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If you’ve ever hosted a Superbowl party, you know how much hungry football fans can eat and drink. These recipes from Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters can help you feed a crowd on a budget and lighten up the fare you serve.

Homemade Corn Tortilla Chips with just two ingredients!
Mango Salsa — check the freezer aisle for frozen mangoes which are more affordable than fresh at this time of year.
Tomato Salsa with canned tomatoes. Just make sure the tomatoes have no added salt.
Turkey Chili with Vegetables packs in lots of veggies and lean meat.
Confetti Pepper Cornbread makes a great accompaniment to chili.
Mozzarella Sticks made with affordable pantry staples like dried herbs and canned tomato sauce will satisfy any cheese cravings.
Raspberry-Lime Fizz makes a great substitute for sugary drinks and looks pretty served in a big pitcher or punch bowl.
Trail Mix packed with whole wheat cereal and chocolate makes a great snack.

Want to learn more about Cooking Matters? Watch this video to see our program in action.

Cooking Matters plays a critical role in Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry™, its campaign to end childhood hunger in America. Here’s how Cooking Matters helps provide kids at risk of hunger with healthy foods where they live, learn and play:

Cooking Matters courses help families with limited resources make healthy meals at home, using a wide variety of foods that are commonly available in their grocery stores, in WIC packages and from emergency food providers such as food pantries.
Course instructors teach cooking skills, practical nutrition information and food budgeting strategies that will last a lifetime.
Adult and teen participants receive groceries at the end of each class to practice making the recipes they’ve learned that day.
Courses include information on how participants can enroll in federal, state and local assistance programs.
Cooking Matters classes are often held in conjunction with after-school, summer food, Head Start and WIC programs.

Want to learn more about Cooking Matters? Watch this video to see our program in action.

“Before, I would run out of money for food every month, but the class enabled me to budget differently so I don’t run out anymore. It’s more manageable. It encouraged my son and me to really work together and think. Before, we wanted to get in and out of the store fast, but now my son and I spend more time reading labels together and comparing prices. He asks, Why are the less expensive things also the least healthy”

-Cooking Matters for Families graduate, Tarrant Area Food Bank