Recipes and Tips for Healthy, Thrifty Meals by U.S. Department of Agriculture - HTML preview

United States

Department of

Agriculture

Center for Nutrition

Policy and Promotion

Recipes and Tips for

Healthy,

thy Thrifty Meals

FOREWORD

The essence of nutrition guidance is to provide the

contained in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

public with the best information available to assist

and the USDA Food Guide Pyramid. The 40 recipes

them in making wise and nutritious food choices to

are quick, easy, tasty and economical.

sustain life and good health. As public officials in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, we are deeply

We hope that you will find the recipes and other

concerned that Americans not only have enough food

information provided in this book useful. At the back

but also that the public has enough information to

of the book is information on how to get more

know what food to purchase and how to prepare it.

nutrition information. If you have comments or

suggestions, let us hear from you.

While a healthy diet is the cornerstone to good

health, meeting that goal can be a challenge. That is

why we are delighted to offer this publication to the

public. Recipes and Tips for Healthy, Thrifty Meals is Shirley R. Watkins

Rajen S. Anand, Ph.D.

more than a cookbook. The book provides basic

Under Secretary

Executive Director

cooking and food safety guidance. The menus

Food, Nutrition and

Center for Nutrition

presented here conform to the recommendations

Consumer Services

Policy and Promotion

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 4

Tips for healthy, thrifty meals 5

Some best buys for cost and nutrition 8

Tips for healthy cooking 10

Keep your family’s food safe 11

Menus for 2 weeks of meals 13

Recipes 18

Food lists for 2 weeks of meals 69

Recipe list 74

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