Healthier Recipes

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Healthier recipes for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and desserts, for every occasion. Delicious, nutritious, and kitchen-tested by our Healthstyles Coaches.

It is easier than ever to make healthy choices using your favorite tracking method: nutrition labels, hand size portions, and a MyFitnessPal barcode

A healthier egg salad with greek yogurt served on toasted baguette

How to make Healthier Egg Salad with Greek Yogurt

A delicious take on a healthier egg salad with crunchy vegetables that will make your tastebuds say WOW!

Taking beef brochettes off the grill and making it easy with this sheet pan recipe

Deconstructed Beef Brochettes with Lemon Tamari Marinade

A major advantage of sheet pan meals is that you are not restricted to things that remain cohesive after having a skewer pushed through them.

Fusion inspired vegan taco blends curry cauliflower and mexican flavors in a corn tortilla for the perfect handheld meal

Roasted Cauliflower Tacos with Spicy Homemade Refried Beans

This cauliflower taco is seriously good! With just enough spice and color to make everyone want to eat one. Add a bit of garnish like avocado, radishes, and fresh salsa for a quick and healthy meal. Perfect for Meatless Mondays or Taco Tuesdays!

Green Chile Chicken and Butternut Squash Chili

Enjoy a protein-packed bowl of Green Chile and Butternut Squash Chicken Chili. This easy one pot meal with FAST PREP tips!

Ramen soup healthy upgrade with chicken, miso and fresh vegetables like a pho ramen bowl

Chicken Miso Ramen Bowl

Packed full of goodness for your tummy. This soup is a well-balanced meal you can make in 30 minutes. Here’s to your health.

Recipe for Chimichurri marinated flank steak on grill

Chimichurri Marinated Flank Steak

7 Fresh Ingredients to make an easy Chimichurri marinade for flank steak on the grill. This South American flavor profile is off the charts!

Oven Roasted Carrots with herbs like parsley and thyme are great served warm or chilled in a power bowl

Oven-Roasted Carrots with Parsley and Thyme

Rainbow carrots with herbs is a delicious and easy side dish that pairs beautifully with almost any meal.

Is chia pudding vegan and gluten-free? Chia is naturally gluten free and this easy recipe makes chia pudding with soy milk.

Chia Pudding: Chocolate Strawberry Recipe

The way that chia pudding thickens is the fibre on the outside of each seed absorbs water and fluffs up into a gel. Chia seed easily absorbed and digested without being ground, but can also be blended for a smooth texture.

Mediterranean power bowl - Greek chicken bowl on a bed of fresh vegetables with tzatziki sauce

Greek Chicken Bowl with Tzatziki

Mediterranean bowls are a taste sensation, whether made with a fresh vegetable base or as a hearty grain bowl.

Air fryer meatballs - Keto recipe how to make cheese stuffed ground bison meatballs, with MyFitnessPal food journal barcode

Keto Cheese Stuffed Bison Meatballs [Air Fryer Recipe]

Indulge in the rich flavor of bison with this stuffed meatball recipe. Easy to make in the air fryer for family dinner or for meal prep on a keto diet.

Basil lime dressing sparks up this watermelon feta salad

Watermelon Feta Salad with Basil and Lime – Bright flavors for a delightful summer

Watermelon tastes like summer. Think of this as an evolved version of backyard watermelon slices you enjoyed as a kid.  Your grown-up palate will appreciate the spicy jalapeno and salty feta interplay with the sweet watermelon.

Fresh peaches from the farmer’s market for homemade peach cobbler, easy to make using crystallized ginger

Peach cobbler – easy to make, topped with ginger biscuits

Drop Biscuit Peach Cobbler, easy to make with much less sugar, so you can eat it with a smile on your face. All the ginger is in the biscuits, which make this a HUGE hit. You’re gonna love it, and folks will be asking you for the recipe.

