Healthy eating plays an important part in promoting optimal health and well-being. Learn more about starting your journey towards healthy eating and connecting with resources. A liveWELL health coach can also support your journey.
Featured Resource: What's for Dinner?
Simplify weeknight meals with the balanced plate method and easy food ideas.
Building Balanced Meals and Snacks
Self Guided Resources:
Videos:
- Learn 3 mindful eating tips in this 4-minute video and handout from a liveWELL Registered Dietitian and Health Coach.
Meal Planning and Preparation
Self Guided Resources:
Videos:
- Ingredient Prep - Yakisoba
- Freezer Meal Prep - Chicken Fajitas
- Batch Cooking - Roasted Vegetable Salad
- Meals for One - Overnight Oats
5 A Day Your Way
Watch "5 A Day, Your Way," from liveWELL Registered Dietitian and Health Coach, Madison Coyne!
- Includes real meal examples and easy snack ideas
- Shows how small changes can lead to big health benefits
- Designed to fit into even the busiest schedules
EatWELL Cookbook Collection
Explore the 2025 edition and revisit your favorite EatWELL editions.
- First Edition: Recipes and Healthy Eating Tips
- Second Edition: Seasonal Recipes
- Third Edition: Interactive Nutrition Workbook
Fourth Edition: Quick, Balanced meals and snacks
Campus Resources
- A liveWELL Health Coach can help you get started towards healthy eating habits and wellness goals.
- The Diabetes Prevention Program offers a full year of support in healthy lifestyle changes.
- The 12-Week Lifestyle Change Program (Wondr Health) is an online behavior change platform.
- University Health Care Food and Nutrition Services have daily menus.
Local Food Pantry Information
Food accessibility and affordability is very important to survive, maintain a healthy lifestyle, and to be able to focus at work and in school. An estimated 8.2% of Johnson County residents, including over 10% of children, are food insecure and lack consistent access to adequate food. (Source: Johnson County Iowa Public Health, 2022)
- Community Food Resources - List of local food banks in the Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty areas.
- UI Food Pantry - The food pantry is a free service available for ANY student, staff, or faculty member at the University of Iowa.