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Grinding the flaxseeds enables your body to get all the benefit of their fiber, lignans, and alpha-linolenic acid (a precursor to omega-3s). There's added fiber here from whole-wheat flour, and olive oil replaces butter for a healthier loaf.

Butternut squash are generally larger than 1-1/4 pounds, so you can either cut off a chunk of a squash, or roast the whole squash and use only 1-1/4 cups of the roasted squash in the bread. Serve any leftover squash as a vegetable side dish, or use it in place of pumpkin puree in a recipe. The pumpkin pie spice blend called for below is intended to be a convenience, but if you don’t have any, you can simply substitute 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, and 1/8 teaspoon each allspice and cloves.

Anyone who has ever made a real Key lime pie knows that it involves crushing graham crackers for a crust and making an egg-based custard for the filling. Our off-the-shelf solution is to use lime gelatin as a thickener and a storebought reduced-fat graham cracker crust. In addition, we’ve cut some fat out by using low-fat evaporated milk instead of the full-fat sweetened condensed milk called for in a traditional Key lime pie. The lime juice called for is just regular lime juice, but if you know where you can get a bottle of real Key lime juice, use it instead.

Silken tofu makes a wonderful salad dressing. The rich creaminess of the tofu is accented in this dressing by spicy Dijon mustard, chopped capers, and fresh dill. In addition to using this as a salad dressing, it would make a tasty sauce for fish or chicken.

Some people adore okra...but lots of people don't. If you fall into the latter category, make this jambalaya-style stew with 2 cups of zucchini or yellow summer squash, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, instead of okra.