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Breakfast

These Sweet Potato Egg Wrap Bites make an easy, healthy breakfast, lunch or snack. They're kid-friendly and can be prepped ahead of time so they come together quickly!

Sweet Potato Egg Wrap Bites

These Banana Baked Oatmeal French Toast Sticks are a healthy, kid-friendly breakfast recipe. They can even be made ahead of time, stored in the freezer and reheated in the microwave!

Baked Oatmeal French Toast Sticks

This Peach Zucchini Smoothie Bowl is the perfect way to add some extra vegetables to your smoothie! Frozen zucchini adds creaminess without changing the flavor.

Peach Zucchini Smoothie Bowl

These Sweet Potato Protein Pancakes are made in a blender with protein-rich ingredients like cottage cheese and eggs. No protein powder required and they make a great breakfast or post workout snack.

Sweet Potato Protein Pancakes

Packed with fruits and vegetables, this recipe for Zucchini Carrot Apple Muffins makes the perfect healthy snack!

Zucchini Carrot Apple Muffins

This 5 Minute Breakfast Hash comes together quickly on busy mornings with the help of weekend food prep. It's full of protein and fiber to keep you full all morning.

{Food Prep Idea} 5 Minute Breakfast Hash

These Roasted Sweet Potato Yogurt Bowls are perfect for a healthy post-workout snack! A perfect mix of protein and carbohydrates to fuel your muscles and so easy to make.

Roasted Sweet Potato Yogurt Bowls

These Small Batch Cinnamon Roll Scones are perfect for a weekend breakfast or brunch. They're bursting with cinnamon flavor and topped with a delicious yogurt drizzle.

Small Batch Cinnamon Roll Scones

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Snacks

These Frozen Yogurt Pumpkins are a healthy, kid-friendly Halloween treat! They're easy to make and fun to decorate, perfect for a play date or party!

Frozen Yogurt Pumpkins

These Sweet Potato Egg Wrap Bites make an easy, healthy breakfast, lunch or snack. They're kid-friendly and can be prepped ahead of time so they come together quickly!

Sweet Potato Egg Wrap Bites

This Peach Zucchini Smoothie Bowl is the perfect way to add some extra vegetables to your smoothie! Frozen zucchini adds creaminess without changing the flavor.

Peach Zucchini Smoothie Bowl

These Sweet Potato Protein Pancakes are made in a blender with protein-rich ingredients like cottage cheese and eggs. No protein powder required and they make a great breakfast or post workout snack.

Sweet Potato Protein Pancakes

These Peanut Butter Chickpea Bars are perfect for breakfast or an after school snack. They're healthy, kid-friendly and easy to make. Plus they're vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free!

Peanut Butter Chickpea Bars

Packed with fruits and vegetables, this recipe for Zucchini Carrot Apple Muffins makes the perfect healthy snack!

Zucchini Carrot Apple Muffins

This nut-free Toddler-Friendly Trail Mix is the perfect make-ahead snack. Make a batch during your food prep session and portion into bags for kids to eat throughout the week.

{Food Prep Idea} Nut-Free Toddler Trail Mix

Crunchy Snack Ideas

9 Healthy Crunchy Snacks

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Slow Cooker

This Instant Pot Asian Chicken can also be made in a slow cooker. It's full of flavor and easy to make. A healthy dinner the whole family will love!

Instant Pot Asian Chicken

This Slow Cooker Creamy Pumpkin Chicken is the perfect easy fall dinner recipe. Throw all the ingredients in the crockpot, let it simmer and serve!

Slow Cooker Creamy Pumpkin Chicken

This recipe for Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs is an easy, kid-friendly weeknight dinner. Let the crockpot do all the work and serve with rice and steamed veggies for a balanced meal.

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs

These Easy Slow Cooker Dinner Recipes For A Single Guy are hearty, nutritious and easy enough for even men who don't like to cook.

Easy Slow Cooker Dinner Recipes For A Single Guy

This recipe for Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Potatoes is a perfect weeknight dinner. Let the crockpot do all the work and enjoy a flavorful meal after a busy day.

Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Potatoes

This Slow Cooker Asian Pulled Pork in lettuce wraps with rice for a quick dinner!

Slow Cooker Asian Pulled Pork

4 Ingredient Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken

Crockpot Chicken Alfredo

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Soups & Salads

This Instant Pot Thai Peanut Chicken Soup recipe is dairy-free and packed with summer vegetables. Perfect for a healthy lunch or dinner in under 30 minutes.

Instant Pot Thai Peanut Chicken Soup

This healthy Instant Pot Beef Stew recipe is ready in under an hour and tastes like it has been simmering all day. The perfect dinner on a cold winter night.

