The Best Healthy Recipes for 2017

by Rachel McCarthy
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Happy New Year, friends! To start the new year, I compiled a list of a few of my favorite healthy recipes to start 2017 off on the right track. I will be sharing a few new healthy recipes in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!


Homemade Granola 
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The perfect way to top your yogurt and it’s easy to customize!
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Cauliflower Mac & Cheese
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Mac and cheese is one of my favorite comfort foods, so it was so fun to create a healthier version of a favorite. See another spin on mac and cheese below!

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Freezable Breakfast Sandwiches
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Weekday breakfast can be challenging, but these freezable breakfast sandwiches can be made ahead of time and when you are ready to eat them, pop them in the microwave and breakfast is done!

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Quinoa Caprese Salad
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Quinoa is one of my favorite foods — it’s healthy and super filling! I love finding new ways to incorporate quinoa into recipes and this caprese salad was no exception. This was my go-to lunch for work over the summer. You can’t beat a healthy, make ahead lunch!
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Mediterranean Cauliflower Rice
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Speaking of healthy lunch ideas, this mediterranean cauliflower rice is easy and can be made over the weekend and divided into containers for a weeks worth of lunch. 
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Peanut Butter & Berry Breakfast Smoothie
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I tried recreating one of my favorite smoothies I discovered while visiting Rehoboth Beach last spring with a healthier peanut butter!
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Overnight Oats: 3 Ways
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Another recipe for an easy weekday morning, these overnight oats are made the night before. I made three different combinations in this post: carrot cake oatmeal, berry oatmeal and my favorite, peanut butter banana oatmeal!
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Zoodle Mac & Cheese
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Another healthy mac and cheese recipe {I told you it was my favorite comfort food!}. A Pinterest favorite, this zoodle mac and cheese is super simple and tastes just like the real thing {minus the calories!}

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Quinoa Salad with Pesto
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Last, but not least, another packable lunch idea. Any ingredients would work for this salad, but I recreated one of my favorite salads from a local restaurant. A much more cost effective way to enjoy this healthy lunch!

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Whew! I’m hungry now! I hope these recipes helped with food planning for a healthy start to 2017. See you back here tomorrow for an all new Wednesday Wishes!
This post is linked up with: Tasty Tuesdays | Tickle My Tastebuds Tuesday | Two Cup Tuesday | Weekend Potluck  | SITS Girls 

17 thoughts on “The Best Healthy Recipes for 2017”

  1. I definitely went a little lighter in our menu planning this week and incorporated more salads and lighter fare!! That zoodle mac and cheese is such a fun dish! Can't wait to try it! xo, Biana – BlovedBoston

  2. Boy do I ever need this! I did not make as many wise choices this holiday season. I have made some of your wonderful recipes and now you have me inspired to try them again Rachel! Happy new year love!

  5. Rachel, ALL of these recipes look and sound absolutely delicious, I will have to try them myself! I've never thought of making freezable egg white sandwiches before and I have the muffin trays, so clever! It's a much better and healthier alternative to buying the ones in store. Thanks so much for sharing, beauty, and I hope you're having a wonderful start to your new year so far!

    XO,

    Jalisa
    http://www.thestylecontour.com

  13. I need to try out those breakfast sandwiches! I would love to have something that I could just grab and eat on the go in the mornings. And zoodles are totally my thing when we're trying to eat healthy, so I know those Mac & Cheese Zoodles are going to be amazing!

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