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Go deeper with these carefully curated collections of fruit and veggie stories.

Mushroom Beef Sloppy Joes Recipe

Make Half Your Plate Fruits & Veggies Chopped mushrooms, when sautéed, blend seamlessly with ground meats. Swapping or adding mushrooms to a recipe c…
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Make This Plate: Sloppy Joes

Make Half Your Plate Fruits & Veggies MyPlate Challenge: Show us how you’re following the MyPlate guidelines and make one of these plates (or anoth…
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Adventures at the Apple Orchard

Each fall I encourage families to go to their local farm or orchard and take advantage of the in-season, local produce while having some autumn fun.  This yea…
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Grape and Cashew Salad Sandwich Recipe

Make Half Your Plate Fruits & Veggies The creamy and tangy goodness of low-fat cottage cheese is the perfect balance to sweet grapes and cashews. Enjo…
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Make this Plate: Salad Sandwich

Make Half Your Plate Fruits & Veggies. MyPlate Challenge: Show us how you’re following the MyPlate guidelines and make one of these plates (or anot…
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Make This Plate: Chicken Salad

Make Half Your Plate Fruits & Veggies MyPlate Challenge: Show us how you’re following the MyPlate guidelines and make one of these plates (or anoth…
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Healthy Menu Ideas for Fall: Menu 30

This healthy menu is based on a daily 2,000 calorie recommendation. Depending on your age, sex, and physical activity level, your calorie recommendation may va…
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Host a Healthy Halloween Party

Halloween is just a few weeks away and it seems like each year more parents are opting for different activities than the usual trick-or-treating.  In many cas…
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Healthy Menu Ideas for Fall: Menu 29

This healthy menu is based on a daily 2,000 calorie recommendation. Depending on your age, sex, and physical activity level, your calorie recommendation may va…
2 min read