Intense Flavor: Grill Roasted Tomatoes

Grill Roasted Tomatoes

Making roasted tomatoes on the grill is also a brilliant way to process a bumper crop of summer produce while keeping the heat out of the kitchen,

This rhubarb strawberry smoothie recipe tastes like a German kuchen dessert

Rhubarb Strawberry Smoothie brings back memories of Grandma’s kuchen recipe

This healthy, homemade, high-protein rhubarb strawberry smoothie tastes just like kutchen, a traditional German custardy fruit dessert. Whether you grow your own rhubarb or buy it from a farmer’s market, this super shake tastes just like grandma’s kuchen, especially if you grew up near Bismarck North Dakota.

For a sweet and tart mocktail perfect for summertime, this Blackberry Smash is a taste sensation muddled with basil.

Basil Blackberry Smash [Mocktail]

A simple refreshing mocktail recipe made with kombucha, Basil Blackberry Smash is perfect for the summer season.

Grilled vegetable salad for cookout: grilled eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, and bell peppers with balsamic vinaigrette

Grilled Vegetable Salad: Are you prepared for a good thing?

This simple grilled vegetable salad combines grilled eggplant and zucchini with fresh herbs and veggies in a rich balsamic dressing.

High Protein Granola Power Bowl - Budget friendly meal, cheap breakfast or cheap snack

Gabe’s High Protein Granola Power Bowl – Only 3 Ingredients!

Making satisfying high protein power bowls only takes about a minute to make, using just 3 ingredients. This “granola bar in a bowl” is great for a quick breakfast or snack. When you want to feel full fast, this recipe will do the trick.

Eating golden roasted beets or beetroot juice preworkout delivers a dose of nitrates, which may help you train better.

Golden Roasted Beets: A recipe for fresh beets

Golden roasted beets is the easy way to cook beets, adding so much color to your meal – the hardest part of this recipe is deciding what you want to eat your beetroot with!

Blueberry crisps - easy single serving desserts made in ramekins

Individual Blueberry Crisps for 4

Blueberry crisps
Blueberry crumble
Blueberry croustade
Whatever you want to call it. It involves berries and a crispy, crumbly, topping.

Thinly sliced zucchini, or zoodles, often used in Greek cooking make a wonderful zucchini marinated salad.

Zucchini Marinated Salad Recipe: Introducing A Greek Favorite

Ready for a new take on zoodles? Zucchini marinated salad discovered by the love of using zucchinis in Greek cooking. The longer fresh zucchini is marinated the more flavor it holds.

Beet breakfast with potatoes, golden beets, fresh cut corn and breakfast sausage.

Golden Beet Breakfast Hash

Nothing tastes good? You could use some comfort food. This beet breakfast hash makes a satisfying dish that’s easy when you make the vegetables ahead of time.

Spicy pumpkin dip recipe - Add this flavored hummus with carrots and pita chips to your fall and winter snack rotation

Spicy Pumpkin Hummus

This spicy pumpkin dip recipe is your new go-to fall appetizer – you’ll be eating it from Halloween through Thanksgiving.

Easy BBQ chicken crock pot recipe, versatile for meal prep, kid approved

Easy Shredded BBQ Chicken Crock Pot or Instant Pot

Easy meal prep recipe: Shredded BBQ chicken – crock pot or instant pot. Kid approved, according to my 4 kids!

Healthy Makeover for this Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake in a Mug - a microwave cupcake that tastes like Reese’s

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cake in a Mug

Peanut butter and chocolate, is there a better combination? Healthy makeover on this EASY recipe.

Are carrots good for your eyes? Yes, and here’s a recipe for harissa roasted carrots so good everyone will ask for seconds

Harissa Roasted Carrots with Lemon Tahini Dressing

Take roasted carrots to the next level with a harissa glaze, then drizzled with an easy lemon tahini dressing, so good everyone will ask for seconds. Elegant enough for your Thanksgiving table!

Holiday mocktail recipe for Cinnamon Apple Cider Mimosa, perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas Brunch, or new Year’s Eve

Cinnamon Apple Cider Mimosa – a Holiday Mocktail

A drink everyone can enjoy, full of crisp fall flavors to make any holiday party extra festive. Everyone will be smiling while they sip this mocktail.

Recipe for oven baked jalapeno popper quinoa cups.

