Recipes

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

Super-Food Recipes Packed with Phytonutrients
Phytochemicals are nutrients from plants that promote health, antioxidants are a form of phytochemicals. Try these recipes to get super-foods packed with phytonutrients into your diet.

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

"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.

"Recipes for Osteoporosis" - "Bone healthy" recipes from University of Illinois Extension.

Last updated June 21, 2024