MyPlate Kitchen — All 1,072 USDA Recipes, Free & Searchable

The complete MyPlate Kitchen recipe library, preserved from the federal MyPlate.gov archive after USDA retired the website in January 2026. All 1,072 USDA recipes were originally contributed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) and SNAP-Ed by university extension offices, state nutrition-education programs, and other public-health partners.

Every USDA MyPlate recipe here includes the full ingredient list, step-by-step directions, complete per-serving nutrition data, and the food-group portion breakdown that matched the original federal MyPlate Plan calculator.

Looking for the MyPlate Kitchen archive?

You're in the right place. USDA's MyPlate Kitchen at myplate.gov/myplate-kitchen was retired on January 7, 2026 alongside the rest of the consumer-facing MyPlate site. Federal works are public domain in the United States, so MyPlate.food preserves the entire recipe library here, with each recipe linked back to its original myplate.gov URL for provenance.

MyPlate Kitchen recipes FAQ

What happened to MyPlate Kitchen?

USDA's MyPlate Kitchen at myplate.gov/myplate-kitchen was retired on January 7, 2026 along with the rest of the consumer-facing MyPlate.gov site. Federal works are public domain in the United States, so MyPlate.food preserves the entire 1,072-recipe library at myplate.food/recipes — every recipe with its original ingredients, directions, nutrition data, and food-group portions intact.

Are these the official USDA recipes?

Yes — every recipe here was originally published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) and SNAP-Ed, contributed by university extension offices, state SNAP-Ed programs, and other accredited public health partners. Each detail page links back to its original myplate.gov URL for provenance. MyPlate.food itself is not affiliated with USDA.

Are the MyPlate Kitchen recipes free to use?

Yes — with one distinction. The original USDA recipes are federal works in the public domain under 17 USC § 105: free to copy, share, print, and use for any purpose, including commercially. Each recipe page carries the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark. MyPlate.food's own layer — cleaned data, structured nutrition, remastered images, and Spanish, French, Korean, and German translations — is free to cite and reuse with credit, with custom licensing for bulk or print delivery at myplate.food/partners.

How many MyPlate Kitchen recipes are preserved?

1,072 recipes — the complete library that was on myplate.gov before retirement. Filterable by food group on the index, with full ingredient lists, step-by-step directions, complete per-serving nutrition data (macros, vitamins, minerals), and the MyPlate food-group portion breakdown that matched the federal MyPlate Plan calculator.

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