Dieting and Special Diet recipe collection

Whole wheat oatmeal cookies with molasses, honey, raisins, and walnuts. Sweetened three ways with brown sugar, molasses, and honey for a chewy, spiced high-fiber cookie.

Whole wheat pasta with broccolini and radish gets tossed in a sherry-orange vinaigrette and crowned with creamy feta. A bright vegetarian pasta salad equally good warm or chilled the next day.

Homemade whole wheat pizza dough with cheddar and caraway baked into the crust, topped with broccoli, mushrooms, and mozzarella. A hearty, fiber-rich pizza.

Whole wheat spaghetti with a garlicky quick meat sauce built on a proper onion-carrot-celery base. Lean ground beef and crushed tomatoes make a weeknight pasta that eats like a weekend ragu.

Homemade whole-wheat granola with oats, wheat germ, honey, coconut, almonds, and cinnamon. Baked low and slow with orange juice for crunchy, golden clusters.

Wholegrain muffins with bran flakes, rolled oats, molasses, and brown sugar. A high-fiber breakfast muffin that mixes in one bowl and bakes in 15 minutes.

Wild rice Waldorf salad with apples, grapes, celery, peanuts, and a light mayo-yogurt dressing. Lighter, heartier twist on the classic for a make-ahead potluck side.

Wild rice and turkey salad with chopped apples, raisins, celery, and scallions in an olive oil vinaigrette with nutmeg. A great way to use leftover turkey.

Quick winter apple chutney made with dried apples, applesauce, raisins, fresh ginger, and brown rice vinegar. A low-fat, vegetarian condiment for roasted meats or cheese.

Baked winter squash casserole with cranberries and nutmeg. A simple, low-fat, diabetic-friendly side dish with tart cranberry pops in every spoonful.

Very nice and easy, I made it for my kids, once I finished it, my husband and I we both loved it too, so it is a really good.

I love fruits, healthy and tasty, I always make this yogurt fruit salads, and always use low-fat yogurt. Very great!

Yogurt primavera tosses tender-crisp peas, carrots, zucchini, squash, and mushrooms in a low-fat yogurt-Parmesan sauce. A bright lighter-than-cream pasta for any weeknight.

Yogurt cucumber salad with dill, dry mustard, and white vinegar. A cool, creamy, low-fat vegetarian side dish that comes together in 10 minutes flat.

Low-fat curried egg salad for one stretches a single hard-boiled egg with cottage cheese and a touch of light mayo. Curry powder adds warmth, ready in 10 minutes.

Vegetarian black bean chili built on dried beans with oven-toasted cumin and oregano. Topped with goat cheese, sour cream, and charred red pepper for a brighter, more aromatic spin on the classic.