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Easy Healthy Recipes

Cooking at home doesn't have to be hard! We've compiled a few simple recipes using lots of fresh fruits and veggies that you and your family will actually want to eat.

Check out the Main Dishes for a super easy Stir Fry. Like French fries? Try Baked Sweet Potato Fries with this three-step trick. If you like Applesauce, you've gotta try Rhubarb Sauce. And want to make something for your sweet tooth? Look for the brownie recipe that sneaks in something healthy, and you're kids won't even notice!

Main Dishes
Vegetable Dishes
Fruit Dishes
Baked Goods and Desserts

Point of Decision Prompts

re:TH!NK has made it easy and fun to encourage kids to eat healthy! Point of decision prompts help give people a reminder to make the healthy choice. Hang them up where an unhealthy choice could occur (like near the refrigerator or snack cupboard). Click the two links below for printable, kid-friendly point of decision prompts.

Kids Fruit Prompts
Kids Vegetable Prompts

Find Fresh and Healthy Foods

Cooking healthy at home can be easy with our Nutrtion Asset Map. Learn what nutrition resources are available in Winnebago County. This asset map includes listings for farmers markets, direct market producers, community gardens, meal sites, food pantries, and local food suppliers.

If eating out is more your style, check out the Fox Cities and Oshkosh Healthy Dining Guide created by Affinity Wellness and Preventative Services. The Healthy Dining Guide was developed as a resource for healthy dining options. For each participating restaurant you will find a list of their healthiest menu options and money-saving coupons.


Use our new Winnebago County Food Map to find locations that have fresh fruits and vegetables all year long.
Red locations carry a small selection, yellow locations carry a moderate selection, and green locations carry a large selection. Purple locations are food pantries and SHARE pick-up sites.

Click on any of the locations for more information on hours, low-income assitance acceptance, and locally grown and organic availablity. Use the (+) and (-) on the left side to zoom in and out. Scroll down below the map and click "View Winnebago County Food Map in a large map" to see a listing of all locations.

If you notice an error or would like a location added, please contact us at rethink @ co.winnebago.wi.us.




View Winnebago County Food Map in a larger map

Thank you to Josue Flores, 2011 summer AHEC intern for the Winnebago County Health Department, for his assistance in creating the food map.