Find recipes for low-cost, tasty meals that everyone in your family will enjoy.
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08/29/2025
Fire up the grill this Labor Day weekend with a deliciously affordable twist! These Black Bean Burgers from Celebrate Your Plate are packed with flavor, easy on your wallet, and perfect for feeding a crowd.
Save money, eat well, and celebrate the long weekend with something everyone will love. Celebrate Your Plate
Stay cool with the refreshing Watermelon Summer Salad recipe from ! This dish combines juicy watermelon, crisp cucumbers, tangy feta cheese, and a hint of mint for the perfect balance of sweet and savory.
Meet your new favorite way to enjoy watermelon.
08/25/2025
Ready for the fall? There's still time to sign up for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program this year and get $50 on fresh fruits and veggies from Ohio as the weather starts to cool down.
Learn more: aging.ohio.gov/sfmnp
08/22/2025
Make the last of your Summer EBT dollars sweet and healthy! Celebrate the season with Celebrate Your Plate’s blueberry pancakes — fluffy, fruity, and budget-friendly.
Perfect for breakfast or a fun family treat, this recipe is kid-approved and easy on your wallet.
No fridge? No problem! From jerky to canned tuna, hard cheeses to nuts and seeds, here are safer school lunch options that don’t need to be kept cold.
08/22/2025
This week's recipe is courtesy of and features various chopped veggies. This Summer Salsa recipe is refreshing and full of flavor and color! This salsa pairs well with tacos, burrito bowls, or even on it's own as an afternoon snack. Serve with veggies, chips, or make your own home-made tortilla chips using your whole grain WIC benefits. Try it out and let us know what you think!
It’s back to school season! Keep the kids busy and moving with these fun activities.
08/20/2025
Watermelon is 92% water, so it is very satisfying in the summer heat! Enjoy one of the fruits of the season by making a fruit salad or cutting it into wedges. Pick one up today using your WIC benefits!
08/19/2025
The Roasted Rosemary Chicken will be your new favorite sheet pan recipe! Just toss your favorite vegetables in a blend of spices and add to the oven.
Simple but satisfying, tender and moist oven-roasted rosemary chicken delivers mouthwatering flavor.
08/15/2025
Recently, Ohio SNAP-Ed staff members, Patty and Travis, attended a local back to school event in Jackson Country. They brought the MENU (Mobile Nutrition Education Unit) and made CYP Egg Roll in a Bowl for participants.
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Ohio SNAP-Ed is a community nutrition education program whose purpose is to promote healthy eating for Ohioans living with limited incomes. SNAP-Ed promotes healthy lifestyles with direct nutrition education and other community based approaches. SNAP-Ed, together with Ohio Department of Public Health, Ohio Department of Aging, Ohio Department of Education, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Mid-Ohio Food Bank, and EFNEP,have launched a new social marketing campaign called Celebrate Your Plate. This engaging campaign promotes higher intakes of fruits and vegetables through a variety of print and digital materials, such as colorful recipe cards, videos, window slicks, and an interactive website.
About 70% of families do not consume the recommended daily requirement of fruits and vegetables and this is particularly true for low-income families. In addition, 31% of Ohioans are considered obese. Diets high in fruits and vegetables have been associated with reduced risk of chronic diseases including obesity.
In 2017, Ohio SNAP-Ed reached almost 400,000 adults, teens and young children. After participating in SNAP-Ed direct education classes, participants reported an increase in:
Eating fruits daily
Eating vegetables daily
Being physically active regularly
Having confidence in preparing meals at home
Being able to cook meals on a budget
The Celebrate Your Plate campaign complements SNAP-Ed’s direct education nutrition efforts. We strive to provide Ohioans with quality, evidence-based nutrition education programs that feature fun, fresh, and exciting ways to improve their nutrition and increase fruit and vegetable consumption.
