Healthy, Low Carb St. Patrick’s Day Recipes That Are Easy to Make
Get Your Green On with These St. Patty’s Day Recipes
For this year’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities, deck yourself out in the green – food, that is. This holiday is usually filled with salty, fatty foods (we’re looking at you, corned beef) that can be very bad luck for your waistline and for your overall health. Fortunately, there are several St. Paddy’s Day recipes that are better than a pot of gold – here are just a few.
Kiwi Parfait
Kiwi parfait is an easy snack or quick breakfast treat that you can make in 10 minutes or less, without ever turning on your oven or stove!
Kiwis are delightfully nutritious and deliver a number of impressive health benefits. They are low in calories, for example, and high in vitamin C and vitamin K. Kiwis also contain potassium, vitamin folate, copper, and vitamin E. The perky fruit may protect against certain health condition, such as heart disease, cancer, and even constipation.
Mojito Iced Green Tea
Mojito iced green tea is fresh, healthy, and oh so green! You can whip this mocktail together in just a few minutes, using green tea bags as the base. Because it contains no alcohol, you can even sip on a mojito ice green tea without any worries at your next St. Patrick’s Day party.
Celery Soup
Have you ever tasted freshly-prepared celery soup? If not, you are missing out on a real culinary treasure.
Celery is a cold weather crop, so its easy to find around St. Patricks’ Day. The inexpensive produce is also low in calories and rich in dietary fiber, vitamin K, and other nutrients.
Made with potatoes to fill you up and chicken broth as a source of lean protein, celery soup is highly satisfying. Using fresh celery makes it taste straight from the garden, even if it is really straight from the grocery store.
If the light green color of celery soup isn’t quite vibrant enough for the holiday, add a handful of raw baby spinach or parsley.
Green Goddess Dressing
Loaded with fresh mint, basil, dill, and chives, green goddess dressing looks and tastes like St. Patrick’s Day. You can have this dressing made in under 5 minutes and enjoy it on salad for days.
Want more zing? Simply add crushed red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper or jalapeño for a bit of heat, or add capers for a saltier, anchovy-like flavor.
Vegetable Juice
What sounds more refreshing and springy than homemade green juice? You don’t need to spend a lot of money on green juice out. Make it at home for these great health benefits:
Packed with vitamins
Delicious flavor
Easy preparation
Low in calories
Looks festive on St. Patrick’s Day
Vegetable juice is incredibly versatile, in that you can add your favorite vegetables and omit any veggies you dislike – although vegetable juice makes it easy to hide any flavors you don’t really care for.
You can make this easy breakfast smoothie in under 10 minutes, and without a lot of hassle – simply pile the vegetables into a blender, blend until smooth, and enjoy. You can refrigerate or even freeze the leftovers to save yourself time later.
Lemon Parsley Cauliflower Rice
Lemon parsley cauliflower rice is a super-simple alternative to traditional rice, which can be terribly high in carbohydrates and calories. Cauliflower rice is low carb and low in calories, and is also high in antioxidants. Lemon adds flavor to this recipe, while parsley adds just a hint of green for the holiday.
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