Gundry - The lighten up cookbook: 103 easy, slimmed-down favorites for breakfast, lunch, and dinner everyone will love

103 Easy, Slimmed-Down Favorites
for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Everyone Will Love The author and publisher have provided this e-book to you for your personal use only. You may not make this e-book publicly available in any way. Copyright infringement is against the law. If you believe the copy of this e-book you are reading infringes on the authors copyright, please notify the publisher at: http://us.macmillanusa.com/piracy. To Sarah, my sister (in-law).
Thank you for becoming my sister.
For your continuous love, your sense of humor,
and your kindness. You light up our lives. The word healthy is a tricky one.

The definition is as broad and as personal as a word gets. Whats healthy for you may be the opposite for me, and when I think of healthy cooking, I unfortunately often think of less flavor and less fun. So instead of focusing on that word, healthy, a word that means so many things, I have decided to take on a different challenge: take 103 beloved recipes and make them a little lighter. Weve all had moments where we feel like we overindulged, or its the week leading up to a big event and we want to lay off the salt and consume as many greens as possible. I cant begin to count these moments on my hands because there are far too many. In the past, I have compromised quality and variety and turned to boring food items or prepackaged protein bars.

One day, I decided that something lighter can (and should!) pack a punch. Flavor and excitement do not need to fall to the wayside when creating a guilt-free dish. For me, lightening up means using fresh ingredients when I can, instead of something artificial. It means loading up my grocery cart with more items from the produce section than I usually would. It means using ingredients that I can pronounce, and that arent loaded up with preservatives and additives. And while you cant always achieve perfection, striving toward a healthier lifestyle is a process, one that I hope this book can help you apply to all of your cooking endeavors.

Do you love those cheesy nachos you make and eat when watching the big game? Try my Skinny Bell Pepper Nacho Boats (). Its so good you wont know youre eating light! And go aheadtry it for breakfast! This book is a collection of 103 favorite recipes that, with simple tweaks and twists, we can change up and make lighter, while maintaining the classic flavor and feeling. Why 103? When you come to our house, we want you to know you can always bring a friend, or two, or three. One hundred felt so rigid, and when creating recipes and sharing them with friends and family, there is always room for three more. Addie Gundry

When I start my day off by eating something healthy, I feel motivated to keep eating lighter recipes all day long. Yield: Serves 12 | Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 4555 minutes Applesauce is such an easy alternative to use when youre looking to lighten up a recipe. Yield: Serves 12 | Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 4555 minutes Applesauce is such an easy alternative to use when youre looking to lighten up a recipe.

Its often used to replace oil in baking. Its just as yummy but cuts back on fat and calories (with no added sugar)! And as a bonus, the almond flour makes this recipe gluten-free! INGREDIENTS 2 ripe bananas 3 large eggs, room temperature cup applesauce 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil 2 cups almond flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon teaspoon kosher salt cup chopped pecans 1 teaspoon vanilla extract DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Coat a 9 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and coat with cooking spray again. 2.

Mash the bananas and place into a 2-cup liquid measuring cup. 3. Add the eggs, applesauce, and vegetable oil to the bananas. Stir to blend. Add enough water to fill the measuring cup of wet ingredients to 2 cups. 4.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. 5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Do not overmix. 6. 7. 7.

Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes until golden. 8. Place the bread, in the pan, on a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes. 9. Run a knife or flat metal spatula around the pan. Carefully turn the bread out of the pan onto the rack to cool further.

Slice and serve.

Yield: Serves 1012 | Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 5055 minutes Turkey is a leaner meat than beef, so if youre ever looking to make your favorite beef recipe a little lighter, try it with turkey! Itll fill you up just the same without sacrificing taste. INGREDIENTS 1 pound turkey breakfast sausage links 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch dice 1 small onion, finely diced 1 (8-ounce) package white button mushrooms, sliced 1 cup spinach 4 zucchini, thinly sliced teaspoon kosher salt teaspoon freshly ground black pepper teaspoon garlic powder teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon hot sauce 1 cups cottage cheese 1 cup shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese 1 cup shredded reduced-fat Parmesan cheese 6 large eggs, lightly beaten DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Lightly coat a 9 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. 2.

In a large skillet, add the sausage and saut until fully cooked, about 5 minutes. Break up into pieces and continue to cook until browned. 3. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and place on a plate lined with paper towels. 4. 5. 5.

Add the mushrooms and cook for about 4 minutes. Add the spinach, mix, and turn off the heat. 6. In a large bowl, combine the zucchini with the salt, black pepper, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and hot sauce. 7. 8. 8.

Mix in the cooked sausage. Mix in the cooked vegetables, then the eggs. 9. Spoon the mixture into the baking dish. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until set and the cheese has melted. NOTES You can make this casserole the day before and refrigerate it to bake later.