Visit these websites for quick recipes, meal planning tips, how-to videos and more!
- MHealthy Recipe Finder - Find MHealthy approved recipes
- Allrecipes - Recipes for all occasions with many ways to search, allrecipes.com
- Delish Knowledge - Plant-based recipes and articles on eating more plant-based foods.
- American Heart Association Recipes - Heart healthy recipes from the American Heart Association, recipes.heart.org
- Fruits & Veggies - More Matters - Complete information for fruits and vegetables including menus and shopping lists
- Epicurious - Create your own menus and a lot of expert advice
- The Vegetarian Resource Group - Vegetarian and vegan recipes and shopping tips
- Diabetes Food Hub - Diabetes-friendly recipes along with other helpful articles
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Delicious Heart Healthy Recipes - Help with basic cooking instructions as well as a variety of healthy ethnic recipes and family meals
- Old Ways - Variety of ethnic recipes, shopping and, cooking tips
- Iowa State University ExtenSion and Outreach - Spend Smart. Eat Smart. - Budget-friendly meal plans, recipes, and aisle-by-aisle tips
- Cooking Classes
- MHealthy Cooking Classes - Free
- Experience Cooking - Farmington Hills
- Schoolcraft College - Culinary School, Livonia
- Sur La Table - Troy and Ann Arbor
- Williams-Sonoma - Multiple venues
Meal planning apps
These apps assist with customized meal planning and shopping lists. Most allow you to filter recipes by dietary and taste preferences. Some may require a fee.
- Menu Planner (only available for Apple products)
- Mealime
- MealBoard (only available for Apple products)
- Paprika
- Real Plans
Meal Delivery Services
Meal delivery options have expanded over the years. Choices from ready to heat and eat meals to partially-prepped meals are available from different companies. Here are some popular choices with a variety of features. Most require a weekly subscription but usually do allow to skip weeks or cancel at any time. Do some research to discover which one is right for you!
- What’s Cooking Ann Arbor: Provides pre-made meals, multiple pick-up locations or delivery on orders over $50. whatscookinga2.com
- Hello Fresh: Meals take about 30 minutes to prepare with easy to follow instructions. hellofresh.com
- Blue Apron: 100 plus meal options each week, including many vegetarian choices. Variety of meal options from standard to oven ready with easy to follow instructions. blueapron.com
- Home Chef: Can opt for weekly, bi-weekly or monthly subscription. Variety of meal options from standard to oven ready taking as little as 15 minutes to cook. homechef.com
- Dinnerly: A lower cost option that uses fewer ingredients and simpler recipes ready in less than 30 minutes. 100 plus recipes to choose from each week. dinnerly.com
- Every Plate: A lower cost option using simple ingredients with less packaging for easy to prepare recipes. everyplate.com
- Factor: Ready to heat and eat single serve meals focused on your identified wellness goals. Subscription includes a free consultation with a Registered Dietitian. factor75.com
- CookUnity: Ready to heat and eat, fresh, never frozen meals created by award-winning chefs. Caters to a variety of meal and dietary preferences. cookunity.com
This is for informational purposes only.
These websites, apps and meal services are not all-inclusive and may change since the time this handout was created.