Cook Fast, Eat Well
Healthy 30-Minute Meals – Free Downloadable Cookbook
No more wondering what’s for dinner. This free cookbook gives you four full weeks of quick, healthy recipes — complete with ready-to-use shopping lists so you never forget an ingredient again.
Each recipe is designed to help you get flavorful, balanced meals on the table in 30 minutes or less, making weeknight cooking easier and more enjoyable than ever.
What You’ll Get
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4 Weeks of Healthy Recipes: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks — all designed for busy days
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4 Weeks of Shopping Lists: No more guessing what to buy; everything is organized and easy to follow
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Quick, Family-Friendly Meals: Each dish is simple, satisfying, and ready in half an hour
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Flavorful Enhancers: Learn how to use dried cherries to add natural sweetness, texture, and color to your recipes
America’s #1 Award-Winning Superfruit Brand — 38+ National Food Awards
A Smarter Way to Plan Meals
Healthy cooking doesn’t have to mean complicated prep.
This 4-week plan helps you save time, eat better, and bring variety to your table — with each recipe crafted for real life, not restaurant kitchens.
Your weekly shopping lists are divided by recipe and ingredient category, so you can:
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Shop once, cook all week
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Avoid waste and forgotten items
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Plan meals around seasonal produce and wholesome ingredients
Why Add Dried Cherries?
Michigan Dried cherries make healthy meals more exciting — their natural tart-sweet flavor pairs perfectly with salads, grain bowls, wraps, or even savory chicken dishes.
Use them as:
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A topping for salads and yogurt
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A mix-in for rice or couscous bowls
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A flavor boost in homemade dressings
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A quick snack for natural energy between meals
Their versatility helps transform everyday meals into vibrant, nutrient-rich dishes.
A Taste of What’s Inside
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Cherry Chicken Power Bowls
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Mediterranean Wraps with Dried Cherry Tabbouleh
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15-Minute Veggie Stir-Fry
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Fresh Citrus Salmon with Quick Roasted Vegetables
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One-Pot Pasta Primavera
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Harvest Salad with Dried Cherry Vinaigrette
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Overnight Cherry Oat Parfaits
Each recipe is balanced, colorful, and family-approved — with no complicated steps or long prep times.
From Our Community
“I used the shopping lists every week — it’s so organized. The dried cherry salad topping is my new favorite!”
— Carla M., Columbus, OH
“These recipes are quick but full of flavor. The dried cherries add such a nice twist to weeknight meals.”
— James W., Portland, OR
Our Signature Commitment
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Over 38 National Awards for Flavor and Innovation
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Handcrafted in Northern Michigan
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Made with Real Fruit and Honest Ingredients
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Proudly USA-Grown and Family-Owned
Inside Your Free Cookbook
| Section | Focus |
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| Week 1 | Fresh, simple 30-minute meals |
| Week 2 | Balanced flavors for busy families |
| Week 3 | Energizing meals for every day |
| Week 4 | Time-saving recipes with natural sweetness |
| Bonus | Creative ways to cook with dried cherries |
Before You Go
Dinner doesn’t have to be stressful.
Download the Healthy 30-Minute Meals Cookbook and enjoy four weeks of quick, nutritious, and flavorful recipes — complete with organized shopping lists and delicious ideas to use dried cherries in every week’s menu.
How Is It Made?
If you are wondering what it takes to make all-natural and nationally award winning products, you’ve come to the right place.
We’ve specifically created this section to provide you with an At-A-Glance overview - so you can get the information you’re looking for fast!
You can also check out the various informative videos throughout our website for more information.
If you want to learn more about our wide selections of products simply scroll through the information below!
So let’s go ahead and get started with learning about “How It is Made”…
Why is Traverse Bay Farms an Expert for Fruit-Based Products?
Located in Northern Michigan, the epicenter of tart cherry farming and numerous other fruit and vegetables.
Traverse Bay Farms began with one goal in mind: delivering great-tasting, fruit-based gourmet products that can be enjoyed with every meal of the day. And to share them with the world!
Our hometown of Bellaire is located directly on the 45th Parallel North.
The 45th Parallel is commonly referred to as the “Goldilocks” scenario for farming since it is “not too hot and not too cold”.
That makes it "just right" for abundant healthy produce!
Much of the best fruits and
vegetables on the planet are grown along the 45th Parallel North.
So, we are very grateful to be able to use local cherries and as much local ingredients as possible. It means a lot!
Due to our belief in, and love for, what we do, Traverse Bay Farms has won 35+national food awards at America’s largest and most competitive food competitions! We are America’s #1 award winning super-fruit brand.
With winning 35+ national food awards, you know it has to be good!
How are the Tart Cherry Juice Concentrate and other Fruit Juices Made?
The secret to our tart cherry juice concentrate (and other fruit juice concentrates) is that all of our juices are bottled in small batches.
In a time where everything is about producing mass quantities of a product as fast as possible, we take a different approach.
We are putting the health benefits, antioxidant richness and flavor first.
We are putting our talent and skill in providing "truly great tasting" and "full of healthy goodness" fruit and veggie products!
But what does "Small Batch" really mean...
This means our products are produced more often to offer you a fresher product. This way we can closely monitor every step along the way, including selecting only premium sources to go into each of our juice concentrates.
You are able to taste the vivid flavor and enjoy the
condition-specific health benefits of the juice in every glass.
It's about using Montmorency cherries in our cherry juice concentrate
and USA grown fruit in our other juice concentrates. We never import our cherry juice from China, Turkey or Poland.
It's about slowing down and taking time to deliver a rich gourmet taste!
How are the Tart Cherry Capsules and Other Super Fruit Supplements Made?
Offering the special health benefits found within each fruit and vegetable is our most important accomplishment.
Getting those vitamins and nutrients into our bodies is the core to true health.
We use a proprietary process we call FruiTraction to capture the natural health benefits in our Fruit Advantage Tart Cherry Joint Formula, Tart Cherry Powder and other Fruit Advantage super fruit capsules and
powders.
The freeze-drying process starts with the whole-fruit including the
skin, the pulp and the juice of the fruit.
The FruiTraction process is
able to capture and condense the powerful condition-specific health
benefits found in the underlying fruit. You’ll know you’re getting the all-natural benefits of the fruit in a convenient, easy-to-swallow
capsule.
How are the Dried Cherries and Other Dried Fruits Made?
After just one taste of our Dried Cherries and other dried fruit, you’ll love their moisture and full flavor.
They are packed in re-sealable bags so you can enjoy the wholesomeness and convenience of our dried cherries and other dried fruits in their many uses.
The proprietary processing technology used to create our dried cherries and other fruits is so unique, you can taste the difference in every
bite.
How are the Salsa, Jams, Barbeque Sauces and Other Gourmet Food Products Made?
The secret to our nationally award winning salsa, barbeque sauce, jams and mustards is just like our fruit juice concentrates. They are also produced in small batches.
This means, we closely monitor every step along the way. You will be able to taste the vivid flavors in every bite.
It's about knowing about the ingredient and talking with the farmers.
It means creating flavor combinations (both traditional and new) that flow together. It is not just adding extra ingredients because it is the "in" thing to do.
It's about slowing down and taking time to truly deliver a satisfying gourmet taste.
When you receive your order, you'll have the confidence of knowing you are about to enjoy great-tasting, healthy and nationally award winning
gourmet food products and dietary supplements.
You might want to share them with family, friends and co-workers. It's what we love to do!