Treat your kitchen as if it is your own family restaurant. Make the most of your budget and ensure your family eats well by planning your meals for the week. Start with finding recipes your family will enjoy. Then, get the kids involved by having them help you select recipes too. Finally, plan your shopping list and start cooking.

Here are some recipe sites we like that offer healthy, easy to make and affordable recipes.

Mitten Eats

This is SNAP-Ed at Michigan Fitness Foundation’s collection of recipes to inspire and support healthy eating, and where Michigan grown fruits and vegetables take center stage. Geared to those on a limited budget, you and your kids may already be familiar with Mitten Eats and tasted some of the recipes prepared by nutrition educators in schools, food pantries, food stores, farmers markets, and community sites such as churches, senior centers, and health fairs. All recipes are based on the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

MyPlate Kitchen

MyPlate Kitchen is an interactive tool to help with healthy meal planning, cooking, and grocery shopping. The site features a searchable database of healthy recipes, and options to create a cookbook, shopping list, and share recipes on social media. This one-stop shop features recipe collections from MyPlate and other USDA programs to plan tasty meals that meet health and nutrition goals.