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eat healthy

Veggie of the Month

Inspire that little chef in the making. Pick up the latest Veggie of the Month recipes in-store or check them out online below. These tatsty recipes are kid tested, kid approved and bound to have them cooking up a storm and eating all their veggies in no time. Click here to learn more about the veggie of the month.

Veggie of the Month Recipes

Printable resources for kids

 

Your Hannaford Dietitian, Kris Lindsey, on feeding kids healthy meals

Healthy meal planning is as simple as bringing food groups together. Certain foods naturally come to mind when we think about different meals – cold cereal for breakfast, sandwich for lunch, casserole for dinner – we're creatures of habit! But kids' bodies don't care – as long as they get the right mix of food combinations for fuel. So, when it comes to planning meals, think of the food groups: fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy. Why? Because their bodies will happily hum along when foods from different groups are eaten together, simple as that. ChooseMyPlate.gov makes it easy to plan!

USDA PlateBreakfast – Break the fast and jump-start the day!

Whether at the table or waiting for the bus, eating before school helps kids focus during classes and approach lunch feeling hungry, not famished. Here are some fast, eat-out-the-door combos!

  • Frozen whole-grain waffle topped with nut butter and folded over, Hannaford 100% Juice Premium Orange Juice (4-6 ounces).
  • Microwave a scrambled, uncooked egg in a bowl for approximately 1 minute. Slide onto a whole-grain tortilla, wrap, and go.
  • Microwave oatmeal, tossing in some frozen blueberries. Cover and go.
  • Blend Dannon yogurt, frozen berries and banana. Pour and go.
  • Apple with Nature's Place All Natural Almond Butter.
  • Dried fruit & nuts mixed with a baggie of Kashi dry cereal.
  • Dannon yogurt and Hannaford Whole Wheat Bagel Slims with Nature's Place Organic Reduced Sugar Strawberry Preserve.
  • Whole-grain waffle with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! spread.
  • Grapes, reduced-fat Cabot cheese and whole-grain crackers (great for snacks and lunch, too!)
Breakfast


Lunch and Snacks – Refuel the brain with tasty combos!

Try to pack a variety of foods covering all the food groups, and let your kids choose. Because you offer a variety, by the time they have their lunch and snacks, their food intake will be nutritionally balanced! (Think of snacks as opportunities to balance out nutritionally lopsided meals.) Here are some quick-to-pack lunches to enjoy with my essentials 1% Lowfat Milk.

  • Whole-grain pita bread and carrot sticks with hummus
  • Slice of cold veggie pizza
  • Chicken of the Sea Tuna Cup, cherry tomatoes and Cabot Low Fat Cottage Cheese
  • Bread, nut butter, sliced apple
  • Dannon Oikos Greek yogurt with granola and berries or other fruit
  • Leftover rotisserie chicken (from dinner) with bread, rice or noodles, raw veggies
  • Turkey wrap: Taste of Inspirations sliced turkey (earns 1 star), Hellmann's Mayonnaise with Olive Oil, Cabot cheddar cheese slices in a whole-wheat wrap


Dinner – No gourmet meal needed! Kids prefer it simple.

When you introduce meal items separately rather than mixed together, it's easy to expose kids to a new food while also offering their standby favorites. If you involve the kids in cooking the meal, they can actually see what goes into it (seeing is believing), making it more likely they will eat it. Here are some quick family meal combos to enjoy with a glass of my essentials 1% Lowfat Milk.

  • Rotisserie chicken, brown rice or noodles, Birds Eye Steamfresh green beans or mixed vegetables
  • Lean turkey burger, Cabot reduced-fat cheese, whole-grain bun, fruit salad, tomato slices
  • Broiled fish, couscous, pea pods and yellow pepper sticks
  • Taco fixings (tortilla, chopped veggies, lean protein, Cabot reduced-fat cheese)
  • Hannaford Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Ragu Old World Style Traditional Pasta Sauce and a garden salad


We make it easy online

Let us make it easy for you: Register on hannaford.com and create your weekly grocery list on online. Save the list (it can be used as your template week after week), find coupons and access all of our great recipes.

Have a specific question about nutrition? Kris Lindsey, your online Hannaford dietitian, can help! Send Kris a private message. Also, Hannaford dietitians conduct a variety of free nutrition demos and classes in our stores throughout the year. See what's being offered at a Hannaford near you!

Quick link resources

On our site: On other sites:
• Guiding Stars > > • National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute body mass Index calculator > >
• Ask the Nutritionist > > • choosemyplate.gov Super tracker > >
• FREE Nutrition Demos & Classes > > • USDA nutrition assistance programs > >
• 7 Day Food Journal (PDF) > > • Map My Run > >
• Weekly Meal Planner (PDF) > > • Spark People > >

Make a plan (with some help from Hannaford)

7 day meal planner

Planning ahead will keep you on budget and your whole family eating healthier. Start with our 7-day meal planner to practice creating easy, healthy meals for one week, then create your own with a printable planner. Fill it with recipes from our Guiding Stars good ideas recipes.

Getting started
This 7-day meal planner will feed a family-of-four breakfast, snack, lunch and Dinner for about $170.
1. Read through the 7–day plan, including the daily tips.
2. Print the Shopping list and check your cupboards to see what you already have.
3. Refer to our kitchen essentials list. Spices and some items in the recipes are assumed to be in your pantry.
4. Check out your Hannaford weekly flyer for specials, then shop.

Shop affordably with some help from hannaford.com

Online Shopping Lists
You can make and save multiple shopping lists with myHannaford. You can set preferences in myHannaford to filter Guiding Stars to show only items that earn stars – making it easier to build healthier menus. You can filter Hannaford brand items for great savings and you can filter dietary needs to help narrow your search for specialty products. Click here to learn how with our video tutorials.

You'll receive a personalized number that you can scan at the register every time you shop to track your purchases and create shopping lists from what you typically buy. You'll also get periodic coupons at the register when you scan your myHannaford number. Don't have a myhannaford number yet? Click here to learn about the benefits of registering.

Shop affordably in-store with some help from Hannaford

Guiding Stars on package labels
Guiding Stars Good Ideas signs

Start with the Stars
Guiding Stars is an easy way to find foods with more nutrition per calorie as you shop. Foods with 1, 2 or 3 Guiding Stars have good, better and best nutritional value than those with 0 Stars. Look for our Guiding Stars Good Ideas signs throughout the store for more simple ways to make healthy affordable choices. see example >>

Save with our brands It's an easy way to save when you shop for healthier choices. Hannaford and My Essentials brands offer great value, high quality and Guiding Stars ratings right on the package. All Hannaford brand products are trans fat–free, and many earn more Guiding Stars than their national brand equivalents.

Weekly savings Hannaford's weekly flyer features are easy to find as you shop. Look for signs that say, "This week only!" on displays in our fresh departments. see example. >>
Guiding Stars good ideas
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