Try Our Bone Healthy Recipes
Vegetable Lentil Soup
Adapted from Clover Food Lab
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Servings: 4
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Preparation time: 30 minutes
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Per serving: 147 calories, 7g protein, 173mg calcium, 67mg magnesium
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small chopped onion
- ½ cup carrots, diced
- ½ cup celery, diced
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- ½ can (15 ounces) whole peeled crushed tomatoes
- 1 can brown lentils, drained
- 1 cay leaf
- 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup chopped mixed fresh thyme, rosemary, and parsley
- 1 cunch (½ pound) fresh kale, stemmed and chopped
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
Directions
- In a large soup pot / stock pot, heat the olive oil. Add the onion, carrot, and celery and cook for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the lentils, bay leaf, stock, salt, and pepper.
- Bring the content to a boil, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add more water during cooking if the soup seems to be too thick.
- Add the herbs, kale, and vinegar. Stir well. Bring to a boil again, lower the heat, and re-cover the pan. Continue cooking for another 15 minutes or until the kale is tender. Remove bay leaf and serve.
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Strawberry-Orange Tofu Smoothie
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Servings: 2
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Preparation time: 5 minutes
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Per serving: 154 calories, 6.3g protein, 280mg calcium, 23mg magnesium
Ingredients
- 1 cup calcium fortified orange juice
- ½ cup silken tofu
- 16 ounces frozen strawberries
- Ice (about 1 cup crushed)
- Stevia / Splenda to taste
Directions
- Blend all ingredients in a blender.
- Enjoy!
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Brown Rice Pudding
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Servings: 2
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Preparation time: 40-50 minutes
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Per serving: 250 calories, 10.6g protein, 335mg calcium, 57mg magnesium
Ingredients
- ¼ cup brown rice (washed and drained)
- 2 cups calcium fortified soy milk
- 10 almonds (blanched silvered)
- ¼ cup dried cranberries and raisins
Directions
- Wash and soak rice in lukewarm water for about 1 hour.
- Take a pot and put 4 cups of water and bring it to boil.
- When the water starts boiling, add the soaked rice and cook on a medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until rice is fully cooked.
- Add soy milk to the cooked rice and keep stirring so that milk doesn't get stuck at the bottom of the pan.
- Cook the mixture for another 10 minutes and then add the blanched almond, cranberries and raisins. Add some water if the dessert seems to be too thick.
- Remove from heat and serve either warm or chilled.
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Pumpkin Cheesecake Shake
Adapted from the New England Dairy & Food Council
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Servings: 6
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Preperation time: 10 minutes
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Per serving: 150 calories, 6g protein, 20% daily value calcium
Ingredients
- 1 can (14 ounces) pumpkin, chilled
- 3 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
- 1 container (6 ounces) fat-free plain yogurt
- 2 cups skim milk
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 teaspoon graham cracker crumbs
Instructions
- Place pumpkin, cream cheese, and yogurt in a blender.
- Add milk, brown sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour into glasses and sprinkle with a teaspoon of graham cracker crumbs, if desired.
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Creamy Salsa Dip
Adapted from the New England Dairy & Food Council
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain, non-fat yogurt
- ½ cup salsa
- 1 ½ tablespoon fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Scoop yogurt into bowl.
- Add salsa and cilantro.
- Mix well.
- Serve with fresh vegetables, whole grain crackers, or baked tortilla chips.
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Posted March 2011