Healthy Comfort Food Recipes

Kick Off the New Year With These Soothing Recipes

© Stephanie Gallagher

Jan 3, 2008

These healthy comfort food recipes will help you keep your New Year's resolutions.


So you've made a resolution to eat better this year. Great!

These healthy recipes should help you stay on track. They're all the comfort foods you want to eat when the weather gets cold, but I've tweaked them to make them healthy.

For example, my macaroni and cheese souffle is a soul-satisfying version of the classic mac n cheese. And it is packed with protein, calcium, iron and fiber.

My broccoli cheese soup is velvety smooth and delightfully cheesy, but it has far less fat and calories than the typical broccoli cheese soup.

Or take my baked potato soup. It's rich and creamy, yet far less fattening than the average potato soup. Add some Italian bread and a salad, and you've got a terrific meal.

If you're looking for something sweet to tempt your taste buds, try my Lindt chocolate chip cookies or my flourless chocolate cake.

Remember, you don't have to sacrifice anything to eat well. Just stick to natural foods made with good, wholesome, fresh ingredients and you're halfway there.

The important thing to remember is that you don't have to suffer in order to eat well. You can have macaroni and cheese,


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