Healthy Eating Recipes & Essentials
Check out our editors' best healthy living tips from kitchen gadgets to delicious, nutritious recipes.
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Did you make a New Year's resolution to adopt a healthier lifestyle? It's easier than you'd think to keep that resolution! Our editors share their favorite nutritious recipes and top kitchen gadgets for healthy cooking. Check them out below.
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3/4 cup vanilla almond or soy milk
1 cup kale, baby spinach, or chard leaves (or a combination)
1 ripe banana
1/2 cup blackberries
1/4 cup frozen pineapple
Place the the almond/soy milk, mixed greens, banana, blackberries, and pineapple in a blender in this order. Blend until smooth. Enjoy immediately.
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Easy Vegetable Noodle Stir Fry
Fresh veggies, including broccoli, carrots, red pepper, eggplant, mushrooms, bok choy, and peas, make this savory noodle dish super healthy.
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Pineapple Coconut Energy Bites
1 cup pitted dates
1/2 cup chopped dried pineapple rings
2/3 cups raw sunflower seeds
2/3 cup raw cashews
1/3 cup chia seeds
1/3 cup flaxseed meal
1/3 cup shredded coconut
2-4 tablespoons water
pinch salt
Pulse ingredients in a food processor until the mixture comes together. Initially use only 2 tablespoons of water and add more if needed. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and roll into balls.
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1 1/2 large apples (any variety)
1 cucumber
1/2 lime
12 mint leaves
Combine all ingredients in a juicer. Pour juice into a glass or serve over ice.
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This quinoa mixed fruit salad is not too sweet to send you over the edge, but it's refreshing, light, and healthy. It's always a crowd-pleaser since it's very light, nutritious, and the colors are very attractive to the eye.
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1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
2 mangoes, peeled and diced
1-2 ripe avocados, diced
1/2 English cucumber, peeled and diced
1/2 medium red onion, finely diced
handful cilantro, finely chopped
1/2 jalapeno, minced
1 lime, juiced
Salt and pepper to taste
Combine ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Toss and enjoy!
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6 fresh kiwis, chopped
4 cup seltzer water
3 cups frozen pineapple chunks
2 tablespoons flaxseed meal
1 teaspoon liquid stevia, optional
In a blender add seltzer water followed by kiwis, pineapple, flaxseed meal, and stevia, if using. Blend until all the ingredients are well-blended. Serve immediately.
Note: You can freeze this mixture into popcicles. Kids love this summer treat!
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Butternut Squash and Kale Frittata
Frittatas are traditionally Italian, but they've been lovingly adopted into many American restaurants and homes because of their easy preparation and almost endless possibilities.They're easier than omelettes, and you can serve the whole family at once.
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Asian Cucumber and Carrot Slaw
1 large English cucumber
2 medium carrots, peeled
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon water
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Using a julienne peeler, shred the cucumber and carrots into long strips. Toss veggies in a bowl, with the vinegars, water, sugar, and oil. Top with seeds and cilantro. Chill. Serve cold.
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Kale Salad with Apricots and Feta
This eye-catching salad is full of delicious and nutrient-packed ingredients.
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1 1/2 cups diced kiwi, skin removed
1 mango, diced
1/2 cup diced cucumber
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons finely chopped jalapeño pepper, seeded and stemmed
1 garlic clove, minced
Juice of 1 lime
Salt and pepper, to taste
In a medium bowl, combine the kiwi, mango, cucumber, cilantro, jalapeño, garlic, and lime juice. Stir and season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Strawberry and Asparagus Orzo Salad
Asparagus and strawberries might seem an unlikely pairing, but in this dish they are a match made in heaven!
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Roasted Beet, Fennel, and Orange Salad
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