Healthy Easter Foods

Healthy Easter Foods

How to create healthy and delicious foods for an Easter meal.

Our recipe calls for butter…

WebMD Dietitian Kathleen Zelman is helping an aspiring young chef create a healthier Easter menu….

We can cut maybe a tablespoon or so…

What’s her key to a delicious holiday spread that’s good for you? Choose foods that build your body’s defenses.

When you choose vegetables for your holiday meal look for the rich color—like sweet potatoes—that deep orange color means they are full of Vitamin A.

When you look for greens look for the dark greens, like spinach, green beans, broccoli. They all contain lots of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals that help prevent disease.

Don’t forget the berries. All berries contain phenols–antioxidants which help fight cancer, stroke and heart disease.