These sweet and savory toast recipes are healthy, delicious, and made without avocados.

shrimp

leek

chipotle strawberry

carrot

salmon sushi sandwich

ginseng honey toast

strawberry

chicken toast

banana toast

herbalicious

Food is medicine. It all starts here. We create recipes with functional, whole organic ingredients that nourish your body and feed your soul. 

Food

Healthy recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert to turn healthy eating into a habit and something you enjoy. Next Gen Natural column by Michelle von Hahn.

01_healthy meals you can make in 30 mins

02_healthy meals you can make in 30 mins

Untitled design (37)-min

Untitled design (38)-min

Untitled design (39)-min

Untitled design (1)-min

Untitled design-min

A frantic work, family, and social schedule can leave you little time or energy to put a healthy meal on the table. That’s why it’s time to garner an appetite for the ready-in-a-hurry cooking method known as stir-frying. These globally inspired recipes will make you feel like a wok star.

5 Healthy Stir-Fry Recipes That Will Make You Feel Like a Wok Star | alive

Masala-Chickpea-Stir-Fr-IC201462-2

Burmese-style Chicken Stir-Fry

Halloumi Eggplant Stir-Fry

Nordic Char and Rye Stir-Fry

Tofu Kimchi Stir-Fry

As the old saying goes, “Variety is the spice of life.” Add some sass to your diet with these new foods you should put on your shopping hit list.

5 Recipes Made With New Foods (So You Skip Dinner Boredom) | alive

Celery Root Apple Slaw

Sorghum Buddha Bowl

Black Lentil Tacos with Chunky Guacamole

Tofu Steaks with Sunflower Butter Sauce

fallback

Ever dreamed of living on a farm, growing veggies, with cows leaning over a fence? Get a taste of the farm life with these garden to table recipes.

Growing a Dream: 8 Garden to Table Recipes | alive

Growing a Dream

Mizuna, Chard, and Baby Romaine Salad

Roasted Garden-Fresh Ratatouille

Roasted New Potatoes and Arugula Salad

Savoury-Borlotti-Bean-Soup-CK7B2637-2

CAMP1813

Seared Tuna Loin on Garden-Fresh Salad with Borlotti Beans

Kale and Walnut Pesto

Whole Wheat Potato Gnocchi

Zesty-Kohlrabi-Remoulade-Salad-CK7B2677

garlic-1-CK7B2642

garlic-2-CK7B2675

garlic-3-CK7B2676

garlic-coins_1

garlic-4-CK7B2689

garlic-5-CK7B2691

garlic-7-CK7B2695

garlic-8-CK7B2698

We’ve got your Monday to Friday vegan eats covered with barbecue classics, international favourites, and salads that satisfy.

Vegan Meal Plan: A Week of Divine Plant-Based Dinners | alive

Warm Roasted Vegetables with Barley and Tempeh

Romaine and Sorghum Salad with Coconut Green Goddess

Family-Style Hummus and Vegetable Platter

Pulled Jackfruit With Slaw and Gluten-Free Cornbread

"Butter" Tofu Apple Curry

Turn up the temperature and flavour with roasting, a naturally nutritious cooking method that turns everyday ingredients into golden brown dinners.

5 Roasting Recipes You'll Want to Make All Winter Long | alive

Roasted Brown Butt4er and Bean Stuffed Acorn Squash with Crispy Sage

Roasted Eggplant and Broccoli Noodles with Five-Spice Ground Tofu

Roasted Garlic, Lemon, Chicken, and Kale Skillet Caesar

Roasted Maple-Mustard Pork Over Brussels Sprout Pilaf

Roasted Smoky Tomatoes with Swiss Chard and Eggs

The holidays are a time for indulging, but you don’t have to wolf down comfort food every evening. Stick with this lineup of healthy winter meals.

14 Healthy Winter Meals to Balance out Your Holiday Indulgences | alive

healthy-dinners-creamy-roasted-vegetable-chowder

healthy-dinners-gf-rosemary-cauliflower-crust-pizzas

healthy-dinners-roasted-chicken-sushi-bowls

healthy-dinners-savoury-tomatoes-and-dumplings

healthy-dinners-scandinavian-salmon-stew

healthy-dinners-sweet-potato-kale-frittata

healthy-dinners-warm-salad-nicoise-with-baked-eggs

healthy-dinners-winter-holiday-salad

healthy-dinners-chickpea-pasta-with-creamy-cauliflower-sauce

healthy-dinners-dilled-buttermilk-potato-and-watercress-soup

healthy-dinners-mexican-chicken-squash-and-toasted-millet-soup

healthy-dinners-single-serving-baked-macaroni-and-cheese

healthy-dinners-big-batch-tempeh-chili

healthy-dinners-roasted-butternut-squash-with-barley-kale-and-chickpeas

This fish pie was inspired by Jamie Oliver and lightened up by yours truly. Perfect for a crowd, it’s super easy to make and oh so tasty.

Curried Fish Pie | alive

Serves 8.

Curried Fish Pie

We’ve enlisted five social media superstars you may recognize to share some wow-worthy potluck dishes. These recipes are sure to impress!

Potluck Dishes From 5 of Our Favourite Social Stars | alive

Almond-Spiked Apple Pie Bars

Crispy Greek Chickpea Salad With Tzatziki Drizzle

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Roasted Garlic Basil Pesto Potatoes with Arugula

Roasted Garlic Basil Pesto Potatoes With Arugula

These sushi bowls can be made using fresh ingredients from the farmers' market. The whole family can get involved in making this recipe.

Serves 4.

Roasted Chicken Sushi Bowls with Carrots and Miso Gravy

The most prominent colour at farmers’ market is undoubtedly green. This recipe makes the most of all the delicious greens you'll find there.

Super-Green Salmon Pesto Salad with Kale and Arugula | alive

Super-Green Salmon Pesto Salad with Baby Kale, Arugula, and Peas

Cook up a delicious feast with your farmers’ market goodies. The whole family will love these recipes that take fresh ingredients from farm to table.

From Farm to Table: 5 Farmers' Market Recipes | alive

A Week of Healthy Recipes

Farmers' Market Frittatta with Asparagus, Chives, Mint, and Goat Cheese

CAMP7991-690x518

CAMP8002-690x518

CAMP8013-690x518

CAMP8076-690x518

CAMP8094-690x518

Naan makes a great crust option when you want a hassle-free pizza night. This peach naan pizza with an arugula pesto will definitely knock your socks off.

Pesto Peach Naan Pizza

Yes, you can make your own brown rice sushi at home! It's surprisingly easy.

Triple Seaweed Brown Rice Sushi

Don’t scrap the good stuff. Save money on your food bill while reducing food waste with these glammed-up goodies.

5 Food Waste-Reducing Recipes

alive.com_feature-5-food-waste-reducing-recipies_2250x1500

Few foods scream summer like freshly picked basil. Put it to creative culinary uses in the kitchen!

5 Summer-Inspired Basil Recipes

It's Basil Time!

Leftovers can be the bane of any well-stocked refrigerator. But when you convert last night's dinner leftovers into tomorrow's lunch, it's a win-win.

Get Creative with Leftovers

Dinner Recipes

10 Healthy Toast Recipes for Lunch

6 Healthy and Easy Recipes for Every Meal

Stir It Up

New Kids on the Block

Growing a Dream

A Week of Living Vegan

Why Not Roast?

14 Healthy Dinners to See You Through Winter