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Budget-friendly recipes for healthy living

The Thrive Global Cookbook is here to help you cook simple, healthy meals — on any budget. Created in partnership with Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, it’s your one-stop shop for recipes, inspiration, and time-saving tips.

Our chefs

The recipes in this cookbook were contributed by talented chefs from around the world
with beautiful dishes and stories to share. Here’s a bit about each of them:

Our chefs

The recipes in this cookbook were contributed by talented chefs from around the world
with beautiful dishes and stories to share. Here’s a bit about each of them:

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Ina
Garten
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José
Andrés
Daniel Humm headshot
Daniel
Humm
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Marcus
Samuelsson
Hillary Sterling headshot
Hillary
Sterling
Mona Vand headshot
Mona
Vand
Candice Kumai headshot
Candice
Kumai
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Pati
Jinich
Diane Kochilas headshot
Diane
Kochilas
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Sabrina
Rudin
Karla Tatiana Vasquez headshot
Karla Tatiana
Vasquez
Jacqueline King Schiller headshot
Jacqueline
King Schiller
Maya Adam, MD headshot
Maya
Adam, MD
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Beejhy
Barhany
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Wendy
Lopez
Tess Bredesen headshot
Tess
Bredesen
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Kamy
Guevara

About the Thrive Global Cookbook

Healthy eating is for everyone — and it doesn’t have to be expensive. The Thrive Global Cookbook includes globally-inspired recipes, healthy swaps, and Microsteps to make healthy eating fun and achievable. By making small changes to what you eat, you can see big improvements in your daily life.

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Community Partnerships

Blue Shield of California
Promise Health Plan

Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan is committed to improving the health and well-being of the communities it serves. Through this partnership, we aim to provide valuable resources that promote healthy living and support individuals in creating sustainable, nutritious eating habits.

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A challenge and an opportunity

129
million

Americans have at least one
health condition

Source: CDC

80
%

of these conditions can be prevented through lifestyle changes, including healthier eating habits

34
million

Americans don't have regular access to enough healthy food

Community collaboration

To achieve our goal of providing authentic, simple, affordable, and accessible recipes, we collaborated closely with three of Blue Shield Promise's community partners in San Diego: Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center, Casa Familiar, and Kitchens for Good.

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Coming together through food

Thrive’s Cognitive Nutrition Director, Tess Bredesen, teamed up with the talented Kitchenistas from Olivewood Gardens and a dedicated apprentice from Kitchens for Good to test and prepare recipes at the Casa Familiar community kitchen, allowing us to capture the true essence of community-driven, nutritious cooking.

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Empowering our communities

The Kitchenistas at Olivewood Gardens prepared one of the cookbook's recipes to share at their community-wide event, showcasing the power of food to bring people together. Through this collaborative effort, we are empowering communities to live healthier lives by making small changes that have a big impact.

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Community partnerships

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Healthy swaps

Make your next meal more affordable (and just as delicious) with these creative swaps:

Instead of regular rice, try cauliflower rice! You'll
eat more veggies without losing any flavor.
INSTEAD OF
REGULAR RICE
Instead of tortilla chips, thinly slice cucumbers and sprinkle them with salt. Perfect with guacamole!
INSTEAD OF
TORTILLA CHIPS
Instead of ice cream, 
blend frozen bananas and top them with dark chocolate.
It’s a cheaper option and has less sugar.
INSTEAD OF
ICE CREAM
Instead of canned beans, 
get dried beans. Buying dried beans in bulk and cooking them at home is usually cheaper.
INSTEAD OF
CANNED BEANS

We want to hear from you

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