--- title: Simple, Quick and Easy Recipes | healthy eating description: "healthy eating | Expert Advice, Made Easy: Flame Tree Recipes, Illustrated ebooks, illustrated books. Quick and easy recipes, practical guides." --- - [Home](https://info.flametreepublishing.com/blog) | - [ Contact & About Us](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/contact-us) T H E   F L A M E   T R E E   B L O G ![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cooking%20HUBSPOT%20peppers.jpg?width=980&height=200&name=cooking%20HUBSPOT%20peppers.jpg "cooking HUBSPOT peppers.jpg") # Cooking & Lifestyle Blog ## [6 Reasons to Opt for a More Plant-Based Diet This Year | Expert Advice](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/6-reasons-to-opt-for-a-more-plant-based-diet-this-year) Posted by [Gillian Whitaker](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/author/gillian-whitaker) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hubfs/vegetables_opener.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/6-reasons-to-opt-for-a-more-plant-based-diet-this-year) **The health benefits of plant-based diets** are well reported, but there are also other advantages for increasing the amount of vegetables you eat. **Hugely versatile**, vegetables go well with pastas and starches and can even be used as the basis of a whole meal. [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/6-reasons-to-opt-for-a-more-plant-based-diet-this-year) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/6-reasons-to-opt-for-a-more-plant-based-diet-this-year#comments-listing) Topics: [healthy eating](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/healthy-eating), [nutrition and health](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/nutrition-and-health) ## [Sourcing the Best Healthy Ingredients | Expert Advice](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/sourcing-the-best-healthy-ingredients-expert-advice) Posted by [Gillian Whitaker](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/author/gillian-whitaker) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hubfs/market_selection.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/sourcing-the-best-healthy-ingredients-expert-advice) **It’s the first week back at work for most of us**, and the ardour behind those New Year resolutions is beginning to fade. The indulgence of the festive season may have prompted, as it usually does, a revival in the desire to **eat healthily**, but it can be difficult to maintain these **good intentions** if it doesn’t always feel like the easier option. To help you see **how easy it can be**, we’ve compiled this basic guide on how and where to source the best **fresh organic produce**, so that you can enjoy eating well! [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/sourcing-the-best-healthy-ingredients-expert-advice) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/sourcing-the-best-healthy-ingredients-expert-advice#comments-listing) Topics: [healthy eating](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/healthy-eating) ## [Healthy Eating Recipes: Pasta with Courgettes, Rosemary & Lemon](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/77425/Healthy-Eating-Recipes-Pasta-with-Courgettes-Rosemary-Lemon) Posted by [Gillian Whitaker](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/author/gillian-whitaker) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-3071774470-jpg/images/recipe-image-legacy-id--4067_10.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/77425/Healthy-Eating-Recipes-Pasta-with-Courgettes-Rosemary-Lemon) So, it's **Day Seven into the new year**, a full week after those resolutions have been determinedly made; enough time indeed for the initial enthusiasm to wear off and ambition to fade. Now is the time to stay strong! We have vowed to make this year a great one, to be a better person, to make those steps towards **a happier and healthier life**. What better way to keep up the good work than with a simple **low fat** recipe that doesn't compromise on taste  – that can even fill you with that heady optimism to believe that everything is possible, that eating healthily really isn't difficult at all.     [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/77425/Healthy-Eating-Recipes-Pasta-with-Courgettes-Rosemary-Lemon) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/77425/Healthy-Eating-Recipes-Pasta-with-Courgettes-Rosemary-Lemon#comments-listing) Topics: [Quick and Easy Recipes](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/quick-and-easy-recipes), [healthy eating](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/healthy-eating), [cookery](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/cookery) ## [Chargrilled Mediterranean Vegetable Salad | Quick Simple Recipes](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/77417/Chargrilled-Mediterranean-Vegetable-Salad-Quick-Simple-Recipes) Posted by [Matt Knight](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/author/matt-knight) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-3071758500-jpg/images/sou-64-edit.