Tag: Budget
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TLC Sandwiches

Show your family some TLC with healthy TLC -- Tofu, Lettuce and Cucumber. It's a fun twist on a BLT that is unbelievably yummy, with easy homemade salty, smoky tofu "bacon." For quick lunch assembly, prepare the tofu the day before and refrigerate it in a sealed container. Substitute mashed avocado for the mayo, if you wish.
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Apricot Graham Snackers

Little hands can help make this sweet, creamy spread for organic graham crackers. Try with finely chopped fruit -- Gala apples or Bartlett pears -- on top; or add a little OJ or apple juice and make it a fruit dip. Note that unsulfured apricots aren't as colorful as those with artificial preservatives, but the flavor is all there, naturally!
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Ravioli with No-Cook Heirloom Tomato Sauce

Ravioli are always a hit with kids and parents alike, especially because dinner's on the table in a flash. The healthy whole wheat in our ravioli will go unnoticed in this colorful dish featuring fresh, flavor-packed ingredients. If heirloom tomatoes are unavailable, ask which variety is most flavorful and substitute! Serve with a green salad and you've got a meal.
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Learn to Cook: Simple Pesto

Pesto is so versatile, you'll never run out of ways to enjoy it. Toss spoonfuls of this no-cook sauce with hot pasta or steamed vegetables, use it as a spread on sandwiches and wraps, or serve as a dip with raw veggies or pita chips. You can easily adapt pesto to your budget by substituting sale-priced nuts, herbs/greens and cheese, or what you've got on hand or in the garden. Sunflower seeds might be the ticket for those with nut allergies.
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Wild Coho Salmon with Sunshine Rice

Here's an oven-baked dish that's an easy solution for busy weeknights. The recipe is a great example of how to affordably enjoy some of the best fish on Earth-wild-caught salmon from a Marine Stewardship Council certified-sustainable fishery. It also shows how a healthy portion of high-quality animal protein fits easily into a Health Starts Here menu plan. Serve with green beans alongside and dinner is done. If you're not crazy about curry, substitute dried dill for the curry powder, though your rice won't be quite as "sunny."
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Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cupcakes with Orange-Cream Frosting

These are so moist and tasty, you'll hardly notice the Whole Foods Market healthy touch of zucchini and neufchatel. The flavors are kid-friendly, yet sophisticated enough to honor a birthday boy or girl of any age. For a lighter alternative to frosting, whisk together 2 cups powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons orange juice and 1 teaspoon orange zest and then dip the top of each cupcake in the glaze. Decorate each with additional chocolate chips...or a candle!
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Buckaroo Summer Squash

Cowgirl Creamery developed their Organic Buckaroo Cheese in 2010 to celebrate Whole Foods Market's 30th birthday. Here we celebrate its great flavor in a 21st-century fresh update to those heavy casseroles that were popular 30 years ago. Go completely 21st-century with organic ingredients!
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Tangy Grilled Pork Chops with Pears and Blue Cheese

We're proud of the hard work we've done to continually raise our standards for raising farm animals. For example, while federal regulations prohibit the use of hormones in raising pigs, we also have these standards: no antibiotics ever, vegetarian diet, raised on family farms and not restrained in gestation or farrowing crates. Plus, our pork tastes great!
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Fruity Flapjacks

Here's a great way to surreptitiously get everyone's day kicked off right with filling whole grains and fruit antioxidants. Breakfast foods provide a lot of opportunity for confusion over "wheat" vs. "whole wheat" so always remember you want the "whole" thing! Add nuts and/or substitute chopped nectarines for the grapes, if you like. And if you prefer your syrup warm, gently heat the thinned fruit spread in a small pot on the stove before serving.
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Sangria Coolers

This cool sipper is so lip-smacking good that you'll be tempted to make a second batch even before the first is gone. Take advantage of fresh, summer fruit by adding cantaloupe, honeydew or watermelon. And feel free to add the ice to the blender if you want grown-up slushies.


