Healthy Eating and Special Diets

Over 1,000 diet specific recipes - and growing! Whether you are looking for low carb, low fat, or gluten free CDK is the place to start. We also have health specific recipes like diabetic or low sodium recipes.

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Gluten Free Recipes - CDKitchen Go Gluten Free
Gluten hides in a lot of packaged foods, so try making more of your meals at home. We've got recipes for cakes, muffins, cookies, stuffing and more.

Vegetarian Recipes - CDKitchen Very Vegetarian
If you've nixed meat then these recipes are for you. Both vegetarian and vegan recipes (and everything in between) including tofu fried rice, vegetarian taco dip, and vegan brownies.

Low Fat Recipes - CDKitchen Low In Fat, Not Low In Taste
These tasty low-fat recipes will keep your calories in check. Try our favorites like low-fat chicken enchiladas, almost fat free brownies, or Weight Watcher's au gratin potatoes

Cooking Glossary

Cooking Glossary mock duck: Made from fresh, organic wheat gluten, a protein folded and pressed to create a chewy, meaty substance that is then glazed and treated as a meat-free alternative to duck in Buddhist and other vegetarian dishes. Available in cans in Asian grocery stores.

light: the FDA-approved food-labeling term used to describe a nutritionally altered food with at least 33% less calories, 50% less fat or 50% less sodium than the regular or reference (i.e. FDA standard) food.

Helpful healthy eating Hints

Cooking Tips Dieting: Keep in mind the 21-day rule. If you stick with something for 21 days, it will become a habit. Keep a journal for the 21 days or mark it off on a calendar. Before you know it, your healthy habits will be your lifestyle.

Cutting Fat with Applesauce: Substituting applesauce for half of the amount of vegetable oil called for in your baking recipes will reduce the fat content. (Or use all applesauce, which produces a low-calorie, moist product).

Cooking article by Amy Powell A Healthy Dose of Flavor
June has arrived. Summer is officially upon us. Time to pack away the sweaters and the wool and bring on the linen and bathing suits. Nothing to hide the pot belly and saddle bags anymore. It is time...

Cooking article by Rebecca Michaels Getting Back In the Saddle (Without the Saddlebags)
All right, it's a new year and all. Time to get back on the Stairmaster, eat better, forego dessert--wait! Hold the phone! My friend Lucy recently lamented how she's sick of hearing about how "weight...