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Food and Health Communications’ recipes follow the DASH diet, Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendations, and MyPlate guidelines. Unlike many magazines, cookbooks, bloggers, and influencers recipes, our recipes are designed to use less saturated fat, added sugar, and added salt. They are based on nutrient-dense, whole food. We also strive to use readily available, less expensive ingredients and normal everyday kitchen equipment. The creativity and flavor are sky-high! Let us know if you have questions or requests - we constantly create more!
Burger Grazing Board
A grazing board offers a variety of benefits, making it a popular choice for gatherings and everyday eating. It encourages healthy, mindful snacking by providing an array of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, cheeses, and more, offering balanced nutrients in one presentation. Grazing boards are visually appealing, enhancing the dining experience and making social occasions more inviting. They are also highly customizable to accommodate dietary preferences and restrictions, from vegetarian to gluten-free options. Additionally, they promote sharing, conversation, and a relaxed dining atmosphere, making them perfect for events or casual get-togethers. Here is a fun family grazing board recipe using a burger theme.
Chili and Cornbread Casserole
This easy recipe will be received happily by all! It features ground chicken, 3 beans, and squash and is topped with cornbread.
Chicken and Acorn Squash Sheet Pan Dinner
By placing chicken, winter squash, veggies, and seasonings on a sheet pan you have an easy dinner that is ready to go any weeknight.
Spicy Butternut Squash Soup
You don't have to wait for butternut squash to be in season to make this soup. For our 15-minute soup, use frozen butternut squash from your grocer's freezer.
Butternut Squash Lasagna
This vegetarian lasagna recipe is lightened with a little tofu in the filling and a white sauce made with oat or skim milk. It assembles so fast and is a memorable dish.
Vegetarian Walnut Meat Tacos
These meatless walnut tacos are delicious and easy, especially if you prep the ingredients ahead of time.
Vegetable Lentil Soup With Kale and Potatoes
This hearty soup cooks in 30 minutes. Lentils don't need soaking, providing a wealth of nutrients and fiber. The variety of veggies, including mushrooms, curly kale, carrots, and potatoes, make the soup an entire meal that is great for a weeknight.
Kale Lemon Salad
Crispy, colorful kale, crunchy veggies, and super-rich lemony tahini dressing, what's not to love?
Warm Fall Salad
Fabulous salad using fall root veggies for color and hearty texture. Try it!
Zucchini, Lemon, and Ricotta Penne Pasta
A delicious end of summer early fall recipe that uses a lot of fresh zucchini from the garden or farmer's market. A small amount of artisan ricotta melts over the top to finish it. No one will mind that it is meatless.
Minted Watermelon Salad
Here is a delicious salad that will keep everyone slurping up all of the watermelon. It is great for lunch, dinner, and dessert.
Shredded Chicken
Two chicken breasts can easily make four to eight meals. This is a meal prep ingredient. Simmer the chicken breasts over medium heat for 20 minutes, then shred them with a mixing machine. Refrigerate or freeze for later use.
Jerk Chicken Dinner
Jerk Chicken, Caribbean Yellow Rice, Callaloo, and Spicy Okra combine with Bahamian cornbread. This dinner illustrates the "African diaspora," or worldwide collection of communities descended from native Africans, predominantly in the Americas. It celebrates the Deep South, Creole, and Caribbean cultures and their delicious dishes in a modern way. Diaspora means "dispersed," which was voluntary and involuntary in history with many cultures. We have adapted the recipes to be simple and healthy to make.
Skillet Roasted Tomatoes
Tomatoes are skillet-roasted with oil and herbs for a warm side dish bursting with flavor and color. This is a great way to use up extra tomatoes from the garden!
Summer Corn Salad
Roasted corn salad is a fabulous summer salad that is refreshing, crunchy, and spicy. It can be served as a side dish or garnished on grilled meats. This recipe is simple to make!
Peach Slaw
Cole slaw is great, but this peach slaw recipe is even better. It makes a great summer side salad.
Salmon with Peach Ginger Salsa, Steamed Green Beans, and Brown Rice
This healthy salmon recipe is perfect for using up very ripe peaches during the summer.
Summery White Bean Soup
Why not make a bean soup that is gifted with seasonal summer produce for a new twist?
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