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Healthy Eating Tips
Sample Menus and Recipes
- Sample Menus at 2000 calorie level - This 7-day menu gives an example of how all of the recommendations for food group and nutrient intake can be integrated into a weekly menu.
- White House Recipes - First Lady Michelle Obama shared a booklet of healthy recipes to honor the schools that met the HealthierUS School Challenge.
- Food Groups Recipes - Fifteen recipes (3 from each food group) show ways to use foods from each food group. They are complete with basic nutritional analyses and food group amounts.
- Recipes for Healthy Kids - Try out four of the top recipes submitted in a challenge sponsored by the First Lady's Let's Move! campaign and the USDA: Smokin' Powerhouse Chili, Porcupine Sliders, Roasted Fish Crispy Slaw Wrap, and Central Valley Harvest Bake.
- Make Half Your Plate Fruits and Veggies - These recipes by EatingWell can help you achieve the goal of making half your plate fruits and vegetables: Spaghetti with Quick Meat Sauce, Smoky Mustard-Maple Salmon, Sweet & Sour Pork, and Chicken Waldorf Salad.
- SNAP-Ed Connection Recipe Finder - Search this database of recipes by various categories, including ingredients, recipe type, or cost per serving. Recipes include those submitted by nutrition educators in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or from government agencies or other health professionals and organizations.