25+ Healthy Recipes for the New Year

Over 25 recipes that are perfect for the new year. Healthy choices made easy, from all your favourite food bloggers.

Are you ready for 2016? I know I’m not. Not even close. I’m still in “holiday” mode. My son is still visiting, and his girlfriend arrived for a few days as well. We’re having a blast cooking up all our favourite meals. Things like lasagna, roast, and smashed potatoes. So many smashed potatoes.

We’ve been eating tons of desserts too. We’ve demolished tons of cheesecakes, brownies, and lots of popcorn. I mean it is the holidays so we’re suppose to be whooping it up. That’s what life is all about. Having a blast with your family while demolishing tons of amazing food.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m looking forward o 2016. Mostly because we’re going on some family trips. We’re heading to Disney in the Spring, and then to Universal in the Fall. We figured splitting the trips up like that would make it easier for the kids to get away. That way we stand a better shot at getting away.

We sprung for a trip to Disney last year for a family Christmas gift, but it was just too hard to get away. My daughter is in the military and went away for training for about 4 months. Between that and school we just couldn’t work out a good time to head to Florida this year. So we postponed.

This year we sprung for a trip to Universal Studios for 2016. We’ve been wanting to go for their Halloween Horror Nights for eons, so we decided 2016 was the year to do it. We’ll visit Orlando in the Fall and whoop it up horror style. We’re all big scary movie fans so this is going to be a riot.

So what does all this have to do with healthy recipes for the new year? Well, I need to get my butt into shape to keep up with the kids when we visit the parks. Since getting IBS I’ve gotten so out of shape. Once upon a time I was a runner who worked out every single day. I know right. Hard to believe.

I still ate like an 8 year old kid back then. I always have. I used to run for longer periods of time just so I could eat more. It’s sort of how I roll. The extra running time made sense to me. I could eat that extra brownies or New York Fries if I ran a few more miles. So I did. Totally worth it.

Now that I’m older I may need to rethink that tactic. So it makes sense to try to eat a little healthier. It certainly can’t hurt, right. So if you’re in healthier eating mode too, check out this round up of amazing healthy recipes for the new year. A bunch of us bloggers got together to share healthy recipes for 2016. Enjoy!

Best Baked “Fried” Chicken

Jacked Up Monterey Chicken Salad

3-Ingredient No-Bake Energy Bars

Skinny Orange Dreamsicle Cake

Italian Kale Salad

Raspberry Peach Smoothie

Healthy Fruit Dip Recipe

Mango Tango Smoothie Bowl

Mini Salmon Asparagus Frittatas

Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower

Cheesy Skillet Gnocchi

Cinnamon Raisin Energy Bites

Tabbouleh

Skinny Bruschetta Chicken

Hearts of Palm Artichoke Avocado Butter Lettuce Salad

Red Potato, Kale, Mushroom and Feta Frittata

Quinoa Corn Chowder

Charred Kale Caesar Salad with Honey Chipotle Chicken

Butternut Spinach Multi-Grain Medley

Spaghetti Squash Bolognese

Vegan Sloppy Black Eye Peas

Roasted Carrot Ginger Soup

Cauliflower and Quinoa White Chili

Cleansing Tri-Color Quinoa Salad

Lightened Up Chicken Fingers and Dipping Sauce

Avocado Chicken Salad

Shrimp & Garlic Rice Stuffed Peppers

One Pan Tuscan Pork Chops

Grilled Shrimp Recipe with Roasted Garlic Cilantro Sauce

Turkey Stuffed Peppers

Mexican Chicken Soup

Tropical Smoothie Bowl

Quinoa Taco Bowls

Hope 2016 kicks butt for all of us. May your new year start off with a bang!

Toodles! xx