You don't have to sacrifice flavor for smart holiday eating. This New Year's, give classic party food a makeover with our festive, healthy appetizers, main dishes, and desserts.

This vegetarian-friendly appetizer, a creamy chickpea dip spread over toasted baguette slices, can be made up to three days in advance.

Fill endive leaves with shredded beets, carrots, and fennel marinated in a white-wine vinaigrette. You can add salmon roe just before serving.

Keep everyone's New Year's resolutions intact with this healthy appetizer. Dollop chickpea puree onto cucumber slices, top with a roasted red pepper strip and thyme leaves, and serve.

For a crowd-pleaser you can make in advance, try these colorful sushi rolls packed with carrot, red bell pepper, celery, scallion, and pickled ginger.

Sprinkle Parmesan shavings over prosciutto and figs drizzled with balsamic vinegar for a quick and tasty appetizer that's low in saturated fat. 

This savory pie, filled with sauteed spinach, ricotta and Parmesan cheeses, fresh dill, parsley, cumin, and eggs, is the perfect addition to a New Year's brunch.

Stuff mushrooms with turkey sausage, hazelnuts, and fresh rosemary for a healthier version of the classic appetizer.

A coating of toasted almonds and coconut keeps these light rice pudding balls from sticking to guests' fingers.

Jazz up store-bought hummus with a combination of fresh herbs that add bright flavor to this green dip.

Blend goat cheese, ricotta, and white-wine vinegar together to make this quick, light dip that goes great with endive and radishes.

We lightened this classic dip while keeping it flavorful. Serve with fresh veggies, such as bell-pepper wedges and cauliflower florets.

Use reduced-fat cream cheese to lighten up the frosting on these chocolate cupcakes that guests won't feel guilty about eating.

Sauteed grated zucchini and garlic combine with ricotta cheese and lemon juice and zest to create this lean and brightly flavored spread. Serve this party appetizer with pita chips.

For a light and crunchy appetizer, top red pepper triangles with a relish made from prosciutto, parsley, and olives.

Steamed carrots are pureed with cumin, ginger, cinnamon, cayenne, and tahini to create a robustly flavored spread. Serve with toasted cocktail-size bread slices.

These bite-size chicken wraps are full of flavor thanks to lime, cilantro, and mango.

Combine espresso, ricotta cheese, amaretto, eggs, and crisp amaretti cookies for this light semifreddo topped with dried cherries.

The flavors of the Mediterranean are the stars in this light tuna dip. Serve this easy appetizer with vegetable chips.

We cut the fat in this pudding, but it's still chocolaty and silky-smooth.

Guests can dip pitas in this feta-radish spread made with Greek yogurt.

A spicy spin on the white-bean version, this pinto bean dip is surprisingly lean for its creamy texture.