Jennifer Iserloh
Mashed Potatoes and Parsnips With Caramelized Onions and Blue Cheese
Not only is our mash low-cal, but it also provides more than a quarter of your daily requirement for cell-building vitamin B6.
Sweet Potato Biscuits
They're flakier and lighter than your usual biscuits because we've replaced some of the butter with the carotenoid-filled root vegetable. Stash any extras for a hearty Black Friday breakfast.
Duck Pizza with Hoisin and Scallions
Get your fix of two favorites (Chinese and pizza) in one crusty canapé—for fewer than 150 calories.
Cranberry Crunch Salad
Guests won't leaf these alone! A yogurt dressing and plenty of produce keep the tangy mouthfuls light.
Peppermint Cosmo
One cute cocktail contains only 7 grams of sugar—including the candy cane. Sip and stay sleek!
Mac 'n' Cheese Minis
Savor these morsels with benefits: Each has nearly 20 percent of your calcium RDA.
Quiche in Prosciutto Cups
Haute ham and eggs! These appetizers are protein-rich, and cutting out the crust makes them incredibly low-cal.
Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes
Consider these "beauty" bites: They offer up 26 percent of your daily dose of vitamin A, which keeps skin and hair healthy.
Tomato-Watermelon Soup
Two of summer's tastiest offerings help you spoon up more of the skin-saving antioxidant lycopene.
Salmon and Cucumber Boats
Lox isn't just for bagels: Pair it with cukes and fiber-rich pumpernickel to get heart-helping omega-3 fatty acids deliciously.
Artichoke-and-Beef Lettuce Wraps
Prep in less than 10 minutes, but expect this high-protein meal to keep you full for hours.
Creamy Lemon Shrimp
Tofu noodles replace pasta, so you don't need to boil water. Plus, this comforting dish offers nearly one third of your day's calcium, via the yogurt and broccoli.
Lime-Crab Soup
Be anything but crabby after enjoying this sunny citrus bisque. You'll net half your daily folate needs per bowl.
Panzanella
Turn day-old bread into a masterpiece. This salad delivers all the vitamin C you need daily.
Seafood Salad
This C-food salad supplies the full RDA of infection-fighting vitamin C, which also helps you absorb iron from the octopus.