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  • Beverages
    • Avocado melon breakfast smoothie
    • Blueberry spinach smoothie
    • Cafe mocha
    • Lemonade
    • Mango shake
    • Orange smoothie
    • Peanut butter banana smoothie
  • Breads
    • Apple oatmeal muffins
    • Griddle fry bread
    • Peanut butter bread
    • Peanut butter muffins
    • Whole wheat pizza crust
  • Breakfast
    • Apple cinnamon oatmeal packets
    • Baked oatmeal
    • Banana bobs
    • Banana muffin
    • Banana pancakes
    • Banana walnut oatmeal
    • Blueberry bean muffins
    • Blueberry muffins
    • Breakfast banana split
    • Breakfast burrito
    • Broccoli cheddar frittata
    • Cheesy egg bake
    • English muffin veggie pizza
    • Fruity breakfast parfait
    • Granola
    • Lo's blueberry coffee cake
    • Magic crust quiche
    • Overnight oatmeal with berries
    • Pumpkin oatmeal
    • Rice bowl breakfast with fruit and nuts
    • Rise and shine cobbler
    • Stuffed French toast wraps
    • Veggie omelet in a mug
    • Veggie skillet eggs
  • Main dishes
    • Whole wheat pasta bake
    • Asian mango chicken wraps
    • Avocado super summer wrap
    • Baked lentils casserole
    • Baked pumpkin
    • Baked trout
    • Basic marinara sauce
    • Brown rice with sizzling chicken and vegetables
    • Burrito bowls
    • Cheesy chicken rice hotdish
    • Chicken quesadilla
    • Chicken salad
    • Chicken skillet with vegetables
    • Chicken spaghetti
    • Chicken wild rice hotdish
    • Chickpeas and spinach sauté
    • Chili
    • Citrus chicken
    • Corn tortilla quesadillas
    • Crispy oven-fried chicken
    • Curried chicken and rice
    • Curried chicken with raisins and mushrooms
    • Easy cheesy enchiladas
    • Easy macaroni goulash
    • Easy meat sauce
    • Easy meatballs
    • Egg roll in a bowl
    • Fall veggie casserole
    • Foil dinners
    • Fresh spring pasta
    • Fried noodles
    • Garden sloppy joes
    • Greens and beans soup
    • Grilled lamb salad
    • Macaroni and cheese
    • Mini salmon loaves
    • Mushroom beef sloppy joes
    • Neapolitan tuna fettucine
    • Pan roasted tilapia with tomatillo salsa
    • Pasta bolognese
    • Pasta fagioli
    • Pasta provencal
    • Picadillo
    • Pinto beans beef tacos
    • Polenta with pepper and cheese
    • Pork chop skillet
    • Potato beef casserole
    • Pumpkin chili
    • Pumpkin ricotta stuffed shells
    • Ramen noodle skillet
    • Ratatouille
    • Red bean quesadilla
    • Roast chicken
    • Salmon pasta bowl
    • Sesame noodles
    • Skillet lasagna
    • Skillet pasta dinner
    • Slow cooker lentil soup
    • Southwestern style rice bowl
    • Spaghetti with meat sauce
    • Spicy baked fish
    • Stir fried beef
    • Stuffed peppers
    • Tangy black beans and rice
    • Tuna melt burger
    • Tuna noodle hot dish
    • Tuna pasta salad
    • Turkey quesadilla
    • Vegetable chicken roll-ups
    • Veggie and rice stir-fry with chicken
    • Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce
    • Zesty bean tacos
    • Zingy lemon chicken pasta
    • Zucchini marinara bake
  • Salads
    • Apple Waldorf salad
    • Apple spinach salad
    • Broccoli grape salad
    • Carrot raisin salad
    • Citrus salad with lemon yogurt
    • Crunchy bean salad
    • Crunchy corn salad
    • Egg salad
    • Grape and cucumber salad
    • Greek salad
    • Marinated black bean salad
    • Marinated three-bean salad
    • Orange and cucumber salad
    • Pasta vegetable salad
    • Plant part salad
    • Quick and easy baked potato salad
    • Simple southwestern tuna
    • Sunshine salad
    • Taco salad
    • Tangy tuna salad
    • Three bean salad
    • Zucchini slaw
  • Seasonings and salsas
    • Bean dip
    • Black bean and corn salsa
    • Chili and spice seasoning
    • Chimichurri Sauce
    • Cowboy caviar
    • Cucumber yogurt dip
    • Farmers market salsa
    • Jicama and black bean salsa
    • Mexican seasoning
    • Pico de gallo
  • Side dishes
    • Baked potato circles
    • Baked stuffed squash
    • Baked tomato slices
    • Barley almond casserole
    • Broccoli saute
    • Confetti grain salad
    • Easy kale with bacon
    • Extreme zucchini
    • French fries
    • Green bean and mushroom medley
    • Green beans with tomatoes and basil
    • Grilled vegetable skewers
    • Instant Spanish rice
    • Lemon carrots
    • Louisiana green beans
    • Macaroni and cheese with broccoli
    • Pea pesto
    • Potato skins with buffalo chicken
    • Red beans and rice
    • Refried beans
    • Roasted pineapple
    • Roasted root vegetables
    • Savory bread pudding with kale and butternut squash
    • Scalloped potatoes
    • Sweet potato cubes
