Clean-eating recipes on a budget
Clean eating is more about being mindful of where your food comes from than how much of it you eat. Besides portion control, a large part of sustaining a healthy lifestyle is to eat foods that are close as possible to their natural state. To help you ensure that everything you eat has high nutritional value, try some of these clean-eating recipes that won’t break the bank.
Clean eating is more about being mindful of where your food comes from than how much of it you eat. Besides portion control, a large part of sustaining a healthy lifestyle is to eat foods that are close as possible to their natural state. To help you ensure that everything you eat has high nutritional value, try some of these clean-eating recipes that won't break the bank.
Snap Pea & Quinoa Salad
This flavorful salad can serve six and can be prepared ahead of time for busy weeknights. The lemon in this salad adds a nice zest to the other ingredients.
Per serving: 223 calories, 11g fat, 25g carbohydrates, 6g protein, 3g fiber
Broccoli Rabe & Chicken White Pizza
Instead of ordering out again, try making home-made pizza instead. This recipe only takes 45 minutes to make and you can always buy prepared whole-wheat pizza dough at the supermarket.
Per serving: 432 calories, 20g fat, 44g carbohydrates, 25g protein, 4g fiber
Spicy Tunisian Grilled Chicken
Make this spicy rub of coriander, caraway and hot pepper to flavor some skinless chicken breasts. Grind coriander seeds, caraway seeds, and crushed red pepper in a spice grinder and then add in garlic powder and salt.
Per serving: 131 calories, 3g fat, 2g carbohydrates, 23g protein, 1g fiber
Spaghetti Genovese
Fiber-rich whole wheat pasta and spinach up the nutritional value of an Italian favorite. Added bonus: you can have it on the table in a half hour.
Per serving: 333 calories, 12g fat, 47g carbohydrates, 14g protein, 10g fiber
Tilapia with Tomato-Olive Sauce
Tilapia goes great with sautéed broccolini and faro tossed with toasted almonds. You can find the olive tapenade needed in this recipe near the jarred olives in the supermarket.
Per serving: 247 calories, 11g fat, 4g carbohydrates, 29g protein, 1g fiber