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Recipe Type: Appetizer

Eggs in a Basket

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Get your family hoppin’ Easter morning with this healthy version of eggs and hash browns! By: Jodie Shield, MED, RDN Need a festive and easy breakfast before the Easter egg hunt begins? Cooking Light featured this fun, simple recipe for Egg Baskets.  All you need is a muffin tin, some ...

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Cinco de Mayo Salsa Makeover

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Sweet meets heat with this healthy mango salsa! By: Jodie Shield, RDN Holy guacamole! You might be thinking: why mess with a good thing?  Salsa is perfect as is – ripe juicy tomatoes, onions, jalapeño peppers, perhaps an avocado. This Cinco de Mayo, shake up your taste buds and try ...

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Red, White, and Blueberry Bites

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Get your 4th of July party started with this healthy, patriotic treat! By: Jodie Shield, MED, RDN Not sure what to serve at your 4th of July picnic or barbecue? Treat your friends and family to red, white and blueberry bites stuffed with delicious Greek vanilla yogurt. My recipe is ...

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Quick Quesadillas

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The ultimate easy appetizer, light lunch or super de-lish dinner! By: Jodie Shield, RDN Craving a quick, cheap Mexican meal? Skip Taco Bell or Chipotle – they’re too greasy and make you feel bloated. My quick quesadillas are the ultimate healthy “fast food” and take less than 1 minute to ...

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How to Cook Perfect Easter Eggs

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Hop to it and steam those eggs! By: Jodie Shield, RDN I love decorating Easter eggs and I love eating them, too. But I can’t stand eating hard-boiled eggs with green yolks. Worse yet, peeling those pretty pastel-colored eggs can be a pain. But I have discovered a method for cooking ...

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Roasted Pepper and Goat Cheese Dip

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The trifecta for a perfect appetizer – simple, easy and outrageously delicious! By: Jodie Shield, RD My husband and I play in a really fun and competitive mixed doubles tennis group.  After each match, we head over to somebody’s house for dinner and everybody brings an appetizer.  This is where ...

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Manhattan Clam Chowder

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Warm up your family’s appetite with a bowl of hot and healthy soup!  By: Jodie Shield, RD Are you staying warm?  My home town, Chicago, just got blasted with a major snowstorm.  Perfect weather for some homemade soup.  My husband, Jim, loves Manhattan Clam Chowder – sorry New England, but ...

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Rosy’s Guacamole

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By: Jodie Shield, RD Going to a Superbowl party this year, or are you hosting?   Either way, score big points with fellow sports fans by making this outrageously delicious guacamole.  My friend, Rosy, shared it with me and let’s just say: Rosy’s guacamole is the best I’ve ever tasted! ...

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Honey-Garlic Baked Chicken Wings

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If you want to score extra points for “healthy” at your Super Bowl party, then serve these delicious honey-garlic baked chicken wings! Guest Post By: Evelyn Carissa, Dominican University Nutrition and Dietetics Student Hey sports fans! If you’re looking for a crowd-pleasing appetizer that’s healthy and tasty, check out my ...

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Grilled Peach Gazpacho

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There’s nothing more refreshing then a fresh, juicy peach! By: Jodie Shield, RD One of my favorite things that I do as a registered dietitian nutritionist is analyze recipes for the Chicago Tribune’s Good Eating section.  I have been doing this for 19 years – yikes!  Time flies when you’re ...

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