5 Easy Post-Holiday Cleansing Recipes

Hopefully by now we've mostly disconnected from the holiday glut. It was fun while it lasted (who doesn't love washing brownies down with egg-nog), but snapping out of it is sometimes easier said than done. Mid-January is also the time that those resolutions to eat healthy in the new year get a little more difficult to stick to. It's so easy to slide. But making sure we balance the indulgences with the sensible is the key to maintaining a healthy weight. And it can be mega-tasty too! Here are five delicious recipes to help us stick to those resolutions we made just a few weeks ago.

1. BRIGHT SKIN SMOOTHIE


Harsh weather drying up your skin? This smoothie brightens up the complexion and gives it that extra boost of moisture we all so desperately need in the cold winter months.
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2. DETOX KALE AND QUINOA SALAD


Resolutions got off track? No bigs. Eat this. Minimal prep time - and loaded with healthy, energizing ingredients.
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3. BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP


With some flavor properties of a Southeast Asian curry, this healthy concoction has a slight smokiness - and just happens to be low in fat and calories, yet high in flavor!
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4. VEGAN LENTIL SOUP


It's Winter. Winter calls for judicious intake of soup. This nutty, robust lentil soup happens to be vegan - and will banish the winter chill to somewhere outside your four walls.
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5. Detox CROCK POT VEGETABLE SOUP


Ever see those infomercials where the guy says, "Set it and forget it?" This is the soup version of whatever he was selling. 15 minutes of prep. Healthy. Delicious. Done.
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