​Planning meals in advance can save time, money, and stress. It also gives you more control over the nutritional content of your meals. A healthy eating plan also will lower your risk for heart disease and other health conditions.

​Resources

• Organizing your shopping list 
  
• Understanding the nutrition facts label
  
• Eating healthy on a budget
  
• Buying affordable vegetables and fruits
  
• Tips to simplify meal preparation
  
  

Personalized Food Plans 

Use MyPlate Plan to determine what and how much to eat within your calorie allowance. Need some ideas? Refer to this sample 2000 calorie menu.
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Healthy Recipes

• Baked apple and sweet potato
• Oven roasted sweet potato
• Sweet potato and spinach vindaloo
• Eurest Teaching Kitchen
  
• ​​Other delicious healthy recipes (NHLBI)​
  

​Want to know the amount of each food group you need daily? Enter your information to receive a customized Daily Food Plan.​​

​Make a shopping list based on your weekly meal plan and use the nutrition facts label on products to help guide your selections.