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Classic Minestrone Soup

Classic Minestrone Soup

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Classic Minestrone Soup

It’s hard to beat a hot bowl of Classic Minestrone Soup! From the colorful herbs and veggies to the creamy beans and tender pasta, each bite is full of robust Italian flavors. It’s hearty, satisfying, and the perfect addition to any menu! Loved by grown-ups and kiddos alike, it’s no wonder minestrone has long been a family favorite.

In my recipe for Classic Minestrone Soup, I’ve put together a delicious line-up of nature’s best and brightest flavors to bring you a soup worth remembering. Both satisfying and waistline friendly, this soup is the perfect addition to your menu!

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Weeknight Mac and Cheese

Weeknight Mac and Cheese

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Weeknight Mac and Cheese

I’ve got a fantastic recipe for you today! If you’re looking for a little homey comfort that won’t blow the ole’ calorie budget, you’ve got to try my Weeknight Mac and Cheese! With a few smart substitutions and sneaky tweaks, you can enjoy this childhood favorite for just a fraction of the calories. Super creamy and cheesy, I think your whole family will love it–mine certainly did!

Who doesn’t love macaroni and cheese? Perfectly cooked elbow pasta covered with thick and gooey cheese sauce–the epitome of comfort food! It’s warm and satisfying and can please even your pickiest eater, but with some recipes pushing upwards of 1000 calories per serving (!), mac and cheese isn’t exactly waistline friendly.

Refusing to relegate mac and cheese to special occasions only, I wanted to come up with a recipe that I could feel good serving to my family any night of the week. A mac that makes for the perfect side but with enough nutritional heft to stand alone as a cozy and satisfying lunch. And perhaps most importantly, a recipe that my whole crew would LOVE.

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The Mediterranean Diet Weight Loss Solution: Day Five

The Mediterranean Diet Weight Loss Solution: Day Five

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Welcome back to The Diet Oracle! It is Friday and we are on Day Five of our little Mediterranean excursion. For the last several days, we have been taking an in depth look at The Mediterranean Diet Weight Loss Solution: The 28 Day Kick-Start Plan for Lasting Weight Loss by Julene Stassou, MS, RD. Putting on my Dutiful Dieter hat, I’ve been faithfully following Stassou’s plan in order to give you a little taste of what this diet is like and what sort of results you could expect.

Thus far, this book has a lot going for it! Many of the recipes have been delicious and worth making again. Yeah, there have been a few bombs, but I’ve tested enough diet and cookbooks to know this is really par for the course. Stassou has done a great job of putting together meal plans that are filling, nourishing, and (mostly) tasty all while keeping calories low enough for steady weight loss. Though my final weigh in for the week isn’t for a couple days, I can say with confidence even now that following her plan will help you drop pounds.

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