Welcome to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois digital recipe book, your ultimate nutrition source for delicious recipes, helpful cooking and nutrition tips and even the opportunity to "ask the dietitian" nutrition questions!

All of our recipes presented in this book follow the 2015-2020 Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Americans.

To make this easier for you, there are three categories to assist with your recipe search:

Health Considerations
Meal Type
World Cuisine (Italian, Mexican, etc.)

We hope that you enjoy your time using our cookbook. Feel free to share your finished dish with us here, on Facebook or on Twitter! Happy cooking!

Health Considerations

Diabetes/prediabetes - Carb Conscious

High blood pressure - Sodium Conscious

Heart Disease-Heart conscious

General Healthy - Health Conscious

High Fiber

Meal Type

World Cuisine

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