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# Back to School Ideas and Easy Family Dinners
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/back_to_school_ideas_family_dinners_0918140829/
- Published: 2014-09-18T21:22:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T15:54:16.000Z
- Description: A seasonal newsletter pointing readers to the Million Hearts Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Resource Center, which offers heart-healthy recipes, grocery shopping tips for parents, a 28-day calorie-controlled meal plan with printable shopping list, and quick weeknight family meals.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Heart Healthy Recipes, Recipes & Dining, #vivvo-import

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Fall 2014

Although the weather is cooling off and children are back in school, the end of summer should not mean an end to healthy eating and physical activity efforts. Fall is the perfect time to focus on health before the hectic winter holidays. Need help? [Visit the Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Resource Center](http://recipes.millionhearts.hhs.gov/?utm%5Fsource=Recipes%5FLifestyle%5FNewsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=healthy%5Feating%5Flifestyle%5Fcenter&utm%5Fcampaign=fall%5F2014) on the Million Hearts® website. You’ll find hundreds of delicious, heart-healthy recipes as well as fresh tips for improving your diet. You can even download a calorie-controlled, 28-day heart-healthy meal plan with a printable shopping list. 

Explore new [recipes and resources](http://recipes.millionhearts.hhs.gov/?utm%5Fsource=Recipes%5FLifestyle%5FNewsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=new%5Frecipes%5Fresources&utm%5Fcampaign=fall%5F2014). In the meantime, here’s a taste of what you’ll find:

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## Fresh Ideas

[![Picture of various vegetables and grains on a table](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f5/c2/f5c28c07-f2c7-440d-8161-125a09d9bc91/content/images/2026/08/52104e2e650348b99a29192dd8e043a2b1e5a773.jpg)](http://recipes.millionhearts.hhs.gov/articles/how-choose-best-foods-your-kids-store?utm%5Fsource=Recipes%5FLifestyle%5FNewsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=how%5Fto%5Fchoose%5Fbest%5Ffoods%5Ffor%5Fkids&utm%5Fcampaign=fall%5F2014)

## [How to Choose the Best Foods for Your Kids at the Grocery Store](http://recipes.millionhearts.hhs.gov/articles/how-choose-best-foods-your-kids-store?utm%5Fsource=Recipes%5FLifestyle%5FNewsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=how%5Fto%5Fchoose%5Fbest%5Ffoods%5Ffor%5Fkids&utm%5Fcampaign=fall%5F2014)

Make grocery time easy with these fresh tips for keeping kids happy and healthy.

[Read More ](http://recipes.millionhearts.hhs.gov/articles/how-choose-best-foods-your-kids-store?utm%5Fsource=Recipes%5FLifestyle%5FNewsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=how%5Fto%5Fchoose%5Fbest%5Ffoods%5Ffor%5Fkids&utm%5Fcampaign=fall%5F2014)\>

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## Featured Recipes

[![Sushi](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f5/c2/f5c28c07-f2c7-440d-8161-125a09d9bc91/content/images/2026/08/607dcdcc7aa990a06d1f814042591c18e5427cc3.jpg)](http://recipes.millionhearts.hhs.gov/recipes/pizza-roll?utm%5Fsource=Recipes%5FLifestyle%5FNewsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=pizza%5Froll%5Fup&utm%5Fcampaign=fall%5F2014)

## [Pizza Roll-Up](http://recipes.millionhearts.hhs.gov/recipes/pizza-roll?utm%5Fsource=Recipes%5FLifestyle%5FNewsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=pizza%5Froll%5Fup&utm%5Fcampaign=fall%5F2014)

Make lunch fun again with these 10-minute kid-friendly wraps.

[Find More Healthy Recipes](http://recipes.millionhearts.hhs.gov/recipes?utm%5Fsource=Recipes%5FLifestyle%5FNewsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=find%5Fmore%5Fhealthy%5Frecipes&utm%5Fcampaign=fall%5F2014) \>

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| [Healthy Weeknight Meals for Busy Families ](http://recipes.millionhearts.hhs.gov/slideshows/healthy-weeknight-meals-busy-families?utm%5Fsource=Recipes%5FLifestyle%5FNewsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=healthy%5Fweeknight%5Fmeals&utm%5Fcampaign=fall%5F2014) Make these family-friendly recipes in 30 minutes or less. [See the Recipe Slideshow ](http://recipes.millionhearts.hhs.gov/slideshows/healthy-weeknight-meals-busy-families?utm%5Fsource=Recipes%5FLifestyle%5FNewsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=healthy%5Fweeknight%5Fmeals&utm%5Fcampaign=fall%5F2014)\> |  | [![Breaded cutlets and broccoli](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f5/c2/f5c28c07-f2c7-440d-8161-125a09d9bc91/content/images/2026/08/32061b4fa88b45ecac3658897ad09c56950978bc.jpg)](http://recipes.millionhearts.hhs.gov/slideshows/healthy-weeknight-meals-busy-families?utm%5Fsource=Recipes%5FLifestyle%5FNewsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=healthy%5Fweeknight%5Fmeals&utm%5Fcampaign=fall%5F2014) |
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