8 Great Websites for Healthy Recipes

Internet sites for healthy cooking.

Calling Girls “Fat” May Increase Their Risk for Obesity - Telling girls that they are “fat” can increase their risk of obesity. Researchers found that girls (both Black and white) who were ridiculed were 1.66 times more likely to be obese by the age of 19. It’s believed that this negativity can help foster feelings of despair and usher in even more unhealthy lifestyle choices, HealthDay writes.(Photo: GettyImages)

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Cooking Lighter Fare Via the Net - Eating healthy is crucial in losing weight and improving your wellness, but where do you begin? What recipes are easy to make, worth your buck and aren’t bland? Read about some of the most helpful sites on the Web with the best recipes. — Kellee Terrell (Photo: GettyImages)

SkinnyTaste.com - Skinny Taste is an excellent food site with recipes for everyone from meat lovers to vegans to Mexican food junkies to seafood lovers — and they are all low fat. Check out: Baked Lump Crab Cakes with Red Pepper Chipotle Lime Sauce, turkey meatloaf and anything including a crockpot.(Photo: Courtesy SkinnyTaste)

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SkinnyTaste.com - Skinny Taste is an excellent food site with recipes for everyone from meat lovers to vegans to Mexican food junkies to seafood lovers — and they are all low fat. Check out: Baked Lump Crab Cakes with Red Pepper Chipotle Lime Sauce, turkey meatloaf and anything including a crockpot.(Photo: Courtesy SkinnyTaste)

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - Who knew that this federal agency also boasted recipes, too? Its cookbook Heart Healthy Cooking: African-American Style takes traditional soul food cooking that boasts less sodium, cholesterol and calories, but keeps in the flavor. Try making the mac and cheese, healthier cornbread or the spicy okra. (Photo: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

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The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - Who knew that this federal agency also boasted recipes, too? Its cookbook Heart Healthy Cooking: African-American Style takes traditional soul food cooking that boasts less sodium, cholesterol and calories, but keeps in the flavor. Try making the mac and cheese, healthier cornbread or the spicy okra. (Photo: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Cooking Light - The online version of the print magazine with the same name has more than 1,000 recipes: all with the goal of getting you to eat healthy. And it gives you tons of variety, from 100 easy chicken recipes to a dozen fish taco recipes to 22 different ways to cook quinoa. Search all recipes here. (Photo: Cooking Light)

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Cooking Light - The online version of the print magazine with the same name has more than 1,000 recipes: all with the goal of getting you to eat healthy. And it gives you tons of variety, from 100 easy chicken recipes to a dozen fish taco recipes to 22 different ways to cook quinoa. Search all recipes here. (Photo: Cooking Light)

The National Cancer Institute - Like the Heart Healthy Cooking: African-American Style cookbook, the “Down Home Healthy Cooking” site takes your grandma’s favorites and subtracts the fat. Try the baked pork chops, bread pudding and sweet potato custard.(Photo: National Cancer Institute)

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The National Cancer Institute - Like the Heart Healthy Cooking: African-American Style cookbook, the “Down Home Healthy Cooking” site takes your grandma’s favorites and subtracts the fat. Try the baked pork chops, bread pudding and sweet potato custard.(Photo: National Cancer Institute)

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Vegan Yum Yum - For those trying to eat a little “cleaner” going vegan — no meat, dairy or animal products — whether trying it for a week or changing your lifestyle, this site may be for you. Vegan Yum Yum is a great site for starters that has tasty meals that aren’t hard to make. Try the avocado wasabi salad and spicy lemon pepper pasta with broccoli.  (Photo: Vegan Yum Yum)

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Vegan Yum Yum - For those trying to eat a little “cleaner” going vegan — no meat, dairy or animal products — whether trying it for a week or changing your lifestyle, this site may be for you. Vegan Yum Yum is a great site for starters that has tasty meals that aren’t hard to make. Try the avocado wasabi salad and spicy lemon pepper pasta with broccoli.  (Photo: Vegan Yum Yum)

My Life Runs on Food - Sauna Weather’s food blog is fun, empowering and insightful. Try her Creamy Cheesy Yellow Grits with Roasted Brussells Sprouts and Sausage and all of her amazing dessert recipes. Yes, eating healthy can include some sweets. (Photo: My Life Runs On Food)

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My Life Runs on Food - Sauna Weather’s food blog is fun, empowering and insightful. Try her Creamy Cheesy Yellow Grits with Roasted Brussells Sprouts and Sausage and all of her amazing dessert recipes. Yes, eating healthy can include some sweets. (Photo: My Life Runs On Food)

Recipes for Health - Martha Rose Shulman from the New York Times created the series “Recipes for Health” to help readers use food as a means to nourish and strengthen their bodies. She takes staples like pumpkin, collard greens and fish and creates numerous recipes. Try some of her kale recipes. (Photo: New York Times)

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Recipes for Health - Martha Rose Shulman from the New York Times created the series “Recipes for Health” to help readers use food as a means to nourish and strengthen their bodies. She takes staples like pumpkin, collard greens and fish and creates numerous recipes. Try some of her kale recipes. (Photo: New York Times)

A Black Girls’ Guide to Weight Loss - Erika Nicole Kendall lost a whopping 144 pounds and uses her amazing blog to share her tips and recipes for weight loss. Try her simple shrimp stir fry and BBQ chicken burritos. (Photo: Black Girls Guide To Weight Loss) 

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A Black Girls’ Guide to Weight Loss - Erika Nicole Kendall lost a whopping 144 pounds and uses her amazing blog to share her tips and recipes for weight loss. Try her simple shrimp stir fry and BBQ chicken burritos. (Photo: Black Girls Guide To Weight Loss)