    • Sweet potato fries
    • Vegetable fried rice
    • Wild or brown rice
  • Snacks and sweets
    • Ants on a log
    • Apple cake
    • Apple crunch
    • Apple sandwiches
    • Applesauce
    • Baked apples
    • Banana ice cream
    • Berry bread pudding
    • Chickpea dip
    • Colorful fruit salad
    • Cozy Apple Bites
    • Cran-apple crisp
    • Creamy brown rice pudding
    • Crunchy Trail Mix
    • Easy rice pudding
    • Energy bites
    • Fruit and cheese kabobs
    • Fruit dip
    • Fruit pizza to go
    • Fruit salsa
    • Hearty oatmeal cookies
    • Hot and sweet watermelon
    • Ice cream in a bag
    • Kale chips
    • Ooey Gooey Chocolate Banana
    • Peach apple crisp
    • Peach crisp
    • Pumpkin chocolate muffins
    • Pumpkin pudding
    • Pumpkin surprise cupcakes
    • Spiced peach sauce
    • Spicy baked squash
    • Sweet potato and apple bake
    • Sweet potato cheesecake
    • Tortilla wraps
    • Veggie rollup
    • Very berry crisp
  • Soups
    • Black bean soup
    • Chicken noodle soup
    • Chicken rice soup
    • Mexican chicken soup
    • Two-bean chili

Beverages

Two glasses of a green avocado smoothie
Avocado melon breakfast smoothie
A glass of blueberry spinach smoothie topped with blueberries
Blueberry spinach smoothie
A blue coffee mug topped with whipped cream
Cafe mocha
A glass of lemonade garnished with a lemon slice
Lemonade
A mango shake in a glass with a straw
Mango shake
A glass of orange smoothie
Orange smoothie
A glass of peanut butter banana smoothie garnished with a banana slice
Peanut butter banana smoothie

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        • Tomatillos
        • Tomatoes
        • Turnip
        • Winter squash
        • Zucchini
    • Healthy eating basics
      • Added sugars
      • Choosing beverages
      • Managing sodium intake
      • Portion size
      • Reading food labels
    • Nutrition FAQs
  • Cook
    • Food safety
    • Kitchen skills and tips
      • Cooking terms glossary
      • How to cook vegetables
      • How to freeze vegetables
      • Preparing dried beans and peas
    • Meal planning
    • Nourish: Cultural remedies
  • Move
    • Get active outdoors
      • Winter activities
      • Winter walking
    • Make a plan to get active
    • Physical activity guidelines
    • Staying active as a family
      • Nearly free family fun
    • Using a pedometer
    • Workout equipment
  • Shop
    • Farmers markets
    • Food shelves
    • Shop smart grocery guide
      • Before you shop
      • Grocery store tour
      • Unit pricing
  • Recipes
    • Recipe categories
      • Beverages
        • Avocado melon breakfast smoothie
        • Blueberry spinach smoothie
        • Cafe mocha
        • Lemonade
        • Mango shake
        • Orange smoothie
        • Peanut butter banana smoothie
      • Breads
        • Apple oatmeal muffins
        • Griddle fry bread
        • Peanut butter bread
        • Peanut butter muffins
        • Whole wheat pizza crust
      • Breakfast
        • Apple cinnamon oatmeal packets
        • Baked oatmeal
        • Banana bobs
        • Banana muffin
        • Banana pancakes
        • Banana walnut oatmeal
        • Blueberry bean muffins
        • Blueberry muffins
        • Breakfast banana split
        • Breakfast burrito
        • Broccoli cheddar frittata
        • Cheesy egg bake
        • English muffin veggie pizza
        • Fruity breakfast parfait
        • Granola
        • Lo's blueberry coffee cake
        • Magic crust quiche
        • Overnight oatmeal with berries
        • Pumpkin oatmeal
        • Rice bowl breakfast with fruit and nuts
        • Rise and shine cobbler
        • Stuffed French toast wraps
        • Veggie omelet in a mug
        • Veggie skillet eggs
      • Main dishes
        • Whole wheat pasta bake
        • Asian mango chicken wraps
        • Avocado super summer wrap
        • Baked lentils casserole
        • Baked pumpkin
        • Baked trout
        • Basic marinara sauce
        • Brown rice with sizzling chicken and vegetables
        • Burrito bowls
        • Cheesy chicken rice hotdish
        • Chicken quesadilla
        • Chicken salad
        • Chicken skillet with vegetables
        • Chicken spaghetti
        • Chicken wild rice hotdish
        • Chickpeas and spinach sauté
        • Chili
        • Citrus chicken
        • Corn tortilla quesadillas
        • Crispy oven-fried chicken
        • Curried chicken and rice
        • Curried chicken with raisins and mushrooms
        • Easy cheesy enchiladas
        • Easy macaroni goulash
        • Easy meat sauce
        • Easy meatballs
        • Egg roll in a bowl
        • Fall veggie casserole
        • Foil dinners
        • Fresh spring pasta
