No Fat Box Brownies

9x9 Brownies

One Brownie Mix Package

1/2 c. water

2 egg whites

Bake 35 min at 350*

Cabbage Pasta Soup

Ingredients:
12 c. water
8 c. shredded cabbage
2 c. pasta (1/2 lb)
1 onion
1 c. cooked turkey burger
2T. beef broth
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
1/4 t. garlic powder

Directions:
1. Cook all ingredients for 10 minutes, or until pasta is soft

Cabbage Fruit Salad

                                     

SALAD Ingredients:                                                       

10 c. shredded cabbage/coleslaw                                           

2 sliced bananas                                                                      

1 c. diced apples or pineapple                                                          

1 c. halved grapes or ½ c. raisins                                        

2/3 c. sliced almonds or sunflower seeds                               

                                                                                   

DRESSING Ingredients:                                     

½ c. olive oil

¼ c. honey

3 T. apple cider vinegar

1 ½ t. brown mustard

¼ c. diced onion

dash of salt

1 t. poppy seeds

Directions:

1. Cut up fruit and cabbage and toss in a large salad bowl.

2. Whisk or blend dressing ingredients.

3. Evenly pour over salad.

Simple cabbage salad:
Cabbage
Sliced Bananas and/or Apples
Miracle Whip Dressing=3 T. miracle whip + 3 T. milk + 3T. sugar

Healthy Ranch Dressing

INGREDIENTS:

Ranch Dressing Ingredients:

1 c. sour cream  (or 2/3 c. greek yogurt +1/3 c. canola oil)

1/2 c. skim milk      
1 t. dijon mustard
2-4T. cheese
1/4 t. salt

1 ranch packet or

      1 t. dry parsley

      1/2 t. salt

      1/2 t. onion powder

      1/4 t. garlic powder

DIRECTIONS:

1. Whisk, blend, or shake all ingredients until well mixed.

2. Refrigerate a couple of hours.
*The dijon mustard, cheese, and extra salt are to make the sour cream like mayo,
so you can replace the sour cream with mayo if desired and omit those three ingredients.

Granola

A very delicious and healthy granola recipe that has no oil is on food network:
low calorie granola

LOW CALORIE GRANOLA: (food network)

Ingredients: (Serves 16)

8 c. oats

2 t. cinnamon (optional)

2 c. nuts

1 t. salt (only us 3/4 t. salt if you don't add any nuts)

1 1/2 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. water

4 t. pure vanilla

Directions:

1. Stir oats, cinnamon, nuts, and salt in a large bowl

2. Microwave brown sugar & water for a couple of minutes

3. Stir in vanilla, then add wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.

4. Bake on 2 cookie sheets, lined with parchment paper, at 275* for 45 min.

(Rotate oven racks half way through baking time)

5. Cool completely, then store in an airtight container.

(1 serving= 1c -2T. cooked granola)

TRADITIONAL GRANOLA
DRY INGREDIENTS:

Double        Single                                                         

12 c            6 c. oats                                                     

1 t.              ½ t. salt                                                    

1 c.              ½ c. dry milk                                              

1 1/3 c.        2/3 c. coconut                                             

1 c.              ½ c. sunflower seeds                                   

1c.               ½ c. chopped nuts                                      

½ c.             ¼ c. wheat flour                                            

1 T              ½ T. cinnamon (or 1 t. if you like less)

1 1/3 c         2/3 c. raisins (after cooked)

WET INGREDIENTS:

2/3 c            1/3 c. canola oil (or melted butter)

1 1/3 c         2/3 c. honey

2 t.              1 t. vanilla      

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375*

2. Stir dry ingredients in a very large bowl.
(can chop nuts in blender for a few seconds if needed)

3. Place wet ingredients in a small bowl.

4. Heat wet ingredients in the microwave for 1 minute, then whisk well. 

5. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients and distribute it evenly.

6. Put into 2 brownie pans and bake for 15 minutes, stirring after 7 minutes.

Or 2 cookie sheets for double batch (DO NOT OVERCOOK)

7. Take out of the oven and sprinkle 1/3 c. raisins in each pan.
(2/3 c. for each cookie sheet)

8. Serve with yogurt or milk (1/2 c. granola + 1/3 c. yogurt per serving)

(I flavor a quart of plain yogurt with 3 T. sugar and 1 t. vanilla first)
*The single batch makes 12 c. granola, serving 12 people twice (with 1/2c. serving each)
*The double batch makes 24 c. granola, serving 12 people 4 times or 8 people 6 times
(In our house, everyone eats a 1 1/2 servings,
which is 3/4c. granola + 1/2c. greek yogurt (or 1 c. milk),
 so the double batch serves 8 of us 4 times))

