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| Enjoying time together around the dinner table can be beneficial to your family’s health. Recent research shows that families who share regular meals together eat a healthier diet. Use these links to find recipes to get your family started on the right track. |
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CDC's Fruits and Veggies Matters
www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov
Search for healthy recipes by fruit, vegetable, or meal type. All recipes meet CDC’s strict criteria for a healthy recipe. In addition to recipes, you can find your recommended intake of fruits and vegetables, what counts as a cup, tips to stretch your fruit and veggie budget, fruit and veggie of the month, and more.
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Fruits & Veggies—More Matters®
www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/
Search for healthy recipes by color, group, or food item. In addition to healthy and delicious recipes, the Fruits and Veggies—More Matters Web site includes tips for planning and shopping, getting kids involved, and a video center. The video center has 28 videos featuring ways to use different fruits and veggies. You can search by various themes, including budget, grilling, healthy lunchbox, holiday/occasions, kid-friendly, seasonal cooking, and more. |
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Healthy Thursday Recipes
www.checkyourhealth.org/nutrition/recipe_archive.htm
Every Thursday, Chef Bryan Wooley features a healthy recipe on the KUTV noon segment. You can watch these segments and find the recipes from previous segments on the Check Your Health Web site. |
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Nutrient Rich Recipes from the Nutrient Rich Food Coalition
www.nutrientrichfoods.org/recipes
The Nutrient Rich Foods Coalition helps you get the most vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients—but not too many calories—from the foods you choose. Every recipe in the database meets defined NRFC criteria; based on nutrition guidelines from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) MyPyramid. |
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American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)
http://www.aicr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=reduce_diet_recipes_test_kitchen
AICR has excellent recipes, with nutrition information. At this site, you will find lots of wonderful and delicious ways to cook fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains, even desserts, always using healthy oils and other ingredients. Try the apple crisp! |
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Cooking the Heart Healthy Way
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/syah/index.htm
These recipes from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute are both delicious and heart healthy! Each recipe lists the total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, and calories per serving. |
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Nutrition and Recipe Info for People with Diabetes
tracker.diabetes.org/myfoodadvisor.html
For people with diabetes, the American Diabetes Association Web site includes information on making healthy food choices, meal planning, and links to recipes.
At My Food Advisor, you can search for recipes by category or specify nutrition criteria (number of calories, mg of sodium, grams of carbohydrate, grams of saturated fat, and grams of fiber). |
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Mayo Clinic Ingredient Substitution List
mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-recipes/NU00585
Find healthy substitutions for many ingredients commonly found in recipes. The suggestions from this list can help you lower fat, salt, sugar, and calories and increase fiber in your recipes. |
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The Cook’s Companion
www.checkyourhealth.org/nutrition/cook_companion.htm
The Cook’s Companion gives suggestions for making healthy substitutions as you cook. This Guide to Healthy Eating from Check Your Health will help you as you shop for food, plan menus, and make tasty meals and treats. |
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MyPyramid
www.mypyramid.gov
While not a source for recipes, MyPyramid is a great site that will help you meet your dietary needs for fruits and veggies. It is designed to provide interactive tools to enable consumers to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. At this site, you can determine your personalized goals, analyze your diet, use an online tracker and menu planner to achieve your dietary recommendations. |
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