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Check out some simple and healthy mother’s day recipes.
Healthy Mother’s Day Recipes
It’s not through her words but through her cooking that mother shows her love. And nothing tastes good in comparison to a delicious meal cooked by mother. It would be right to say that: “If God had intended us to follow recipes, He wouldn't have given us mothers”. What’s so special about her cooking? It’s the secret ingredient called love. It’s a blessing for us to have her there to cook for us. It doesn’t stops only at that. She is always concerned about our health and no matter how busy, she finds time to serve us a nutritional meal. Now, it’s our turn to pamper her! This mother’s day plan something special for her. What can be a better idea than to give her a break from kitchen? This mother’s day step into your mother’s shoes and take charge of all cooking. No gift can be more wonderful than this. Here are some healthy meal ideas for mother’s day. Choose the one you like or is your mom’s favorite and get set to work. A healthy meal with her kids, your mother will definitely enjoy!
Healthy Recipes for Mother’s Day
Mini Frittatas
Ingredients:
- 6 large eggs
- 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp. freshly-ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped turkey pepperoni
- 1/3 cup milk
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray mini muffin pan with cooking spray.
- Beat together eggs, pepper, milk, parsley and salt.
- Stir this mixture in pepperoni.
- Divide cheddar cheese among mini muffin cups.
- Next, pour egg mixture over cheese, filling cups to the top.
- Bake 10-15 minutes until mini frittatas are set and puffed up.
- Remove from oven
- Before serving, keep for cooling for 5 minutes.
Low Fat Yogurt-Granola Parfait
Ingredients:
- 1 large sliced banana
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- 2 cups low fat granola
- 2 cups low fat strawberry or vanilla yogurt
Preparation:
- In a large bowl or a glass layer strawberries, yogurt, granola, and banana alternately.
- Finishing the layering with a light sprinkling of granola on top.
- Garnish with a few slices of strawberries.
- Chill before serving so as to taste yummy!
Buttermilk Pancakes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup low fat buttermilk
- 1 egg, lightly beaten, or 1/4 cup egg substitute
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp canola oil
- 1 cup seasonal fruit chopped (optional)
Preparation:
- In a large bowl mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and sugar.
- In another bowl, mix egg, oil, vanilla and buttermilk.
- In the centre of the flour mixture make a hole. Add all ingredients into this hole.
- Stir with a whisk until smooth.
- If using fruit, add it.
- For each pancake, scoop 1/4 cup of batter on to a nonstick frying pan greased with cooking oil.
- When bubbles appear and edges are cooked, turn pancakes
- Cook for a minute on the other side.
- Serve hot
Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon
Ingredients
- 4 large egg whites
- Fresh ground pepper to taste
- 4 large eggs
- 1 ounce thinly sliced smoked salmon
- 2 thin sliced green tops scallions
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
Preparation:
- In a small bowl blend the eggs, egg whites and pepper.
- At medium flame, heat the oil in a non stick greasy pan.
- Deep fry the Scallion on the pan and cook it until it gets soft. It will approximately take 30 seconds.
- Next, pour the eggs into the pan.
- Cook it till it begins to set on the pan.
- Now stir the salmon.
- Continue cooking till the time eggs thicken and soften to become dreamy curds.
- Serve hot.
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