From Better Homes and Gardens

Cool as a you-know-what, this crunchy, fruit-studded cream-cheese sandwich is refreshing during summer. Try it with a cup of gazpacho.

Cucumber and Apricot Sandwiches

From Parents

These vegetable and bean cakes make a delicious meatless burger when served on a bun with your favorite toppers.

Veggie Burgers

From Better Homes and Gardens

The lentils and barley give this pleasing poultry soup an earthy, down-home flavor.

Chicken, Lentil and Barley Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

As a substitute to making crust from scratch, save time by using a 1-pound loaf of frozen whole wheat bread dough, thawed.

Good-For-You Pizza

From Diabetic Living

Fresh vegetables add crunch and flavor to plain egg salad in this recipe. These low calorie wraps are great to take to work.

Egg-Vegetable Salad Wraps

From Diabetic Living

If you like your beef chili seriously hot, this recipe is for you. For an even bigger kick, use the whole teaspoon of cayenne pepper.

Kickin' Hot Chili

From Diabetic Living

Let a slow cooker complete this vegetarian soup. Serve it in cups as a side to sandwiches or in ladle it in bowls for light meals.

Savory Bean Spinach Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Thanks to cottage cheese and low-fat cheddar, this bean and rice casserole possesses a great cheesy flavor but is low-fat.

Rice and Beans with Cheese

From Better Homes and Gardens

These grilled chicken skewers are a spicy Latin American-inspired main dish. If you do not own a spice grinder, use a food processor to grind the spices.

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Skewers

From Parents

With ground beef, black beans, and corn, this main dish soup is like a taco in a bowl. Serve tortilla chips on the side or crushed on top.

Taco Soup

From Diabetic Living

Kick the flavor of the Mexican-style soup up a notch with a sprinkling of cilantro and a squirt of lime juice.

Southwestern Pinto Bean Soup

From MorningStar Farms

Less Meat Loaf

From Heart-Healthy Living

This bean casserole, a meatless rendition of the classic French cassoulet, is very high in soluble fiber, the kind that may help lower cholesterol.

Mixed Bean Cassoulet

From Fitness

This fruit and cottage cheese combo is good for a quick breakfast or snack.

Honey-Whipped Cottage Cheese With Melon

From Better Homes and Gardens

In the time it takes for a morning stretch, you can make a nutritious spring omelet.

Casual Omelet

From Parents

Low-fat evaporated milk makes a lightened up cheese sauce for the pasta and vegetables in this 30-minute dinner.

Pasta Primavera

From Better Homes and Gardens

This refreshing pocket sandwich doubles easily to serve four hungry lunch eaters.

Fruit and Cheese Pitas

From Diabetic Living

Use the classic deli combo of lox and bagels for this sandwich. The salmon is replaced with a colorful mix of vegetables and avocado.

Vegetarian Cream Cheese and Bagels

From Better Homes and Gardens

This vegetarian sandwich is delicious with a bowl of tomato soup.

Cheese and Veggie Sandwiches

From Fitness

With whole grains, fruit, and nuts, this recipe can be a hearty side dish or a light main dish for lunch or dinner.

Papaya & Olives with Brown Rice

From Fitness

Fresh cilantro and zippy chile peppers add punches of flavor to this Texas-style favorite comfort food. Light sour cream helps keep the fat and calories low, but you won't notice.

Texas-Style Quesadillas

From Family Circle

Fish fillets cooked in a tomato-wine sauce are the main attraction for a healthy 30-minute meal.

Mediterranean Poached Fish

From Better Homes and Gardens

Bring this cool, crunchy vegetable side dish to your next cookout.

Mango-Broccoli Salad

From Diabetic Living

Served on New Year's Day in the South, black-eyed peas and pork are said to bring good luck for the upcoming year. This diabetic-friendly vegetable main dish recipe is good all year through.

Black-Eyed Peas and Ham

From Better Homes and Gardens

This low calorie main dish salad was inspired by that favorite bacon sandwich.

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