        • Fried noodles
        • Garden sloppy joes
        • Greens and beans soup
        • Grilled lamb salad
        • Macaroni and cheese
        • Mini salmon loaves
        • Mushroom beef sloppy joes
        • Neapolitan tuna fettucine
        • Pan roasted tilapia with tomatillo salsa
        • Pasta bolognese
        • Pasta fagioli
        • Pasta provencal
        • Picadillo
        • Pinto beans beef tacos
        • Polenta with pepper and cheese
        • Pork chop skillet
        • Potato beef casserole
        • Pumpkin chili
        • Pumpkin ricotta stuffed shells
        • Ramen noodle skillet
        • Ratatouille
        • Red bean quesadilla
        • Roast chicken
        • Salmon pasta bowl
        • Sesame noodles
        • Skillet lasagna
        • Skillet pasta dinner
        • Slow cooker lentil soup
        • Southwestern style rice bowl
        • Spaghetti with meat sauce
        • Spicy baked fish
        • Stir fried beef
        • Stuffed peppers
        • Tangy black beans and rice
        • Tuna melt burger
        • Tuna noodle hot dish
        • Tuna pasta salad
        • Turkey quesadilla
        • Vegetable chicken roll-ups
        • Veggie and rice stir-fry with chicken
        • Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce
        • Zesty bean tacos
        • Zingy lemon chicken pasta
        • Zucchini marinara bake
      • Salads
        • Apple Waldorf salad
        • Apple spinach salad
        • Broccoli grape salad
        • Carrot raisin salad
        • Citrus salad with lemon yogurt
        • Crunchy bean salad
        • Crunchy corn salad
        • Egg salad
        • Grape and cucumber salad
        • Greek salad
        • Marinated black bean salad
        • Marinated three-bean salad
        • Orange and cucumber salad
        • Pasta vegetable salad
        • Plant part salad
        • Quick and easy baked potato salad
        • Simple southwestern tuna
        • Sunshine salad
        • Taco salad
        • Tangy tuna salad
        • Three bean salad
        • Zucchini slaw
      • Seasonings and salsas
        • Bean dip
        • Black bean and corn salsa
        • Chili and spice seasoning
        • Chimichurri Sauce
        • Cowboy caviar
        • Cucumber yogurt dip
        • Farmers market salsa
        • Jicama and black bean salsa
        • Mexican seasoning
        • Pico de gallo
      • Side dishes
        • Baked potato circles
        • Baked stuffed squash
        • Baked tomato slices
        • Barley almond casserole
        • Broccoli saute
        • Confetti grain salad
        • Easy kale with bacon
        • Extreme zucchini
        • French fries
        • Green bean and mushroom medley
        • Green beans with tomatoes and basil
        • Grilled vegetable skewers
        • Instant Spanish rice
        • Lemon carrots
        • Louisiana green beans
        • Macaroni and cheese with broccoli
        • Pea pesto
        • Potato skins with buffalo chicken
        • Red beans and rice
        • Refried beans
        • Roasted pineapple
        • Roasted root vegetables
        • Savory bread pudding with kale and butternut squash
        • Scalloped potatoes
        • Sweet potato cubes
        • Sweet potato fries
        • Vegetable fried rice
        • Wild or brown rice
      • Snacks and sweets
        • Ants on a log
        • Apple cake
        • Apple crunch
        • Apple sandwiches
        • Applesauce
        • Baked apples
        • Banana ice cream
        • Berry bread pudding
        • Chickpea dip
        • Colorful fruit salad
        • Cozy Apple Bites
        • Cran-apple crisp
        • Creamy brown rice pudding
        • Crunchy Trail Mix
        • Easy rice pudding
        • Energy bites
        • Fruit and cheese kabobs
        • Fruit dip
        • Fruit pizza to go
        • Fruit salsa
        • Hearty oatmeal cookies
        • Hot and sweet watermelon
        • Ice cream in a bag
        • Kale chips
        • Ooey Gooey Chocolate Banana
        • Peach apple crisp
        • Peach crisp
        • Pumpkin chocolate muffins
        • Pumpkin pudding
        • Pumpkin surprise cupcakes
        • Spiced peach sauce
        • Spicy baked squash
        • Sweet potato and apple bake
        • Sweet potato cheesecake
        • Tortilla wraps
        • Veggie rollup
        • Very berry crisp
      • Soups
        • Black bean soup
        • Chicken noodle soup
        • Chicken rice soup
        • Mexican chicken soup
        • Two-bean chili
    • Search
  • Resources
    • Rusty's Cooking Club
    • Summer meals in a SNAP
    • Dealing with formula shortages
    • Navigating recent changes to SNAP benefits
    • Preparing a 2-week emergency food supply