basil and cilantro .

Then in another bowl add the sugar, soy sauce, lime juice and red pepper and mix them well as a dressing . Then you can add it in the steak mixture and mix them very well . Then take lettuce leaves and add in them like in wrap the mixture that you have done .

The last healthy recipe of this article is the Greek dinner salad . For it you need 3 spoons non fat plain yoghurt, 3 spoons reduced fat mayonnaise, 2 spoons lemon juice, some chopped fresh mint, 1 clove garlic minced, 1 teaspoon honey, salt to taste, 1 zucchini sliced, 1 red bell pepper sliced, 1 bunch radishes diced, 1 can chickpeas rinsed and 4 large Boston lettuce leaves . In a bowl make a dressing out of yoghurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, mint , garlic, honey and salt . In another bowl add the zucchini, bell pepper, radishes and chickpeas and then you add the dressing on the vegetables and m ix well. On a plate add the lettuce leaves and add the salad on the leaves .

In the last years, many people have started to face heart problems and because of the medial treatment all the doctors I also recommend a heart healthy diet . This means that daily meals of people who have heart affections or who are predisposed to get such affections should consist of a low diet in cholesterol, fat and in this way they can enjoy tasty meals and also a heart healthy diet . In this article you can find an example of a daily eating plan and also the recipes which are really healthy for your heart .

For breakfast you should have 1 orange, 1 cup of skim milk and scrambled eggs with smoked salmon . You need 4 eggs, 4 egg  whites, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, 1 teaspoon canola oil, 2 scallions sliced, 2 pieces of smoked salmon sliced circa ¼ kg . In a bowl mix the eggs, the white eggs, pepper and salt . In a pan heat the oil, then add the scallions and cook then add the eggs and after a minute you can also add salmon . Cook them for about 5 minutes and they are ready to be served .

For lunch you can have 2 slices of fat free cheese, 1 slice of whole wheat toast and seared tuna and watercress with scallion ginger relish . For it you need : 2 spoons orange juice, 1 spoon reduced sodium soy sauce, 1 spoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoons minced fresh ginger, ½ teaspoon hot sauce, ground pepper and salt to taste, 1/ cup sliced scallions, ½ cup drained water chestnuts diced, 1 tuna steak , ½ teaspoon canola oil and 4 cups watercress trimmed . First step is to preheat the grill . In a bowl mix the orange juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, hot sauce and little pepper . Take ½ of the mixture and put it in another bowl and there add the scallions, water chestnuts, sesame seeds and mix them well . Then on the both sides of the tuna steak season with canola oil and season with salt and pepper . Add the fish on the grill and cook it for circa 4 minutes on each side . Then in the bowl with the remaining mixture add the watercress and then add the tuna on a plate and top with the watercress mixture and with the scallion ginger relish .

For dinner you can have roasted pork tenderloin . The ingredients for it are : 2 teaspoons olive oil, ½ kg pork tenderloin trimmed, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste . First of all preheat an oven, then heat the oil in a pan and add the pork in the pan after you have seasoned it with salt and pepper and let it cook for about 5 minutes . Then put the pan in the oven and let it cook till the pork is just a little pink in the middle for about 15 minutes . Then transfer it to a plate and cut it into sliced .

What we eat, healthy food and also the problem of controlling our weight are some of the major concerns of our generation and many times we hear many people complaining about this. Eating healthy and losing weight can be very well correlated, because on long term it can give good results, such as a life style . If we make a diet, an eating plan, if you find some healthy recipes that you can cook at home and enjoy eating you will have no problems In eating healthy and losing weight .

The first recipe I propose for a healthy diet and also for your weight is the curried fish . For it you need 3 spoons canola oil, 2 spoons curry powder, 1 onion chopped, 1 green bell pepper diced, 2 cloves garlic minced, 1 teaspoon chile pepper, 1 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme, 1 can coconut milk, 2 pieces mahi mahi fillets, skinned and cut in pieces, 3 scallions sliced and salt to taste . First step is to heat the oil in a large pan at medium heat . Then you add the curry powder and you cook it for a little and after that you can add the onion, the bell pepper, the garlic, chile pepper and thyme . Cook and stir it for about 3-4 minutes . Then you can add the coconut milk and bring the mixture to a boil point . Then you can add the fish and the scallions and let them cook till the fish is cooked for about 10 minutes . In the end you add salt, you stir and you eat it immediately .

