New Year, New Goals: This Meal Plan Will Help You Boost Your Energy and Keep Your Resolutions

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Build strength, increase energy, lose weight – a new year brings a lot of new resolutions. And who doesn't have big goals for 2022? After two unpredictable years, we're getting a fresh start – and it's the perfect opportunity to refocus your attention on your clean eating plan. Our New Year Clean Eating Meal Plan will help you achieve it all.

Designed for all of your 2022 goals, this two-week meal plan features recipes that total between 1,500 and 1,800 calories per day. Each meal helps you stay light on your feet (and it's great for weight loss!), while still satisfying with good-for-you fats, filling fiber and plenty of protein. Plus, the nutrient-rich foods we've included in this meal plan's ingredients list can give you an energy boost and inspiration to turn leftovers into entirely new meals.

It's everything you could want in a single meal plan, and it doesn't require a lot of effort. And once you start this two-week plan, it'll renew your motivation to lead a healthier lifestyle for the entire year ahead.

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Need Some Cooking Inspo? Try Making a Few of Our Best Recipes of the Year

Over the last year, we created a bunch of new recipes for every kind of eating plan and dietary approach. From high-protein and low-carb to plant-based and veg-friendly to low-calorie to gluten-free and dairy-free, we had a little of everything – and a whole lot to love! And while we enjoy each one of our recipes for different reasons, our favorites are those that resonate with you, our readers, the most.

So, we've rounded up our best recipes from 2021 based on your picks. From shares on social media to comments and clicks online, these were the recipes that you enjoyed the most. And what better way to head into the weeks ahead than with plenty of home cooking inspiration? You'll love looking back on – and making! – these dishes. Whether you're creating single-serve "jar"-cuterie or prepping vibrant Mediterranean bowls or snacking on some of the best cookies we've ever created, these recipes are standouts in flavor and satisfaction.

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What we've been reading this week:

New Year's resolutions don't have to be doomed to failure. Oxygen shares 3 easy steps to success as you're creating long-term goals.

Instead of thinking about weight loss all January long, Yoga Journal explains why reevaluating how you think about food might be better.

Are you participating in Dry January? Then Vegetarian Times has some great news: Non-alcoholic beers are actually good now! Find out more.

New research suggests supplements just might be as good as exercise. Oxygen explains whether or not "exercise in a pill" might be ahead.

Are you always hungry before you head to bed? Better Nutrition explains why your appetite might be picking up during later evening hours.

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