Family Meals Easy, Tasty, and HealthyTricia KinnellArizona Nutrition NetworkYuma County Public Health Services District

Who are you? Ages of your children? What would you like to learn?

Planning ahead to make meals easier, tastier, healthier, faster, and less expensive

Shopping and buying low-cost foods to make and serve in a hurry

Using time saving tips when cooking meals

Involving your children in making meals Learn from each other

How do you decide what to make for Dinner?

How do you make a quick meal? How do you make a healthy meal? What are your favorite low-cost

foods?

What meal ideas does this poster give you?

Add vegetables to a favorite low-cost food like packaged macaroni and cheese

On the weekend make a double recipe of a casserole and freeze it for next week.

Wash and trim vegetables or make fruit salad a few hours or the day before your meal

Microwave, broil, or stir fry

Salads with canned tuna, chicken, or beans Cold sandwiches Raw vegetables with low-fat yogurt or dip

Make a list Check store salesBuy store brands

Help pick fruits and vegetables Give everyone a job

Colors, letters, numbers Read labels, compare prices Weigh fruits and vegetables

May take longer but will teach kids life skills

and healthy habits that will last a life time

Pick two different foods How would you use these foods to

make a snack or meal May include what you have already at

home

Set the table Pick what vegetables or fruit Help measure Help stir Pick a new food to try

May take longer but will teach kids life skills and healthy habits that will last a life time

Look for recipes that use only five to seven ingredients

One dish meals Plan Use a Crock pot to cook less expensive

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