Wow, it's been a long time since I've cooked... I'm getting back to it though and loving it! I'm also trying to excercise, eat healthier (husband and kids too) and just live healthier in general. BUT, I do not want to sacrifice flavor. I don't care how healthy it is, if it's not tasty, I'm not interested!
A friend turned me on to Gina's Skinny Recipes. Basically good food revamped to be healthier and it still tastes good. She has the nutritional value and even weight watcher points for each recipe if you're interested. I tried out the Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice last night. We all (kids included) loved it! I was a little scared of brown rice but we really liked it and the husband even prefers it over white rice. Score! I think he recipe would be great with chicken or pork too if you aren't a shrimpy kind of person.
I changed a couple of things. I seasoned my shrimp with garlic salt although the recipe doesn't call for any season on the shrimp. I used quite a bit of cilantro because we love it in our house. Rather than just garnish with it, I stirred it into the rice just before serving. It was wonderful. One other change - I already had several cans of pineapple at home so I did not use fresh pineapple. It was still really good though and can imagine it would be even better with fresh pineapple. Cooking this made me wish I had a non-stick wok!
