Carbs provide your body with energy and fuel for your brain.
And while protein tends to get the spotlight regarding muscle, carbs are alsonecessary for optimal muscle growthand performance.
Because every body is different, how many carbs you need might be less than someone else.
Photo:Photographer: Carson Downing, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Gabriel Greco
Spreading horseradish-spiked mayonnaise over the fish before baking keeps it moist and gives it a peppery bite.
If it’s possible for you to’t find Gruyere, Jarlsberg or Emmentaler cheese makes a good substitute.
The tomatoes add some sweetness and color, while the cheese contributes nuttiness and richness.
Jacob Fox
Serve this healthy shrimp recipe over whole grains or rice.
Chicken Salad
This chicken salad recipe combines Greek-style yogurt and mayonnaise for a creamy dressing.
Sweet apple, toasty hazelnuts and crunchy celery balance the flavors and texture.
Jacob Fox
Serve atop lightly dressed greens.
This easy salmon dinner is sure to become a new weeknight favorite the whole family will love.
The best news: you might get this meal on the table in 20 minutes flat.
Diana Chistruga
Pesto Salmon
Herby and bright pesto coats tender salmon fillets in this quick and healthy fish dish.
Colorful cherry tomatoes burst and combine with shallots to complement the pesto in this fast and simple weeknight dinner.
Melon balls are so adorable, but making them leaves some fruit behindwhir up those leftovers into a smoothie.
Greg DuPree
It has less than half the saturated fat of a rib-eye but is more tender than leaner sirloin.
Here, we cook green beans in the same pan used to sear the spiced steak.
All those delicious drippings add richness to the beansplus there’s one less pan to wash!
Photography: Kelsey Hansen; Food Styling: Greg Luna
Serve with tortilla chips and sour cream.
Caesar Salad with Grilled Steak
Traditional Caesar salad dressing uses egg yolk to make it creamy.
Here we use mayo instead for the same rich results without the raw egg.
Photographer: Grant Webster, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Joseph Wanek
Adjust the amount of chile-garlic sauce according to your preferred heat level.
Serve with cauliflower rice, if desired.
The three-ingredient dipping sauce adds just a hint of sweetness and spice.
Jason Donnelly
You’ll want some zucchini noodles or mashed cauliflower to sop up all the rich, briny sauce.
Chicken cutlets are sauteed, then smothered in a creamy-spicy sauce.
A side-salad garnish of carrots, celery and blue cheese pulls it all together.
Will Dickey
If you have a spiralizer and want to make your own zucchini noodles, use two medium zucchini.
Make them early in the week for grab-and-go meals when days are busy.
Jason Donnelly
Carolyn Hodges
Jason Donnelly
Jason Donnelly
Jason Donnelly
Photographer: Brie Goldman, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Gabriel Greco
Jason Donnelly
Ali Redmond
Eva Kolenko
Jacob Fox
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Margret Monroe Dickey
Dera Burreson
Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Missie Crawford
Jacob Fox
