Here you’ll find a growing collection of cooking videos created especially for health educators and the audiences they serve. Each video features delicious, healthful recipes that are budget-minded, practical, and enjoyable, from quick snacks and fresh salads to comforting soups, satisfying entrées, simple desserts, and refreshing beverages. Beyond the recipes themselves, our focus is on building real-world cooking skills—the kind that help people gain confidence in the kitchen, cook more often at home, and make nourishing choices that last a lifetime.
Salade Nicoise
This delicious and flavorful Nicoise salad is based on potatoes, hard boiled eggs, green beans and lettuce. We have an easy modern version here.
Lower Your Sodium Basics - 90 Seconds
Think most of your sodium comes from the salt shaker? Think again. In under 2 minutes, discover where the sodium in your diet really comes from — and it might surprise you. Most people consume 2 to 3 times more sodium than they need each day. Over time, this can raise blood pressure, leading to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, and even dementia.
Asian Slaw
Here is a super delicious Asian slaw recipe that goes well with grilled or baked chicken or fish. Or serve with grilled tofu for a vegetarian option.
Breakfast “Sundae”
This easy breakfast is prepared in under a minute and can easily be a healthy, daily staple. I call it a breakfast sundae because you scoop Greek yogurt and top it with old fashioned rolled oats, honey, and fresh berries. Just like making a sundae only you use whole healthy ingredients.
Meatless Lentil Soup With Kale, Potatoes, and Mushrooms
This hearty soup cooks in 30 minutes. Lentils don't need soaking, providing a wealth of nutrients and fiber. The variety of veggies, including mushrooms, curly kale, carrots, and potatoes, make the soup an entire meal that is great for a weeknight.
Meatless Stir-fry with Tofu and Cashews Video
The trick to a good stir fry meal is to get everything ready ahead of time and to have a wok cooking over ample heat so the items are crisp-tender.
Meatless City Tacos With Walnut Filling
These tacos are delicious and easy, especially if you prep the ingredients ahead of time.
Jack Fruit Sliders
Jack Fruit Sliders taste so delicious with their spicy sauce and “pulled” jack fruit. The filling is like pulled pork with a sloppy joe sauce. Except it is meat-free. This dish goes together in about 20 minutes. Enjoy!
How to Use A Knife
Here is a demonstration on how to purchase a knife for your kitchen and how to use a knife. It’s easy!