FAMILYFAREfood management and recipes
FAMILYFAREfood management and recipes
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Whether you are just learning the skills of food management and good cooking or are an experienced hand in the kitchen, this booklet—prepared by USDA food and nutrition scientists—can serve you well.
It combines good eating and good nutrition. It packs the results of years of food and nutrition research into a ready handbook for everyday use. It tells how to get the nutrients you need from a variety of foods—then translates this knowledge into taste-tested recipes and well-balanced meals.
Feeding your family well takes less time and work than it used to. Today’s foods can have built-in convenience. Meals can be more varied because more food choices are available.
In this publication you’ll find—
• A daily food guide—a simple, workable presentation of the kinds and amounts of foods to have each day.• Tips on meal planning.• Helpful information on buying, storing, measuring, and using foods.• A selection of recipes—main dishes, vegetables, salads, soups, sauces, breads, sandwiches, desserts—plus variations of some of these recipes.• Menu suggestions.• A list of cooking terms.
• A daily food guide—a simple, workable presentation of the kinds and amounts of foods to have each day.
• Tips on meal planning.
• Helpful information on buying, storing, measuring, and using foods.
• A selection of recipes—main dishes, vegetables, salads, soups, sauces, breads, sandwiches, desserts—plus variations of some of these recipes.
• Menu suggestions.
• A list of cooking terms.