Stovetop Chili
Reduce the sodium by rinsing the beans and using low-salt canned tomatoes.
Stuffed Peppers
This meal is generally lightly seasoned, which allows each diner to add condiments to individual taste.
Topped Potatoes
Sour cream or butter taste delicious on baked potatoes, but they come with a price: Both contain saturated fat and cholesterol. Here's a healthy, and tasty, alternative topping for your next baked potato.
Tuna Salad in the Round
Make a main-meal salad lunch or light dinner for two with a can of tuna and a ring mold, such as a 4-1/2-inch diameter mini-spring-form pan or an empty can with the top and bottom cut out.
Vegetable Dip Mix
These ingredients are in the right proportions for one batch of dip mix. For a gift jar, keep adding a round of all five ingredients until you have enough to fill the jar.
Vegetarian Chili
Textured vegetable protein makes this dish a hearty vegetarian meal.
Zesty Grilled Chicken with Thyme
Each serving contains about 133 calories, 27 g protein, 2 g fat (14% calories from fat), 69 mg cholesterol, 1 g carbohydrates, less than 1 g fiber, and 110 mg sodium.