Dieters, welcome to the Carnival of the Recipes!

Welcome to the Carnival of Recipes! As this week's host I asked for recipes for those trying to lose weight and stay motivated on their weight loss journey. I got that...and more (ah hem, read the instructions people.) Thanks to everyone who participated!

Recipes for dieters (with Weight Watchers POINTS):

• Chef Tom presents Pork Tenderloin with Grilled Peach-Ginger Chutney posted at Chef Tom Cooks - Recipe Blog. Tom's recipe is 10 Weight Watchers POINTS per serving, so save it for a splurge. To lower it, substitute chicken for the pork. Bet the chutney would be good on fish, too.
• Karen Weideman presents Low Fat Strawberry Crunch Recipe posted at Thrifty Mommy. Oh my goodness, only 1 Weight Watcers POINT per serving!
• Kathee presents Savory Garlic Shrimp posted at Famous Recipes. Only 4 Weight Watchers POINTS per serving.
• Bill presents Lentil Salad posted at Famous Recipes. Bill doesn't give fiber info so I'm guessing the recipe has about 3 Weight Watchers POINTS per serving.
• Pancake Recipes presents Weight Watcher's Blueberry Bran Pancakes posted at Pancake Recipes. Only 4 Weight Watchers POINTS per serving!
• Cookie at Cooking Capers gives her take on String Bean Salad. The oil would add another Weight Watchers POINT (or two) to the recipe, but the garlic and balsamic vinegar won't

Recipes for dieters (without Weight Watchers POINTS):

• Karen Weideman presents Low Fat Chocolate Chip Cookie Dessert posted at Balance In Diet. Karen suggests bringing this as a potluck dish.
• Lady Rose presents Reborn Recipe - Baked Apple Pancake posted at The Diet Pulpit. She loves this recipe for a special weekend brunch for the whole family that I can enjoy and still stay on my healthy eating plan.
• NerdMom presents Nerd Family: Easy Chocolate Souffle posted at Nerd Family. The recipe came from Cooking Light and only has 79 calories per serving.
• Amy Allen Clark presents Pumpkin Streusel Muffins posted at Amy Allen Clark. At first you think, this isn't low fat/calorie, but Amy says the Weight Watchers version contains only the cake mix and pumpkin- no egg and no oil.
• Stephanie presents Stop the Ride!: Make Your Own Microwave Popcorn posted at Stop the Ride!. She says making your own microwave popcorn allows you to control the amount of fat and salt for a healthy diet friendly snack.

Healthy recipes:

• Amanda Harris presents Recipes: Chicken Noodle Soup posted at Pajama Mommy Community. No nutritional info, but boy nothing healthier than chicken noodle soup from scratch. Want to lower the calories? Add more veggies and eliminate the noodles.
• Joel Fuhrman, MD presents Superior Seasonal Servings posted at Disease Proof. I feel healthy just reading these recipes!
• Marsha Hudnall presents Healthy Recipe: Powerhouse Dried Plum Bars posted at A Weight Lifted. Don't you love how prunes are now called "dried plums"? How PC.
• Dani presents Ginger-Glazed Carrot Slaw posted at Catch the Spoon. I would eliminate the butter and saute in a little veggie broth instead.
• DeputyHeadmistress presents Oatmeal Breakfast Recipes posted at The Common Room. I've never made oatmeal in a crockpot, but her recipes sound stick-to-your-ribs good!
• Shawn presents Roasted Garlic Turkey Burgers with Portobello Mushrooms at Everything and Nothing. Forget the turkey burgers and buns - just give me the sauteed mushrooms and onions. That way I can have the blue cheese, too.

Low carb recipes:

• Slow Cooker Recipes presents Crock pot Hungarian Goulash Low Carb posted at Slow Cooker Recipes. Don't you just love your crockpot? This recipe has 6 Weight Watchers POINTS per serving.
• Christmas Recipes presents Portuguese Pork Tenderloin posted at Christmas Recipes. Even though it has 7 grams of fat, this recipe only has 4 Weight Watchers POINTS per serving.

