Looking for nutritious recipes that are simple, delicious, and family-friendly? As a nutrition registered dietitian, I create healthy recipes made with real ingredients and practical nutrition in mind. Browse breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, and sides designed to help you feel confident in the kitchen and around the table.
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Grilled Tri-Tip and Street Corn Rice Bowls
These Tri-Tip and Street Corn Rice Bowls are the ultimate summer BBQ dinner—packed with flavor, high in protein, and perfect for the whole family. Tri-Tip adds high quality protein and 9 other essential nutrients, like iron and zinc, to this beef bowl that is then topped with fiber-rich street corn for a dinner that can help fuel those busy summer days.
Berry Chia Pudding
This refreshing berry chia pudding recipe is a perfect high fiber and high protein breakfast recipe to meal prep for your week. With a 15 grams of protein from vanilla greek yogurt blended and 10 grams of fiber from the berry blend, you’ll be reaching for this protein chia seed pudding recipe all summer long.
Teriyaki Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps
These easy teriyaki ground beef lettuce wraps will be your go-to high protein low carb dinner recipe. Ready in just 20 minutes, this easy dinner recipe features convenient and nutritious ingredients that are lightly coated in a homemade teriyaki sauce then wrapped in a lettuce wrap for a healthy weeknight dinner or easy meal prep recipe for the week.
Berry Protein Cheesecake Bites
With 10 grams of protein and a bite full of Oregon frozen blackberries, these berry protein cheesecake bites are a delicious high protein dessert recipe that will satisfy your sweet tooth and nourish your body.
Cookie Dough Protein Balls
These delicious cookie dough protein balls have all the flavors of classic chocolate chip cookie dough but rolled up into a bite sized protein rich snack, healthy treat, or delectable dessert! With 9 grams of protein per protein ball, hitting your protein goals has never tasted more delicious!
Bean Salad With Edamame
This bean salad with edamame is full of delicious soy flavor, crisp vegetables, and plant-based protein. High protein edamame, black eyes peas, finely diced purple cabbage, micro chopped cucumber, and other flavors are tossed in a delicious soy sauce dressing for a high protein dense bean salad recipe you’ll come back to every week!
Blueberry Overnight Oatmeal (Blended!)
This delicious blended blueberry overnight oatmeal recipe is a fun spin on classic blueberry overnight oats. Overnight oatmeal ingredients are blended with a full serving of blueberries for a fun color and smooth texture that you and your family will love!
Chicken Pita Wraps
These easy chicken pita wraps are full of well-seasoned chicken, loaded with a fresh vegetable salad, and can be made to order based on your families tastebuds. Ready in under 20 minutes, this is a family friendly dinner recipe that is perfect for busy weeknights.
Cinnamon Roll Overnight Oats
This easy cinnamon roll overnight oats recipe is full of cozy cinnamon roll flavors, has 15 grams of protein per serving, and is the perfect breakfast to meal prep and have waiting for you in the morning.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls
With almost 8 grams of protein per ball, these bite size chocolate peanut butter protein balls are a delicious sweet treat to reach for at the end of the day. You can choose to fully dunk or simply dip the tops of each protein ball in chocolate for the perfect level of sweetness!
Jalapeño Popper Chicken Salad (High Protein!)
With over 30 grams of protein per serving, this jalapeño popper chicken salad is a meal prep friendly lunch recipe that is full of cozy flavor. Best served warm, you can pair this high protein chicken salad recipe with toasted bread or salted plantain chips for a tasty lunch you'll love having in the refrigerator.
Loaded Cottage Cheese Mashed Potatoes
These delicious loaded cottage cheese mashed potatoes are full of the crispy bacon bits, green onions, multiple cheeses, and get their creamy texture from blended cottage cheese. Beyond its tasty texture, the cottage cheese boosts the protein and gives these mashed potatoes almost 15 grams of protein per serving!
Peppermint Chocolate Protein Shake
This peppermint chocolate protein shake is loaded with cool peppermint flavor, decadent chocolate, and almost 40 grams of protein for a high protein shake that tastes like dessert!
High-Protein Lunch Ideas
Hit your protein goals and avoid an afternoon slump with these high protein lunch ideas that can meal prepped ahead of time or made in minutes for a quick lunch at home!
Healthy Buffalo Chicken Salad
This 6 ingredient creamy buffalo chicken salad is perfect for meal prep or an easy dinner idea. Cooked chicken is loaded with crunchy vegetables and fresh cilantro then coated in a creamy buffalo sauce for a high protein chicken salad recipe that can be enjoyed on a sandwich, in a wrap, on crackers, or simply with a fork!
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