Year In Review: Our 10 Favorite Healing Meals

This grain-free breakfast is packed with antioxidant- and vitamin-rich fruit, along with two potent healing roots, ginger and turmeric.

This smoothie is not only full of green tea's antioxidants but also anti-inflammatory omega-3 fats from flax and hemp seeds and phytonutrients from fresh spinach. It'll keep you buzzing with good greens till lunchtime.

Healing your digestion is all about taking it easy on your body while naturally jump-starting your body's natural processes. Green beans, like their fellow legume-family members—peanuts, lentils, peas, and dried beans—are high in calcium, potassium, and B vitamins but are much more easily digestible and belly-friendly.

The large amount of garlic in this recipe may surprise you, but trust us, the flavor is fantastic. Shiitake mushrooms are an excellent source of selenium, a known antioxidant that plays a vital role in boosting the immune system.

This big bowl of soup is filled with vegetables, healthy fats, and healing ingredients. Besides adding big flavor to a dish, ginger has some serious credentials in the health department, including anti-inflammatory properties. Garlic is one of our favorite flavor builders, and it also happens to help fight bad bacteria and infections in the body.

Chickpeas—they're loaded with all sorts of spectacular health benefits such as lowering high cholesterol levels, boosting the immune system, and reducing inflammation. The traditional medicinal use of chickpeas dates all the way back to Greek times.

Fiber-filled zucchini cooks quickly, arugula is a great green to use for its peppery flavor and liver-supportive properties, and when combined with manganese-rich millet, along with peas and mint, you've got a vitamin- and plant-protein-packed salad.

Great news: you can pamper your skin with this chocolatey treat. Dark chocolate contains flavonoids that protect the skin from harmful UV rays and coconut and nuts provide anti-aging properties.

Insufficient dietary fiber messes with our digestion, blood sugar control, appetite, microbiome, and energy. It also increases our risk for certain chronic diseases. We need to get more fiber in our diets, ASAP! Let's start with dessert, shall we? This chocolate pudding boasts plenty of protein and fiber and makes the perfect dessert or snack.