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Thrifty Meals Recipe Book coverRecipes 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.
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Cooking a World of New Tastes - Cooking With Skill  (PDF|648 KB)
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Basic culinary skills of proper knife skills, knife safety, and knife cuts that make foods appealing. Designed for food professionals but useful for anyone.
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Cooking a World of New Tastes - Cooking with Moist Heat  (PDF|460 KB)
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Explores cooking with moist heat, including steaming, glazing, boiling, braising, and more.
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Cooking a World of New Tastes - Cooking with Dry Heat  (PDF|440 KB)
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Explores cooking with dry heat or cooking with little or no fat or moisture, including stir-frying, roasting, and baking.
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Meat thermometerPoultry Preparation
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Find out how to safely prepare all types of poultry, including game poultry. Offers a special section on turkey.
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Meat Preparation
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Find out how to safely prepare all types of meats, including beef, bison, pork, veal, lamb, goat, rabbit, and more.
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Egg Products Preparation
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Facts sheets on egg and egg product preparation and food safety.
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Guide to Healthy Eating of the Fish you Catch  (PDF|160 KB)
US Environmental Protection Agency.
Information on reducing health risks from eating fish that might contain pollutants. Also includes proper way to clean and cook fish to reduce adverse health effects.
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VegetablesFruit and Vegetable of the Month
DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Includes descriptive information about various fruits and vegetables and recipes.
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Cooking Safely in the Microwave Oven
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Provides general information on food safety when using a microwave such as reheating and defrosting.
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Barbecue Food Safety  (PDF|35 KB)
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Find important information on grilling, including food safety concerns and health concerns.
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Cooking for Groups: A Volunteer's Guide to Food Safety
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Provides guidance for volunteers to prepare and serve food safely for large groups such as family reunions, church dinners, or community gatherings, whether prepared at the volunteer's home and brought to the event, or prepared and served at the gathering. Includes information on planning, shopping, storing, preparing, transporting, reheating and serving food.
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USDA Table of Nutrient Retention Factors - Release 6 (2007)
USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
Contains the factors for calculating retention of 26 vitamins, minerals and alcohol during food preparation, including components folic acid, food folate, beta carotene, alpha carotene, beta cryptoxanthin, lycopene, lutein/zeaxanthin, and choline.
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Recipe Finder Database
USDA. NAL. FNIC. Food Stamp Nutrition Connection.
Search for recipes to use that are compatible with the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans and are economical and tasty.
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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.
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Recipes from USA.gov
GSA. USA.gov.
Offers links to assorted recipes for health, kids, cooking for a crowd, regional cuisines, and wild game.
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SmallStep.gov - Eat Better Recipes
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Lists recipes the whole family will enjoy, from appetizers to desserts, making healthy eating choices simple and tasty.
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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.
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Commodity Food Fact Sheets & Recipes
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Provides nutrition information and recipes for commodity foods used in USDA Food Distribution Programs.
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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.
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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.
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Pyramid Snacks
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Features healthy recipes for children.
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Little girl cookingPowerful Bones Toolbox Recipes
DHHS. NIH. National Bone Health Campaign.
Contains recipes and tips for including calcium in healthy foods for teen girls.
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