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A tender and low-fat alternative to pasta. Pritikin serves potato gnocchi with a simple Italian-style tomato sauce
January 15, 2022 | Spa Index
Creamy, smooth, delicious, and low fat! Try Pritikin’s guest-favorite recipe for Maple Butterscotch Pudding
August 17, 2020 | Spa Index
This delicious and hearty banana bread is a guest favorite at the Pritikin Longevity Center.
May 15, 2020 | Spa Index
Try this recipe for Crispy Breaded Cauliflower as a side dish, or make large pieces for an entree with your favorite dip.
April 19, 2020 | Spa Index
Salmon is naturally rich in heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. This Spinach-Stuffed Salmon With Mango Sauce is also naturally rich in sumptuous, downright addictive flavor.
April 12, 2020 | Spa Index
Easy Skillet Chicken Chili has all the lip-smacking flavors of beef chili but WITHOUT the mega-doses of saturated fat and sodium.
February 12, 2020 | Spa Index
Many traditional compotes are sickly sweet and packed with calories. Not this always-popular Mango Compote from the Pritikin Health Resort
February 1, 2020 | Spa Index
The chefs in the Pritikin Cooking School have created the perfect chicken veggie burger with lean white meat and loaded it with fresh veggies.
January 28, 2020 | Spa Index
This hearty, crunchy and French-styled low-fat Celery Root Salad is one of the earliest recipes developed for the Pritikin health plan
December 1, 2019 | Kitchens Spa Index
This crock-pot method for cooking hearty Cajun Red Beans and Rice takes an all-day affair and lets you walk away and enjoy yourself.
October 19, 2019 | Spa Index
Pritikin Whole Wheat Bread Pudding is wonderful warm, cold, and even left over for a breakfast treat.
August 28, 2019 | Kitchens Spa Index
This vibrant soup is so easy to prepare, is served chilled, perfect for a hot day, or a spa party — and only 35 calories per serving.
June 3, 2019 | Kitchens Spa Index
This Fruit and Wheat Berry Salad celebrates all the goodness of the Pritikin Eating Plan – fruit, vegetables, fresh herbs, and naturally-fiber-rich whole grains.
May 3, 2019 | Kitchens Spa Index
This sweet and crunchy carrot pineapple salad recipe is both vegetable and fruit rich, which fits right in with the recommended Pritikin Eating Plan.
May 3, 2019 | Kitchens Spa Index
This healthy salad recipe is both vegetable and fruit rich, which fits right in with the recommended Pritikin Eating Plan.
April 20, 2019 | Kitchens Spa Index
Pritikin’s Lemon Cucumber Dill Yogurt Sauce makes great use of Greek Yogurt, is delicious with raw vegetables, as a dip, or over seafood.
March 30, 2019 | Kitchens Spa Index
Pritikin Garbanzo Chocolate Cookies and Brownies were met with guest applause at Valentine’s Day this year, but this is a low-calorie sweet treat for any time of year.
March 19, 2019 | Kitchens Spa Index
This popular Pritikin Vegetarian Lasagna dish is delicious served for dinner, and makes great leftovers at work the following day. We love to add fresh mushrooms and whatever greens we have on hand.
January 27, 2019 | Kitchens Spa Index
This potato salad adds garden vegetables and skips fatty mayonnaise. It was a Most Filling Dish winner in Pritikin’s Cooking School Recipe Contest.
January 21, 2019 | Kitchens Spa Index
This colorful and tasty meatless burger was a Most Unique Recipe winner in Pritikin’s Cooking School Recipe Contest.
January 21, 2019 | Kitchens Spa Index
This bright and fresh beans and grains entree was a Best Meatless Dish winner in Pritikin’s Cooking School Recipe Contest.
January 21, 2019 | Kitchens Spa Index
This delicious and hearty bread is a guest favorite at the Pritikin Longevity Center.
January 21, 2019 | Kitchens Spa Index
This healthy soup recipe by Pritikin is popular in Cuba and the Caribbean. It’s a zesty and substantial stew.
January 3, 2019 | Kitchens Spa Index
This recipe for Strawberry Chiffon is a light and airy mousse with fresh berries and yogurt and just 90 calories per serving.
January 1, 2019 | Spa Index
Pritikin’s All Purpose Seasoning is available for purchase online, or you can whip up a batch home easily with this recipe.
December 2, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
This popular Pritikin Chicken in Sweet Chili Sauce dish is delicious served for dinner, and makes great leftovers at work the following day. Chop your leftover entree into a large lettuce leaf for a delicious summer salad roll or wrap.
October 1, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
Baked Crab Cakes a la Pritikin are a delectable combination of crab, veggies, garlic, egg whites, and salt-free Old Bay Seasoning — and only 50 calories for the appetizer sized cakes. Delicious and healthy!