Healthier Baked Jalapeno Popper Bites with Quinoa

Enjoy this favorite appetizer without any guilt! A baked jalapeno popper is spicy and cheesy. Perfect for game day or an energizingly delicious snack.

Thanksgiving dinner vegetable recipes: healthy green bean casserole without processed ingredients

Healthy Green Bean Casserole (without mushroom soup)

You’ll love this healthier take on the perfect side dish for all your holiday dinners. Made from scratch recipe for green bean casserole without cream of mushroom soup.

Quick and easy blueberry lemon pancake - sheet pan recipe for healthy pancakes from scratch

Sheet Pan Blueberry Lemon Pancake [1 pancake feeds everyone!]

Being the pancake maker generally means that by the time you get to eat, everyone else has already finished eating their pancakes. This easy sheet pan recipe will have everyone eating their pancakes at the same time. Even the cook!

Easy dessert ideas for party: a fresh fruit dessert of Dark Chocolate Covered Orange Slices

Dark Chocolate Covered Orange Slices [tastes like candy!]

Dark Chocolate Covered Orange Slices, easy dessert ideas for party platters

An old fashioned molasses sugar cookie

Soft and Chewy Molasses Sugar Cookie Recipe

A childhood favorite, homemade soft molasses cookies. They’re so simple to make, you’ll want to bake and share these cookies with your friends and family, no decorating needed.

Make this christmas guacamole using pomegranate arils

Holy Guacamole! Something Festive Pomegranate Guacamole Dip

Guac is extra but so am I – Guacamole two ways: a classic guacamole recipe and a festive pomegranate guacamole dip.

Fanciest Oats in the world: Artisanal porridge with oatmeal hot cereal in the Instant Pot

Fanciest Oats in the World: Artisanal porridge with oatmeal

Are you tired of the same old bowl of oatmeal every morning? If you’re looking to mix things up and add some excitement to your breakfast routine, then you’re in luck! Introducing the Fanciest Oats in the World. Easy Instant Pot recipe.

A great Mexican side dish, refried beans from a can.

Homemade Refried Beans From A Can

A quick and easy way to make homemade refried beans with a few simple ingredients,
and much lower in added fat than traditional refried beans. Perfect for tacos, burritos, and more.

Healthy eating made easier with this Greek ground turkey meatball protein power bowl.

Mediterranean Flavors in a Greek Ground Turkey Meatball Bowl

Classic Greek flavors in a healthy and delicious protein power bowl.

In need of healthy breakfast ideas? This super quick hard boiled eggs and avocado protein bowl will soon be your go to recipe

Best Ever Hard Boiled Eggs and Avocado Protein Bowl

A quick and easy-to-make recipe for busy mornings or a mid-day snack. There are so many ways you can build a bowl with boiled eggs and avocado to suit your taste buds and dietary preferences.

Egg alternative for a heart healthy diet - tofu scramble breakfast

Tofu Scramble: An Easy Breakfast Swap for a Heart-Healthy Diet

Tofu Scramble: A healthy and satisfying alternative to scrambled eggs. Discover the many benefits of this plant-based protein and get inspired with recipe ideas.

Picnic recipes and backyard bbq ideas for your next cookout

Grill and Chill this Summer with these 10 Healthy Picnic Recipes

Make your backyard gatherings truly unforgettable with our handpicked collection of healthier cookout and picnic recipes.

Among anti inflammatory recipes, this balsamic strawberry arugula salad is probably the tastiest.

Red White and Blueberry – a twist on the classic Balsamic Strawberry Arugula Salad

Eat with your eyes first! This festive salad features the classic pairing of berries and balsamic vinegar with the peppery bite of arugula and creamy, rich goat cheese for the perfect balance of flavors, textures, and colors in every bite

A colorful array of easy dinner recipes for eating healthy and solving dinner dilemmas

11 Easy Dinner Recipes to Solve Your “What’s for Dinner?” Dilemma

Solve your “What’s for dinner?” dilemma with 11 healthy and easy dinner recipes. From 30-minute quick fixes to slow-cooked delights, there’s something for every taste and schedule. Vegan or meat-lover, busy parent or solo diner—grab your apron, and let’s get cooking!