You need your veggies. Try to get 2 cups with every meal or at least lunch and dinner. Not just for the vitamins, but also for satiety. You are much less likely to reach for the wrong food when you're stuffed to the gills with low-calorie vegetables. Not being hungry helps you lose weight, so get used to stuffing your mouth with roasted goodness like this broccoli.

It's a cauliflower side, yes. But it's also olives, garlic, lemon, red pepper, bacon, and Parmesan! That's right: FLAVOR. The olive oil, bacon, and cheese bring it to treat day status, but you could cut back on the high fat ingredients if you wanted to make it an everyday meal. We enjoyed this recipe the day-of and as leftovers, extending our treat day. :)

The combination of avocado, jalapeno, vinegar, and lime makes this sauce for your chicken absolutely pop! Chicken breast is so very good for you, but it's hard to eat over and over again without some clever sauces and seasonings. This one will make you smile.

We adore recipes with fennel. It's such a super veggie. The combo with lentils is just right. There are herbs galore in this recipe. It is nothing, if not flavourful. Make a batch for the week. And if you like your turkey meatballs a bit tender, mix in a bit of oat bran. 

It is amazing what can be accomplished with just a head of cauliflower and some olive oil. Brown, roasted cauliflower is one of our favorites.

Yes this recipe is just for one person. Get in the habit of piling your plate high with veggies and you'll never find yourself in a wild snacking mode. Shallots and garlic bring the flavor to this spinach and mushroom side.

You can marinate this chicken up to 24 hours before baking, but even just 2 hours will give it enough pizazz to be brilliant. We love recipes that combine red onions and fruit. Something magic happens when they're roasted together. And not every recipe in our library calls for a mortar and pestle because, to be honest, most of us didn't have one. But for about 15 bucks you can be pulverizing herbs and seeds into glorious rubs for meat. So use it if you got it. Otherwise just crush on a cutting board with a can or utensil as always.