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Breakfast

Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Oat Bars two squares

Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Oat Bars

Zucchini Oat Bars

A list of Lower Sugar Cereals for Kids if you are looking for some new options for breakfasts or snacks. They all have six grams of added sugar or less and at least two grams of both protein and fiber.

Lower Sugar Cereals For Kids

Red Lentil Pancakes

White Bean Muffins (or Bars!)

Kid-friendly smoothies with vegetables

Kid-Friendly Smoothies with Vegetables

Sweet Cherry Gingerbread French Toast Bake

Sweet Potato Waffles

More Breakfast Recipes

Snacks

Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Oat Bars two squares

Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Oat Bars

close up of microwave sweet potato mug cake with slice cut

Microwave Sweet Potato Mug Cake

What To Do With Hard Boiled Egg Yolks

What To Do With Hard Boiled Egg Yolks

Zucchini Oat Bars

Healthy Snack Bars for Kids and granola bars

Healthy Store Bought Granola Bars For Kids

Red Lentil Pancakes

White Bean Muffins (or Bars!)

Peanut Butter Hemp Cookies with just six ingredients

Peanut Butter Hemp Cookies

More Snack Recipes

Slow Cooker

Crockpot Creamy Mexican Chicken

Slow Cooker Creamy Mexican Chicken

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chicken Soup

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chicken Soup (with slow cooker option)

Slow Cooker Pesto Chicken Tortellini

Persian Pulled Chicken in the slow cooker or instant pot

Persian Pulled Chicken {Slow Cooker or Instant Pot}

Healthy Fruit Crisp that can be made in the slow cooker or oven.

Healthy Fruit Crisp {Slow Cooker or Oven}

Slow Cooker Shredded Beef (Barbacoa)

Slow Cooker Shredded Beef (Barbacoa)

This Slow Cooker Balsamic Pot Roast is an easy, healthy dinner option for a busy night. Beef, potatoes and carrots cook all day for a balanced meal that's ready when you walk in the door.

Slow Cooker Balsamic Pot Roast

This Instant Pot Vegetarian Lasagna Soup is a quick and easy comfort food dinner that's ready in under 30 min or less.

Instant Pot Vegetarian Lasagna Soup

More Slow Cooker Recipes

Soups & Salads

Loaded Strawberry Spinach Salad

This Instant Pot Pork Chili Verde recipe is a quick, healthy dinner that couldn't be easier! Made with simple ingredients, it's full of flavor and the leftovers make a great lunch!

Instant Pot Pork Chili Verde

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

More Soups & Salads

Side Dishes

Sweet Potato Apple Cranberry Crumble on a Thanksgiving plate

Sweet Potato Apple Cranberry Crumble

vegetable corn muffins

Veggie Corn Muffins

This Lemon Roasted Broccoli recipe is a simple, healthy dinner side dish. Ready in just 10 minutes and made with only 3 ingredients, this recipe is sure to be a hit!

Lemon Roasted Broccoli

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

More Side Dishes

Baked Goods

Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Oat Bars two squares

Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Oat Bars

Zucchini Oat Bars

These Peanut Butter Avocado Cookies are gluten-free, dairy-free and packed with healthy fats! Enjoy one for an afternoon snack or for dessert after dinner!

Peanut Butter Avocado Cookies

White Bean Muffins (or Bars!)

Peanut Butter Hemp Cookies with just six ingredients

Peanut Butter Hemp Cookies

vegetable corn muffins

Veggie Corn Muffins

Almond Flour Butter Cookies gluten-free Christmas

Almond Flour Butter Cookies

Easy Pumpkin Bread

Easy Pumpkin Bread

More Baked Goods Recipes

Appetizers

Baked Ranch Chicken Taquitos

Baked Ranch Chicken Taquitos

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

More Appetizers

Lunch

Loaded Strawberry Spinach Salad

Creative, Non-traditional Sandwich Ideas

Fun Sandwich Ideas For Kids

Cook Once, Eat Twice: Crispy Kale Salad with Couscous and Peanut Noodle Chicken

Cook Once, Eat Twice: Chicken

Crunchy Kale Salad with Couscous and chicken

Crunchy Kale Salad with Couscous

These Thai Chicken Meatballs are bursting with fresh Asian flavors and are perfect for a quick, easy lunch or dinner. Make a batch during your next food prep session and enjoy them warm or cold!

Thai Chicken Meatballs

Kid-friendly smoothies with vegetables

Kid-Friendly Smoothies with Vegetables

Omelet spirals for a quick, healthy breakfast or lunch

Omelet Spirals

Balsamic Strawberry Chicken Panini

Balsamic Chicken & Strawberry Panini

More Lunch Recipes

Desserts

three easy peanut butter s'mores bars with a spoonful of peanut butter

Easy Peanut Butter S’mores Bars

close up of microwave sweet potato mug cake with slice cut

Microwave Sweet Potato Mug Cake

These Peanut Butter Avocado Cookies are gluten-free, dairy-free and packed with healthy fats! Enjoy one for an afternoon snack or for dessert after dinner!

Peanut Butter Avocado Cookies

Peanut Butter Hemp Cookies with just six ingredients

Peanut Butter Hemp Cookies

More Dessert Recipes

Dinner

Loaded Strawberry Spinach Salad

Pesto Lentil Balls over spaghetti with tomato sauce and roasted broccoli

Pesto Lentil Balls

Spicy Yogurt Marinated Chicken

paleo shrimp scampi

Paleo Shrimp Scampi

Paleo Turkey Sweet Potato Meatballs with salad

Paleo Turkey Sweet Potato Meatballs

Sheet Pan Caprese Chicken with herbs, zucchini and peppers

Sheet Pan Caprese Chicken

Carrot Pineapple Turkey Meatballs with Pineapple Glaze

Carrot Pineapple Turkey Meatballs

Cook Once, Eat Twice: Crispy Kale Salad with Couscous and Peanut Noodle Chicken

Cook Once, Eat Twice: Chicken

More Dinner Recipes

Instant Pot

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chicken Soup

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chicken Soup (with slow cooker option)

Instant Pot Asian Peanut Noodles

Instant Pot Asian Peanut Noodles

Slow Cooker Pesto Chicken Tortellini

Persian Pulled Chicken in the slow cooker or instant pot

Persian Pulled Chicken {Slow Cooker or Instant Pot}

Healthy Instant Pot Chicken Recipes

Instant Pot Chicken Recipes

This Instant Pot Chicken Marsala is perfect for a busy weeknight dinner or a fancy date night in. It's easy to make, full of flavor and using the pressure cooker makes it even less work than the already simple stovetop version.

Instant Pot Chicken Marsala

This Instant Pot Salmon Tortellini Soup recipe is simple, healthy and so easy to make for dinner. It uses ingredients from your freezer so its perfect for a night when you need a last minute meal.

Instant Pot Salmon Tortellini Soup

This Instant Pot Vegetarian Lasagna Soup is a quick and easy comfort food dinner that's ready in under 30 min or less.

Instant Pot Vegetarian Lasagna Soup

More Instant Pot Recipes

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