This thread is for recipes for foods I think may be good.

I'm currently looking for healthier foods and recipes that my fiance might like. She is not much into vegetables, so it's quite difficult. if you have any suggestions, please feel free to post them here. Currently I am working on eating up the "bad" food in the house, and gonna start healthier hopefully Feb 1.

Sweet potatoes are filled with carotenoids, vitamins A, B6, C, potassium, manganese, and fiber.
Ingredients:

1 large sweet potato, grated or diced into small cubes
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced or pressed
1 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. curry
2 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. chili powder (optional)
Salt & pepper to taste
2 cups black beans, heated
Grated low-fat cheese
Salsa
1 avocado sliced
Tortilla shells – for either burritos (large) or tacos (small)

Directions:

Add olive oil to a large skillet and add the onions, sauté until translucent.
Add garlic, curry and cumin. Sauté until fragrant.
Add sweet potatoes and chili powder. Mix thoroughly. Sauté for a minute or two stirring
continuously.
Add 1 – 2 Tbsp. of water, cover and cook until sweet potatoes are tender (about 5 to 7 minutes).
Heat beans, grate cheese, slice avocado.
Warm tortillas for 5 minutes in the oven or toaster oven.
Add sweet potato mixture and beans on to the tortilla shells.
Sprinkle with cheese. Add salsa and avocado. Enjoy!

The zucchinis make this sweet dessert bread nice and moist. Zucchinis are low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. They are a good source of Dietary Fiber, as well as various vitamins and minerals such as Vitamins A, C, & B6, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Copper and Manganese.
Ingredients:

3 cups flour (any mixture of flour works well: whole wheat, spelt, rice, oat, etc.)
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 – 2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg (optional)
1/3 cup vegetable oil*
3/4 cup apple sauce*
3 eggs
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 cup nuts (optional)
2 cups grated zucchini

*If you don’t have apple sauce you can use 1 cup vegetable oil.
Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.
Mix together oil and sugar.
Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
Mix dry ingredients and then add to the wet mixture.
Last add the zucchini and nuts, mix well.
Place into two bread pans or one 9 x 13 dish and bake for 30 to 45 minutes.