Try to meet the recommendations for fruits and vegetables, the food groups most often lacking in the diets of adults and children.

Filling a quart jar with a variety of veggies, fruits, protein and grains can provide you with a balanced meal.

You can make a lot of different menu items with zucchini.

We all can benefit from stocking our refrigerators with healthful snacks.

Make sure to include food from at least three food groups in your celebrations.

Dehydration has been a method of preserving food since early in history.

Candy and other sweetened treats usually provide calories without significant amounts of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.

Strengthening our muscles, we can reduce body fat and maintain or potentially reduce our blood pressure.

Half of the people who responded to a national phone survey said they use social media, such as Facebook, to learn about food.

In many ways, the diet is very similar to the “MyPlate” recommendations.