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Rensselaer County
Veggie Wraps from Cooking Matters

Veggie Wraps from Cooking Matters make a great after school snack.

Image accompanying Cooking Matters recipe for Stove Top Macaroni and Cheese
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Add veggies to Stovetop Mac & Cheese, from Cooking Matters

Use your favorite seasonal fruits for Fresh Fruit with Warm Honey Yogurt Topping from Cooking Matters.
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Fresh Fruit with Honey Yogurt Topping from Cooking Matters

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You can make your own Healthy Trail Mix, from Cooking Matters

Image accompanying Cooking Matters recipe for Raspberry Lime Fizz
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Raspberry Lime Fizz from Cooking Matters

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Hearty Vegetable Bean Soup from Cooking Matters is great for cold days.

Vegetable Lasagna from Cooking Matters
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Vegetable Lasagna from Cooking Matters

Turkey Tacos from Cooking Matters

Kids love these Turkey Tacos from Cooking Matters

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Baked Sweet Potato Fries from Cooking Matters

Recipes

Here are some of the recipes we use in our nutrition classes.

Cooking Matters

Recipes on the Cooking Matters website each have nutrition information and a beautiful photo of how the food will look when its made. 

Cornell's 'Food & Nutrition Education in Communities'

Recipes from Cornell's FNEC program use less fat and sugar but still taste delicious. Many recipes were created by CCE Nutrition Educators from NY counties, or are used in the classes they teach so they've been tested by families like yours. The recipes use lean meat and low-fat dairy products, and most have 35% or fewer calories from fat. All FNEC recipes contain less than 2 teaspoons of added sugar per serving. You'll find recipes for Beverages, Grains, Breads and Muffins, Vegetables, Dips & Condiments, Fruits, Main Dish & Casseroles, Dairy, Salads, Protein, Side Dishes, Snacks/Desserts, Soups, Stews and Sauces, and Vegetarian dishes.

More Recipes

"Dinner Tonight: Recipes & Videos" - Hundreds of quick and healthy dinner ideas from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

"Recipes for Diabetes" - This online tool from the University of Illinois Extension allows you to search or browse recipes featured in their Dining with Diabetes or Living Well with Diabetes programs.  Each contains an approximate nutritional analysis for calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat, saturated fat, fiber, sodium, and cholesterol. 

"Fiesta of Flavors" - Hispanic recipes for people with diabetes from the University of Illinois Extension.

"Keep the Beat: Heart Healthy Recipes" - from the National Heart, Blood & Lung Institute.

"Cooking Without Gluten" A 26-page recipe booklet from the Utah State University Cooperative Extension.

Contact

Kim Mullen
Nutrition Resource Educator
kap12@cornell.edu
(518) 272-4210 ext 113

Last updated September 25, 2023

Food & Nutrition

New School Cuisine

New School Cuisine: Nutritious and Seasonal Recipes for School Cooks by School Cooks. The cookbook "New School Cuisine: Nutritious and Seasonal Recipes for School Cooks by School Cooks," was developed by Vermont school nutrition professionals with support from the New England Culinary Institute, includes 78 kid-tested and approved recipes that meet new USDA dietary guidelines and feature local, seasonal foods.

The "New School Cuisine" cookbook from Vermont (written by school cooks, for school cooks) is free online and includes 78 "kid-tested" recipes that use seasonal local ingredients. It is useful for anyone who prepares food for a large group, as well as school food directors. DOWNLOAD HERE (7.7mb PDF) or visit Vermont FEED / A Farm to School Program of NOFA-VT & Shelbourne Farms at vtfeed.org for more information or to purchase a hard copy.

Free USDA Recipe Book

Image to accompany link to the Recipes for Healthy Kids cookbook (2014) with recipes from a competition sponsored by USDA in support of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Initiative and based on the new school meal patterns.

Print out your free home copy of this new cookbook containing 30 kid-tested and  kid-approved recipes, from the "Recipes for Healthy Kids" Competition.  Sponsored by the USDA in support of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Initiative and based on the new school meal patterns.

Choose MyPlate

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MyPlate is the new USDA food guide tool to help people make wise food choices within food and calorie limits

MyPlate is the new USDA food guide tool to help people make wise food choices within food and calorie limits. - See more at: http://tompkins.cce.cornell.edu/food#sthash.JSPxwdn8.dpuf

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