Healthier Comfort Foods - Health Stato

                                       Healthier Comfort Foods - Health Stato 

                                       Healthier Comfort Foods - Health Stato 

1. Comfort Can Be Healthy

When it turns a little chilly outside or you’re a bit down in the dumps, there’s nothing like good comfort food to make you feel better. The problem is, comfort foods often aren’t the best thing for you to eat. Here are a few smart choices to keep you healthy and get you comfy when you need it the most.

2. Vegetable Lasagna

Lasagna is a comfort-food staple, but it can be trouble if you’re not careful. Like many favorites with lots of ingredients, a cheese-laden lasagna can be overloaded with things like saturated fats. A meatless lasagna, one with vegetables, is healthier. Go with low-fat or fat-free cheese, too. Think about making it with whole-grain pasta. 

3.

 Spaghetti Squash

Few meals are more reliable than a big, warm dish of spaghetti. As is always the case, though, what’s in the dish, and how it’s prepared, matters. You can use spaghetti squash and take it easy on the carbs. Watch the salt in your sauce, and use olive oil to make a heart-happy and stomach-filling meal.

4. Baked Potato With Chili

It’s hard to beat a hefty baked potato as part of a good, homey meal. But if you’re heaping on salt, butter, and bacon bits, it can turn unhealthy in a hurry. Instead, a turkey and veggie chili -- lean turkey, heart-healthy veggies, lots of beans that are high in protein and fiber -- can make a baked potato into a full-blown, much-healthier meal. 

5. Chicken or Black Bean Enchiladas

You might not think of a pan of enchiladas as a classic comfort food. But oooh, that cheesy, spicy goodness is hard to pass up. To make it as healthy as you can, choose low-fat or fat-free cheese, pick lean chicken (or go without, making it with protein-rich black beans or no-fat refried beans instead), and use whole-wheat tortillas.