WHERE OUR RECIPES AND PHOTOS COME FROMSources
Last updated July 31, 2026
GYST’s recipe catalog is 289 recipes. 191 of them were adapted from published collections — mostly USDA’s MyPlate Kitchen and the state nutrition education programs that contributed to it. This page says who wrote what.
We list these because the people who developed these recipes deserve the credit, not because they had anything to do with GYST. Being listed here is not an endorsement — none of the organizations below have reviewed, approved, or partnered with us.
Recipe sources
Ingredients, amounts, and method come from the published recipe. Cooking times, cost estimates, prep-ahead notes, and the descriptions you read in the app are written by us — the original collections don’t record them.
- Wikibooks Cookbook 20 recipes
- USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion 18 recipes
- Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network 17 recipes
- Food Hero Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service 11 recipes
- A Harvest of Recipes with USDA Foods USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations 8 recipes
- Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes/ Platillos Latinos Sabrosos y Saludables US Department of Health and Human Services National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 8 recipes
- Kids a Cookin’ Kansas Family Nutrition Program 7 recipes
- A Healthier You: Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 5 recipes
- Produce for Better Health Foundation 4 recipes
- Heart Healthy Home Cooking: African American Style US Department of Health and Human Services National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 3 recipes
- Pumpkin Post and Banana Beat Newsletters University of Massachusetts Extension Nutrition Education Program 3 recipes
- Recipes and Tips for Healthy, Thrifty Meals USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion 3 recipes
- A Harvest of Recipes with USDA Foods USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Adapted from a recipe submitted by Alicson Scott, Chickasaw Nation, Get Fresh! Nutrition Education Program 2 recipes
- A River of Recipes: Native American Recipes Using Commodity Foods USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations 2 recipes
- Created by the National Pork Board, a member of the MyPlate National Strategic Partnership Program 2 recipes
- CSAAC (Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children) 2 recipes
- Eating Smart, Being Active Colorado State University and University of California at Davis 2 recipes
- Fix it Fresh! Recipe Series Kansas State University Research and Extension 2 recipes
- From the Farm to the Table University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Hispanic Health Council 2 recipes
- North Dakota Food and Culture: A Taste of World Cuisine North Dakota State University Extension Service 2 recipes
- Stay Young at Heart: Cooking the Heart-Healthy Way US Department of Health and Human Services National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 2 recipes
- University of Wyoming Extension Cent$ible Nutrition Program 2 recipes
- US Department of Health and Human Services 2 recipes
- 2009 Recipe Calendar University of Maryland Extension Food Supplement Nutrition Education Program 1 recipe
- A Harvest of Recipes with USDA Foods Adapted from a recipe by Veronica “Babe” Newago, Red Cliff Ojibwe 1 recipe
- A Harvest of Recipes with USDA Foods USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Adapted from a recipe by Lela Gabbard, Pala Indian Reservation 1 recipe
- A Harvest of Recipes with USDA Foods USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Adapted from a recipe by Phyllis Blackbear, Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes FDP 1 recipe
- A Harvest of Recipes with USDA Foods USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Adapted from a recipe submitted by Tod Robertson, Seminole Nation 1 recipe
- A Harvest of Recipes with USDA Foods USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Chickasaw Nation, Get Fresh! Nutrition Education Program 1 recipe
- Adapted from Baked Squash with Apples and Spices Pumpkin Post and Banana Beat Newsletters University of Massachusetts Extension Nutrition Education Program 1 recipe
- Adapted from Spicy Baked Fish Pumpkin Post and Banana Beat Newsletters University of Massachusetts Extension Nutrition Education Program 1 recipe
- Adapted from the Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network 1 recipe
- Champions for Change Recipes Arizona Nutrition Network 1 recipe
- Choices: Steps Toward Health University of Massachusetts Extension Nutrition Education Program 1 recipe
- Cooking Up Fun - A Pyramid of Snacks Cornell Cooperative Extension Cornell University Division of Nutritional Sciences 1 recipe
- Cornell University Cooperative Extension 1 recipe
- Creative Recipes for Less Familiar USDA Commodities Used by Household Programs (recipe) USDA Food and Nutrition Service Food Distribution Service Cook it QUICK! (photo) University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension 1 recipe
- Easy and Nutritious Family Recipes University of California Cooperative Extension Fresno County 1 recipe
- Eat Smart New York! Cornell University Cooperative Extension 1 recipe
- Eating Right Is Basic Michigan State University Cooperative Extension Service Nutrition Education Program 1 recipe
