Eat well, feel great

Recipes in this story:

• Healthful whole-grain pastas
• Cook in paper for maximum flavor, minimum fat
• Hearty, healthy Indian curry
• Feel-good foods

Once you’re well into the new year, those diet resolutions ― possibly the same ones you made last year? ― are starting to seem a little bit too ambitious. Or boring. Or downright frustrating. You may be so fed up that you’re on the verge of slathering on the butter.

Part of why diets fail is because diet food is often not very satisfying. Either it’s tasteless or it leaves you feeling empty. Well, here’s hope for progress toward a whole new you: In these articles, we offer recipes that are anything but insipid or skimpy (like a comforting, nutty-tasting bowl of pasta soup. They’re each appealing enough to make often. And they just happen to be good for you.