Dana Jacobi builds an AICR holiday salad on quinoa, which brings fiber, protein and minerals and no gluten, tossing it with parsley, mint, cilantro, scallions, red-skinned apple and pomegranate seeds in a blood orange and olive oil dressing. It keeps a day, so it travels well.
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Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy recipes from the American Institute for Cancer Research.
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Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy Recipes: Pork, White Bean and Greens Soup
An American Institute for Cancer Research recipe pairing lean pork tenderloin with white beans, kale and a base of onion, celery, carrots and tomatoes, seasoned with garlic, smoked paprika and red pepper. Lemon juice, cider vinegar or a little pecorino can sharpen it.
Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy Recipes: Asian Lentil Soup
A recipe from the American Institute for Cancer Research pairs canned lentils with carrots, celery, red bell pepper and bok choy in vegetable broth, seasoned with garlic, ginger, soy and hoisin, plus a quick method for whole-wheat grilled cheese to serve alongside.
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Healthy Recipes: Holiday Quinoa Salad with Pomegranate and Fresh Herbs
Dana Jacobi explains how she built a holiday salad around color: quinoa as the base, parsley, mint, cilantro and scallions, a red-skinned apple for sweetness and crunch, pomegranate seeds, and a dressing of blood orange juice with olive oil.
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Thanksgiving Recipes: Turkey, sweet potatoes, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts
AICR's holiday recipe roundup leads with a barley, turkey and butternut squash casserole that turns leftover turkey into a one-pot meal with peppers, onion and whole grains, baked under feta. Six servings at 275 calories each.
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Healthy Recipes: Persian-Style Borscht
A borscht built on beets, lean stew beef, red cabbage and Swiss chard, with two cups of pomegranate juice boiled down to three-quarters of a cup for sweetness. Serve it hot or cold; six servings at 250 calories each.
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Healthy Recipes: Ginger-Ade
A holiday mocktail: fresh ginger, star anise and cinnamon simmered and steeped into a concentrate, then served hot with water or cold over ice with club soda, sweetened to taste with a lemon wedge. Four servings at 54 calories each; the concentrate keeps three days.
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Healthy Recipes: Lemon Chicken with Broccoli and Ginger
A stir-fried take on lemon chicken that skips the batter and deep fryer, combining chicken breast with broccoli, leek, red onion and a lemon-ginger broth sauce. Four servings at 193 calories each.
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Healthy Recipes: Chicken with Beans and Rice
Chicken breast chunks sauté with green pepper, onion and garlic, then join red beans and brown rice seasoned with cumin and red pepper flakes. Six servings; AICR suggests adjusting the spice to taste and serving with lime wedges and a cucumber and tomato salad.
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Healthy Recipes: Pumpkin Jack O'Lantern Pancakes
A six-serving pumpkin pancake recipe with maple cider syrup, made from whole-wheat and all-purpose flour, buttermilk, cider and canned pumpkin, with dried fruit and chocolate chips for jack-o'-lantern faces. Pancakes and syrup come to 273 calories a serving.
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Healthy Recipes: Veggie Chili
Dana Jacobi passes along a black bean chili she did not create: it comes from Wellness In The Schools, a New York program she met through Les Dames d'Escoffier. Red sweet peppers and tomato paste sweeten it enough to balance the garlic and cumin, and it won over kids and parents.
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Healthy Recipes: Sautéed Chicken and Kiwi over Wild Rice
Chicken strips saute with carrots and celery, then finish with sliced kiwi and lemon peel over a bed of wild rice. Four servings at 360 calories each.
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Healthy Recipes: Sesame Salmon
An AICR recipe glazing wild salmon with mirin, honey and soy sauce and crusting it in sesame seeds, served with wild rice and steamed spinach. It notes salmon's omega-3 fats and the fiber, iron and magnesium in sesame seeds.
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Healthy Recipes: Savory Pumpkin Soup
An eight-serving vegetarian soup of pumpkin puree simmered with low-sodium vegetable broth, onion, garlic and thyme, then blended smooth, with cream optional. The article notes winter squash is rich in carotenoids and puts a serving at about 71 calories.
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Healthy Recipes: Creamy Quinoa Oat Porridge
Dana Jacobi updates her mother's oatmeal with quinoa, cooking shredded apple, raisins and cinnamon into the grains and adding apple cider to the liquid for sweetness in place of sugar.
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Healthy Recipes: Indian Rice and Vegetable Casserole
This biryani-style casserole layers brown basmati rice with eggplant, zucchini, bell pepper, edamame and golden raisins, seasoned with turmeric, coriander, cumin and cinnamon. Six main-course servings run 333 calories and 9 g protein each.
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Healthy Recipes: Cheesy Eggplant Casserole
The American Institute for Cancer Research layers floured eggplant slices with sauteed vegetables, tomato and low-fat cheeses. Its buying advice: skip huge eggplants for firm, small to medium ones with blemish-free skin.
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Healthy Recipes: Pan Seared Fennel and Orange Salad
A recipe pairing warm pan-seared fennel with orange sections, baby greens, red onion and a lemon-orange-mint dressing. Fennel has half the sodium of celery and more vitamin C and fiber. Four servings at 120 calories each.
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