Healthy Banana Bread

This healthy banana bread recipe is super moist, delicious, and easy to make! It calls for simple ingredients like whole wheat flour and maple syrup.

This healthy banana bread recipe is moist, tender, and packed with sweet banana flavor. It’s every bit as delicious as my traditional banana bread, but it’s made with wholesome ingredients like whole wheat flour and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. My favorite thing about this recipe is that it’s bursting with banana. I use 2 cups mashed (about 4 large bananas!), which gives it an incredible moist texture and fruity flavor. Try a slice for breakfast, as a snack, or even dessert. I guarantee you’ll reach for a second. This healthy banana bread is easy to make with basic equipment,…

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No-Bake Energy Balls

My family loves this energy balls recipe! Chewy, nutty, and easy to make with 8 ingredients, these energy bites are a delicious healthy snack.

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This energy balls recipe is my family’s favorite healthy snack. Adapted from my protein balls, it’s easy, delicious, and entirely no-bake. These energy bites are chewy, nutty, and lightly sweet—and they also happen to be good for you. They’re made with simple ingredients like peanut butter, flaxseed, and whole rolled oats…with a handful of chocolate chips thrown in for good measure. These no-bake bites keep well in the fridge for several days and freeze well for months, so they’re a great grab-and-go snack to keep on hand. My son Ollie loves eating one after school, and Jack and I reach…

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35 Vegan Meal Prep Ideas

These vegan meal prep ideas make it easy to fill up on plants! Find our best make-ahead recipes for plant-based breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.

If you want to eat more plants in 2026, these vegan meal prep ideas are for you! They include our best grab-and-go breakfasts, packable lunches, and make-ahead dinners—all healthy, delicious, and entirely plant-based. After weeks of holiday treats, I always start January in the mood for fresh, feel-good food. The easiest way to ensure I actually eat the nourishing meals I’m craving is by meal prepping. That way, when we’re running late for school drop off or I get bogged down with work, I’m not tempted to skip a meal or order takeout. I have a healthy option ready to go!…

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10 Healthy Smoothie Recipes

These healthy smoothie recipes are an easy, delicious way to fill up on fruits and veggies. My family loves them for breakfast or as a snack!

These healthy smoothie recipes are packed with good-for-you ingredients! Think fresh fruit, vegetables, chia seeds, nut butters, and more. They fill these healthy smoothies with nutrients like fiber, protein, vitamins, and minerals…and they taste delicious too. If you’re looking for breakfast or snack ideas for 2026, these healthy smoothie recipes are a great place to start. Ranging from classic fruit smoothies to vibrant green smoothies to tropical and chocolatey blends, they’re satisfying, flavorful, and easy to make in minutes. My whole family loves these recipes (kiddo included!). I hope you will too! Healthy Fruit Smoothie Recipes Strawberry Banana Smoothie This classic…

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French Toast Casserole

This overnight French toast casserole recipe is the perfect breakfast for a crowd! It's simple and delicious, with a crisp topping and custardy middle.

This French toast casserole recipe is the easiest way to make French toast for a crowd. Instead of standing at the stove, flipping slices to order, you pile cubed bread into a casserole dish, douse it in a rich, cinnamon-spiced custard, and bake it with pecans and brown sugar on top. It’s a breeze to make on the morning you plan to serve it, but you can also assemble it a day ahead and let it sit overnight in the fridge. The next morning, just add the nutty topping, pop it in the oven, and bake! This French toast casserole…

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Cinnamon Rolls

These easy homemade cinnamon rolls are soft, gooey, and delicious! They're my family's favorite holiday breakfast. Make-ahead instructions included!

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This cinnamon roll recipe is my family’s favorite holiday breakfast! Easy and delicious, it makes the best cinnamon rolls I’ve tried. They have a soft dough filled with a rich brown sugar and cinnamon swirl. A gooey vanilla glaze (or cream cheese frosting!) takes them over the top. I first shared this recipe in 2019, inspired by the cinnamon rolls my mom made on Christmas morning when I was growing up. Now with over 350 5-star reviews, it’s since become a reader favorite! I recently updated it with new photos, make-ahead and freezing instructions, and tips for cinnamon roll success.…

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Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal

This easy pumpkin baked oatmeal is everything I want for breakfast on a crisp fall morning! It's comforting, warmly spiced, and great for meal prep.

If you love cozy fall flavors, you need this pumpkin baked oatmeal in your breakfast rotation! I’d be happy eating it every morning in October. It’s hearty, filling, and packed with pumpkin, warm spices, and pecans. It has a lightly crisp brown sugar top, and it pairs perfectly with coffee too. 🙂 I adapted this pumpkin baked oatmeal from my blueberry baked oatmeal, and just like the blueberry version, it’s great two ways. You can either meal prep it and enjoy slices for a healthy breakfast on busy mornings, or you can serve it freshly baked for brunch. In that case,…

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

These pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are super moist, perfectly spiced, and loaded with gooey chocolate. They're an easy, delicious fall treat!

These pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are the perfect fall treat. They’re incredibly moist, warmly spiced, and studded with melty, gooey chocolate chips. To give you an idea of how much I love them, I’ve already made them 3 times this fall, and I’m about to head to the kitchen to make another batch. On a crisp October day, they’re simply the best breakfast or snack. Like all my muffin recipes, these pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are easy to make. But they have something else going for them too: they use an entire can of pumpkin. I actually tested them with less pumpkin originally, but…

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Pumpkin Bread

If you love pumpkin, you HAVE to try this easy pumpkin bread recipe! Moist, warmly spiced, and filled with pumpkin flavor, it's the perfect fall treat.

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This pumpkin bread recipe is super moist, warmly spiced, and filled with delicious pumpkin flavor. It’s one of my favorite fall recipes, and I make at least one loaf every year. On a crisp fall day, you can’t beat the smell of homemade pumpkin bread baking in the oven! I first published this pumpkin bread recipe in 2019, and I’ve since updated it to include even more pumpkin and warm spices. This version has a moister texture and richer fall flavor…and it’s completely impossible for me to eat just one slice at a time. I think it’s the best pumpkin bread…

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20 Easy Apple Recipes to Try This Fall

These apple recipes include cozy apple desserts, breakfast ideas, and more! They're perfect for making after apple picking or on any crisp fall day.

Have you gone apple picking yet this fall? I haven’t, but I’m already dreaming about all the apple recipes I’ll make once I do. I’ll toss raw apples into fresh fall salads, pile them on my morning overnight oats, and of course make cozy apple desserts like apple cake and apple crisp. In case you’re looking for fall apple inspiration, I’ve rounded up these and more of our best apple recipes below. Some are sweet, some are savory, and all of them are perfect for fall. Make one after a trip to an apple orchard…or on any cool day. Happy apple…

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Protein Pancakes

These protein pancakes are easy to make with 10 simple ingredients. They're a delicious, healthy breakfast...that actually keeps me full till lunch!

Protein pancakes! If you love starting your day with a high-protein breakfast, this recipe is for you. Each pancake contains about 8 grams of protein, which comes out to roughly 24 grams per serving! Ever since I shared this fluffy pancake recipe, I’ve been making pancakes on repeat. They’re one of my kiddo’s favorite breakfasts, and they’re something we like to make together. But as much as I love those regular pancakes, sometimes, I want a breakfast that keeps me fuller longer. That’s where these protein pancakes come in. Made in the blender, they contain no flour and no refined sugar.…

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