Favorite Recipe Websites for Healthy, Practical Meals

There is an incredible amount of high-quality recipe content available online — and much of it is free. The websites below are a few of our go-to sources for balanced, flavorful recipes that are approachable for everyday cooking.

While this is not an exhaustive list, these sites consistently offer recipes that:

• Emphasize balance and variety

• Include nutrition information

• Are practical for real-life schedules

Many of the recipes from these sites are also already entered into popular food tracking apps, which can make tracking easier if that’s part of your plan.

How to Use These Sites Effectively

• Avoid trying too many new recipes at once

• Aim for one (or at most two) new recipes per week

• Build a small rotation of meals you enjoy and can repeat

• Have a system for saving recipes you like so they’re easy to find again

If you enjoy organizing recipes digitally, apps like Paprika Recipe Manager can be helpful for saving and categorizing recipes in one place.

Dietitian-Recommended Recipe Websites

• Skinnytaste
  https://www.skinnytaste.com/

• The Real Food Dietitians
  https://therealfoodrds.com/

• Well Plated
  https://www.wellplated.com/

• EatingWell
  https://www.eatingwell.com/

• Budget Bytes
  https://www.budgetbytes.com/

How to Use This Resource

This resource is intended to support your nutrition counseling and provide practical ideas you can adapt to your individual needs. It is not meant to replace personalized guidance or prescribe specific portions or foods.

If you have questions about how this resource fits into your nutrition plan, contact your dietitian or make a note of it and discuss it during your next session.

If you are not currently working with a dietitian and are interested, you can learn more about how nutrition counseling works →