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Healthy Eating

You can make easy changes to you or your family's eating habits that support health at every stage of life. Healthy eating goes hand-in-hand with an active lifestyle, so be sure you're giving your body the right fuel.

Watch this video to learn more about active living healthy eating on a budget: English | Español | Lus Hmoob | Soomaali

  • Men

    Feel better and get more energy from the foods you eat.

  • Older Adults

    Maximize your health by choosing foods rich in nutrients as your body grows older.

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Healthy Eating Basics — Review the basics of a balanced diet.

The Recipe Box — Quick, simple recipes using easy-to-find ingredients that work in even the tightest budget.

MyPlate on MidDay Moment — Short video, featuring Extension Educator Kathleen Lovett, introduces the MyPlate dietary guidelines.

Active Living — Keep your body moving daily in big and small ways to maintain or improve your health.

Healthy & Fit on the Go — Great ideas to stay healthy and fit when away from home.

Dealing with Stress: A Web-based Educational Series — Free online workshops on stress. Includes a workshop on managing the physical effects of stress through exercise and nutrition.

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Simply Good Eating — Classes that help people with limited income discover how to make healthy food choices while stretching food dollars and be more active.

Nutrition for the Underserved: The Implications — Results from focus groups with limited resource individuals. Highlights implications for four different cultural groups.

Cooking Matters™ Minnesota — Hands-on, cooking-based nutrition education programs that help low-income families prepare healthy and tasty meals.

ChooseMyPlate.govUnited States Department of Agriculture — MyPlate resources, dietary guidelines, and online tools to help you and your family eat a balanced diet.

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