Looking for dinner ideas that will help improve your brain health? These recipes are perfect! Each dish is made with delicious, flavorful ingredients like beans, beets, and fish, which can help boost cognitive function. They’re also high in fiber, with at least 6 grams per serving. Try options like our Big Beautiful Summer Salad or Salmon Rice Bowl for a filling, delicious meal that’ll help you feel great.
Black bean quinoa bowl
This black bean and quinoa bowl has many of the common characteristics of a taco salad, minus the deep-fried bowl: it’s loaded with pico de gallo, fresh cilantro, and avocado, and also comes with an easy hummus dressing to drizzle on top.
Big and beautiful summer salad
This beautiful and healthy summer vegetable salad is loaded with beautiful veggies like golden beets, avocado, corn, microgreens and radishes. Chickpeas and edamame add volume and the herb-packed buttermilk avocado dressing really makes this salad special. Serve as is for a light vegetarian dish or add grilled chicken for an easy weeknight dinner.
Kale and avocado salad with blueberries and edamame
Packed with nutritious ingredients, this California salad is a delicious and satisfying way to get your vitamins in. We love the unique combination of blueberries, edamame, and goat cheese.
Salmon bowl
Photographer: Bree Goldman, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Gabriel Greco
This salmon bowl makes a delicious lunch or dinner, and with healthy ingredients like instant brown rice, salmon, and vegetables, you can have a delicious meal ready in just 25 minutes.
Chickpeas and spinach with tomato sauce and eggs
Eggs simmered in a rich tomato cream sauce with chickpeas and silky spinach make a quick vegetarian dinner. Serve with crusty bread to sop up the sauce. Be sure to use heavy cream; low-fat cream may curdle when mixed with acidic tomatoes.
Winter beet and shrimp salad
This healthy dinner salad recipe boosts its staying power with protein-rich shrimp and fiber-rich barley. Made with a simple red wine vinaigrette, this quick salad serves one, but can easily be doubled or tripled. Look for pre-cooked beets and other cooked vegetables in the produce section.
Gnocchi with white beans and sun-dried tomatoes
Jacob Fox
The star of this recipe are the sun-dried tomatoes, which add texture and flavor, and when combined with the spinach, are a great source of vitamins C and K.
Vegetarian Chopped Power Salad with Creamy Coriander Dressing
This healthy vegetarian salad recipe uses chickpeas and quinoa for protein, and coriander is mixed into a creamy dressing to add color and flavor. Serve this cold salad for lunch or dinner.
Avocado Tuna Salad
Make canned tuna stand out with this easy Avocado Tuna Salad recipe. Silky avocado adds creamy flavor, while the tartness of lemon and salty feta cheese round out the flavor. Romaine lettuce and cucumber add a refreshing crunch.
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Hummus Dressing
Ali Redmond
Hearty yet easy to make, Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Black Beans, Kale and Hummus Dressing are a great lunch for one that only requires five ingredients.
Baked eggs with kale and tomato sauce
Ali Redmond
You can make these three-ingredient tomato braised eggs using ingredients you already have in your freezer or pantry: To make these baked eggs more like eggs from purgatory, find a spicy tomato sauce and don’t forget to pack some whole wheat bread for dipping.
Chipotle Chicken Quinoa Burrito Bowl
This flavorful burrito bowl is filled with grilled chicken smothered in a spicy chipotle glaze, and topped with a generous serving of veggies and quinoa instead of rice for added nutrients, making this a healthier dinner.
Tuscan White Bean Soup
A pound of dried beans is the inexpensive basis for this simple, hearty meal, and when served with a slice of whole-grain bread and a side salad, it makes a complete, satisfying lunch or dinner.
White bean and vegetable salad
This meatless main dish salad combines creamy, satisfying white beans and avocado — try pairing it with a variety of seasonal veggies.
Chickpea and tuna salad
Chickpea and tuna salad with capers, feta and cucumber makes the perfect flavorful meal, and the salad can be prepared the night before (just keep the spinach aside and add the dressing just before serving).
Celeriac and Walnut Tacos
Trick your meat-loving family and friends with this easy, plant-based taco dinner recipe. Ground toasted nuts and chopped sautéed celery give it a ground beef-like texture, and classic taco seasoning tops it off. For a little extra heat, sprinkle some chopped jalapeño on top of these healthy vegetarian tacos.
