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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Butternut Squash and Beet Salad
This roasted butternut squash and beet salad is a delicious and healthy side dish for fall. Tossed in maple syrup and roasted until fork tender, the colorful beet and butternut squash base is topped with sweet cranberries, crunchy grazed pecans, a sprinkle of feta, and fresh thyme for a pop of flavor and texture.
High Protein Pumpkin Overnight Oat Recipe
Take a bite into fall with these meal prep friendly pumpkin overnight oats. You’ll love the fall flavors, the thick and creamy texture, and that each serving of these high protein overnight oats has almost 20 grams of satiating protein that will keep you full all morning long!
Air Fryer Teriyaki Salmon
This air fryer teriyaki salmon is coated in a tangy homemade teriyaki sauce and air fried until it is crispy on the outside yet juicy on the inside. It’s the perfect protein to pair with a side of roasted vegetables, add to salads, or to use in teriyaki salmon noodle bowls.
Mini Biscoff Cheesecake Cups
If you want a healthy, no-bake recipe then you need to make these mini biscoff cheesecake cups. Loaded with crushed lotus cookies and a protein blend of cream cheese, cottage cheese, and creamy Biscoff, you’ll love having these perfectly portioned, protein cheesecakes as a healthy sweet treat at the end of the day.
Cottage Cheese Taco Dip
This easy, no-bake cottage cheese taco dip is the perfect appetizer to bring to tailgates or game day parties. Layered flavors of beans, taco seasoned cottage cheese, smashed avocado, taco sauce, and other fresh ingredients give you all the flavors of a tasty taco, but served as a dip with crunchy tortilla chips instead.
Protein Cheesecake Cups
Creamy cottage cheese is blended with cream cheese and other ingredients to give these protein cheesecake cups the classic cheesecake flavors you love but with protein that you want. Top with fresh berries and bite into these delicious cheesecake cups for a healthy dessert that you can feel good about!
Greek Yogurt Cinnamon and Raisin Bagels
These greek yogurt cinnamon and raisin bagels are loaded with high protein greek yogurt, dried raisins, and cinnamon flavors. With a fluffy inside and an oven baked crispy outside, these bagels can be covered in butter and honey or served with peanut butter for a healthier, homemade breakfast!
Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Oatmeal Balls (With Protein!)
These no bake brown sugar and cinnamon oatmeal balls are a delicious grab and go snack or end of the night treat. Loaded with the classic brown sugar and cinnamon oatmeal ingredients, these oatmeal balls are full of cozy flavors yet are mixed with an unflavored collagen protein powder for a protein spin on the classic breakfast.
Greek Yogurt Southwest Ranch Dressing
This delicious greek yogurt southwest ranch dressing is the perfect dressing for taco salads, southwest chicken salads, or drizzled on some spicy shrimp tacos. With a creamy greek yogurt base and slightly spicy southwest seasonings, this dressing adds protein and flavor to any dish you add it to!
Cheeseburger Bowls
These delicious cheeseburger bowls are loaded with fresh vegetables, lean ground beef, and melty cheddar cheese. Drizzled in a tasty smash burger sauce, these healthy bowls will make you want to have family burger night every night!
Egg Salad with Dill Pickles (No Mayo!)
This tasty egg salad with dill pickles is an easy high protein lunch to have throughout the week. Chopped hardboiled eggs, diced dill pickles, and a flavorful cottage cheese sauce give you a creamy cottage cheese egg salad recipe that is delicious on its own or served as a sandwich!
Grinder Salad Wrap
Flavorful ingredients like crisp iceberg lettuce, a mix of cold cuts, creamy provolone, and fresh vegetables topped with a simple red wine vinegar dressing turned the grinder salad into a viral recipe. This grinder salad wrap has all of the flavors and ingredients of the classic recipe, but wrapped in a large tortilla and served as a delicious handheld!
High Protein Kale and Mushroom Egg Bites
These veggie loaded kale and mushroom egg bites make it easy (and delicious!) to get more colorful foods in at breakfast. All the ingredients are chopped, blended, then baked to perfection for a meal prep friendly high protein egg bite!
Monster Protein Balls
Inspired by a delicious monster cookie, these no bake monster protein balls are a higher protein spin on a classic sweet treat. Whole grain oats, creamy peanut butter, honey, protein powder and a sprinkle of M&M's and mini chocolate chips are all rolled into a protein ball you'll love having in your refrigerator.
Easy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
This easy chicken bacon ranch pasta salad is sure to be a family favorite. Coated in a high protein greek yogurt ranch dressing and full of chopped chicken, this high protein pasta salad recipe is perfect for summer BBQ's or as a meal prepped lunch throughout the week!
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