Instant Pot Beef Stew

This Easy Fish Chowder tastes better than longer it sits! Make a big pot over the weekend and enjoy for lunch or dinner all week!

Easy Fish Chowder

Made with simple ingredients and packed with protein, this Easy White Chicken Chili is the perfect lunch or dinner soup and a nice change from traditional tomato-based chili.

White Chicken Chili

This potato soup is made with two kinds of potatoes and makes a great, nutritious option for lunch or dinner!

Potato Soup

Packed with vegetables and mini meatballs, this Italian Wedding Soup is hearty, filling and sure to warm you up on even the coldest day!

Italian Wedding Soup

Ribolita - Bread soup

Ribollita

Butternut Squash Salad

Butternut and Arugula Salad

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Side Dishes

This Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad with Maple Mustard Dressing is a simple, healthy vegetarian recipe. Serve it as an easy dinner side dish and pack the leftovers for lunch!

Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad with Maple Mustard Dressing

These Quick and Easy Vegetable Recipes are simple, healthy and kid-friendly as well! They're perfect dinner side dish dishes and a great way to add some extra veggies to your day.

Quick and Easy Vegetable Recipes

Made with just 4 ingredients, this recipe for Homemade Whole Wheat Tortillas is easy to make and tastes way better than store-bought!

Homemade Whole Wheat Tortillas

This Orzo Pasta Salad with Chicken Sausage is perfect for BBQs, potlucks, and parties. Serve it as a side dish or a light lunch or dinner.

One Pot Orzo Pasta Salad with Chicken Sausage

These Kid-Friendly Vegetable Recipes are healthy, quick and easy. Serve them as a side dish for dinner or for a healthy snack!

10 Kid-Friendly Vegetable Recipes

Lightly sweetened and bursting with tart fresh cranberries, these Cranberry Corn Muffins are the perfect dinner side dish. Serve them with a hearty chili or make a batch for your holiday dinner.

Cranberry Corn Muffins

Looking for Healthy Wild Rice Recipes? Here are 15 protein-packed ways to use wild rice in dinner and side dish recipes!

15 Healthy Wild Rice Recipes

This Sausage and Wild Rice Stuffing is hearty enough for a meal but also makes a delicious side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Sausage and Wild Rice Stuffing

More Side Dishes

Baked Goods

Packed with fruits and vegetables, this recipe for Zucchini Carrot Apple Muffins makes the perfect healthy snack!

Zucchini Carrot Apple Muffins

These dairy-free Coconut Oil Banana Muffins are packed with flavor and perfect for breakfast or a quick snack.

Coconut Oil Banana Muffins

This recipe for Cranberry Sweet Potato Muffins makes a great breakfast or grab-and-go snack. You could also serve them as a dinner side dish.

Cranberry Sweet Potato Muffins

Fluffy and chewy, this Cranberry Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are full of delicious mix-ins and can be whipped up quickly when a dessert craving strikes!

Cranberry Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Lightly sweetened and bursting with tart fresh cranberries, these Cranberry Corn Muffins are the perfect dinner side dish. Serve them with a hearty chili or make a batch for your holiday dinner.

Cranberry Corn Muffins

Bursting with fall flavor, these Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Bars are kid-friendly and full of protein and fiber for a healthy breakfast or snack.

Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Bars

What are pulses? Learn more about the nutritional benefits of dried peas, beans, chickpeas and lentils and get ideas for how to add them to your diet.

What Are Pulses? And 5 Ways To Eat Them

This recipe for Gluten-Free Pumpkin Yogurt Bars makes a quick, healthy breakfast or snack. They're kid-friendly and don't need to be flipped like pancakes.

Gluten-Free Pumpkin Yogurt Bars

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Appetizers

These easy Sweet Potato Waffle Nachos are a great way to transform leftover pulled pork or chicken into a healthy new lunch or dinner. This recipe would also make a great party appetizer!

Sweet Potato Waffle Nachos

This Easy Smoked Salmon Dip recipe is the perfect appetizer for your next party. It's quick, easy and full of flavor and also makes a great snack!

Easy Smoked Salmon Dip

Need some easy appetizers for game day? Here are 15 delicious recipes all with six ingredients or less!

15 Easy Appetizers For Game Day

The Guacamole Waffle Bites make a great appetizer or side dish. With just a few simple ingredients, they're packed with flavor and are a fun, easy recipe for anyone to make!

Guacamole Waffle Bites

This recipe for Pesto Chicken Pizza Rolls is a fun way to change things up from traditional pizza. Serve them warm or cold, for lunch or dinner. They're easy to make and kid-friendly as well!

Pesto Chicken Pizza Rolls

These Spinach Balls are a perfect party appetizer. Prep the recipe ahead of time for easy entertaining or serve them as a kid-friendly vegetable option at dinner!

