New! SNAP-Ed Connection Recipe Finder Build a Cookbook feature released

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Do you love browsing, collecting, and arranging new recipes? Or are you a

nutrition educator looking for a unique new way to motivate clients, class

participants or others to eat healthfully and cook more at home? Then

you’re going to appreciate the new “Build a Cookbook” feature added to the

SNAP-Ed Connection Recipe Finder! Users can create a personalized cookbook

from any of the nearly 600 low-cost, healthy recipes in the Recipe

Finder<http://recipefinder.nal.usda.gov/>,

or can choose one of the fixed cookbook options that use pre-selected

recipes from categories such as children’s favorites, older adults, or

fruit and veggie recipes.

With any cookbook you make, you can enter a cookbook title, choose a cover

design, and personalize it with your name and/or organization. Completed

cookbooks will be available as a PDF file for viewing and printing.

Nutrition educators can use the cookbooks as promotional items, classroom

incentives, or participant keepsakes. Get started building your new

cookbook today at http://recipefinder.nal.usda.gov !

*The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-Ed Connection is an

online resource system for State and local SNAP-Ed providers (

http://snap.nal.usda.gov) that includes the popular Recipe Finder database.

All recipes are nutritious and budget friendly, include cost and nutrition

information, and are available in English and Spanish. Users can search

for recipes by ingredient, recipe name, menu item and cost, as well as a

variety of other search options including audience, cooking equipment

required, and nutrition education topic. Individuals can also rate each

recipe and view ratings from others.*

L. Tobin, MS, RD

Nutrition Information Specialist

SNAP-Ed Connection/Food and Nutrition Information Center/National

Agricultural Library/USDA

http://snap.nal.usda.gov**