Recipes

Best Bones Forever™ Recipes DHHS. NIH. National Bone Health Campaign.

Contains recipes and tips for including calcium in healthy foods for teen girls.

Commodity Food Fact Sheets & Recipes USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.

Provides nutrition information and recipes for commodity foods used in USDA Food Distribution Programs.

Creative Recipes for Less Familiar USDA Commodities Used By Household Programs (PDF | 516KB) USDA. FNS. Food Distribution Division.

A 28-page collection of recipes for less familiar commodity foods. Includes appetizers, beverages, entrees, side dishes, desserts, and breads, all of which use USDA commodities.

DASH Recipes DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Recipes from the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) eating plan, a plan which can lead to better control of high blood pressure.

Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Provides access to a bilingual (Spanish and English) cookbook containing 23 traditional Latino recipes reduced in fat, cholesterol, and sodium that still taste delicious. Also in PDF|2.8 MB.

Easy and Delicious Whole Grain Dishes USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.

Enjoy the goodness of whole grain foods.

Fast Meals and Quick Snacks (PDF | 1.5 MB) California Nutrition Network for Healthy, Active Families.

Written for teens, this booklet provides all the information needed to plan, shop and cook meals and snacks.

Fruit & Vegetable Recipes USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.

Easy, delicious, and healthy recipes using fruits and vegetables.

The Great American Potluck by the American People Library of Congress.

Recipes and their stories, collected from 2002 - 2006, are posted for the sole purpose of illustrating the American immigration experience. Recipes have not been tested with regard to nutritional value, health, safety, taste, accuracy, completeness, or reliability.

A Healthier You - Recipes DHHS. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

Almost 100 easy-to-make, fun, "heart healthy" and delicious recipes. No advanced cooking skills required, and they taste great.

Heart Healthy Home Cooking African American Style - With Every Heartbeat is Life Cover

Heart Healthy Home Cooking African American Style - With Every Heartbeat is Life DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Links to recipe book ordering information which includes many African American favorite recipes, prepared in a heart-healthy way to be lower in fat, especially saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium. Also available in PDF | 3.35 MB.

Keep the Beat: Deliciously Healthy Eating DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Download heart healthy recipes and get healthy shopping and cooking tips. Recipes also in PDF|1.9 MB.

Milk, Yogurt & Cheese Recipes USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.

14 delicious dairy-based recipes!

Recipe Finder Database USDA. NAL. FNIC. SNAP-Ed Connection.

Search for recipes to use that are compatible with the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans and are economical and tasty.

Recipes and Tips for Healthy, Thrifty Meals (PDF | 253 KB) USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.

Provides cooking guidance, 40 low-cost, healthy recipes, and a list of best-buys for cost and nutrition.

Recipes from USA.gov GSA. USA.gov.

Offers links to assorted recipes for health, kids, cooking for a crowd, regional cuisines, and wild game.

A River of Recipes: Native American Recipes Using Commodity Foods (PDF | 3.5 MB) USDA. FNS. Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.

A collection of Native American Recipes from tribes across North America provide new and different ways to prepare USDA commodities, in addition to traditional recipes.

Stay Young at Heart: Cooking the Heart Healthy Way DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Heart-healthy recipes from appetizers to desserts. Nutrient analysis included.

USDA's Collection of Nonfat Dry Milk Recipes (PDF | 675KB) USDA. FNS. Food Distribution Division.

A 25-page book of recipes using nonfat dry milk. Recipes include appetizers, hot and cold beverages, entrees, side dishes, breads, sauces and desserts.

Vegetarian Wonton Recipe (PDF | 35 KB)

At the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival and the USDA's 150th Anniversary, Nutrition.gov demonstrated how to cook vegetarian wontons. The recipe incorporated the use of several foods that were discovered or developed by USDA plant exploration.