Healthy New Year's Recipes (2024)

The start of the year always feels like the right time to eat healthy. Even if you're not into making resolutions, having a few healthy New Year's recipes in your back pocket will feel good this January.

And you don't have to sacrifice flavor to eat healthy. These Healthy New Year's Recipes are deliciously flavorful. Whether you choose one of our flavor-packed chicken recipes with roasted vegetables or opt for something cozy like our smoked salmon pasta, you'll find the perfect New Year's recipe here for you.

Healthy New Year's Recipes

Healthy New Year's Recipes from our friends

• Vegan Mushroom Ramen Soup by Apollo and Luna
• Portobello Burgers by Lilvienna
• Healthy Broccoli Cheese Rice by Pinch of Yum

Healthy New Year's side dish recipes

To start the new year off right, you need a handful of healthy side dishes to add some veggies to your meals. Here are a few of our favorites.

• Roast Carrots, Onions, and Potatoes – this recipe has full-on cozy vibes and is packed with flavor thanks to spices and little parmesan cheese.
• Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp make a healthy and delicious side next to a juicy steak.
• Hummus is usually thought of as a snack, but makes a great side, too. Try serving it with some garlic butter rice, tender baked chicken breast, and a cucumber salad for a simple, healthy, and delicious New Year's recipe.
• Spicy Sweet Potato Fries will give you the feeling that you're indulging, even though they're very healthy.
• Irish Cheddar Cauliflower – In this delicious side, we sprinkle Irish cheddar cheese over baked cauliflower which gives it the most wonderful flavor.
• Wheat Berry Recipe with bacon, caramelized onions, butternut squash, and spinach is a hearty and very tasty grain salad.
• Vegan Mushroom Sauce is pure magic. It's made creamy with cashews and has a fantastic mushroom flavor that is delicious over spaghetti noodles, veggies, or your favorite protein.
• Corn Salsa with black beans is a fresh side and tastes great spooned over chicken or fish.
• Cashew Sour Cream doesn't taste exactly like the real thing, but it's a healthy, dairy-free alternative.

Healthy New Year's dessert recipes

Even if you were over-indulging on Christmas and New Year's Eve, it's nice to have a few healthy dessert recipes for when the sweet tooth strikes.

Healthy Key Lime Pie is made with all good-for-you ingredients!

Flourless Chocolate Lava Cake is made with healthy ingredients and is lightly sweetened with coconut sugar.

Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie is a sweet drink that's perfect for when you feel like a healthy sweet snack.

Homemade Coconut Yogurt can be topped with fruit for a healthy treat.

Healthy Breakfast Cookies are delicious and full of nutritious ingredients.

7 lucky foods to eat on New Year's Day

The start of the year is steeped in symbolism. If you'd like to try your hand at eating your way to a great year, you can serve any of these lucky foods on New Year's Day or even on NYE.

1. Greens are often thought to represent money and wealth. Try eating one of our kale salads on New Year's Day!
2. Black-Eyed Peas represent coins and have been eaten during celebrations all the way back to ancient Egypt. Try this black-eyed peas salad; it makes a great healthy New Year's recipe!
3. Cornbread is thought to attract gold, and who doesn't want that? Try adding these zucchini cornbread muffins or these quinoa cornbread muffins to the table!
4. Cabbage in the form of sauerkraut is thought to bring luck in some parts of Europe. Try our crispy coconut salmon and cabbage or bratwurst sausage and sauerkraut to add a little good luck to your day.
5. Pomegranate seeds represent fertility and life in the Greek tradition. Enjoy this spinach pomegranate salad this new year.
6. Fish often represents prosperity. Our baked fish with lemon garlic butter sauce is a delicious and healthy recipe for the new year!
7. Pork is often thought of as a luxury food and so it's considered lucky throughout many parts of the world. Our baked pork chops are a wonderful way to add a little (inexpensive) luxury to your new year.