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Liquid/Soft Food Diet

Liquid diet and soft food diet recipes for cancer patients who have difficulty chewing and swallowing or mouth sores, and people with tooth extractions, braces, jaw surgery and others who are on a soft food/liquid diet. These recipes are nourishing and easy to eat.

Healthy Fruit Punch Popsicles

June 26, 2014 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Healthy Fruit Punch Popsicles © Jeanette's Healthy Living

These Healthy Fruit Punch Popsicles are packed with goodness – they’re a treat your kids will happily eat on a hot summer day. Summertime is the perfect time to keep your family hydrated and nourished with fresh fruits in season. I find making frozen drinks or popsicles using fresh fruit make getting my kids to…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cherries, frozen treat, fruit punch, healthy popsicle, nectarines, pineapple juice, strawberries, summer

Frozen Mango Lemonade Mocktail Recipe

June 19, 2014 by Jeanette 14 Comments

Frozen Mango Lemonade Mocktail © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Frozen Mango Lemonade Mocktail is not only beautiful and healthy, but will cool you down this summer. There’s nothing more refreshing than a frozen drink on a hot summer day. One of my kids’ favorite treats are frozen mocktails whenever we go on vacation. So, recently, I recreated a Frozen Mango Lemonade Mocktail as…

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Filed Under: beverages, Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: alcohol-free, frozen drink, lemonade, mango, mocktail, nonalcoholic

Strawberry Matcha Green Tea Chia Smoothie Recipe

June 4, 2014 by Jeanette 14 Comments

Strawberry Matcha Green Tea Chia Smoothie © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Strawberry Matcha Green Tea Chia Smoothie is a great way to start off the day. It’s packed with nutrients and antioxidants. I’ve been making smoothies for a while now but we seemed to be on a smoothie hiatus the last couple of months. So, recently when my husband ordered a Strawberry Banana Smoothie from…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: chia seeds, matcha green tea, smoothie, strawberry

Chocolate Rooibos Chia Seed Bubble Tea Recipe

May 22, 2014 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Chocolate Rooibos Chia Seed Bubble Tea © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Chocolate Rooibos Chia Seed Bubble Tea is super refreshing and so good for you, you’ll want to have a pitcher of it in your refrigerator to pour yourself a glass on a whim. Today’s recipe for Chocolate Rooibos Chia Seed Bubble Tea was inspired by the popular bubble teas that you might have seen at…

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Filed Under: beverages, Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: bubble tea, chia seed, rooibos tea

Quinoa Banana Chocolate Chip Breakfast Bake Recipe

February 5, 2014 by Jeanette 63 Comments

Quinoa Banana Chocolate Chip Breakfast Bake © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Quinoa Banana Chocolate Chip Breakfast Bake is a great way to start the day off – kind of like banana chocolate chip bread in a bowl. Recently, I picked up a copy of The Daniel Plan 40 Days to a Healthier Life by Rick Warren, which encourages living a healthy lifestyle by focusing on…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: quinoa breakfast bake, The Daniel Plan

Kale Grape Ginger Lemon Juice Recipe

September 11, 2013 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Kale Grape Ginger JuiceKale Grape Ginger Juice © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Kale Grape Ginger Lemon Juice is a great beginner green juice combination. Grapes make this nice and sweet. Some of you know that I’ve experimented with green smoothies and green juices before, trying to get my kids and my husband to try them. There’s just something about the green color that turns my family…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: grapes, green juice, juicing, kale juice, vegetable juice

Creamy Coconut Chia Seed Greek Yogurt Pudding with Raspberry Puree Recipe

September 9, 2013 by Jeanette 31 Comments

Raspberry Chia Coconut Greek Yogurt Pudding © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Creamy Coconut Chia Seed Greek Yogurt Pudding with Raspberry Puree is a lightened up version of Le Pain Quotidien’s Coconut Chia Pudding with Raspberry Coulis. Over the summer, I met up with two of my friends at a local place called Le Pain Quotidien. The name is fancy and I can never remember how…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Cooking For Cancer, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, snacks, vegetarian Tagged With: chia seed pudding, coconut milk, Greek yogurt, how to use Greek yogurt, Le Pain Quotidien, light dessert

