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5 Healthy St. Patrick’s Day Recipes

These delicious and healthy traditional foods will have you dancing an Irish jig this St. Patrick's Day.

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From Vegetables for Vitality
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Corned Beef and Cabbage Calzones

Serve these as a healthy appetizer recipe for St. Patrick's Day. Cabbage and other members of the cruciferous vegetable family help protect against certain cancers.

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New Irish Stew

This classic celebratory dish gets a nutrition update — the proportion of vegetables to meat has been raised considerably and the mixture of simmering flavors is a melody of good tastes and smells, as well as vitamins and antioxidants.

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Irish Soda Bread

No St. Patrick's Day meal would be complete without Irish soda bread.

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Irish Mashed Potatoes With Cabbage and Leeks

Try this unique take on the traditional mashed potatoes to celebrate your Irish heritage—or just because they taste great.

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Easy Irish Coffee Recipe

After some beer and an Irish feast, the perfect ending to this meal is some strong Irish coffee. Go light on the cream and this will be a lower calorie dessert than most cookies and cakes.

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