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/77417/Chargrilled-Mediterranean-Vegetable-Salad-Quick-Simple-Recipes) **Hooray, it's the new year!** However, there's no doubt some of us over-indulged during the festive period, and I for one am certainly not excempt from blame. So, like many others across the world, now is the time where I feel like I could benefit from bucking up my ideas and **getting healthy again**.  [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/77417/Chargrilled-Mediterranean-Vegetable-Salad-Quick-Simple-Recipes) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/77417/Chargrilled-Mediterranean-Vegetable-Salad-Quick-Simple-Recipes#comments-listing) Topics: [Quick and Easy Recipes](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/quick-and-easy-recipes), [healthy eating](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/healthy-eating), [cookery](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/cookery) ## [Simple Recipes for Father's Day: Warm Lobster Salad](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/75806/Simple-Recipes-for-Father-s-Day-Warm-Lobster-Salad) Posted by [Esme Chapman](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/author/esme-chapman) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-1000041959-jpg/images/lobster_salad.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/75806/Simple-Recipes-for-Father-s-Day-Warm-Lobster-Salad) In case you'd forgotten, I thought I would use this blog to remind you all that this **Sunday is Father's Day**. Whilst it's great that there is a day entirely dedicated to those excellent men who spend so much of their lives giving their children lifts, fixing things, teaching them how to ride bikes and generally being an invaluable source of both practical and emotional reassurance, I personally find Father's Day a bit of a challenge. 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In the end I settled for a **hearty and flavoursome** Pumpkin & Chickpea Curry, which is a **great meat-free alternative** to a chicken curry, with a tangy Caribbean kick. 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Vegetables are a natural place to start. [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/74351/Grow-Your-Own-Which-Veg) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/74351/Grow-Your-Own-Which-Veg#comments-listing) Topics: [healthy eating](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/healthy-eating), [expert advice made easy](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/expert-advice-made-easy), [Gardening](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/gardening) ## [Top Simple Recipes for Healthy Eating #10: Roasted Butternut Squash](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/74817/Top-Simple-Recipes-for-Healthy-Eating-10-Roasted-Butternut-Squash) Posted by [Esme Chapman](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/author/esme-chapman) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-635555930-jpg/images/butternut_new.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/74817/Top-Simple-Recipes-for-Healthy-Eating-10-Roasted-Butternut-Squash) This week's recipe is the last in the series of Simple Recipes for Healthy Eating, so I thought I'd go veg crazy! Not only is this a **delicious and filling recipe**, but with reports publicised just yesterday that suggest that **eating seven portions of fruit and veg** a day can significantly increase life expectancy, it couldn't be more appropriate! [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/74817/Top-Simple-Recipes-for-Healthy-Eating-10-Roasted-Butternut-Squash) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/74817/Top-Simple-Recipes-for-Healthy-Eating-10-Roasted-Butternut-Squash#comments-listing) Topics: [Quick and Easy Recipes](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/quick-and-easy-recipes), [healthy eating](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/healthy-eating), [cookery](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/topic/cookery) ## [Top Simple Recipes for Healthy Eating #9: Teriyaki Turkey With Veg](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/74599/Top-Simple-Recipes-for-Healthy-Eating-9-Teriyaki-Turkey-With-Veg) Posted by [Esme Chapman](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/author/esme-chapman) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-588003144-jpg/images/turkey-resized-600.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/74599/Top-Simple-Recipes-for-Healthy-Eating-9-Teriyaki-Turkey-With-Veg) This week's recipe is the penultimate one in the **Simple Recipes for Healthy Eating** series, so I thought it best to have something with a bit of oomph. With its **oriental vegetables and chilli kick**, this recipe for **Teriyaki Turkey with Veg** is both **wholesome and delicious**, and will leave you feeling satisfied and pepped up to make the most of the bright Spring weather we've been experiencing lately. 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