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13+ Best Healthy Father’s Day Recipes

By Amanda M. Rye 1 month ago

It’s almost Father’s Day—and if you’re looking to show your dad how much he means to you, whipping up a meal in his honor will definitely do the trick. Whether you want to celebrate him with breakfast, lunch, dinner, or all three, we’ve got you covered with healthy Father’s Day recipes that dad’s sure to love.

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Paleo steak frites with compound butter
Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Time to fire up that grill cause this is an extra special steak dinner your dad won’t soon forget. The herb-spiked butter sauce truly takes this steak to the next level and who doesn’t love a big side of crispy fries. This dish is sure to impress.

Get our recipe for Classic Steak Frites.

Jalapeno cheeseburger
Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

More of a burger kind of guy? Skip the fast-food options

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3 easy meal prep recipes for healthy summer cooking

By Amanda M. Rye 1 month ago

Not to brag, but I was really good at meal prepping when my kids were little. Every week, I had a plan for what we were going to eat. I made a list and bought all the groceries I needed, I remembered to defrost the chicken breasts the day before I was going to cook them, and I would rip up and wash a whole head of lettuce so it would be easy to make salads all week.

Somewhere along the way, I let this good habit slide. Now most days, I don’t have a plan. I forage in the freezer for something that can defrost in time for dinner, and order the other ingredients I need from Instacart, adding random stuff like seltzer to my order to meet the minimum amount for delivery.

I needed to reignite my meal prep habit. “The Ultimate Meal Prep Cookbook from America’s

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12 Healthy Dinner Ideas for Two

By Amanda M. Rye 2 months ago

It’s common to feel rushed at dinnertime and opt for easy options, such as fast food or frozen meals, even if you’re sharing a meal with just one other person — such as a partner, child, friend, or parent.

If you crave variety and want to spice up your routine, plenty of scrumptious, small-batch dinners take very little time to prepare and are incredibly healthy.

Interestingly, home-cooked meals are associated with improved diet quality, and family meals lead to healthier diets and less weight gain in children and adolescents (1, 2).

Here are 12 nutritious and scrumptious dinner ideas for two.

This quinoa bowl is packed with protein.

In just a 3.5-ounce (100-gram) serving, quinoa provides all of the essential amino acids, a good proportion of omega-6 fats, and 10% of the Daily Value (DV) for folate (3, 4, 5, 6).

Chicken

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Healthy Keto air fryer recipes to try

By Amanda M. Rye 2 months ago

Are you thinking about trying all those mouth-watering keto air fryer recipes? As one of the latest trending cooking tools, air fryers have taken the culinary world by storm. The trend results from the growing awareness of healthy living. Air fryers became a popular alternative for deep-fried food in fatty oil.

Already, there are hundreds of air fryer recipes out there that can be quickly followed in your kitchen. If you haven’t hopped on this trend yet, that’s alright.

Air fryers are supposedly a healthier option, but if you’re on a specific diet like keto diets, are they a good option? Very possibly, yes! The many low-carb and keto recipes made in air fryers have quite the following from the health and diet community. Read on for some of the best keto air fryer recipes that are delicious and easy to make.

Air fryers as a Healthier Option

Air fryers as a Healthier Option

A good

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