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21 Healthy Recipes to Kick Start Your New Year’s Resolutions

By: Joanna Cismaru •3/30/22 5 Comments

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21 Healthy Recipes to Kick Start Your New Year’s Resolutions – a collection of my favorite healthy and delicious recipes.

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Despite the fact that I always say I hate making New Year’s resolutions, especially when it comes to eating healthy, I always do and every year I start with the same resolution. To eat food that is healthy and good for you. I know I’m not alone. Maybe the other resolutions might not work out so much, like be more active or spend less money and save more, eating healthy is not so bad, and it is probably the most popular resolution people make. To help you start your New Year right, and maybe help you, and myself of course, keep this resolution, at least for a while, I put together a collection of my favorite healthy recipes which I make over and over and not only are they healthy and good for you, but they truly are delicious. I broke them down into 3 categories; breakfast, lunch and dinner. There are a lot more healthy recipes here on Jo Cooks, so feel free to take a look at them here.

Breakfast

Banana Buzz Scones – These Banana Buzz Scones that are sure to start your morning off right at only 241 calories for one large scone.

close up shot of 2 banana buzz scones stacked on top of each other, one has a bite taken from it

Everything Oatmeal Bake Bars – delicious and super healthy breakfast oatmeal bake bars, full of healthy and good for you ingredients.

Everything Oatmeal Bake Bars

3 Ingredient Healthy Energy Bars – these delicious energy bars are simple to make, require no cooking and no fuss. Just pulse, refrigerate and enjoy.

3 Ingredient Healthy Energy Bars

Biggest Loser Pancakes – you won’t believe the ingredients and you won’t believe how good they are at only 220 calories for 3 pancakes.

Biggest Loser Pancakes

Mango, Strawberry and Spinach Smoothie with Hemp Hearts – This mango, strawberry and spinach smoothie is packed full of nutrients, super healthy for you and the addition of hemp hearts will help with weight loss.

Mango, Strawberry and Spinach Smoothie with Hemp Hearts

Healthy Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread – at only 209 calories per slice, you can’t go wrong with this super healthy banana nut bread.

Healthy Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread

Lunch

Baked Honey Garlic Chicken – little chicken nuggets, breaded and baked to a crispy perfection, then drizzled with an amazing sweet, spicy and garlicky sauce.

Baked Honey Garlic Chicken

Israeli Salad with Goat Cheese – a delicious finely chopped veggie salad topped with goat cheese and herbs, making for a perfect light and healthy lunch.

Israeli Salad with Goat Cheese

Chicken Spinach Salad with Avocado Cilantro Dressing – super healthy delicious salad! At only 253 calories per serving you can have 2 servings and not feel guilty!

Chicken Spinach Salad with Avocado Cilantro Dressing

Fattoush Salad with Chicken – a delicious Lebanese salad with a special spice called sumac, chicken and mint. This salad is to die for.

overhead shot of fattoush salad in a large serving bowl

Quinoa Salad – a Whole Foods Market copycat recipe, full of delicious ingredients and super good for you. Simply Delish!

a bowl filled with a delicious quinoa salad loaded with fresh ingredients and garnished with parsley and lemon wedges

Chopped Mexican Chicken Salad – an easy Mexican style salad with chicken and a lot of great veggies, sure to please all family members, kid friendly.

Chopped Mexican Chicken Salad

Greek Flatbreads – These Greek Flatbreads are easy, they’re quick, healthy and oh so delicious. Perfect for a summer lunch or even a snack when you’ve got the munchies.

Greek Flatbreads

Bacon Chicken and Arugula Sandwich – the perfect sandwich for a snack or a healthy lunch. This sandwich is packed with arugula, tomatoes, and deli meat.

Bacon Chicken and Arugula Sandwich

Dinner

Maple Mustard Glazed Salmon – 4 ingredients turn this salmon into a super star. A healthy and delicious salmon, glazed with maple syrup and grainy mustard.

Maple Mustard Glazed Salmon

Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks – oven baked chicken in an amazing honey, soy and garlic sauce. Tender, meat falls off the bone, delicious chicken!

Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks

Fresh Sole Fish with Pea Salad – Fresh sole fish served over a delicious and healthy pea salad! A simple yet elegant and healthy meal!

Fresh Sole Fish with Pea Salad

Thai Chicken Salad – This simple Thai chicken salad has incredible flavors – peanuts, mint, honey and lime. Topped with a delicious homemade dressing. Healthy and fresh.

salad spoons taking a scoop of thai chicken salad

Chicken Enchilada Quinoa Bake – This Chicken Enchilada Quinoa bake is gluten free, packed with protein and loads of cheese. This casserole is a true crowd-pleaser. If you’re a fan of traditional enchiladas, you’ll love this slightly healthier version.

Chicken Enchilada Quinoa Bake

Spicy Fish Taco Bowls – These spicy fish taco bowls are comfort food at its finest with a healthier twist. Fresh blackened spicy tilapia fillets, corn, black beans, red peppers and avocados make this dish a hearty, filling and most delicious lunch or dinner without the guilt.

Spicy Fish Taco Bowls

Greek Chicken Red Quinoa Salad – This Greek Chicken Red Quinoa Salad is rich in nutrients, packed with protein and it’s super delicious at only 385 calories per serving.

Greek Chicken Red Quinoa Salad

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Barney
Barney
Posted: 5 years ago

Any idea for very low fat, low carbs no sugar, would be appreciated, I also do not eat meat or fish, thankyou

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Hilda
Hilda
Posted: 7 years ago

Wow, I am really trying to make a change in my eating habits and this is all so yummy looking and amazing. Finally recipe ideas that are healthy (and I use things I already have in my pantry) and amazingly good look enough that even my kids will enjoy! Thanks…I can;t wait to get started!

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You’re welcome Hilda, glad I could help 🙂

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Sandra
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Posted: 8 years ago

Thank you so much for this, especially the banana scone recipe, I always struggle with breakfast recipes!

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You’re welcome 🙂

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