Recipes for diabetics:

• Heidi at Mommy Monsters, Inc. says this week she came up with a tasty dish that is diabetic friendly (uses sweet potatoes instead of white) and is reasonably healthy - "Playing Rachel Ray Today": Twenty-Minute Tuna Hash.
• Diabetic Recipes presents Chicken in Fragrant Spices Diabetic posted at Diabetic Recipes. This sounds delicious and is not just for diabetics - only 4 Weight Watchers POINTS per serving!

And then there's our non-dieting bloggers:

• Nancy Hayssen presents Winemaking Secrets from Napa & Sonoma, California posted at Save Time & Money with Our FREE Travel Tips, Deals, and Stories of Adventure! A mini course on wine making.
• Courtesy of Resistence is Futile, Gullyborg's recipe for a cheese, egg and bacon sandwich is in honor of 9/11, so we'll forgive him for tempting us with his fabulous pictures of frying pork products. Mmmmmm....
• Thelly presents Chicken and Broccoli Cavatappi posted at Chicken Recipes. At 500 calories with cheese sauce and cheese spread, I wonder why Thelly submitted this to a diet food carnival?
• Melissa presents Reducipe - Chicken Tetrazzini posted at A Penny Closer. With all its butter and cream, just reading the recipe gave me chest pains.
• Kimberly presents Beating the Breakfast Blues posted at ‡ ~ Anchored by Grace ~ ‡. Warning: sausage alert!

For the funny bone:

• Hillbilly Willy presents Cajun Squirrel Stew posted at Hillbilly Willy -Fun, Food & Politics. Goodness knows just considering Squirrel Stew would make me ravenous for a salad.
• Conan Stevens presents Special Fried Rice Recipe posted at Action Hero In Asia. Can you say "spell check"?

I will be hosting the Carnival of the Recipes on October 21 over at A Readable Feast. The theme is "It's a Small World" so submit a recipe that kids will enjoy. Here's a sample:

• Kevin presents Halloween Recipe Favorites posted at More4kids Parenting and Family. Some great ideas for Halloween.

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Comments

[Melissa]

Thanks for including our recipe! The Blog Carnival page didn't mention anything about diet recipes, and this was my first submission to this carnival. My recipe was the exact opposite of a diet recipe. Sorry about that!

[Mama Squirrel]

Lots of people don't know what the theme is for the week, and I never thought it was required that every recipe fit the theme. Opinion of the carnival owner, please?

(I thought I submitted a recipe this week, but I guess I forgot to send it in. Oh well, I'll read everybody else's entries. Could do without that squirrel recipe, though--shiver.)

[Dani @ Catch the Spoon]

Great job with this week's carnival!

It's not up on Shawn's site yet, but I'll be hosting next week at Catch the Spoon. The theme will be "drunk food" -- recipes to eat during a poker game or cocktail hour, recipes that feature alcohol, morning-after "hangover breakfasts", and, of course, cocktails.

[Thrifty Karen]

Looks great. Thanks for hosting!

[Mama Squirrel]

Huh? I thought Wee Wifey was going to be hosting and it was going to be all about breakfast, at least according to the "official" theme page, from which I've been religiously cutting and posting on my own blog.

[Jim]

Thanks for all these links! I'm especially thrilled by that healthy souffle recipe. :D

[Anne-Marie]

Hi everyone. I send Shawn, the carnival organizer, your feedback about the theme, i.e., that you didn't know there was one or thought it was something else.

[Mama Squirrel]

I meant that next week's carnival was supposed to be "breakfast," not this one.

[Chef Tom]

Eating healthy never sounded so good! Thanks for these recipes !

[Coffee Sage]

Awsome Canival this week. Great recipes and interesting blog linkage. Entries are organized well and the commentary on each entry is excellent. I really enjoyed reading this one and visiting the included links. Nice job!