September 15, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
Pritikin kicks up the flavor in this traditional dessert with the addition of sweet pineapple bits and a crumb crust.
September 6, 2018 | Spa Index
One crispy (or rather, greasy) potato skin at a restaurant is often 400 calories and more (and who stops at just one?) These yummy Pritikin Crispy Potato Skins are only about 120 calories – for 4 skins!
July 17, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
This Pritikin Slow Roasted Citrus Fennel Salmon is not complicated, and always a rich and delicious meal. The healthiest animal food choices are omega-3-rich fish such as salmon, sardines, herring, mackerel, and trout, advises the Pritikin Eating Plan. Enjoy fish tonight with this yummy recipe.
June 30, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
This recipe for roasted tomatoes and chard is easy, delicious and nutritious. Serve it as a side dish. Makes store-bought tomatoes taste wonderful!
June 26, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
When paired with tomato and basil, spaghetti squash is a darn good replacement for spaghetti. Think of it as faux-pasta. This is good chilled, as a salad, and warm as an entree.
June 24, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
By adding a can of white water-packed tuna to a Pritikin approved bean salad, we’ve got a winning complete entree with this Summer Bean and Tuna Salad.
June 21, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
This Better For You Ice Cream Cake recipe is the brainchild of the award-winning chefs at the Pritikin Longevity Center in Miami. For 40 years, the renowned health resort has helped tens of thousands worldwide adopt healthy lifestyle habits that dramatically reduce cholesterol levels, blood pressure, excess weight, and other heart disease risk factors. This healthier ice cream cake recipe is a much better choice than regular ice cream cakes, which are typically a mash-up of white flour, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and artery-clogging cream and egg yolks — but they still warn us this isn’t an every-night is…
June 16, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
Craving ice cream but don’t want to mess up your weight? This guilt-free all-fruit Raspberry Mango Sorbet is a guest favorite frozen treat at the Pritikin health resort in Miami, but you can whip it up yourself at home! This sorbet is vibrant, sweet and sour (depending on the berries) and lovely to look at, too. ABOUT PRITIKIN The Pritikin Eating Plan is proven in more than 100 peer-reviewed studies to have life-saving benefits like lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. Plus, you aren’t losing your mind while losing weight. There’s no calorie counting, no hunger. Just plenty of…
June 1, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
This healthy recipe for Pritikin Banana Ginger Parfait is nutritious, very low calorie and so easy to make.
May 24, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
This Tropical Salsa recipe has Spice, Sweet and Heat but nothing bad for you – no salt, no added sugar, no waist-expanding oil or other fats.
May 16, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
Here’s a delicious and super-easy Banana Berry Cottage Cheese Salad that hits the spot just about any time of day, from breakfast to snacks to a nighttime dessert. The tartness of berries. The creaminess of cottage cheese. The wonderful sweetness of bananas. You get it all in this little gem of a salad! And so easy to make! Thanks to the award-winning chefs at the Pritikin Longevity Center in Miami. For 40 years, the renowned health resort has helped tens of thousands worldwide adopt healthy lifestyle habits that dramatically reduce cholesterol levels, blood pressure, excess weight, and other heart disease risk…
May 1, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
This Banana Ricotta Ice Cream features ricotta cheese and tasty spices for a creamy, delicious and recommended swap for high fat ice cream.
May 1, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
Ratatouille over Spaghetti squash is super easy to prepare and the veggie “noodles” are a great alternative to traditional pasta. One whole cup of spaghetti squash, cooked, is just 43 calories, and the ratatouille is only 43 calories. This is an entree that will fill you up but not out.
April 23, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
Succulent shrimp and tomato with absolutely no butter! What you’re seeing is a lovely sauce of white wine, garlic, and shallots. So simple to make (you’ll learn how if you’re a guest), and “clean eating.”
April 15, 2018 | Kitchens Spa Index
This colorful Edamame Broccoli Dip is excellent with vegetable sticks, such as carrots, celery, and jicama, or with low-sodium, baked chips. 45 calories per serving.
December 3, 2017 | Kitchens Spa Index
This Spicy Seafood Soup is always a hit in the dining room at the Pritikin Longevity Center. Cook up a big batch on the weekend and enjoy all week long. This soup freezes beautifully, too.
November 3, 2017 | Kitchens Spa Index
From the chefs at the Pritikin Longevity Center: Sweet Potato Pancakes served with a side of fresh blueberries atop pureed blueberries and Pritikin Creamy Vanilla Sauce.
October 7, 2017 | Kitchens Spa Index
We love double-duty recipes. This healthy and Pritikin-Approved Chocolate Brownie Oatmeal can be served for breakfast or dessert.
