Get the skinny with Summer Slim-Down recipes

Spoon 2 tablespoons of vanilla yogurt into the bottom of a thin, clear flute glass or parfait glass.

Layer 1 to 2 tablespoons of strawberries on top of the yogurt. Then layer 1 to 2 tablespoons of granola on top of the strawberries.

Repeat with all three layers: yogurt, strawberries, and granola.

Top with a whole strawberry.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12-muffin, non-stick tin with vegetable oil spray.

In a large bowl, sift together four, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Add in applesauce, oil, and eggs. Blend at low speed until moistened. Then beat another two minutes on high speed. 

Stir in chopped apple. Pour the batter into the muffin tin and bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from tin and allow muffins to cool.

Brown extra-lean ground turkey in a skillet. Drain fat.
Add crushed tomatoes.
Add water.
Add garlic powder, paprika, cumin, oregano, chili powder, black pepper and diced onion, and mix thoroughly.
Cover skillet and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes. Stir every 10 minutes.
Uncover skillet, add flour and mix through.
Add red kidney beans, mix and let simmer uncovered for 20 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cut potatoes into steak fries — slice thin lengthwise strips, and then cut those strips in half. Aim for fries to be approximately 1/4-inch thick.

Coat a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray and lay out sliced sweet potato strips.

Lightly brush all individual potato strips with olive oil (or use canola oil cooking spray) and lightly sprinkle with cinnamon. Evenly top with salt.*

Place in oven on bottom rack and cook for 20 minutes. (For added sweetness, sprinkle 1 to 2 teaspoons sugar or Splenda sweetener evenly over fries before placing in the oven.)

Then set oven to broil, move to higher rack and cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes —depending on how browned and crunchy you prefer your fries.

*For folks who are following a salt-restrictive diet, skip the salt or use salt substitute.