With the new year and resolutions in full swing we have noticed that it's a lot busier at the gym and in the produce section of the grocery store (yay!). We love that this time of year encourages fresh starts and healthy habits! Even if you don't have any health-related resolutions, working more fresh food into your diet is always a plus! Here are ten of our favorite healthy recipes… 
1. Salads! There are so many different ways to make a delicious salad. We've shared a few of our favorites here, here and here.
2. Baked fruit is a great alternative to pie! You can cut out a lot of sugar, while still enjoying something sweet and delicious. I love this baked apple recipe even more than pie.
3. Brussels Sprout Chips are a great light snack. They are perfect for a crunchy/salty craving!
4. Have you tried making apple chips at home? They are delicious.
5. If you love pickles you will love this recipe. So yummy!
6. This sushi salad recipe is one of my favorites. It's spicy and delicious.
7. This citrus salad is beautiful and refreshing.
8. Have you tried a green smoothie challenge? We've both had great experiences. It's perfect for people who don't like to eat dark greens otherwise. (cough-cough, my husband)
9. Oatmeal is a delicious healthy breakfast choice. Have you read our Homemade Oatmeal 9 Ways? Spoiler: peanut butter and jelly was my favorite.
10. Mustard Baked Brussels… so good.
Bonus time-
If you aren't a big fan of water try these easy infused waters. I always keep mint in my fridge for days when I'm not in the mood for water!
If you have a juicer, try some of my favorite combinations! I'm craving that green juice right now.
If you love cocktails, but are trying to cut down on sugar, try my mojito recipe. It's still sweet, but much lighter than many sugary drinks. As a rule of thumb, any cocktail made with a base of club soda instead of sprite or gingerale is a better choice when you are trying to limit sugar. 🙂 This is a good one too.
What are your favorite healthy recipes? Feel free to share links in the comments for us to check out! xo. Elsie
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Hi elsie. I have been reading your blog for years and love every post you write! It’s good that you have so many healthy recipes that are delicious too. I recently did a post on my blog about new years resolutions, and there is also one about creating a bucket list. I’d love for you to read it! bye xoxo
I love a kale chip but have never done it with Brussels! Sounds delicious.
I’m vegetarian and eat a lot of salads just because they’re easy to make, it’s always good to have options!
Thank you!
Kim
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can I come and eat at your table ? 😉
My favourite has to be fruit salad, in the summer when cherries, strawberries, watermelon are around, cheap and ripe. There’s nothing better!
Great post!!! Eating better is one of my New year resolutions!!!
Wow, what lovely ruscit colors! Love it!
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Those baked apples are a brilliant idea, I wonder if they’d help curb my apple crumble cravings? Love your blog!
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I should try to do my mojito myself, with a lot of sugarcane & lemon 😉
Fantastic, I always eat healthy but its great to try new recipes. I am going to have to try the sushi salad this week!
Yum! Considering that my goals are more ‘to cook’ than anything else, having this list of great healthy recipes is so nice!
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Lovely recipes! <3
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so many awesome ideas.
totally trying your lower sugar mojito-my fave drink!
happy sunday!
great post! i was going to give the smoothie challenge a go and been re-reading your smoothie challenge!
Barnicles
Yes! 🙂 A lot healthy recipes. I’d like to try all of them, but especially the infused waters.
These all look amazing! I want to cook more in 2013, this post is a great starting point.
Katie xx
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Great post! I love all the recipes on here but it’s fab to see little collections of them like this 🙂 Really want to try the brussle sprouts recipe soon!
I’ve wanted to try the sushi salad since you posted it! It looks so good 🙂 and infused water? genius!
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All are great and I love healthy recipes. All looks great. Have a nice day.
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Haha, I love this, but I wouldn’t consider peanutbutter and jelly especially healthy 😉 But then again, I’m from Sweden, and our prejudice about ourselves is that we are a rather health-conciuos bunch…
It all looks great, I enjoy salads even during winter! 🙂
What a nice post 🙂 I have recently tried making apple chips to shut up my sweet tooth and they are AMAZING! <3
Great choices! I really love your oatmeal post.
Carlee
http://almostendearing.blogspot.com/
Lovely blog!
Thanks for all your inspiration!
Greetings from Gotland, sweden
Looks lush! Would love to have the dedication to start 2013 on a salad diet but I can’t resist a bit of grease!
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Oh, I am SO looking forward to making and eating that sushi salad!
Thanks for sharing!
MMM, I will be coming back to this post again this week when making my shopping list. I will be doing a 3 day juicing detox this week. It will be my first time juicing. Thanks for sharing such great healthy food ideas.
Um, mustard baked brussel sprouts?! Trying that for sure…sounds delish.
Yum! great recipes! thanks for sharing
Yum!! Really want to try the apple chips, and juicing although without a juicer, not sure if it will work?!
These colors are wonderful !
I made some apple chips not too long ago (http://rainbowsandtress.blogspot.com/2013/01/apple-chips.html)
I agree they are delicious, and very simple to prepare!
N|D
Oh thanks, I’m searching for some healthy recipes in the moment and those are perfect!
