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Strawberry Fro-Yo

Posted by Jeanie at EatBetterAmerica on August 10, 2009 | Be the first to comment

There's nothing better on a hot summer night than something cool to eat or drink! One of my favorites is frozen yogurt. And, with summer strawberries so juicy and delicious, there's absolutely nothing better than homemade strawberry frozen yogurt. There...

Categories: Low Fat, Entertaining, Healthy Recipe, Test Kitchen, Desserts

Pondering Panini

Posted by Elyse at EatBetterAmerica on June 12, 2009 | Be the first to comment

Looking for a great lunch or light dinner to serve guests? Ever tried a panini sandwich? You've probably seen one listed on a menu somewhere and perhaps tried one with mixed results. Sometimes they're too greasy on the outside. Sometimes they're too cheesy...

Categories: Healthified, Test Kitchen, Lunch, Sandwiches

Flipping Recipes

Posted by Jeanie at EatBetterAmerica on May 13, 2009 | Be the first to comment

Some people flip houses, I flip recipes. What's that about? Here's my take on a recipe "flip": it's simply taking less healthy ingredients out of the recipes you love while increasing the "good" ingredients. A few flavor adjustments might be needed along...

Categories: Low Fat, Healthy Recipe, Healthified, Test Kitchen, Desserts, Low Calorie, Baking

Punch up the Flavor

Posted by Jeanie at EatBetterAmerica on February 26, 2009 | Be the first to comment

Cut the fat - how many times have you heard or read that?? This is the perfect place to share a few thoughts. Since fat is where all the calories usually are, it's the first thing we look at when selecting recipes to add to this site, or choosing those...

Categories: Low Fat, Healthy Recipe, Test Kitchen

Happy "Healthified" New Year!

Posted by Jeanie at EatBetterAmerica on December 31, 2008 | Be the first to comment

It's New Year's Eve - a time to reflect on the past year and get excited about the newness and "start over" opportunities in the year to come. With that, usually comes a resolution to lose weight, which I understand is within the top 3 on tracked lists...

Categories: Entertaining, Healthified, Test Kitchen

Healthy Home Cooking

Posted by Grace at EatBetterAmerica on December 29, 2008 | 4 comments

January is traditionally the month that we all start thinking of healthier lifestyles. With that in mind, there’s a new magazine publication to watch for. Healthy Home Cooking is on the newsstand early January and is full of tasty recipes from the...

Categories: Healthified, Test Kitchen

Behind the Scenes

Posted by Grace at EatBetterAmerica on December 10, 2008 | 4 comments

I’ve always thought that “behind the scenes” was the best place to be. When you are healthifying recipes, this means that you get to be involved with how this special make-food-better process really works, hang out with really talented...

Categories: Healthified, Test Kitchen

Cravin' Cranberry Bread

Posted by Grace at EatBetterAmerica on December 03, 2008 | Be the first to comment

Welcome! As one of the food editors in our test kitchen, I'd like to share tips and interesting tidbits about testing and what happens when we start fooling around with food in our kitchen. Hope you enjoy this first installment and please feel free to...

Categories: Healthified, Test Kitchen, Breads