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    Recipe Index

    Hello! Here you will find links to all of my easy and delicious, kid-tested and parent approved recipes to help you feed your family well with less stress!

    Top Categories

    • Dinner
    • Breakfast Recipes
    • Easy Snacks
    • Side Dishes

    Breakfast Recipes

    • Four images of food with text in the center, "Meals for After Wisdom Teeth Removal."
      Meals for After Wisdom Teeth Removal (Ideas from a Dietitian)
    • A variety of high protein foods with a white background.
      Why is Protein Important?
    • Gingerbread muffins on a white plate.
      Best Gingerbread Muffins Recipe
    • Mini banana pancakes dusted with powdered sugar, topped with sliced banana and almond slices on a white plate.
      Mini Banana Pancakes
    See more Breakfast Recipes →

    Lunch Recipes

    • A salad on a white plate.
      Green Goddess Salad with Green Goddess Dressing (Homemade)
    • Green goddess dressing in a glass carafe in front of a green salad.
      Green Goddess Salad Dressing (No Oil, No Mayo)
    • Apple Cider Vinaigrette Dressing in a small glass bowl with a white serving spoon.
      Apple Cider Vinaigrette Dressing
    • Three brown hard-boiled eggs in white egg cups.
      How to Make Steamed Hard-Boiled Eggs
    See more Lunch →

    Snack Recipes

    • Four Peanut Butter Protein Bars on a white dish.
      Easy Peanut Butter Protein Bars
    • A child's hand picking up a Nature Valley Protein Bar with other protein bars in the background.
      The Best Protein Bars for Adults & Kids (RD-Approved)
    • Nine deviled eggs on a white plate with a sprig of fresh parsley for garnish.
      Easy Deviled Eggs Without Mustard
    • One Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Smoothie in a glass jar topped with oats and a mini chocolate chip, served with a straw.
      Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Smoothie
    See more Easy Snacks →

    Dinner Recipes

    • Seasoned chicken on a white plate with chicken seasoning in a n open jar to the side.
      Everyday Chicken Seasoning Recipe - The Best!
    • One chicken taco on a white plate.
      Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos (3 Ingredients!)
    • Green Bean Casserole in a white, square baking dish with a serving spoon.
      Green Bean Casserole with Fresh Green Beans
    • Four images showing various meals made with ground turkey.
      Top 7 Easy Ground Turkey Ideas
    See more Dinner →

    Side Dish Recipes

    • Four images of holiday recipes in a grid format.
      Top 9 Holiday Side Dishes (30 Minutes or Less!)
    • Roasted peach slices on a lined baking sheet.
      Easy Roasted Peaches
    • Lemon garlic salad dressing in a glass jar on a white and wooden board with fresh lemon halves and garlic.
      Simple Lemon Garlic Salad Dressing
    • A lettuce salad on a round white plate with a small white bowl of basil balsamic dressing.
      Basil Balsamic Dressing
    See more Side Dishes →

    Dessert Recipes

    • Double chocolate chip banana cookies on a white plate.
      Banana Cocoa Cookies
    • Pieces of fresh fruit on toothpicks and bamboo skewers on a white plate with yogurt and granola in separate ramekins.
      Favorite Fruit on a Stick
    • Thirds and halves of pineapple rings with one end covered in chocolate and topped with crushed freeze dried strawberries.
      Chocolate Covered Pineapple (So Easy!)
    • Banana milkshake in a glass topped with banana pieces and served with a blue and white striped straw.
      Easy Milkshake Recipe with Banana
    See more Desserts →

    Salads, Salad Dressings, and Dips

    • One chicken Caesar salad in a white bowl with croutons to the right of the bowl.
      Best Chicken Caesar Salad (Homemade!)
    • Strawberry balsamic vinaigrette in a glass jar with a salad in the background.
      Easy Strawberry Balsamic Salad Dressing
    • Cold Asparagus Salad with strawberries in a white serving bowl with white and gold tongs next to the bowl.
      Easy Cold Asparagus Salad
    • Kale salad in a yellow bowl with a set of tongs in the salad as to serve.
      Easy Kale (Tuscan) Salad
    See more Salads & Dressings →

    Smoothies & Smoothie Bowls

    • Three different smoothies in glass jars with striped straws.
      16 Ways to Increase Protein in Smoothies without Protein Powder
    • Three images of fruit smoothies with straws.
      8 Fruit Smoothies Without Yogurt
    • One Pitaya Bowl with toppings.
      Easy Pitaya Bowl
    • Top view of a pitaya smoothie in a glass jar topped with pieces of pitaya and a pink and white striped straw .
      Delicious Dragon Fruit Smoothie
    See more Smoothies & Smoothie Bowls →

    Holiday Recipes

    • Christmas Holiday Punch in a martini style glass topped with a slice of fresh lime.
      Christmas Holiday Punch (Non-Alcoholic)
    • A Christmas holiday salad in a large white serving bowl with a small white bowl with the salad dressing in the center of the salad greens.
      Quick & Easy Christmas Salad
    • A holiday salad in a white serving bowl with a gold serving spoon.
      Thanksgiving Fruit Salad
    • Easy Mashed Red Skinned Potatoes
    See more Holiday Recipes →
    Kristi Ruth RD wearing a green top with jeans and holding a white platter with tri-colored carrots.

    Welcome to Carrots & Cookies! I'm a busy working mom of three and can now say that I've been a dietitian for 20 years!! I'm on a mission to show you that eating well doesn't have to be complicated by providing you with easy recipes and practical nutrition tips! More about me...

    Popular Recipes

    • Top view of a bowl of fresh fruit salad.
      15-Minute Fresh Fruit Salad
    • Three pieces of barbecue chicken with two ears of corn topped with pieces of cilantro and served on a white plate.
      15-Minute Air Fryer BBQ Chicken
    • One roasted beet on top of a piece of foil.
      Easy Roasted Beets in Foil
    • Granola in a white ramekin with pieces of granola scattered around the base of the ramekin.
      Easy Granola Recipe (Low Sugar)
    • Cherry tomato sauce topped with two small basil leaves and a sprig of fresh oregano served in a white bowl with a white spoon.
      Easy Cherry Tomato Sauce for Pasta
    • Five cooked jerk lime boneless pork chops overlapping each other one a white plate with broccoli to the right.
      Best Oven Baked Boneless Pork Chops

    Recipes for Spring!

    • Five halves of hummus veggie wraps stacked together.
      5-Minute Hummus Veggie Wrap
    • Cold Asparagus Salad with strawberries in a white serving bowl with white and gold tongs next to the bowl.
      Easy Cold Asparagus Salad
    • Strawberry balsamic vinaigrette in a glass jar with a salad in the background.
      Easy Strawberry Balsamic Salad Dressing
    • Four stacked lemon yogurt muffins with pieces of lemon peel at the base.
      Best Lemon Yogurt Muffins
    • One bowl of creamy pasta with salmon and arugula in a white bowl with a fork.
      30-Minute Lemon Ricotta Pasta with Poached Salmon
    • Top view of strawberry crumble in a white square baking dish with one serving of crumble removed and a serving spoon laid on top of the remainder of the crumble.
      Easy Strawberry Crumble

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