I’m going to try out the dijon mustard brussel sprouts tonight, thanks!!
xx
Staci
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i love the salads!
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I LOVE apple chips! Such a healthy alternative when I just need something to snack on 🙂
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Those healthy recipes are amazing!
I truly loved every single idea of it and definitely want to try them all!!
xoxo
Those baked apples are on the top of my to-bake list! Yum!
I love this! I’ve been needing a change up in my healthy eating plan!
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This is one of my favourites for a healthy snack that takes less than 10 minutes to prepare!
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Delaney
Can I have a green protein smoothie pls???
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Wow it all looks so great!!
i love all your recipes!
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how great!!
Valentina
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Everything on you list sounds delicious. I recently saw a nutritionist and she highly recommended oatmeal for breakfast, so I’ll get right down to trying your recipe.
I’ve heard so much about the wonder grain Quinoa, so I developed a recipe for a salad using it, that is just delicious (if I do say so myself :)! My husband is usually the cook in our home, but he regularly asks me to whip up this salad.
And since we’ve been graciously invited to link-up our recipes, here it is ….
http://www.loulou.to/recipes/food-friday-quinoa-and-corn-salad/
Loulou
After the holidays this all looks amazing!!
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How did I miss the oatmeal post? I’m definitely going to be trying some of those!
♥Brooke
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Baked fruit looks SO good! And I wish I had a blender at university so I could make some of those yummy smoothies!
-Lindsey
http://ettu-tutu.blogspot.com
The crispy baked Brussel sprouts would be a great addition to a salad!
the first one is one of my favourites! tomatoessss mmmmm
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Definitely want to eat more salads this year, and those all look so yummy! Also, infused waters – YUM! My personal favorite healthy treats right now: yogurt and fruit and hummus and veggies (homemade of course). <33
Love,
Stephanie May*
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I love the brussels sprouts recipe! One of my favorite healthy meals is brussels sprouts sautéed in a bit of olive oil with salt and black pepper. It never occurred to me to bake them. I am definitely trying this out tomorrow!
I only wonder if I could pack it for lunch without them being crushed? Hmm…I guess we’ll see!
we tried the mustard brussels for xmas and they were AMAZING. the bitterness of the sprout totally vanished! yum <3
i'll probably try the green smoothie next :3
The first salad looks so delicious! I’m not totally convinced by the green juice, but maybe I’ll try it someday.
wow so much health in sooo many colours!
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Your posts make me hungry!
The first time I tried brussel sprout chips were when my cousin’s fiance made them. Amazing taste, and liked my veggies ever since 🙂
These are some fantastic ideas and I cant wait to try them! x
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wow ! love all these ! i tried the mustard brussel sprouts and they were amazing! will try the smoothie next.
thank you !!!
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I just had to pin that sushi salad…I completely forgot I wanted to try that! Thanks for sharing again!!!
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This post makes me so ready for summer. I need to expand my garden this summer cause I plan on juicing a lot.
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WOW! they look healty and fresh! can’t wait to try all of them!
Amazing suggestions! Thanks, ladies! I’ll be referring to these for months to come.
Hi Elsie and Emma 🙂 I just made your delicious sushi salad and I loved it <3 Would you mind if I make a blog post about it on my blog? I will of course put a link to your original blog post and use my own pictures. Please let me know 🙂
Paulina
Paulina- Feel free. 🙂
Awesome! Thank you for reposting the smoothie challenge as I almost missed these awesome recipes. These will definitely be a nice way for my hubby to get his daily vege serving. Thanks much!
Thanks for these recipes, I love brussel sprouts and the mustard bake looks amazing.
All of those recipes look delicious! Thank you for sharing, I will have to try some of them out 🙂
Fantastic! Thank you for sharing your recipes.
wow…..
great ideas for heathy cooking recipe…. I appreciate for you…please continue give tips in future…
This is very good recipe I would like to make at home.
This is a great round up! I love your flavorful take on healthy food!
These are fabulous recipes!
I’m really goanna try these recipes 🙂
Love this! I’ve been starting to eat healthier so I’m definitely going to bookmark this!
X
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thanks for this, I’m going to try the apples this weekend. So easy even a guy could do it!
I was so happy to come across this list! The sushi salad looks amazing! I am quite health conscious and always looking for new ways to drop some weight. I have quite a few friends who are gluten intolerant and have opened my eyes to the world of gluten free cooking and I am always looking for new recipes! I would highly recommend the website http://www.ninacucina.com/. I recently purchased her book, Nina Cucina: Your Healthy Gourmet and I have become addicted to gluten free recipes! I am not a great cook but I found this book (and website) so informative and so easy to follow. For every single recipe the author, Nina Pucillo, gives the nutritional value of each dish and step-by-step instructions on how to prepare the dish. All of the dishes featured in the book are totally gluten-free and Nina has included many recipes that are dairy-free too! Thanks for sharing! I hope my suggestion helps too! 🙂
I love this! I have some brussel sprouts in my fridge, I’ll try your recipes tonight for dinner! 🙂
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