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10 Easy Healthy Recipes To Start The New Year

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5 Jan
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10 Easy healthy recipes which are perfect for kick starting your New Year. Delicious yet healthy, they are the perfect meals for your family.

10 Healthy Recipes

After all the indulgence over Christmas, I expect that you are now looking for some easy healthy recipes to start the New Year with.  

Many of us start the year with our healthy resolutions, but it can be hard to keep the momentum going after the first couple of weeks.

I hope this post helps you to start the new year the way you intend to go forwards with this selection of delicious and easy healthy recipes.

10 Easy Healthy Recipes

1. Skinny Thai Green Curry

Source: Kitchen Sanctuary.

It’s hard to go past a good curry, especially when they are as light and fresh as this Skinny Thai Green Curry.

With less than 500 cals per sever (including the rice), this is going to be one dish that you are going to love for this New Year.

With so many flavors packed into this, you are not going to feel deprived with your New Years healthy eating.

Skinny Thai Green Curry

2. Basil Green Zoodles With Asian Meatballs

Source: The Foodie and The Fix

This basil green zoodles with Asian meatballs looks simply amazing. Who needs take out Thai when you can make something this incredible at home.

Plus it is going to be a lot healthier and a refreshing way to start the New Year.

Basil green curry zoodles

3. Spirulina Broccoli with Blue Cheese 

Source: Lavende & Lemonade

This dish is not only delicious, but incredibly healthy.

This dish has a wonderful blend of nutrients, vitamins, antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties all thanks to the sea vegetable Spirulina.

What a great way to start the New Year!

Spirulina Broccolini

4. Citrus chicken recipe

Source: Thrifty Jinxy

This is a great lean protein meal which will also give the nutritional boost from the citrus and spinach.

Using only a handful of ingredients, it is super easy too, which makes it a win win!

Sunshine Citrus Chicken

5. Irish Lamb Stew

Source: Smart Party Planning

If you would like something that is really ‘hearty’ but also nice and healthy, then you must check out this Irish lamb stew.

Who says you have to wait for St Patrick’s Day for something this delicious!

Irish lamb stew

6. Easy Lettuce Cups With Chicken

Source: Mom Start

For a light and refreshing meal, I’m sure you will love these easy lettuce cups with chicken.

These would be great for lunch and if you feel they are not quite enough for a meal, it is easy to quickly add some delicious veg or salad onto the side.

Easy lettuce cups

7. Easy Fetta And Apple Salad

Source: Smart Party Planning

For those of us that have New Years in summer, a simple salad is definitely required on the menu.  

This easy feta and apple salad is nutritious, healthy yet super tasty.

easy feta apple salad

8. Fennel And Pear Soup

Source: Vermilion Roots

If you are after a warming yet light healthy meal, then you might like to try this fennel and pear soup.

With only two main ingredients, you can whip this beauty up in no time at all.

Fennel and pear soup

9. Easy Tomato Soup

Source: Smart Party Planning

Another quick and easy soup recipe is this easy tomato soup.

When you are rushing around at the start of the year, this is a dish that you can whip up in no time at all.

Easy tomato soup

10. Crockpot Turkey Chili

Source: Feebie Finding Mom

For a healthy yet fun meal, why not try out these easy crockpot turkey chilli recipe. It is full of taste, packed with nutrients and is a dish that the whole family are going to love.

It’s also a great way to use up any of that left over turkey from Christmas!

Crockpot chili recipe

 Do you have any favorite easy healthy recipes that you love to start your New Year with?

Need some more recipe ideas? Check out our entire range of party food ideas that are perfect for the kids and adults too. There are plenty of homemade birthday cakes, cupcakes, cookies, chocolate popcorn and other delicious recipes that guests will all love.

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Catherine
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Catherine Holt is the founder of Smart Party Planning. She is a stay at home mum with a passion for celebrating life’s little moments, with creative yet budget friendly ideas. Catherine often has a camera in hand capturing everyday events and is a self obsessed chocoholic! She loves connecting with other mum's on the blog and sharing party planning tips and tricks. Get all the answers to every aspect of party planning with her eBook today! If you want to hold a party with that ‘wow’ factor and have it tailored to the person you’re holding it for then this eBook is for you. Let Catherine take the stress and headache out of organizing your next party or event.

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Comments

  1. Jordan says

    January 8, 2016 at 1:18 am

    These are some great recipes here! Definitely want to be healthier this new year. I’d love to try that tomato soup!

    Reply
  2. Audrey says

    January 8, 2016 at 8:39 am

    Lots of great dishes here, but the Zoodles with Asian Meatballs sound delicious right now. Thanks for joining us on the Creative K Kids Tasty Tuesdays Linky Party. We hope you will join us next week.

    Reply
    • Catherine Holt says

      January 8, 2016 at 10:41 am

      It’s hard to pick from this delicious little lot isn’t it Audrey. Good choice with the meatballs though 🙂

      Reply
  3. Richard says

    January 13, 2016 at 11:36 pm

    Just the kind of thing I’m looking for after christmas, some healthy yet simple meals 🙂

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    • Catherine Holt says

      January 15, 2016 at 10:34 am

      It can be hard to get back into healthy eating after all the Christmas indulgence, but when food can taste this good….it’s so much easier 🙂

      Reply
  4. Miranda says

    January 14, 2016 at 1:36 am

    These are all yummy looking. I especially want to try the crock-pot chili and the lettuce cups.

    I have a Fitness Friday link-up on my blog, and I would love if you would link this up this Friday. http://drops-of-learning.com

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    • Catherine Holt says

      January 15, 2016 at 10:34 am

      Oh, it can be hard knowing which recipe to try first can’t it Miranda. Chilli is always a winner in my book 🙂

      Reply
  5. Debs @ Super Busy Mum says

    January 20, 2016 at 7:59 am

    Some great recipes there and I think out of them all, lettuce cups with chicken would make the BEST comfort food! Thanks for linking up to the Mad Mid Week Blog Hop!

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    • Catherine Holt says

      January 20, 2016 at 9:54 am

      Crunchy lettuce with the chicken is the perfect combo isn’t it Debs. Also love how messy it could be to eat….messy food always tastes great…lol

      Reply

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