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    • Emergency Resources
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  • High Elevation Food Preparation & Preservation

    Elevation matters!
    From baking to home canning, altitude adjustments are important for quality and/or safety.

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  • Colorado Grown Produce

    It’s time for gardening and farmers’ markets! Tips on nutrition, safe handling, and more ways to enjoy Colorado grown produce.

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  • Nutrition & Health

    Learn how to optimize your health.

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  • Food Safety

    From farm or garden to table,
    do your part to ensure food is safe.

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  • Nutrients

    Find nutrition facts, food sources of specific nutrients, and other helpful information aimed at helping you build a healthy diet!

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  • Food

    Find information on a variety of foods and tips for use.

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Featured Category – Greens

A picture of a large kale leaf

Cruciferous Vegetables

Fresh small leaf spinach in a pile.

Colorado Spinach

Bright green salad greens, uncut.

Salad Greens

Green lettuce

Leafy Greens

Collard greens in a pile.

Cooking Greens

Asian Greens

Featured Videos

How to get more fiber in your diet video

How to Get More Fiber in Your Diet

lemony white bean dip, on a plate with cut vegetables, including broccoli, red bell pepper and cucumber.

Lemony White Bean Dip

Crispy brussel sprouts in bowl with spoon.

Crispy Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic and Honey

Baked portabella fries with marina sauce on a table.

Baked Portabella Fries

Massaged kale salad topped with shredded parmesan.

Massaged Kale Salad with Garlic and Lemon

Shakshuka in a pan, paired with crispy bread and topped with feta cheese and cilantro.

Shakshuka

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What's the only thing that can make a chickpea salad even cooler? Packing it for lunch in a Mason jar! 🤩 Head to FoodSmart to get the recipes for the three simple, fiber- and protein-packed salads in this photo (like the Chickpea Waldorf Salad in the middle!), link in bio. Bonus: You can make all your colleagues jealous when you show up to lunch with this. Or, you can simply savor these healthy recipes at home. Photo by PhD student @alegumeaday #FoodSmartColorado #CSUExtension #LovePulses #Pulses #Beans #Legumes #Fiber #Protein #HealthyEating #Recipe #Recipes #Healthy #Nutrition #PlantBased #Vegetarian #BeanSalad #ChickpeaSalad #Chickpeas #GarbanzoBeans #MasonJar #MasonJars #MasonJarSalad #MasonJarSalads #WaldorfSalad
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What's the only thing that can make a chickpea salad even cooler? Packing it for lunch in a Mason jar! 🤩 Head to FoodSmart to get the recipes for the three simple, fiber- and protein-packed salads in this photo (like the Chickpea Waldorf Salad in the middle!), link in bio. Bonus: You can make all your colleagues jealous when you show up to lunch with this. Or, you can simply savor these healthy recipes at home. Photo by PhD student @alegumeaday #FoodSmartColorado #CSUExtension #LovePulses #Pulses #Beans #Legumes #Fiber #Protein #HealthyEating #Recipe #Recipes #Healthy #Nutrition #PlantBased #Vegetarian #BeanSalad #ChickpeaSalad #Chickpeas #GarbanzoBeans #MasonJar #MasonJars #MasonJarSalad #MasonJarSalads #WaldorfSalad
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Flavored vinegar is fun and easy to make at home. Visit the link in our bio to find the correct procedures and tips so you can make a high quality and safe vinegar. #foodsmartcolorado #vinegar #flavoredvinegar #herbs #fruits #spices #ingredients
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Flavored vinegar is fun and easy to make at home. Visit the link in our bio to find the correct procedures and tips so you can make a high quality and safe vinegar. #foodsmartcolorado #vinegar #flavoredvinegar #herbs #fruits #spices #ingredients
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Visit the link in our bio to learn about handling, preparation, selection, and storage of cantaloupe! #foodsmartcolorado #cantaloupe #fruit #coloradoproduce #preparation
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