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Explore foods and customs from a variety of cultures, and find traditional recipes from around the world.
View recipes, handouts, and videos for traditional foods among different American Indian tribes.
MyPlate Kitchen is an online tool featuring a collection of healthy and budget friendly recipes and resources. Browse the following cuisines:
Explore examples from each food group to help you choose healthy options that meet your personal preferences, cultural foodways, and budget.
Get healthy menu ideas for holiday celebrations including Passover, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, Cinco de Mayo, and Chinese New Year.
View videos and mini-magazines which share healthy meal ideas using Native Alaskan foods, such as sourdock, fireweed, and salmonberry.
Get ideas about what you can do as a Hispanic or Latino adult to improve your health and nutrition.
Find healthy buffet tips for people with diabetes from various cultural groups, including:
Download and print these coloring books, bookmarks, and puzzles to teach kids about healthy living. These activities were developed for the Eagle Book series, which inspires Native American youth to take steps to prevent diabetes.
Learn about the history of traditional foods in American Indian and Alaska Native communities in these stories and videos.
Find nutrition and exercise tips to empower your family in making healthy choices.
Learn how healthy eating can provide benefits to your body and your community.
Use this guide to create a healthy plate using traditional Native American foods.
Follow this recipe for a healthier, whole wheat version of traditional fry bread.
Find 23 traditional and tasty Latino recipes with reduced fat, cholesterol, and sodium in this bilingual cookbook. PDF | 2.66 MB
Browse through a variety of healthy Latino, African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Vietnamese, and Filipino Community recipes.
Prepare your favorite African American dishes in ways that protect you and your family from heart disease and stroke.
These recipes offer a healthier version of traditional Filipino dishes.
Find healthy entrees from a variety of ethnic cusines.
This Moroccan split pea soup is hearty and flavorful.
Prepare homemade corn flour tortillas with this recipe.
Jollof rice is a traditional African dish made with legumes, rice, vegetables, and spices. Make it at home with this recipe.
Try this simple Latin breakfast of mashed plantains with egg.
View this recipe for matoke, a Ugandan staple food made from steamed green cooking bananas and typically served with soup or sauce.
Try this recipe for a spicy and refreshing Thai papaya salad.
Prepare traditional foods from Bosnia, India, Russia, Somalia, Vietnam, and other countries using these healthy recipes.
Find videos, posters, and kids' activities that highlight African Heritage foods, flavors, and traditions.
Find videos, posters, and kids' activities that highlight Latino foods, flavors, and traditions.
Find tips for creating a healthy plate and cooking meals inspired by Indian, Mexican, Nigerian, Israeli, and Chinese cuisines.