Celebrate a World of Flavors

Celebrate a World of Flavors
(National Nutrition Month 2022)

In 2022, National Nutrition month celebrated a world of flavors.

We asked our families to submit pictures and stories about their favorite foods. Look below to see what people sent in.

Here are some foods our families are making at home!

Herbed chicken with roasted veggies

This is my favorite air fryer chicken recipe. Just add the seasoning you love, I usually do garlic, Adobo, italian, salt pepper and air whole chicken. It comes out so delicious. I pair it with our favorite veggies. And a toasted (in air fryer) baguette.

Esta es mi receta favorita de pollo con freidora. Simplemente agregue el condimento que ama, generalmente hago ajo, Adobo, italiano, sal, pimienta y pollo entero al aire. Sale tan delicioso. Lo combino con nuestras verduras favoritas. Y una baguette tostada (en freidora).

Sancocho

This dish is called “Sancocho”, its a hearty dished that can be made a number of ways with different root vegetables such as, potatoes, yuca, malanga, batata, and other vegetables such as onion, bell peppers, corn and so many other options. This is all mixed and stewed with beef and other meats if desired. I personally love to use ox tail, which after hours of stewing falls right apart. I serve my sancocho over colored or white rice and always top with a fresh avocado. This dish is a labor of love and in my house hold is a favorite.

Este plato se llama “Sancocho”, es un plato sustancioso que se puede hacer de varias maneras con diferentes tubérculos como papa, yuca, malanga, batata y otros vegetales como cebolla, pimiento, choclo y muchos otros. opciones Todo esto se mezcla y se guisa con carne de res y otras carnes si se desea. Personalmente, me encanta usar rabo de buey, que después de horas de guisado se desmorona. Sirvo mi sancocho sobre arroz de color o blanco y siempre cubro con un aguacate fresco. Este plato es un trabajo de amor y en mi casa es el favorito.

Steak with vegetables

I cook steak for our family with a special seasoning. I like trying new recipes when I can!

Cocino bistec para nuestra familia con un condimento especial. Me gusta probar nuevas recetas cuando puedo!

Homemade chicken wings

Homemade chicken wings with 4 different flavors
[We also like to eat] pepperoni and cheese stuffed crescents, mini dogs wrapped in crescents and home made Mac and cheese and bread sticks

Alitas de pollo caseras con 4 sabores diferentes
[También nos gusta comer] medias lunas rellenas de pepperoni y queso, perros pequeños envueltos en medias lunas y macarrones con queso y palitos de pan caseros

Italian sausage rigatoni in tomato sauce

Rigatoni de salchicha italiana en salsa de tomate

Broccoli and rice

Sofia loves her broccoli 🥦 rice she enjoy it every time she ask for her broccoli 🥦 and say mom buy lots broccoli for me to eat.

Sofía ama su arroz con brócoli 🥦, lo disfruta cada vez que pide su brócoli 🥦 y dice que mamá compre mucho brócoli para que yo coma.

Banana bread from Ecuador

I am from Ecuador and in my region, which is the coast, it is a tradition to make banana bread, so I really like to make this bread with wholemeal flour, raisins, walnuts, almonds, and the other ingredients. In my house they like it a lot.

Soy de Ecuador y en mi región que es la costa es tradicion hacer pan de guineo (banana) entonces me gusta mucho hacer este pan con harina integral, pasas, nueces, almendras y los demás ingredientes. En mi casa les gusta mucho.

Fruit plate

Our favorite fruits, practicing for Easter!

Nuestras frutas favoritas, practicando para Semana Santa!

Thai chicken lettuce wrap

Thai chicken lettuce wrap topped with pickled onion, avocado and cilantro lime drizzle.... This is the type of meal that is simple yet bursting with flavor. Hands down my favorite meal this week. #ZoomIn

Envoltura de lechuga con pollo tailandés cubierta con cebolla en escabeche, aguacate y una llovizna de cilantro y lima.... Este es el tipo de comida que es simple pero llena de sabor. Sin duda, mi comida favorita esta semana.

Banana leaf with meat

In my country, the banana leaf was generally used in the countryside to be able to take the different meals to work due to the lack of refractories, now it is a typical dish and much desired by locals and foreigners

En mi país, generalmente en el campo se utilizaba la hoja de platano para poder llevar las diferentes comidas al trabajo a falta de refractarios, ahora es un plato típico y muy apetecido por propios y extranjeros

Taco salad

Taco salad is a favorite in our house, we love the different combos you can make and to be able to personalize ours, here’s my bowl!

La ensalada de taco es una de las favoritas en nuestra casa, nos encantan las diferentes combinaciones que puedes hacer y poder personalizar la nuestra, ¡aquí está mi tazón!

Mexican red enchiladas

Classic homemade authentic Mexican Red Enchiladas. My family's favorite!

Clásicas y auténticas enchiladas rojas mexicanas caseras. ¡El favorito de mi familia!

Stuffed deviled eggs

Lunch. Stuffed Deviled eggs! Boiled eggs, center mixed with mayo, and salt and pepper. I added to each one slice of ham and turkey, half tomato, little piece of lettuce, and a piece of cheese cut in 4th.

Almuerzo. ¡Huevos rellenos endiablados! Huevos cocidos, centro mezclado con mayonesa, sal y pimienta. A cada una le añadí loncha de jamón y pavo, medio tomate, trocito de lechuga, y un trozo de queso cortado en 4ta.

Mofongo with chicken empanadas

My kids love mofongo wit empanada chicken

A mis hijas les encanta el mofongo con pollo empanada.

Warak (stuffed grape leaves)

This is a Palestinian dish called “warak”. It’s grape leaves stuffed with rice and meat

Este es un plato palestino llamado “warak”. Son hojas de parra rellenas de arroz y carne

Lentil soup

We love lentils because they contain important benefits for our body such as protein, fiber and many other things as a family we like healthy food

Nos encantan las lentejas porque contienen beneficios importantes a nuestro cuerpo como proteina fibra y muchas cosas mas en familia nos gusta la comida saludable

Tacos Dorados

“Tacos dorados “ with Spanish rice and lettuce, cheese, and green salsa is our favorite food is a típico Mexican food

"Tacos dorados" con arroz español y lechuga, queso y salsa verde es nuestra comida favorita es una comida típica mexicana

Air fried veggie chips

I always making fries, chicken, pork, sweet potatoes or fried eggplant my kids love it. I am about to buy me an air fryer because it’s more healthy my for baby’s not to much oil my cousin always talking that I should get one for the kids.

Siempre hago papas fritas, pollo, cerdo, batatas o berenjenas fritas, a mis hijos les encanta. Estoy a punto de comprarme una freidora porque es más saludable, mi bebé no tiene mucho aceite, mi prima siempre dice que debería comprar una para los niños.

Here are some other foods our families like to make!

Green noodles with steak is our favorite dish at home not only because the green sauce is made with spinach and basil, but also because it has cheese and is accompanied by meat. Vegetables, lactose and protein in one dish <3

Fried chicken strips. My 4 kids like chicken strips from Canes. I have been trying to reach the correct crispness, freshness and coating.

Mississippi Pot Roast is our favorite Sunday dinner.

I love to air fry my chicken in the air fryer and add pasta or rice.

We love to eat beans, burger, with lots of fixings. It uses a lot of variety of nutrients!

With very small kids will not eat a lasagna from a pan. So I took a spin on it and made lasagna rolls instead.

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