The second recipe is the pork and Bok Choy stir fry . For it you need : 8  cups rice noodles, ½ kg pork tenderloin trimmed, 1/3 cup water, ¼ cup rice wine or dry sherry, 2 spoons reduced sodium soy sauce, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, 1 spoon peanut oil or canola oil, 1 onion sliced, ½ kg Bok Choy trimmed and cut in strips, 1 spoon garlic, chopped, 1 spoons chile-garlic sauce . The first step is to take a dish and fill it with water and let it boil, then you can add the noodles and cook them for 10 minutes, drain and let them rest . Then you slice the pork tenderloin in round pieces, not very thick ones and each piece you have to cut in matchsticks . In a bowl add the water, the rice wine or sherry, soy sauce and cornstarch.

In a pan heat oil and add the onion and cook it till is soft, then add the Boy Choy and cook them for about 5 minutes or till the mixture is soft and mixed well . Then you can add the pork, garlic and also the chile garlic sauce and stir it all the time till the pork is tender and cook through for about 5 minutes . Then you can start to add the cornstarch to the pan and let it cook till the sauce is thick . Then serve on a plate the noodles with the vegetables .

Because of all the campaigns that have been carried out in the last period of time against unhealthy food and junk food that is found all over the market, there appeared numerous ways in which to present a lot of free healthy recipes. There are many such TV shows, magazines and also on the internet there are plenty web sites and also books which present many healthy recipes that are also extremely easy to prepare and also they are extremely tasty .

The first recipe is the golden baked pork cutlets and for it you need the ingredients : ½ kg pork tenderloin trimmed, ½ cup dry breadcrumbs, whole wheat, 1 teaspoons sugar, ½ teaspoon paprika, 1 onion minced, salt to taste, 4 teaspoons canola oil, 1 egg white beaten, 4 teaspoon cornstarch . First thing you should do is to preheat the oven and take a baking sheet and coat it very well with cooking spray. Then with a sharp knife take the pork tenderloin and cut it into 4 long slices and thin. In a bowl add the breadcrumbs, sugar, paprika, onion, salt and mix them very well .

After they are well combined start to add some oil and mix them very well till the mixture is well smooth. In another bowl beat the egg white and then on the pork slices add cornstarch and then coat with pat on both sides . After that you take each piece of pork and you dredge it through egg and then in the mixture that we have already made on the both sides . Then take a pan in which you place the  baking sheet that you have prepared, then you place the prepared pork slices on it and afterwards you let them bake for about 15 minutes till they are no longer pink in the middle.

The other recipe is Bolognese bean and for it you need the ingredients : 1 can salad beans, rinsed, 2 spoons olive oil, 1 onion not too large chopped, ½ cup chopped carrot, ¼ cup chopped celery, little salt to taste, 4 cloves garlic minced, 1 bay leaf, ½ cup white wine, 1 can diced tomatoes, ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley, 8 whole wheat fettuccine, ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese . First of all take a pot and fill it with water and let it boil, then add ½ cup beans in a bowl and mash them . In a saucepan heat some oil and add carrot, onion, celery, salt and cover it . Let it cook till all is soft for about 10 minutes. Then you can add garlic and bay leaf and cook it a little more.

Than add the wine and cook it till is evaporated . Then let it cook till all is thick and add in it the remaining whole beans for a couple of minutes . Then add the pasta in the water and cook the pasta for circa 10 minutes and drain them . In bowls add the pasta and add the sauce on top and the parmesan cheese .

Many people have started to refuse eating junk food and all the unhealthy food which is available on the market but they have the main question what is healthy eating? And the answer is simple : if we start to eat healthy prepared home meals in which we add healthy ingredients the answer to what is healthy eating becomes very simple and even the ones who do not know to cook can eat healthy . The article presents same simple recipes that are extremely healthy and good for our health .

