After a month of holiday indulgence, and more Christmas cookies than we ever thought we could consume, January is a time for cleaning out the system and getting back on track, health-wise.
Fortunately we don’t have to go far to find tasty and nutritious recipes — we have plenty right here on Cityline.ca from our talented chefs and cooks.
Breakfasts:
We’re big fans of the smoothie, which can be whipped up in no time and can be taken with us to the office. Try Dr. Joey Shulman‘s detox smoothie or Harley Pasternak‘s creamy banana almond smoothie.
If your breakfast go-to is a muffin, we’ll bet you’ll enjoy Dad’s morning muffins, from Sandi Richard, packed with berries, almonds and oats. We also love the Sweet Potato Chronicles‘ almond butter and banana breakfast cookies.
Soups and salads:
For a feel-good soup, there’s nothing better than Mairlyn Smith‘s immunity-enhancing Asian soup.
As far as salads go, we’re all about winter salads right now — packed with root veggies and punchy vinaigrettes. Try Massimo‘s winter white salad or apple asiago salad.
If you’d like to channel a warm weather vibe via a summery salad, go for this watermelon tomato salad with pistachios and feta, or the Looneyspoons‘ corn, black bean and mango salad.
Main courses:
Kickstart your dinner routine with these delicious main courses from our experts. Claire Tansey‘s za’atar lamb with grapefruit salad will tempt your tastebuds, while Sandi Richard‘s ginger beef with snap peas is comforting and filling.
To make your chicken dishes more interesting, switch up your flavours! Try quinoa chicken with collards one night, and Vikram Vij‘s yogurt-tamarind-marinated grilled chicken the next.
Trying to eat more fish this year? We have two delicious recipes from chefs Chuck Hughes and Curtis Stone. Chuck recently cooked up black cod ratatouille, while Curtis shared his grilled salmon with orzo.
Lighter desserts:
We looked to Mairlyn Smith for a trio of healthy sweets. Like us, Mairlyn understands that at times, nothing will do but dessert. Try her blueberry and oat bars, or her mixed berry crisp. We’re also partial to her yogurt barley fruit scones.
What’s your favourite healthy food? Share your thoughts in the comments below.