Inspiration

Family Meals Help Nurture Inspiration

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Did you know 81% of consumers are cooking more than half their meals at home and 51% are focused on creating new traditions related to cooking at home with friends and family?¹ From creating meals from scratch, using ready-to-eat ingredients in recipes or tapping into convenient tools like already prepared grab-and-go meals, Big Y is here to inspire you to add at least one more family meal at home each week.

Cooking Inspiration

Our be well with Big Y registered dietitian team believes nutritious, better-for-you food can be satisfying and delicious. Whether you're looking for a new snack recipe, comfort food makeover or breakfast idea, we have you covered. Explore this page to find some of our favorite recipes and watch us show you how easy it is to prepare balanced meals and snacks. We'll demonstrate how to use a variety of ingredients and you might even learn a new cooking technique or two!

Quick, Easy Meals

No time for meal prep? We can help. Discover a variety of meal solutions for every busy family, no matter if you’re cooking for one or six! From Beef Stir Fry with Jasmine Rice to Sesame Chicken with Vegetable Lo Mein, our high-quality meals will help you put dinner on the table in no time.

7 Days, 7 Ways: Add More Color to Meals

Fruits and vegetables add a wealth of vitamins, minerals and protective plant compounds, called phytochemicals, to meals and snacks for optimal health.

Kitchen Staples for Easy Meals

Having a well-stocked kitchen can make it much easier to get dinner on the table.

More Ways to Use a Rotisserie Chicken

Whether as leftovers or right when you bring it home, there is so much you can do with a rotisserie chicken. Let these recipe ideas inspire you to step outside the traditional chicken dinner.

Easy Pizza Dough Hacks

Using a ball of pre-made pizza dough from Big Y might unleash your inner Italian chef, but there’s so much more to make than pizza with this versatile dough.

Meatless Mondays™: Ideas for Plant-Powered Plates

Trying to eat less meat and more plants? You’re in good company, as many Americans work towards this goal for better health.

Seafood Suppers

When it comes to the benefits of Seafood Suppers, they are plentiful. Enjoying fish and seafood on a weekly basis contributes variety and flavor, as well as impressive nutrition to boot.

¹ The National Frozen and Refrigerated Foods Association. Shifting consumer eating and grocery shopping habits: new opportunities for frozen and refrigerated foods. 2023. Accessed 8/12/2024. https://nfraweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NFRA-2023-Eating-at-Home-Industry-Report.pdf.