The first recipe is the leek, potato and spinach stew . The ingredients are 1 spoon olive oil, 2 hot Italian turkey sausage, circa 4 pieces, 2 cups chopped leeks only the light green and white parts only, 4 cloves garlic sliced, little salt, 1 cup dry white wine, ½ kg new potatoes sliced, preferably small potatoes that you can cut in halves, 4 cups reduced sodium chicken broth, 8 cups stemmed and chopped spinach, 2 scallions sliced, 1 can cannellini beans, ½ cup fresh herbs chopped like dill, chives and parsley . You take a large dish and you heat the oil . Then you add the sausages and leeks and you stir in and cook them till the leeks are soft for about 5 minutes .

Then add the garlic and poor some salt and let the garlic to tender a little . After this you can add the wine and bring the mixture to a boil and let it cook without covering the dish because the wine has to be evaporated . After this thing happens you can add potatoes and broth and now you can cover the dish and let it boil. After a while, you can add the spinach and scallions and let them cook till the potatoes are cooked through . Them you can remove the dish from the heat and you add the beans and let it rest for a couple of minutes . Then add it in bowls and add the herbs .

The other recipe is the sautéed mushroom salad . For it you need 2 spoons olive oil, 1 small onion sliced, ½ white mushrooms cut, 2 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoons fresh thyme chopped, 3 spoons dry sherry, 2 spoons lemon juice, little salt and freshly ground pepper, 8 cups bitter salad greens like baby dandelion greens and 2 spoons parmesan cheese grated . First you heat 1 spoon oil in a pan and you add the onion and you cook them until is tender and then you add the mushrooms for about 10 minutes . Then you can add the garlic, the sherry and cook till the alcohol is evaporated and this will take circa 3 minutes . But make sure to let the mixture to be cooked well till all the flavors are released and combined . Then you can add 1 spoon oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper and keep cooking it . Then you put on a plate the greens and you add the sauce and you top with some parmesan .

The health is one of the major problems nowadays because many people no longer eat healthy and because of the fact that we are what we eat, we can have some problems due to  bad eating habits that we have . Because of them this article wants to propose some eating healthy foods recipes and also you can see that they are not hard to prepare and also they do not take too much time . Eating healthy foods is very important if we want to maintain our health and not to have health problems .

The first recipe is the cornmeal crusted chicken with pepian sauce . For it you need the following ingredients : 4 tomatillos rinsed, ¼ cup chopped onion, 4 spoons pepitas, 3 spoons chopped fresh cilantro, 1 clove garlic, ½ cup reduced sodium chicken broth, little salt, 2 spoons reduced fat sour cream, 4 boneless and skinless chicken breasts trimmed, 1 egg white, 2 spoons water, ½ cup yellow cornmeal and 3 teaspoons vegetable oil, better canola oil . First step is to put in a food processor the tomatillos, onion, 3 spoons pepitas, 2 spoons cilantro, garlic, broth and little salt and let them until there are smooth . Then put the mixture in saucepan and put it on medium heat and stir often and cook it till is reduced and this will take you about 12 to 15 minutes . And in the end will look as a thick pasta and after you have removed the pan from the heat you can add  the sour cream and then you can let it rest .

Meanwhile take a breast of chicken and place it into a plastic wrap and with a skillet make it flattened . Repeat the operation with the all four chicken breasts . Then in a bowl mix the egg white and water, then add the cornmeal and little salt in another bowl and then you take each breast you dredge it in egg white then in cornmeal and coat them well . Then in a pan heat little oil and cook per time 2 pieces of chicken breast and cook it for about 4 minutes per side . And then put the chicken breasts on a plate and then you can add some sauce on the chicken and also on top you can add 1 spoon pepitas and 1 spoon cilantro .

The other recipe is the salsa roasted salmon . For it you need : 1 tomato chopped, 1 onion chopped, 1 clove garlic chopped, 1 red pepper chopped, 1 teaspoon cider vinegar, little chili powder, some ground cumin and salt, 2 or 3 dashes hot salt and 2 pieces center cut salmon filled skinned . The first step is to preheat the oven . Then in a blender add the tomato, onion, garlic, red pepper, vinegar, chili powder, cumin, salt and the sauce to the food and smooth it well . Then on a pan place the salmon with the salsa on top and roasted it till the salmon is cooked through .

For parents, it is important to raise their children healthy and without problems and because of this thing there are numerous companies that are supposed to offer healthy aliments and food for children but because of all the junk food that exists on the market you cannot trust them . So it is much more important to organize a healthy eating and diet for kids that you prepare . Only in this way you can assure that the food of your children is healthy. In order to plan a healthy eating and diet for kids it is important to know some simple and easy ways to prepare recipes .

