Good, healthy eats for Fall. Yum!
I absolutely LOVE Fall! Love it. It’s my all-time favorite season because it not only yields gorgeous leaves and great hiking and play- outside weather, but some fantastic locally grown food.
In fact, one of my favorite things about Fall is the fresh, healthy food — apples, squash, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, pears, cauliflower, brussels sprouts and more! Not to mention all of the fun and “healthy” recipe blogs making their way into cyberspace. Yum!
I try to eat seasonal, fresh and local when I can. And since I spend my time in both Minnesota and Maine, I get lots of amazing seafood and produce this time of year. This Fall, I’ve vowed to tackle some new healthy recipes.
So, today, in celebration of Fall, I’m sharing some of the new healthy and seasonal recipes that are on my go-to list. I invite you to share your favorite fall food recipes, here, too. The more the merrier!
Enjoy these recipe links and please share your favorite fall recipes. Also, let us know if you have tried and tested them. All of the recipes I’m sharing have nutritional information provided, and some I will be modifying for a more “clean” version. (P.S. A blog on “clean” eating coming soon.)
- Baked Apples w/Cinnamon & Walnuts, Fitness Magazine
- Apple Butternut Squash Soup, Cooking Light – My Recipes
- Quinona Salad w/Asparagus, Dates & Orange, Cooking Light – My Recipes
- Oven Fried Sweet Potatoes, Cooking Light – My Recipes
- Warm Sweet Potato, Apple & Sausage Salad, Fitness Magazine (needs a few easy modifications, no margarine for this girl! I use Smart Balance or nothing, or very light amt real butter.)
- Pork Chops with Roasted Apples & Onions, Cooking Light – My Recipes (I’ll reduce Canola Oil or sub out)
- Crab Salad-Stuffed Eggs (while fresh main crab is still in season!), Cooking Light – My Recipes
- Honey Soy Broiled Salmon, Eating Well
- Spicy Pumpkin & Shrimp Soup, Fitness Magazine (this one more daring but may try in Maine; definitely some substitutes needed here to bring calories down – for example you don’t need whole milk!)
- Nutty Warm Brussels Sprouts Salad, Cooking Light – My Recipes
- Pecan-Crusted Chicken (w/Spinach salad), Eating Well (I’ll prob sub out the Canola Oil)
- Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken Breasts, Cooking Light – My Recipes (this on has a video on how to stuff a chicken breast. I’ll reduce amount of feta cheese, but sounds YUM!
- Seared Scallops w/Orange Sauce and Broccoli Cauliflower Saute, Fitness Magazine (again, Fitness Mag not the best at defining “healthy” needs a few modifications and then yum!)
I hope my sweetie is up for a little fall cooking together these next weeks. Now, what are your favorite fall go to recipes?!
P.S. Check out this link to Health Magazines 15 Superfoods for Fall!
Happy cooking!
So far we’ve tried the Pork Chops with Roasted Apple and Onion (YUM – 9.5 out of 10!); the Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken Breasts (another yum – 9 out of 10 – we grilled them); and the Baked Apples with Cinnamon and Walnuts (great for those of us who can’t do sugar, sweet and satisfying – 8 out of 10).