Meals and Snacks Resources

Healthy family meals and snacks play a pivotal role in nurturing both physical and mental health. Sharing nutritious meals not only ensures adequate intake of essential nutrients but also fosters a sense of togetherness and communication within the family. Cooking and eating together provide opportunities for connection, conversation, and the cultivation of healthy eating habits in children. Healthy meals and snacks fuel energy levels, support overall well-being, and lay the groundwork for a lifetime of positive dietary choices.

• 4 ways to make meal planning easier
• Add balance to a favorite meal
• After-school snacks
• After-school snacks
• Breakfast basics
• Build a better fast-food meal
• Cooking with preschoolers
• Deliciously healthy family meals
• Eating during pregnancy
• Eating healthy when eating out
• Feeding your family on a tight budget
• Food safety
• Food safety: fruits & vegetables
• Fun family recipes
• Healthy cooking and snacking
• Healthy eating
• Healthy food shopping
• Keep kids satisfied with healthy, low-cost foods
• Kids and food: 10 tips for parents
• Kids and food: 10 tips for parents
• MyPlate food guide
• Pregnant or breastfeeding? Nutrients you need
• Quick and easy recipes
• Reading food labels
• Recipe: after-school snack energy bars
• Recipe: baked honey mustard chicken fingers
• Recipe: baked vegetable frittata
• Recipe: basic chicken soup
• Recipe: best-ever applesauce
• Recipe: black bean hummus
• Recipe: blueberry smoothie
• Recipe: cherry sherbet
• Recipe: Chinese congee
• Recipe: crunchy chicken thighs
• Recipe: crusty cornbread
• Recipe: cucumber limeade
• Recipe: date-nut cream cheese
• Recipe: easy dill pickles
• Recipe: every shade of green salad
• Recipe: first lady Michelle Obama's baked apples
• Recipe: Greek salad kabobs
• Recipe: grilled salmon tacos with mango black bean salsa
• Recipe: how to get the seeds out of a pumpkin
• Recipe: kiwisicles
• Recipe: mahi-mahi pitas with feta, cucumber, and tomato salad
• Recipe: melting apples
• Recipe: natural Easter-egg dyes
• Recipe: parmesan yogurt dip with carrots
• Recipe: purple cabbage slaw
• Recipe: rainbow pinwheels
• Recipe: ranch dressing
• Recipe: skillet lasagna
• Recipe: spinach grilled cheese
• Recipe: spinach-ginger slushie
• Recipe: stone-fruit salsa
• Recipe: sweet potato spinach baby puree
• Recipe: tropical smoothie
• Recipe: turkey chili
• Recipe: turkey wrap with lemony hummus and cheese
• Recipe: Vietnamese chicken noodle soup
• Recipe: whole wheat spinach macaroni and cheese
• Recipe: world’s quickest tomato sauce
• Recipe: zucchini pasta
• Recipes for the whole family
• Snacks for preschoolers
• Snacks for preschoolers
• Snacks for school-age kids
• Snacks for toddlers
• Tips for feeding a preschooler