Healthy Holiday Recipes

The holiday season usually means lots of food. Here are 11 healthy holiday recipes so you can eat deliciously without gaining weight.

The holiday season is here and that usually means family, friends, holiday cheer, and food. Lots of food.

But there’s no need to get out your Santa pants. This year, keep your holidays light and healthy (and avoid holiday weight gain) with these guilt-free holiday recipes.

1. The Best Mashed Potatoes

Vegan mashed potatoes in a serving bowl with vegan herb gravy on the side

These rich and creamy mashed potatoes are surprisingly lower in fat and higher in fiber than traditional mashed potatoes!

2. Roasted Sweet Potato Coins with Creamy Lime Dip

These deliciously-seasoned, roasted sweet potatoes are oil-free (great for weight loss!) and irresistibly delicious. This recipe for Roasted Sweet Potato Coins is guaranteed to please even the pickiest eater.

3. Cranberry Apple Crisp

Looking for a holiday dessert that won’t ruin your diet? This healthy Cranberry Apple Crisp is not only good for you, but it’s delicious and looks so pretty and festive.

4. Vegan Veggie Balls

Quick and easy to prepare, these Vegan Veggie Balls are gluten-free and delicious!

5. Green Beans with Garlic and Pistachios

Green Beans with Garlic and Pistachios – Tender green beans combined with the deep flavor of fresh garlic and the healthy crunch of roasted pistachios.

6. White Bean Garlic Dip

This garlicky dip will bring creamy, rich lusciousness to your holiday table without the fat and calories that regular dips bring.

Check out my other delicious and slimming dips!

7. Creamy Italian Salad Dressing

Planning to serve a green salad? Top it with one of the most popular recipes on jenniferskitchen.com – this Creamy Italian Salad Dressing. One taste and you’ll find it hard to believe it’s perfectly diet-friendly. (Or try one of my many other diet-friendly salad dressing recipes.)

8. Cream of Chickpea Soup

Cream of Chickpea Soup is so satisfying, so wonderfully delicious, and lusciously creamy. Plus it’s gluten-free and vegan.

9. Sugar-Free, No-Bake, Gluten-Free, Cranberry Pecan Bars

These Cranberry Pecan Bars are naturally sweetened with dates. What’s more, they’re a good source of fiber, free from refined flours, and cholesterol-free.

10. Chickpea Loaf

This flavorful vegan and gluten-free Chickpea Meatloaf is the perfect holiday main dish, but it’s so easy and delicious you’ll love it year round.

11. Vegan Herb Gravy

This vegan, gluten-free, oil-free gravy is simple-to-make and made from healthy, whole-food ingredients.

12. No-Bake Coconut Date Bites

No-Bake Coconut Date Bites can be made ahead of time and kept in the freezer – meaning you have less to do during the busy holiday time.

How to Eat Healthy When Traveling

Planning to do some traveling over the holidays? Here’s how to eat healthy when traveling.

If you’ll be doing some traveling over the holidays, these easy travel foods will not only help you stay healthy, but since you won’t need to stop at fast food places, they’ll also save you money and time.

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