Creamy Smoked Gouda Macaroni and Cheese Recipe {Gluten-Free}

August 26, 2013 by Jeanette 15 Comments

Smoked Gouda Macaroni and Cheese © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Creamy Smoked Gouda Macaroni and Cheese is a lightened up version with Greek yogurt and a secret ingredient. Ever since I took a bite of Chef Plum’s Gouda Macaroni and Cheese with Smoked Avocado Salsa at the Culinary Exploration Workshop, and then again, at his Dinner Underground in Newtown, CT, I’ve been thinking about…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, Dinner, Easter, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, main courses, Pasta and Noodles, side dishes, vegetarian Tagged With: Chobani yogurt, gluten-free macaroni and cheese, Greek yogurt, healthier macaroni and cheese recipe, low fat macaroni and cheese recipe, nutritional yeast, smoked avocado

Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Chestnut Soup Recipe and Culinary Exploration Workshop

August 5, 2013 by Jeanette 18 Comments

Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Chestnut Soup © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This post recaps my experience at a first-of-it’s kind Culinary Exploration Workshop, where I demonstrated my Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Chestnut Soup as a low-fat, low-salt recipe. Several weeks ago, I participated in a first-of-its kind Culinary Exploration Workshop at the Culinary Institute of America Greystone in California where I demonstrated my recipe for a Creamy…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, lunch, Resources, soups, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: Alex Talbot, cauliflower soup, Chef Beau MacMillan, Chef Briwa, Chef Kris Plum, chestnuts in soup, creamless soup, Culinary Exploration Workshop, Culinary Institute of America Greystone, low fat recipes, low salt recipes, nondairy soup, Pepsico, roasted cauliflower soup

Mango Coconut Mint Smoothie Recipe

August 1, 2013 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Mango Coconut Mint Smoothie © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Mango Coconut Mint Smoothie is perfect for breakfast, or as a mid-morning or afternoon snack. It’s also perfect for anyone on a soft food diet or liquid diet. Last night, a freak accident happened at my husband’s softball game. One of the young men on the team collided with a team mate and ended…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: healthy smoothie recipe, lassi, liquid diet, mango, soft food diet

Sweet Green Goddess Smoothie Recipe

June 21, 2013 by Jeanette 6 Comments

Sweet Green Goddess Smoothie

Sweet Green Goddess Smoothie is an beautiful, healthy smoothie packed with nutrients. This Sweet Green Goddess Smoothie is from my friend Faith (An Edible Mosaic). It’s packed with goodness – spinach, cucumber, pear, ginger, and flaxseed. It’s also dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan. I tasted my first green smoothie about eight years ago when our family…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: green smoothies, smoothies

Warm Tofu with Spicy Garlic Soy Sesame Sauce Recipe

May 29, 2013 by Jeanette 32 Comments

Warm Tofu with Spicy Soy Sesame Sauce © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Warm Tofu with Spicy Garlic Soy Sesame Sauce is perfect for a meatless meal or as an inexpensive protein to serve alongside other dishes at dinnertime. I have piles of recipes that I’ve collected over the years. Occasionally, I pull out a folder here and there and peruse through some of them. Each time, I…

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Filed Under: Asian, Beans/Legumes, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Low Residue Diet, Pantry Recipe, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: banchan, easy tofu dish, meatless meal, vegan main course, vegetarian main course

Greek Feta Yogurt Dip Recipe

January 21, 2013 by Jeanette 53 Comments

Feta Yogurt Dip with Za'atar © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Greek Feta Yogurt Dip is tangy and deliciously healthy. Serve with crudite and crackers for an easy appetizer or snack. This Greek feta yogurt dip is inspired by a dip I bought from Trader Joe’s that the kids loved. I inquired at the local Greek market to see if there was an authentic Greek feta…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet Tagged With: Colavita Olive Oil, Greek Feta Dip, Greek Yogurt recipe, olive oil health benefits

Hurricane Sandy Update – Hot Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Recipe

November 5, 2012 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Hot Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal during Hurricane Sandy

These past seven days, like many families affected by Hurricane Sandy, we have been without power. I just learned that our home is in an area that sustained more damage than other parts of our town, and because it involves coordination between bordering towns, that power restoration will be more complicated. With a Nor’easter on…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Cooking For Cancer, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, whole grain Tagged With: Apple Oatmeal, gluten-free hot breakfast, Hurricane Sandy

