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Recipe Collection

Cook up something new in your kitchen with these collections of healthy, delicious recipes. Find more recipes on Nutrition.gov's searchable Recipes page!

USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Find healthy recipes to fit your needs! Search by course, food group, cooking equipment, cuisine, and cost.

USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations

Use this cookbook, with recipes for breakfast, breads, soups, side dishes, and main dishes, to prepare USDA Foods in a healthy, tasty way.

USDA, Food and Nutrition Service

Find recipes featuring foods that both children and adults should eat more of, including dark green and orange vegetables, dry beans and peas, and whole grains.

USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP-Ed Connection

Browse Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipes that are healthy, thrifty, and easy to make! Or, follow along to a recipe in their Recipe Video Collections.

USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, Team Nutrition

Browse USDA standardized recipes available in English and Spanish. Find healthy and delicious meals, including Beef Picadillo and Easy Chicken and Egg Noodle soup, in yields of 6, 25, and 50 servings.

HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

This cookbook shows how to prepare and enjoy tasty recipes that are good for your heart and your health. PDF | 8.11 MB

HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

This website features more than 100 recipes from around the world created for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. Download cookbooks, get cooking tips and check out healthy eating video clips. 

HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Find 23 traditional and tasty Latino recipes with reduced fat, cholesterol, and sodium in this bilingual cookbook. PDF | 2.66 MB

HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Healthy recipes for you and your family. Happy cooking!

HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus

Browse tasty, healthy recipes for soups, dips, breads and more.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Looking for simple recipes? Check out these 6 cookbooks for one-pot, microwave, slow cooker, no-cook, and low-sodium recipes.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Follow along to simple recipe videos for fruit smoothies, healthy mac and cheese, homemade oven fries, and other dishes.

New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension

Find featured videos for various recipes, including vegetable quesadillas and an apple salad.

Oregon State University Extension

View healthy recipes that are fun, fast and fit your budget. Also find cooking videos and activities for kids!

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension

Find delicious, quick-to-prepare, and inexpensive recipes.

Institute of Child Nutrition

Find healthy and delicious recipes for the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) that can also be made with the family at home.