September 16, 2017 | Kitchens Spa Index
For a simple and absolutely delicious dessert, serve this Mixed Berry Parfait. Your dinner guests will be shocked when they hear it’s just 100 calories per serving.
September 1, 2017 | Kitchens Spa Index
This recipe for Pritikin Orange Ginger Chicken is an Asian-inspired take on the classic Chicken L’Orange. We loved it over Zucchini Noodles.
June 27, 2017 | Kitchens Spa Index
Try this simple but gourmet recipe for Berry Balsamic Glazed Salmon for delicious spa lunch or dinner, or for a special occasion. Super fast, super easy!
May 16, 2017 | Kitchens Spa Index
This Mustard Glazed Salmon entree is fast enough for a weeknight dish and special enough for a Mother’s Day or a Birthday Celebration!
May 8, 2017 | Kitchens Spa Index
You’ll love this recipe’s complex blend of citrus zest, licorice-flavored fennel, tropical mango, and fresh cilantro.
May 8, 2017 | Kitchens Spa Index
This low-sodium recipe for Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup serves 10 or more and keeps very well in the fridge for several days, making it a great option to tote to work or school.
March 2, 2017 | Kitchens Spa Index
Get all the deliciously tangy goodness of a Caesar but for about one-tenth the calories with this Pritikin Caesar Salad, always a hit in the dining room at the Pritikin Longevity Center.
February 1, 2017 | Kitchens Spa Index
There are many artificial sweeteners on the market. Do they promote weight loss? Or weight gain? Are they healthy? Safe? Get answers, and what (if any) brands are recommended by the physicians and registered dietitians at Pritikin Health Resort.
January 12, 2017 | Spa Index
This Pritikin Citrus Marinated Turkey Breast recipe sings with brand new flavors! Fresh pineapple, fresh oranges, fresh rosemary, balsamic vinegar, molasses… all combined to make a stellar entree.
November 11, 2016 | Kitchens Spa Index
Who needs traditional stuffing packed with artery busters like sausage and butter when you can enjoy all the savory richness and warmth of healthy Pritikin Savory Sage Dressing?
November 11, 2016 | Kitchens Spa Index
Mashed Potatoes With Corn and Fat-Free Sour Cream, perfect for holiday meals or just nights when you’re craving a little comfort food but want to be good to your heart and waistline.
November 10, 2016 | Kitchens Spa Index
This recipe for lighter cornbread is veggie rich, but free of oil, sugar, and cholesterol (what you’d find in many cornbread recipes), and still offers that classic, delicious cornbread flavor.
November 10, 2016 | Kitchens Spa Index
This simple comfort food recipe for Mashed Potatoes and Turnips with Caramelized Onions is filled with complex carbohydrates and many nutrients. Why mess up your arteries with all the butter and cream of regular mashed potatoes when you can enjoy the rich piquant flavors of this recipe?
November 10, 2016 | Kitchens Spa Index
Get all the deliciously tangy goodness of a Sweet Waldorf Salad but for about one-tenth the calories with this sweet, savory and filling Pritikin Curry Waldorf Salad, always a hit with guests.
November 10, 2016 | Kitchens Spa Index
This is a perfect Cinco de Mayo recipe — when it’s customary to serve your favorite Latin American dishes.
April 19, 2016 | Kitchens Spa Index
This healthy recipe for Pritikin Pumpkin Wedges is vegetable-rich, only takes 3 ingredients, and can be a tasty vegetable and dessert, all in one. Plus, pumpkins are a bonafide super-food, so it’s a triple duty recipe — easy, delicious and nutritious.
October 24, 2015 | Kitchens Spa Index
This lighter but full-flavored version of hummus, a traditional Mediterranean dip, is a great source of of heart healthy mono-unsaturated fat and lean protein.
April 25, 2015 | Kitchens Spa Index
Try this beautiful and tangy Pritikin Lush Berry Pie and enjoy zero saturated fat but lots of lip-smacking flavor.
March 29, 2015 | Kitchens Spa Index
This Fat Free Potato Salad, created by the chefs at the Pritikin Longevity Center in Florida, is light on calories but full of rich, zesty flavor thanks to fat-free sour cream, Greek yogurt, and herbs.
March 1, 2015 | Kitchens Spa Index
This lean turkey meatloaf is a great family-approved entree to keep on hand for your healthy cuisine collection.
February 3, 2015 | Kitchens Spa Index
This tomato sauce was created for the Pritikin Eating Plan. The guest favorite recipes have no artery clogging fats like butter and cream and no added salt. Try it with chicken, meatloaf, and even fish!
February 3, 2014 | Kitchens Spa Index
