If you’re just starting a healthy lifestyle, you’ll want your diet to be as varied as possible. This will help you continue to eat nutritiously. Your taste buds will easily get bored if your daily meals consist only of green salads, smoothies, and steamed chicken or vegetables. Try slow cooking – you’re still in control of the ingredients in the dish to make sure what you’re eating is healthy.

Here are 3 flavorful slow cooker recipes healthy eaters will love:

Crock Pot Vegan Corn Chowder

What do you need:

• 3 potatoes, diced

• 1 large onion, chopped

• 1 garlic clove, minced

• 2 red chilies, chopped

• 1 lime, juiced

• 2 cans of whole kernel corn

• 3 cups of vegetable broth

• 1 3/4 cups soy milk

• 1/4 cup margarine

• 1 tablespoon parsley flakes

• 1 tablespoon chili powder

• 2 teaspoons of salt

• black pepper to taste

Combine potatoes, onion, garlic, chiles, corn, vegetable broth, parsley, chili powder, salt, and pepper in a slow cooker. Cover and cook for 7 hours on low heat. When ready, puree in batches in a blender or food processor until smooth. Return to the slow cooker and add the soy milk and margarine. Cook for 1 more hour on low heat. Add the lime juice before serving.

Easy Slow Cooker Spaghetti Squash

What do you need:

• 1 whole spaghetti squash, washed well

• 1 1/2 cups of water

Prick the outside of the squash 10 to 15 times and place in a crock pot. For water on gourd. Cover and cook for 4 to 6 hours on low heat. Remove the squash from the pot and place on a cutting board to cool, about 30 minutes. When ready, cut the squash lengthwise in half. Discard the seeds. With a fork, flake up the skin to make “spaghetti strands.” Serve covered with your favorite pasta sauce.

Slow Cooked Coconut Vegetable Curry

What do you need:

• 5 red potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

• 1 large green bell pepper, cut into strips

• 1 large red bell pepper, cut into strips

• 1 can of coconut cream without sugar

• 1 small package dried onion soup mix

• 1 1/2 cups carrots cut into sticks

• 1 cup green peas

• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

• 1/4 cup curry powder

• 2 tablespoons of flour

• 1 tablespoon chili powder

• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

• Water, as needed

Place the potatoes in a slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the curry powder, flour, chili powder, cayenne pepper, and red pepper flakes. Sprinkle the mixture over the chicken. Add green and red bell peppers, cream of coconut, and onion soup mix to the pot. Stir to combine the ingredients well. Cover and cook for 3 to 4 hours on low, adding water occasionally to maintain moisture. Add the carrots to the pot and cook for an additional 30 minutes. Add the peas to the mixture and cook for another 30 minutes until all the vegetables are tender. Garnish with cilantro before serving.

If you are a healthy eater, you will definitely love these delicious slow cooker recipes!