HealthyU Recipes - Deviled Eggs

EDIBLE EASTER EGGS

(Deviled Eggs with Chives)

This snack or appetizer is not only quick and easy; it's good for you, too.

What you'll need:

1 hard-boiled egg

1 teaspoon low-fat plain yogurt

1 teaspoon yellow mustard

1 tablespoon fresh chives, diced (ALT. Use scallions instead for a boost in flavor)

Dash of black pepper

What you'll do:

Cut hard-boiled egg in half and gently scoop yolk into bowl.

Mix yogurt, mustard, chives and pepper with yolk.

Spoon yolk mixture back into egg white. Garnish with chive pieces.

Why you'll love this snack: 
Deviled eggs are the first things to go at a party. Now, with this easy recipe, you can enjoy them any day!

Health-conscious people are often too chicken to eat egg yolks (the yellow part) because they're loaded with calories, cholesterol and fat. A single yolk clucks in at 55 calories, 210 mg of cholesterol (a lot, considering you're only supposed to eat 300 mg per day) and 4.5 g of fat (although about two-thirds of the fat comes from healthy unsaturated fats). In comparison, an egg white has only 17 calories, 0 mg of cholesterol and 0 g of fat. Don't put all your egg yolks in the wastebasket, though — they contain plenty of healthy stuff, such as vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. The rule of thumb is to eat one egg yolk per day and the rest egg whites (for example, an omelet with one whole egg and two egg whites).

--Copy by Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, LDN

As posted on mylifetime.com recipes

Per serving: 86 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated), 1 g carbs, 0 g fiber, 7 g protein, 283 mg sodium, 212 mg cholesterol

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HealthyU Recipes - Pumpkin Cake

Got an upcoming event and in need of a tasty dessert minus the guilt? Why make a cake with eggs and oil when there are better options?

Here’s a simple, two-ingredient recipe. No one will suspect that you’ve offered a tasty alternative that was light on the wallet and easy on the effort… now you can serve ‘em cake and enjoy it too!!

Cake Mix + Canned Pure Pumpkin

PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 183 calories, 3.5g fat, 301mg sodium, 37g carbs, 1.25g fiber, 20.5g sugars, 2g protein

Ingredients:
1- 18.25oz box moist-style cake mix
1- 15oz can pure pumpkin

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Combine ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Mix thoroughly – batter will be VERY thick – and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)
-Makes 12 Servings

Comments:
The texture is thick and dense in the BEST possible way. Spice cake has a WOW factor. Yellow and white don’t fair quite as well, but Devil’s food cake is another classic choice. The HealthyU team sampled pumpkin spice cakes made in a mini Bundt pan, which gave the cakes an old-fashioned donut appearance – this was a big hit! -- Hope this becomes a classic from your kitchen!