Easy Crockpot Stuffed Baked Sweet Potato Recipe

September 19, 2012 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Baked Sweet Potato with Chicken Chili

When life gets busy, my crockpot comes out of the closet a lot more. In fact, it stays out on my kitchen counter for weeks at a time during the school year. Not only is it perfect for slow cooking soups, chilies and stews, but it is also great for baking potatoes. I’ve been baking…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, csa, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, side dishes, Slow Cooker, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: crockpot sweet potatoes, slow cooker sweet potatoes, stuffed baked sweet potatoes

Easy Blueberry Banana Yogurt Smoothie Recipe

September 17, 2012 by Jeanette 45 Comments

Blueberry Banana Yogurt Smoothie

Today, we’re featuring a video of my youngest son, Alex, making an Easy Blueberry Banana Yogurt Smoothie. Smoothies are one of the easiest ways to get my kids to eat a few servings of brain boosting fruit at breakfast, plus by adding some Greek yogurt into the smoothie, they get a little extra protein to…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, healthy choices, Kids Cooking, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: breakfast smoothie, easy smoothie recipe, fruit smoothie, healthy breakfast ideas, healthy smoothie, kid-friendly smoothie, kids cooking video, kids in the kitchen

Kids Cooking Channel Video – Triple Fruity Freeze Recipe

July 16, 2012 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Triple Fruity Freeze

Today, we are featuring my youngest son, Alex, making a recipe he came up with – Triple Fruity Freeze, a healthy, frosty and refreshing drink, perfect for a hot summer day. Steve Jobs, the duck (the Kids Cooking Channel mascot), had a sip and loved it too! During the summer, it’s especially important to keep…

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Filed Under: beverages, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, healthy choices, Kids Cooking, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: bananas, brain health, brain-boosting, cherries, cherry freeze, citrulline, frosty drink, healthy drink, hydrating drink, kids cooking, kids in the kitchen, kids video, lycopene, naturally hydrating drink, smoothie, summer, watermelon, watermelon freeze

Easy Chocolate Mousse Recipe (egg-free, dairy-free) – {Secret Recipe Club}

May 28, 2012 by Jeanette 57 Comments

Chocolate Mousse - Dairy Free and Egg Free

On this Memorial Day, I would like to take a moment to thank all the veterans who have sacrificed their lives so that we might have freedom of religion, press, speech, the right to vote, the right to assemble, and so much more. Today is my youngest son’s birthday – he’s turning ten! I can’t…

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Filed Under: allergies, Breakfast, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, snacks, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: dairy free chocolate mousse, egg-free chocolate mousse, healthy breakfast, healthy snack, secret recipe club

Warm Artichoke and Hearts of Palm Dip

May 11, 2012 by Jeanette 36 Comments

Warm Artichoke Hearts of Palm Dip

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about Food as Medicine and shared my story of how this blog began as a place to record foods I made for my friends with cancer, as well as my personal journey to help feed my family healthy, delicious and beautiful food. I also shared my dream to…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Cancer, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, snacks, Special Diets Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, artichoke dip, dairy-free, food as medicine, gluten-free, healthy, hearts of palm, Zarela Martinez

Muhammara {Roasted Red Pepper Walnut Dip} Recipe

April 30, 2012 by Jeanette 34 Comments

Muhammara (Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Dip)

Muhammara is a roasted red pepper walnut dip that is perfect for dipping with vegetables or served with toasted pita bread. It is also delicious served on chicken and fish, or stirred into soups as a garnish. I first made Muhammara, a Middle Eastern roasted red pepper walnut dip four years ago. Muhammara originates from Aleppo,…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Cancer, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, sauces, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: anticancer, cancer, dairy-free, dip, gluten-free, muhammara, roasted peppers, sauce, secret recipe club, walnuts

Strawberry Banana French Toast Casserole Recipe {Secret Recipe Club}

March 12, 2012 by Jeanette

Strawberry Banana French Toast

This Strawberry Banana French Toast Casserole is the perfect breakfast or brunch recipe that will brighten up any day. I’ve been keeping a secret the past few weeks. You see, I made this Strawberry Banana French Toast Casserole for my son who had his wisdom teeth pulled three weeks ago and wanted to share it…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet Tagged With: dysphasia diet, gluten-free french toast, soft foods, strawberry french toast

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