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USDA Publishes Standards for Snack Foods for Schools
dietary guidelines, food projects, kids, myplate Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII dietary guidelines, food projects, kids, myplate Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

USDA Publishes Standards for Snack Foods for Schools

The health of today’s school environment continues to improve. Students across the country are now offered healthier school lunches with more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. The Smart Snacks in School standards will build on those healthy advancements and ensure that kids are only offered tasty and nutritious foods during the school day.

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Cracking the Vault: Go for the Green Mediterranean Diet
Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD

Cracking the Vault: Go for the Green Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean Diet has been named US Best Diet several years in a row and with good reason. Research shows that this sustainable diet plan is not only good for your heart and waistline, but it’s also delicious.

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The Nutrition and Physical Activity Project
Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD

The Nutrition and Physical Activity Project

Recently, AND (the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics) has partnered with ACE (the American Council on Exercise) to create an evidence-based guideline and systematic review on nutrition and physical activity treatments for general population adults.

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Better Birthday Treats for Kids

Better Birthday Treats for Kids

If you were to replace birthday cake with the sweet treats in this post, then you would save about 8,000 calories per child per school year, which is quite a bit...

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