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Blended black bean dip in a bowl with cilantro on top and chip being dipped inside.

5-Minute Vegan Black Bean Dip

Creamy pasta salad with red bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, cilantro and a lime off to the side with salad tongs.

Creamy Vegan Pasta Salad with Corn and Black Beans

A glass of pink iced drink with visible ice cubes and black specks, a straw, and a pale napkin on a wooden surface, with a lemon slice and strawberries in the background. Liquid is being poured into the glass.

DIY Electrolyte Drink (Better Than Store Bought!)

Roasted baby red potatoes on a sheet pan with spices on them and a spatula picking some up.

Sheet Pan Roasted Baby Red Potatoes (425° F)

Bowl with rice, roasted chickpeas, roasted sweet potato, beets, arugula and carrot with a creamy sauce on top.

Roasted Veggie Buddha Bowl with Tahini Dressing

Glas jar with creamy sauce inside with a spoon scooping some and letting drip, with a lemon off to the side.

Blender Tahini Soy Garlic Dressing

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Spoonful of chocolate banana overnight oats lifted from a glass jar, topped with fresh banana slices.

Breakfast

Hand holding a vegan candy cane chocolate chip cookie with other cookies in the background

Desserts

Bowl with curry, rice, parsley and a spoon scooping some.

Main Dishes

Green smoothie in a jar with lime to garnish and a white cloth in the background.

Drinks

Snacks

Bowl with breaded tofu, broccoli and rice.

Tofu

Bowl of soup with rice, carrots, celery and white beans with mushrooms on top and a spoon to the side.

Kale

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Braised chickpeas in a coconut tomato paste mixture with sundried tomatoes and wilted spinach with a hand dipping naan in it.

Healthy Marry Me Chickpeas with Canned Chickpeas

Black beans and rice in a bowl with avocado, lime and cilantro on the side

Taco Spiced Black Beans with Canned Beans

Mason jar with lemon and garlic as a label with vinaigrette inside.

Quick 5-Minute Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette

Blue and white bowl with soup with tortellini, kale, basil, and basil off to the side.

20-Minute Easy Vegan Tortellini Soup with White Beans

Top down view of cast iron pan with creamy pasta linquine inside with parley and lemon as garnish and a fork spiraling some pasta.

15-Minute Garlic & Lemon Creamy Tofu Pasta Sauce

Easy Meal Prep Recipes

Wooden spoon scooping up some roasted cauliflower and chickpeas as well as pomegranate seeds and red onion with a sauce drizzled on top.

25-Minute Easy Herby Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpeas

Grain bowl topped with buffalo chickpeas, cucumber, greens, pickled onions, and sauce.

20-Minute Buffalo Chickpea Salad Bowl with Vegan Ranch

Finished cheesy skillet garnished with lime and jalapeño slices

30-Minute Healthy Black Bean Sweet Potato Skillet

Crispy tofu with a lemon pepper seasoning, brown rice and broccoli in a bowl with a spoon to the side.

Saucy Lemon Pepper Tofu (No Breading!)

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A Registered Dietitian and cookbook author with over a decade of experience making healthy eating simple, satisfying, and actually enjoyable. I share easy, plant-focused recipes you’ll genuinely want to eat, along with evidence-based tips to help you feel your best!

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the best Easy & Healthy Salads

Spoon scooping a portion of the bean salad from the bowl, showcasing white beans, cucumber slices, red onion, and dill.

15-Minute Cucumber Dill Healthy Bean Salad

Bowl with salad with tofu, cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, red onion, sundried tomatoes mixed in.

15-Minute Vegan Chopped Salad with Smoked Tofu

Another angle of the same hearty white bean salad with juicy tomatoes and crisp cucumbers, topped with fresh basil leaves

15-Minute Vegan Bean Salad with Sundried Tomato Pesto

Colorful salad with red cabbage, tofu cubes, cilantro, and a creamy sesame ginger dressing in a white bowl.

30-Minute Crunchy Cabbage Sesame Ginger Salad with Tofu

Shaved carrots with sesame seeds, parsley and lime with a fork spiraling some.

5-Minute Soy and Sesame Shaved Carrot Side Salad

easy Healthy Breakfasts

Brownie batter overnight oats in a mason jar with strawberries and coconut flakes on top and a spoon scooping some.

Healthy Brownie Batter Overnight Oats

Jar with green smoothie with strawberries and spinach in the background.

The Best High Protein Green Smoothie (Vegan!)

Two egg bites on a white plate that have sundried tomatoes and broccoli in them with greenery to the side.

Sundried Tomato & Broccoli Vegan Egg Bites

Hand holding blueberry muffin

Best Ever Healthy Blueberry Muffins (Made With Oatmeal!)

delicious & easy High Protein Recipes

Fully mixed tofu, vegetables, and peanut sauce, all cooked and coated evenly.

25-Minute Peanut Sauce Tofu Stir Fry with Vegetables

Bowl with two pieces of ginger sesame tofu with rice and broccoli.

The Best 20-Minute Ginger Sesame Tofu

Cooked pasta in a casserole dish with mushroom and parsley on top.

High Protein Creamy Vegan Pasta Bake (No Boil!)

Brown rice, broccoli and maple glazed tofu in a bowl with sesame seeds on top.

20-Minute Stovetop Maple Glazed Tofu

Recipes you'll love Healthy Dinner Recipes

Bowl with creamy gnocchi soup with chickpeas, spinach, sundried tomato on a cutting board with a spoon to the side.

25-Minute Vegan Creamy Marry Me Gnocchi Soup

Bowl with curry, rice, and parsley on top with lemon on the side.

30-Minute Healthy Sweet Potato Curry with Chickpeas

Bowl filled with golden, roasted buffalo chickpeas.

The Easiest 20-Minute Buffalo Chickpeas (Healthy!)

Fork with a piece of carrot on it and roasted carrots in the background.

Seriously Easy Honey Garlic Glazed Carrots (Oven-Baked!)

Bowl with breaded tofu, broccoli and rice and a fork piercing a piece of the tofu.

Healthy & Tasty Herby Breaded Tofu (Oven-Baked!)

White bowl with tomato soup inside with crispy chickpeas and a spoon in it.

Healthy Dairy-Free Tomato Soup with Crispy Chickpeas

More Main Dishes

delicious Easy Bean Recipes

chickpea mash sandwich cut in half and stacked on top of each other.

Easy & Healthy Mashed Chickpea Sandwich with Cranberries

Bowl with black bean and corn salad with chips in it.

Creamy Vegan Chipotle Black Bean & Corn Salad (20-Minutes!)

Sweet potato nachos with salsa and sour cream on the side.

Vegan Loaded Sweet Potato Nachos (with Canned Black Beans!)

White bowl with vegetable soup with a spoon in the bowl with lemon and bread to the soup.

Cozy Vegan White Bean Soup with Kale (30 Minutes!)