The firs recipe is the Japanese chicken scallion rice bowl . For it you need the following ingredients : 1 and ½ cup instant brown rice, 1 cup reduced sodium chicken broth, 1 and ½ spoon sugar,2 spoons reduced sodium soy sauce, 1 spoon mirin, 2 large egg whites, 1 large egg, 8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut in pieces, 6 scallions trimmed and sliced . Boil the instant brown rice in a dish containing water according to the package for about 10 minutes, then drain it and put it aside . Then in the sauce pan add the broth, sugar,  soy sauce and mirin. Cook it till it boils and reduce the heat to minimum . In a bowl add the egg whites and the rest  and mix them well . Afterwards add the chicken in the pan and then  the egg mixture but without stirring . Then add the scallions on top and cook it for about 3 minutes till the eggs firm up . Then divide the rice in soup bowls and add the mixture along with the chicken on top.

The other recipe is the Indian spiced chicken pitas . For it you need the following ingredients : ½ kg boneless, skinless chicken breasts trimmed, 1 and half teaspoon garam masala, little salt, 1 cup thinly sliced cucumber, 1 spoon chopped fresh cilantro, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, freshly ground pepper, 4 whole wheat pitas warmed, ¾ cup non fact plain yoghurt, 1 cup shredded romaine lettuce, 2  tomatoes sliced and ¼ cup red onion sliced . First preheat the grill and oil the grill rack . On the chicken add 1 teaspoon garam mala and salt . Then place the chicken on the grill and cook it until it is no longer pink in the middle, which means for about 5 minutes on each side .

Then transfer it to a plate and let it rest a little . Meanwhile in a bowl add the cucumber, yoghurt, cilantro, lemon juice, the remaining garam masala, salt and pepper and mix them well . Then slice the chicken in pieces . In the warm pitas make a pocket and add in it the chicken, the yoghurt sauce and season on it with how much you like slices of tomatoes, onion slices and also lettuce

Children have to have a diet based on healthy aliments in order to be able to develop beautifully, to grow strong and without health problems . The diet of children is one of the most important problems and it is important to assure them a healthy eating for children . This means that you have to pay attention to what they eat, not to allow them to eat all the junk food that is available on the market and also you can find and cook many recipes to keep them healthy . Healthy eating for children can be easily obtained through healthy recipes.

The first recipe is the almond crusted chicken fingers  For it you need the following ingredients : canola oil cooking spray, ½ cup sliced almonds, ¼ cup whole wheat flour, 1 and ½ teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon dry mustard, little salt, some freshly ground pepper, 1 and ½ teaspoon olive oil, 4 large egg whites, ½ kg chicken . First preheat the oven, take a pan and coot it with baking sheet and also cooking spray on top of it . Then in a food processor add almonds, flour, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper and let the food to be chopped until all the almonds are very thin chopped .

Till the end add some oil and then transfer the mixture in a bowl . In another bowl mix the egg whites and then take the chicken tenders and coat them in the egg mixture . Then coat them in the almond mixture and then place all the tenders on the pan that you have prepared and put it in the oven . Bake the chicken fingers until they are golden and crispy for circa 20 to 25 minutes .

Other recipe that children will love is the Sloppy Joes . For it you need the following ingredients : ½ kg lean ground beef, 1 large onion diced, 2 cups finely chopped mushrooms, 5 tomatoes diced, preferably plum tomatoes, ½ cup water, 2 spoons all purpose flour, ¼ cup cider vinegar, ¼ cup chili sauce, ¼ cup ketchup, and 8 whole wheat hamburger buns . In a large pan crumble the beef and cook it until it starts to sizzle for about 1 minute . Then add the onion and mushrooms and cook them and meanwhile break the meat with a spoon and cook everything until the vegetables are tender and all the moisture is reduced for about 10 minutes . Than you can add the tomatoes and flour ; make sure to stir it continuously after you have added the flour . Then you can start to add the water, vinegar and the chili sauce and you can also add some ketchup if you want to . Stir in often and bring it to a simmer . Then you can reduce the heat and not quitting to stir and let it cook until the sauce is thick for about 10 minutes . Then you place it on buns and you serve it warm .