- Favorite Recipes for Family Meals Washington State University Extension 1 recipe
- Food and Health Communications, Inc. 1 recipe
- Food Family Fun USDA Food and Nutrition Service Team Nutrition 1 recipe
- Food Wise Learn at Home Print Materials Rutgers University Cooperative Extension 1 recipe
- Healthy Cookbook for African American Populations 1 recipe
- Healthy Recipes Michigan Department of Community Health 1 recipe
- Healthy Snacks University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service 1 recipe
- Iowa Department of Public Health Iowa Nutrition Network 1 recipe
- Kids a Cookin’ Kansas Family Nutrition Program and the USDA Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program Recipe by Lynn Walters and Jane Stacey 1 recipe
- Lake Family Resource Center Be-Fresh Program 1 recipe
- Montana State University Extension Service Nutrition Education Program 1 recipe
- More Matters Recipes US Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 1 recipe
- MyPlate National Strategic Partners The Grain Chain (members include American Bakers Association, Wheat Food Council, Grains Food Foundation, National Pasta Association, USA Rice Federation, General Mills, and Kellogg's) 1 recipe
- Ohio State University Cooperative Extension Ross County Extension Office 1 recipe
- Originally named "Ivory Coast Bananas with Caramel Sauce" African American Recipes Contra Costa County Health Services Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Food Security Project 1 recipe
- Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network (original) Recipe modification adapted from SNAP-Ed New York, October 2023 1 recipe
- Produce For Better Health Foundation 1 recipe
- Recipe adapted from Chickasaw Nation Nutrition Services, Get Fresh Initiative 1 recipe
- Recipe adapted from First Nations Development Institute 1 recipe
- Recipe Adapted from: A Simple Mexican Salad, Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service 1 recipe
- Recipe Adapted from: Eating Smart, Being Active Colorado State University and University of California at Davis 1 recipe
- Recipe Adapted from: Food Hero Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service 1 recipe
- Recipe adapted from: Healthy & Delicious: Simple Ways to Low Fat Chinese Cooking San Francisco Department of Public Health Chinatown Public Health Center 1 recipe
- Recipes to Grow On University of Illinois Extension Service 1 recipe
- Simple Healthy Recipes Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education - ONIE Project 1 recipe
- Simple Healthy Recipes Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education ONIE Project 1 recipe
- Smart Shopper Recipes USDA Consumer and Marketing Service Food Trades Staff 1 recipe
- SNAP4CT UConn Health SNAP-Ed 1 recipe
- Spend Smart. Eat Smart. Iowa State University Extension 1 recipe
- Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service Expanded Nutrition Program - Hidalgo County 1 recipe
- Texas Cooperative Extension Expanded Nutrition Program The Texas A&M University System 1 recipe
- The Bold and Beautiful Book of Bean Recipes Washington State WIC Program 1 recipe
- The Pear Dish USA Pears 1 recipe
- The Power of Choice USDA Food and Nutrition Service and US Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 1 recipe
- The Texas A&M University System Texas Cooperative Extension Expanded Nutrition Program 1 recipe
- University of Connecticut Family Nutrition Program Senior Nutrition Awareness Project (SNAP) Newsletters 1 recipe
- University of Maine Cooperative Extension 1 recipe
- University of Nebraska at Lincoln Nebraska Nutrition Education Program 1 recipe
- University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension 1 recipe
- University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service Family Living Program 1 recipe
- US Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 1 recipe
- USA Pears and Pear Bureau Northwest 1 recipe
- USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Recipe submitted by Eve, USDA Nutritionist 1 recipe
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations 1 recipe
- Washington State University The Washington Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Puyallup Research and Extension Center 1 recipe
3 imported recipes carry no publisher credit in the original archive. We’d rather say that than guess at one.
The remaining 95 recipes were written in-house for GYST.
Recipe images
289 recipe images in all. 111 of them were generated, not photographed — they are not pictures of real food, and we would rather say so than let a picture imply your dinner is guaranteed to look like it. Each was checked against its recipe’s own ingredient list before it shipped. There is no licence on them and nobody to credit.
The remaining 178 are photographs, used under the licences below. The credits list 209, which is more: where a photograph has been replaced its credit was left in place, because dropping the wrong one would take the credit off a photograph still on the site. It errs long on purpose.
Every image is resized and re-encoded to WebP so it loads quickly on a phone, and cropped to fit its card with CSS. Nothing else about them is changed.
Every photographer and source link is listed in the full image credits, along with the generated images and how they were made.
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