Monday Motivational Meal—Cranberry-Banana Muffins

Monday, March 29, 2021

 

Livliga Cranberry Banana Muffins

These Cranberry Banana Muffins are filling and satisfying because of the whole wheat flour, fresh banana, applesauce and plain Greek yogurt used. And by using far less sugar they do not trigger the need for more sugary sweets as so many pre-packaged treats do. Make sure to serve them up on your favorite Livliga dishware to complete this delightful experience!

Get the recipe here.

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Chicken Salad with Avocado and Mango

Friday, March 26, 2021
Chicken Salad with Avocado and Mango Served Up on Livliga's Celebrate dinner plate
Chicken Salad with Avocado and Mango Served Up on Livliga's Celebrate dinner plate


This chicken salad is the perfect quick and easy lunch or dinner choice for busy weekdays. With less than 400 calories per serving, it's a wonderfully refreshing and healthy meal. Who says salads have to be boring? Dress up leafy greens, which are rich in folate and vitamin C, with protein-packed chicken and antioxidant-rich mango and avocados, which are a great source of heart-healthy monounsaturated fats.

Freshly Poached Chicken is the foundation for this delectable salad
Freshly Poached Chicken is the foundation for this delectable salad


Ingredient

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoons mango chutney
  • 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
  • 3/4 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger
  • 2 cups poached chicken breast, cubed
  • 3 green onions, chopped
  • 1/2 sweet red bell pepper, diced
  • 8 cups mixed salad greens
  • 1 peeled mango, diced  
  • 1 peeled avocado, diced 

 

Directions

  1. Combine oil, juice, chutney, soy sauce, and ginger in a small bowl.
  2. Combine Chicken, green onions and red pepper in a bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of dressing, reserving the rest to drizzle over the prepared salad.
  3. Arrange greens, mango, and avocado evenly on 4 serving plates. Divide the chicken mixture in 4 over greens. Drizzle reserved dressing over salads.

 

Nutritional Information

Serves 4. Calories: 395; Total Fat 20.5g; Sodium 363mg; Total Carbohydrate 27.3; Dietary Fiber 4.8g; Total Sugars 14.4g; Protein 29.4g.

To make it a meal: add a homemade muffin! Check out our muffin choices here. And remember to serve it up on our Healthy Lifestyle Dinnerware!



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Monday Motivational Meal—Diabetes-Friendly Crab Quiche with Asparagus

Monday, March 22, 2021

 

Diabetes Friendly Quiche with Crab & Asparagus


In recognition of #NationalDiabetesAlertDay we are sharing a diabetes-friendly recipe of crustless crab and asparagus quiche from the amazingly talented Shelby Kinnaird. We served this delectable treasure up on our health-minded Vivente pattern.

Click here for the recipe.

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Monday Motivational Meal—Irish Oatmeal Risotto

Monday, March 15, 2021

 

Irish Oatmeal Risotto Served up in Livliga's Vivente bowl

In honor of St. Patrick's Day here is an innovative and healthy recipe for oatmeal risotto I originally found through the TODAY Show! We served ours up on Vivente with its lucky green in the pattern!

Get the recipe here.

  

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🍜SOUPS! 🍜Livliga's NEW eCookbook Available for FREE download NOW!🍜

Friday, March 12, 2021

 Discover Livliga's Lastest eCookbook!

Livliga Soup eCookbook as Free Download

Livliga is souper excited to introduce our new eCookbook all about soups! This is the perfect time of year to indulge in some healthy homemade soups to boost your immunity and tantalize your tastebuds. Check it out...its FREE! 🍜


Download our FREE Soups eCookbook

 

Inside you'll find:

    ▪    5 of our favorite healthy soup recipes
    ▪    How to feel full and satisfied without a whole lot of calories
    ▪    The way to boost your immune system through food
    ▪    The tools to support you in right sized eating

 

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Monday Motivational Meal—The Perfect Poached Chicken

Monday, March 8, 2021

 

The Perfect Poached Chicken Served Up on Livliga's Aveq Dinner Plate


Poached chicken can be a delicacy for dinner right after it has been cooked. The next day more of the same meat can be cut up in chunks and used in a Cobb salad. Additional dishes can be made where it can be included in omelets, chicken salad nestled in a half of a cantaloupe or used in an Asian wrap. The uses for poached chicken are not only versatile but also almost infinite. Our succulent poached chicken was served up on our Aveq dinnerware plate.

Get the recipe here.

  

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Livliga Cranberry-Banana Muffin

Friday, March 5, 2021

 A Favorite Muffin for Adults and Kids

Livliga Cranberry-Banana Muffin
Make sure to serve this delicious muffins up on your favorite Livliga dinner pattern!


This is a great recipe for a healthy muffins that is great for celebrations and holidays.  Use them for a celebratory brunch or to give to family and friends as a gift…or make them for yourself…just because. These Cranberry-Banana Muffins are filling and satisfying because of the whole wheat flour, fresh banana, applesauce and plain Greek yogurt used.  And by using far less sugar they do not trigger the need for more sugary sweets as so many pre-packaged treats do. These muffins are great on their own or included as part of a meal. Easy to freeze too!

Livliga Cranberry-Banana Muffins

Livliga Cranberry-Banana Muffin

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour, unbleached
  • 1 cup white whole-wheat flour
  • ½ cup Truvia Baking Sugar Blend
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ½ cup banana, ripe and mashed (3 large)
  • ⅓ cup Greek yogurt, low fat and plain
  • ¼ cup applesauce, unsweetened and organic
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2/3 lower sugar dried cranberries  (Ocean Spray Reduce Sugar Craisins or Paradise Meadow Dried Cranberries/50% less sugar)
  • Cooking Spray


Directions

  1. Combine flours, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Make a well in center of flour mixture.
  2. In a separate bowl beat eggs with a whisk. Next add mashed banana, yogurt, applesauce and vanilla, stirring with the whisk.
  3. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture, stirring until moist. Fold in the dried cranberries
  4. Spoon batter into muffin cups sprayed with cooking spray. Fill two-thirds full.
  5. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in the center.
  6. Let muffins sit in tin for 10 minutes. Promptly remove muffins and serve. These muffins keep well for a few days in the refrigerator or weeks in the freezer.

 

Baking Tip: These muffins make great mini-muffins. To bake them set the oven temperature to 350° and reduce the time to 15 minutes. Always check to make sure they are done!

Serves: 12. Serving size: 1 regular-sized muffin. 

Nutritional Information

Calories per serving: 133; Fat 1.3g; Sodium 169mg; Carbohydrate 29.9g; Dietary Fiber 2.4g; Protein 4.3g.


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Monday Motivational Meal—Turkey Veggie Meatballs

Monday, March 1, 2021

Cooking Light Turkey Veggie Meatballs

 

We have many family favorite recipes we have discovered and claimed over the years. One such recipe from Cooking Light includes a homemade Marinara Sauce and the delicious Turkey-Veggie Meatballs to go with it. I haven’t found a kid yet who doesn’t love a meatball. The wonderful thing about the Turkey-Veggie Meatballs is that they are packed full of delicious veggies yet are so tasty no one, including kids, realizes how healthy they are for you. I also like the fact that they are not greasy like classic meatballs with beef can be. Make your own sauce or use your preferred store bought…whatever works! We served this delectable meal up on Vivente.

Get the recipe here

 

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