SIMPLE GRANOLA 

Ingredients:

Small Batch                  Large Batch

7 ¾ c. oats                   11 c. oats

¾ t. salt                        1 t. salt

¾ c. wheat flour            1 c. wheat flour

2 t. cinnamon                1 T. cinnamon

½ c. canola oil              2/3 c. canola oil

1 c. honey                    1 1/3 c. honey

1 ½ t. vanilla                 2 t. vanilla

Directions:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 375*

2. Stir dry ingredients in a very large bowl.

3. Melt wet ingredients in a microwave measuring bowl or on the stove.

4. Stir into dry ingredients.

5. Pour smaller batch onto 2 brownie pans, or larger batch onto 2 cookie sheets.

6. Bake for 15 minutes, switching pans halfway if using cookie sheets.

7. Slice bananas and place in bowls (½ banana per person)  

8. Flavor 6 c. plain yogurt with 6 T. sugar and ¾ t. vanilla

(or 4 c. plain yogurt + ¼ c. sugar + ½ t. vanilla for a family of 6)

9. Pour 2/3 c. flavored yogurt on top of the bananas in each bowl.

10. Sprinkle 2/3 c. cooked granola on top of the yogurt in each bowl.

*The small batch makes about 12 cups total, which serves 8 people twice with 2/3 c. per serving.

*The large batch makes about 16 cups total, which serves 6 people four times with 2/3 c. per serving.

Large Batch Simple Granola
18c rolled oats
5c white wheat flour
2c powdered mik
3T. Cinnamon
4t. Salt
2 1/2c brown sugar
2c canola oil
2c water
 250* 45 min 4 cookie sheets
 Crunch, stir it up, rotate racks
 30-45 min again... Really brown
 Totally cool down

Green Smoothie

Berry MILK Smoothie:

2 c. milk + 1 T. sugar 

2 c. frozen chard

1 banana

1 c. strawberries

Lots of GREENS Combo:

3 c. water

2-3 c. fruit (pineapple w/ juice, pears, or apples/applesauce are our favorites)

2-3 bananas or 1 avacado (or use milk instead of water to make it creamy)

1 lb frozen spinach (1 bag or 9-10 c. fresh)  (or chard)

 (can use 2 c.zucchini to replace some of the spinach)

Original Combo Ingredients:

2 c. water

2 c. greens (spinach, kale, chard, cabbage)

2 c. fruit (fresh, canned, or frozen)

(bananas, pineapple, pears, applesauce, peaches, mangos, berries, kiwis)

Original Combo Directions:

1. Fill blender with water to the 2 c. line

2. Push greens into the blender until mixture reaches the 4 c. line

3. Add fruit until it reaches the 6 c. line

4. Blend until smooth

Chocolate Milk Green Smoothie:

4c. Chocolate chocolate milk

1 bag frozen spinach

2 bananas

Chocolate Peanut Butter Green Smoothie:

4c. Chocolate chocolate milk

1/2 bag frozen spinach

2 bananas

1/4c. Peanut Butter

1c. Ice

FLAT BREAD

This is like breadsticks. Donny's mission president's wife shared it with us and we loved it.

Wheat Flour Flatbread Ingredients:
2 T. wheat gluten
4 c. wheat flour
4t. sugar
4t. yeast
2 1/2 t. salt
2 1/2 c. warm water
(3-5 T. oil or melted butter)

White Flour Flatbread Ingredients:
4 c. white flour
1 T. sugar
1 T. yeast
2 t. salt
2 c. warm water
(3-4 T. oil or melted butter)

Wheat/White Flatbread Ingredients:
1 T. wheat gluten
2 c. wheat flour
2 c. white flour
3 1/2t. sugar
1T + 1/2t yeast
2 1/4t. salt
(3-4 T. oil or melted butter)

Directions:
1. Proof yeast with sugar and water for 5 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients (except oil).
2. Let rise in covered bowl for 40 min.
3. Pour 1 T. oil or flour on a cookie sheet. Spread oil out with your hands.
4. Press dough to cover the sheet. (can use more oil if needed on top)
5. Spread  3-5 T. oil or melted butter on top
6. Season with salad supreme or garlic salt or Parmesan or whatever.
7. Rise for 15 minutes while pre heating the oven. Bake at 400* for 20 min.
8. Cut into 16 slices and serve.

*flat bread and pizza need 4 c. flour per jelly roll pan