Recipes and Tips for Healthy, Thrifty Meals

The menus and recipes in this booklet show one way to meet nutrition recommendations from the Dietary guidelines for Americans, the USDA Food Guide Pyramid, and the 1989 Recommended Dietary Allowances. These menus and recipes specifically show ways you can cut back on fat, sugars, and salt on a limited food budget.

The list of foods and amounts used for these menus and recipes reflect the amount of food that could be used for 1 week for a four- person family with two adults and two children ages 6 to 11. Pregnant or nursing women and others with special health conditions may use these menus and recipes also, but may need additional foods or supplements.

We would like to acknowledge the contributions of the staff at the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion in the development of this publication. We also wish to recognize the invaluable contributions of the Pennsylvania State University, the contractor that developed and tested the menus, food lists and recipes. Finally, we appreciate the internal reviews conducted by the staff of the Food and Nutrition Service, the USDA Dietary Guidance Working group, the DHHS Nutrition Policy Board Committee on Dietary Guidance, and the external review conducted by the nutrition specialists with the University of Wyoming, University of Florida, and Colorado State University.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NUTRITION

Contact USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. The address is:

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
1120 20th Street, N.W.
Suite 200, North Lobby
Washington, DC 20036-3406

This publication may be purchased in single copies through the Government Printing Office at ( 202) 512-1800. Call for price.

Some nutrition materials, including this publication, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and the Food Guide Pyramid booklet, may be accessed through the CNPP website at www.usda.gov/ cnpp

For additional advice on maintaining a healthful diet, you may contact your county extension home economist (Cooperative Extension System), or a nutrition professional in your local health department, hospital, American Red Cross, dietetic association, or private practice.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color , national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital or family status. (Not all bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720- 2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer .

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