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Welcome to Cook It Quick!Cook It Quick's goal is to make you “hungry for healthy food” by offering tips and delicious, quick-to-prepare, inexpensive recipes. Preparing these recipes and using the tips will help you increase consumption of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products. At the same time, you will reduce sodium, solid fats, and calories. Food safety tips are included. ~ Alice Henneman, MS, RD Questions or Comments? Email Alice Henneman | |
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Cook It Quick Tips (hundreds of ideas!) | |
Advanced Preparation of Foods | |
| Cook It Quick in ActionRecipes and Meal Ideas |
| Cooking SchoolBasic How-to's, Methods for Meats/Poultry/Eggs, Baking, Cooking with Grains and Dry Beans |
Finding Time when your Plate is too Full | |
| Kitchen HelpersTools, Tips, Substitutions, Recipe Conversions, Temperatures and More! |
| Cook It Quick... and Safe!Food Safety Tips for All Kinds of Situations, from our Food Safety pages. |
Quick Links to Popular Cook It Quick Articles
- Ingredient substitutions
- Temperature conversion: Fahrenheit and Celsius
- Interpreting can sizes (Number 2, 303, etc.)
- Reducing recipe size
- Refreezing thawed meat
- Cleaning the kitchen cupboard - toss or save? pdf
- Toasting nuts
- Dry beans
- Brown rice
- Olive oil salad dressing
- Freezing onions
- How to choose kitchen tools pdf
- Recommended cooking temperatures pdf
- How to cook ahead ... safely! pdf
Features
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(Updated May 20, 2013)
Newsletters:
- Healthy Bites Newsletter
May: Beef Month - Cook It Quick Newsletter
June Issue - Food Reflections Newsletter
December Issue: 9 Tips for Staying Active over the Winter Holidays - Walk Nebraska Newsletter
May 2013: Healthy Recipes Easy to Find
Blogs:
- Making HealthierRDecisions
- Nutrition Know How Blog
(A new tip posted weekly) - Discover Foods Blog
(a new tip posted weekly) - Cook It Quick Blog
(published 1 -2 times/month) - A Runner Eats
(Written by a dietitian/former Univ. of Nebraska All-American runner)
Other:
- Food, Nutrition & Health by the Month Calendar
(March Issue)
- Food Fun for Young Kids (Pinterest)
- Easy (& Healthy!) Everyday Recipes (Pinterest)
- "Choose MyPlate" Update (video)
- 4-Day Throw Away (food safety app)
- Choose MYPlate: Selected Consumer Messages (free PowerPoint and online slide show)
- Test Your Salt Savvy (quiz)