Healthy Recipe Tasting Essentials
Thank you for your interest in receiving supplies and resources to support healthy recipe tastings in your community.
Food tastings provide the opportunity for participants to sample healthy, budget-friendly recipes and try new foods. Tasting activities can help increase familiarity with ingredients and encourage participants to prepare healthy meals at home. Providing a copy of the healthy recipe alongside the tasting can encourage participants to recreate the recipe and incorporate new foods into their family meals.
The Healthy Recipe Essentials package can help organizations that engage community members in hands-on learning activities and are looking for ways to promote healthy eating through food tastings and recipe demonstrations. Tastings can be incorporated into a variety of community settings such as food pantries, community events, health fairs, farmers markets, schools, and other programs that promote healthy eating.
Creating space
Folding table, tablecloth, extension cord, power strip
Cooking & preparing
Aprons, blender, chopper, can openers, grater, colander, cutting boards, skillet, crockpot, food processor, knives, measuring cups, mixing bowls, salad spinner
Serving
Serving utensils, hot pads, trays, tea towel, hot pads, tongs
Educating
A-frame chalkboard & pens, hanging recipe holder, stand up document display, portable dry erase board & pens, fruit and vegetable posters & signs
Transporting & storing
Wagon, storage containers (large & small), cleaning supplies, hot/cold packs, clips
Reinforcing
Take-home items for program participants that reinforce related education messages and support healthy behaviors at home
These items are optional add-ons to supplement the Healthy Recipe Tasting Essentials package
Air fryer
To prepare items usually requiring oil in a healthier way
Pressure cooker
Rapid cooking for items that typically take more time such as beans, grains, and starchy vegetables
Toaster oven
Compact oven for more complex recipes that require baking