Mini Meatloaves

Mini Meatloaves

Mini Meatloaves http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/mini_meatloaves.html From EatingWell:  Winter 2003, The Essential EatingWell Cookbook (2004) Traditional meatloaf is made with ground beef, pork and veal; here we replace the veal with ground turkey for a tender, flavorful and leaner version of the classic. Baking individual portions in muffin tins speeds cooking, standardizes serving size and produces a moist, delicious main dish. 8 servings | Active Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 40 minutes Ingredients 8 ounces lean ground beef 8 ounces lean ground…

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Parmesan Spinach Cakes

Parmesan Spinach Cakes

Parmesan Spinach Cakes http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/parmesan_spinach_cakes.html From EatingWell:  September/October 2008 If you like spinach-cheese pie, try these simple but elegant-looking little spinach cakes. 4 servings, 2 spinach cakes each | Active Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 40 minutes Ingredients 12 ounces fresh spinach, (see Note) 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese, or low-fat cottage cheese 1/2 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish 2 large eggs, beaten 1 clove garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper Preparation…

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Southwest Quinoa Cakes

Southwest Quinoa Cakes

Southwest Quinoa Cakes http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/southwest_quinoa_cakes.html From EatingWell:  March/April 2014 This healthy quinoa cake recipe is packed with protein from the black beans, eggs, cottage cheese and quinoa. We like to serve the quinoa cakes with a mouthwatering and incredibly easy blender salsa; if you don’t like the heat, leave out the chipotle pepper. We like the look of red quinoa, but any color quinoa will work just as well. 6 servings | Active Time: 35 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour…

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Mini Greek Pizza Muffins

Mini Greek Pizza Muffins

Mini Greek Pizza Muffins http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/mini_greek_pizza_muffins.html From EatingWell:  November/December 2007 All the flavors of a Greek pizza make these savory muffins bite-size treats for adults and kids alike. 2 dozen mini muffins | Active Time: 30 minutes | Total Time: 50 minutes Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2/3 cup finely chopped onion 2/3 cup finely chopped red bell pepper 1/3 cup whole-wheat pastry flour 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano, or 1/2…

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Cardio, Strength or Diet…What’s Most Important?

Cardio, Strength or Diet…What’s Most Important?

  Good Morning Everyone! We are 1 week into the Plank Challenge and I know many of you are already stronger!!!  We are also just past the half way mark for the Biggest Loser Challenge!  How’s everyone doing?  Are you where you thought or hoped you would be at this point in the challenge?  I wanted to share something that I hope will be useful to all of you whether you’re participating in the challenge or not. Below is a…

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Fitbit Apps

Fitbit Apps

  Hi Everyone! I hope you’re all enjoying your fitbit as much as I am!  I created a community called “Team McKinley” on the fitbit dashboard so we could stay connected with some friendly competitionJ (don’t worry, the only thing the community dashboard displays is your total steps, no personal info).  I sent an invite to everyone’s McKinley email address who ordered a wristband.  If you registered your fitbit account under a different email address and would like to be…

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