Dining out at home: restaurant inspiration #3
11:50 PMDo you love eating out, but loathe the fact that you can’t fully control what is actually in your food, the way it’s prepared and the often-hefty amount of calories your meal contains? Well, worry no more! Here is one of three healthy restaurant-inspired dinners that you can make at home, while controlling all of these factors—and it’s all at a fraction of the cost you would pay at a restaurant.
The Pizza Shop Meal: Pizza
The typical slice of pizza is not only greasy, but can also be low in fiber and high in fat, carbs and calories.
The Pizza Shop-inspired Meal: Mini-Pizza Eggplant Rounds
Why we love it: Who doesn’t love pizza? This version comes without overdoing the carbs, fat and calories, but it is packed with the veggies, extra nutrients and fiber that most meals lack.
How to make it:
Ingredients
1 eggplant
Olive oil
Parmesan cheese
Low-fat, low-sodium tomato sauce
Low-fat mozzarella, shredded
Black pepper or Italian seasoning
Ingredients
1 eggplant
Olive oil
Parmesan cheese
Low-fat, low-sodium tomato sauce
Low-fat mozzarella, shredded
Black pepper or Italian seasoning
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Slice an eggplant into thin rounds, about ½ inch thick. With olive oild, lightly spray both a baking sheet and the eggplant rounds and arrange them on the baking tray. Heat the rounds until hot, which should take about five minutes. Once hot take them out and flip them over, sprinkling each round with a teaspoon of grated Parmesan before returning them to the oven for about five minutes or until the parmesan is melted. Take them out once again and add one tablespoon each of tomato sauce and shredded low-fat mozzarella on each eggplant round. Return the eggplant rounds to the oven and bake one final time for another five minutes or until cheese is bubbling. Season with black pepper or Italian seasoning and enjoy!
Related: "Dining out at home: restaurant inspiration #2", "Dining out at home: restaurant inspiration #1"
View original post, "Ditch Dining Out: 3 Restaurant-inspired Dinner Ideas That are Actually Good for You" by The American Council on Exercise
Best Teen Diets recommends healthy well balanced eating that includes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, protein and low-fat or fat-free dairy. We offer nutrition information for teens, parents and educators that emphasizes the importance of healthy eating for teens. For more information visit www.bestteendiets.org
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