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Our 22 Most Popular Healthy-Eating Recipes of 2024

These tried-and-true recipes that were the top-viewed last year are sure to inspire a renewed focus on healthy-eating habits.

Sheet pan breakfast

Breakfast

Sheet pan breakfast

1. Sweet Potato, Brussel Sprouts, and Egg Sheet-Pan Breakfast. This one-pan breakfast offers a whole-food balance of protein, veggies, carbs, and healthy fat.

avocado and cottage cheese toast

2. Avo-Cottage Toast. This dish has 14 grams of protein as well as carbohydrates and healthy fats to help you power through your morning.

Blueberry cheesecake overnight oats

3. Blueberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats. Prep these oats in five minutes or less and let them sit in the refrigerator overnight to enjoy a dessert-like breakfast in the morning (without any added sugar).

crispy pumpkin waffles

4. Crispy Pumpkin Oat Waffles. These gluten-free and dairy-free waffles are made with whole grains, almond milk, canned pumpkin, and avocado oil.

Chocolate Malt Protein Shake

5. Chocolate Malt Protein Shake. This shake delivers 33 grams of protein and features ingredients like cacao nibs and maca powder.

founders shake

6. The Founder Shake 2.0. A smooth and nutty flavor featuring 37 grams of protein — crafted by Life Time founder Bahram Akradi himself for the LifeCafe menu.

two glasses filled with St. Paddy's Shake

7. St. Paddy’s Shake. This minty shake that’s a healthy take on the fast-food favorite is packed with greens and can be enjoyed well beyond St. Patrick’s Day.

Tastes like a sugar cookie shake

8. Tastes Like a Sugar Cookie Shake. A sugar-free shake that packs in 30 grams of protein plus added vitamins and minerals.

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Entrées

gluten free mac and cheese recipe

9. Grain-Free Cauliflower Mac and Cheese. Use cassava noodles — or any gluten-free pasta — in this hot dish.

a dish of spicy chicken meatballs

10. Spicy Chicken Meatballs With Coconut Pineapple Rice. Oat flour helps bind together these spicy chicken meatballs, which are topped with a pineapple-honey glaze.

creamy chicken tortilla soup

11. Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup. Slow cook this dairy-free soup in a crockpot or make on the stovetop using pre-cooked chicken for an even quicker preparation.

Pesto Salmon With Asparagus

12. Pesto Salmon With Asparagus. Make this meal on one sheet pan in the oven or on the grill and enjoy the bright flavors from the pesto and fresh lemon juice.

spicy sausage pumpkin pasta

13. Spicy Sausage Pumpkin Pasta. This comforting one-pot dish features hot (or mild) Italian sausage, a pumpkin-flavored sauce, and short pasta like orecchiette.

sweet potato and chickpea curry casserole recipe

14. Sweet Potato Chickpea Curry Casserole With Cashew Poblano Cream. This vegan casserole is packed with lentils, veggies, and a cream sauce made with almond milk, tamari, maple syrup, curry powder, and tumeric.

Veggies with shrimp sheet-pan meal

15. Sheet-Pan Summer Veggies With Shrimp and Feta. Have dinner on the table in less than 20 minutes with this low-fuss, one-pan meal that’s enjoyable any time of the year.

Roasted butternut squash soup

16. Roasted Butternut Squash Soup. Have this creamy, vegan soup right away, or freeze it for up to three months to always have a healthy option on hand.

Nut butter banana muffins

17. Nut Butter Banana Muffins. These gluten-free muffins can be made in just about 20 minutes with only six ingredients.

almond butter protein balls

18. Almond-Butter Protein Balls. This no-bake snack is an ease to prep so you have it on hand when you need a boost.

Chia pudding

19. Chia Pudding. Chia seeds are packed with omega-3s and offer a substantial dose of fiber.

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Desserts

vegan chocolate cheesecake

20. Vegan Chocolate Cheesecake. This vegan cheesecake has a walnut and coconut-oil crust and a tofu and coconut-cream filling.

almond protein cookies

21. Almond Oat Protein Cookies. These vegan cookies, made with almond butter, avocado oil, rolled oats, and vanilla protein powder, are a great on-the-go treat that both kids and adults will love.

A person's hand holding up one of many Birthday Cake Protein Balls.

22. Birthday Cake Protein Balls. It’s always someone’s birthday! This treat continues to make our most-popular recipes list year after year.

Callie Chase

Callie Fredrickson is a senior content strategy specialist at Life Time.

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