Melissa Flores hosts the premiere of her new food segment to go with her "Well-Seasoned Cuisine" column. Here, watch Flores prepare an easy weeknight meal, "asiago cheese tortellini soup" from Weight Watchers. For her latest Well-Seasoned Cuisine column appearing in The Weekend Pinnacle, go here.
The last few weeks, I’ve tried to transform some meals that I like into healthier options. I love quesadillas, but I rarely ever order them when I eat out at a taqueria or make them at home. But when I found the recipe for veggie quesadillas, it seemed like a great way to make a favorite dish a little bit healthier. The one change we made to the recipe was to cook the vegetables before putting them into the quesadillas so they are tender instead of crispy. The recipe can be altered to include other vegetables such as asparagus, mushrooms, bell peppers and yellow onions.
In reporting on changes to school lunches last week, the new federal recommendations include offering more fruits and vegetables with the daily meals. And schools will be offering more than celery sticks and oranges each day. One of the new directives is the idea of eating a “rainbow” of fruits and vegetables each week.