Easy Spinach Balls

This Cranberry Clementine Salsa, paired with smashed avocado and a sliced baguette makes a simple, festive holiday appetizer!

Cranberry Clementine Salsa + 6 Healthy Ways To Eat Cranberries

These easy Cranberry Meatballs are a great way to use up leftover cranberry sauce and make the perfect appetizer for a holiday party.

Cranberry Meatballs

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Lunch

This Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad with Maple Mustard Dressing is a simple, healthy vegetarian recipe. Serve it as an easy dinner side dish and pack the leftovers for lunch!

Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad with Maple Mustard Dressing

These Sweet Potato Egg Wrap Bites make an easy, healthy breakfast, lunch or snack. They're kid-friendly and can be prepped ahead of time so they come together quickly!

Sweet Potato Egg Wrap Bites

These Peanut Butter Chickpea Bars are perfect for breakfast or an after school snack. They're healthy, kid-friendly and easy to make. Plus they're vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free!

Peanut Butter Chickpea Bars

This Instant Pot Thai Peanut Chicken Soup recipe is dairy-free and packed with summer vegetables. Perfect for a healthy lunch or dinner in under 30 minutes.

Instant Pot Thai Peanut Chicken Soup

Made with just 4 ingredients, this recipe for Homemade Whole Wheat Tortillas is easy to make and tastes way better than store-bought!

Homemade Whole Wheat Tortillas

These Spicy Chicken Pitas are made with boneless, skinless chicken thighs and you can prep all the components ahead of time and assemble them quickly for a healthy lunch or dinner.

{Food Prep Idea} Spicy Chicken Pitas

This Mediterranean Turkey Spinach Salad recipe is packed with protein and flavor! Prep the components ahead of time and assemble for a quick, healthy lunch or dinner!

Mediterranean Turkey Spinach Salad

These Spicy Salmon Cornmeal Cakes are made with just a few simple ingredients and are great for a quick, healthy dinner. Enjoy the leftovers over a salad for lunch!

Spicy Salmon Cornmeal Cakes

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Desserts

These Frozen Yogurt Pumpkins are a healthy, kid-friendly Halloween treat! They're easy to make and fun to decorate, perfect for a play date or party!

Frozen Yogurt Pumpkins

This Chocolate Sheet Cake is an easy dessert recipe and a fun change from a traditional round cake. Top with your favorite ice cream or a drizzle of peanut butter and some fresh strawberries.

Chocolate Sheet Cake

Serve these Blackberry Crumble Bars for a healthy dessert everyone will love! Make them with fresh or frozen blackberries and serve them for a party or a kid-friendly evening treat.

Blackberry Crumble Bars

These Vanilla Cake Parfaits are the perfect dessert. Adults and kids will love the layers of cake cubes, yogurt and fresh fruit. Assemble it ahead of time or set up a DIY parfait bar and let people build their own!

Vanilla Cake Parfaits

More Dessert Recipes

Dinner

This Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad with Maple Mustard Dressing is a simple, healthy vegetarian recipe. Serve it as an easy dinner side dish and pack the leftovers for lunch!

Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad with Maple Mustard Dressing

This recipe for Shrimp Curry Noodle Bowls is quick, healthy and perfect for dinner on a busy night. Ready in 15 minutes, it's packed with veggies and full of flavor!

Shrimp Curry Noodle Bowls

These Crispy Chicken and Potato Bowls with Sweet Sweet and Spicy Ketchup are cooked on a sheet pan for an easy, healthy dinner recipe the whole family will love.

Crispy Chicken Potato Bowls with Sweet and Spicy Ketchup

This Grilled Ginger Peach Turkey Tenderloin is perfect for a healthy lunch or dinner. It's made with just five simple ingredients and cooks quickly on the grill!

Ginger Peach Turkey Tenderloin

This Instant Pot Thai Peanut Chicken Soup recipe is dairy-free and packed with summer vegetables. Perfect for a healthy lunch or dinner in under 30 minutes.

Instant Pot Thai Peanut Chicken Soup

Made with just 4 ingredients, this recipe for Homemade Whole Wheat Tortillas is easy to make and tastes way better than store-bought!

Homemade Whole Wheat Tortillas

These Spicy Chicken Pitas are made with boneless, skinless chicken thighs and you can prep all the components ahead of time and assemble them quickly for a healthy lunch or dinner.

{Food Prep Idea} Spicy Chicken Pitas

Looking for ways to use leftover chicken? Here are 30+ recipes that call for pre-cooked or rotisserie chicken to help you transform your leftovers into healthy new lunches or dinners!

30+ Ways To Use Leftover Chicken

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