Healthy Makeover Recipes Archives

Healthier Sugar Cookie Frosting

Using low-fat milk and natural no trans-fat shortening make this great frosting recipe healthier. If desired, use natural food dye to color the frosting.

Healthier Alfredo Sauce

Zucchini provides a healthy touch to this delightfully rich and creamy sauce! Reduced amounts of cream and cheese also make this great recipe healthier.

Healthier Cream Cheese Frosting II

This is a wonderfully creamy frosting that goes well with pumpkin bread, carrot cake, chocolate cake, on cookies, or between cookies. If you want chocolate frosting, add 1/4 to 1/2 cup cocoa, according to how rich you want it.

Healthier Slow Cooker Beef Stew I

This hearty and delicious stew is perfect for the rainy days of fall. By adding more vegetables and using reduced-sodium beef broth I make this recipe extra healthy for my family. Increasing the amount of garlic also helps ward off any colds!

Healthier Ultimate Twice Baked Potatoes

I love these in a restaurant so when I make them at home I try to make them a little healthier.

Healthier Old Fashioned Potato Salad

This is potato salad the old fashioned way – but with more celery, egg whites only (no yolks), fresh seasonings, and low-fat mayonnaise, it’s healthier!

Healthier Taco Seasoning I

Depending on how spicy you and your family like your dishes, use as little or as much as you want. This healthier version uses fresh garlic. Store it in your refrigerator!

Healthier Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce

This alfredo is great just a little lighter than before. Not as rich but still so tasty. Great when served with whole wheat noodles.

Healthier Sugar Cookie Icing

This icing dries hard and shiny and the colors stay bright. Choose as many different food colorings as you desire.

Healthier Boilermaker Tailgate Chili

This chili has always been great during football season–and the rest of the year! But I like to make it a little healthier by reducing the fat and sodium content. Sprinkle with red onion, cilantro or diced avocado (optional).

Healthier Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes

These potatoes are so creamy, even with reduced-fat cheese and milk. This is a great side dish to a low-fat meat entree. Just add a green salad to complete the meal!

Healthier Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

This is an easy slow cooker recipe that cooks while you are at work! We added more veggies and used natural (not condensed) soup to make this recipe healthier.

Healthier Delicious Ham and Potato Soup

This soup was great, so creamy. I add some carrots and green beans to it and it has a little more fiber and a little more heartiness to it.

Healthier Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup

You can call this soup or chili, but either way it is wonderful! This recipe is also very adaptable to your personal taste. This healthier version includes more fresh veggies/herbs and uses seasoning mix from the Healthier Taco Seasoning I recipe on this website. Serve topped with a variety of reduced-fat options.

Healthier Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

Some simple modifications can make this delicious soup even healthier! I reduce the sodium by using low-sodium chicken broth and fresh chilies instead of canned. Also, using vegetable cooking spray instead of oil helps reduce the fat content. Adding some tasty fresh toppings helps my family get more vitamins. I also reduce fat by using boneless, skinless chicken breasts.