We wanted to show you our latest MyPlate creation that is great for the heart. Barley, Salmon, Walnuts, Vegetables, Olive Oil and more are made into a quick 30 minute meal that you will want to serve over and over. Enjoy!
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Shopping Mistakes
Every time I grocery shop, I am always looking for new products to try as well as new trends and label tricks. We had fat-free, then we had carb-free and now we have a variety of trends including whole grain, calcium added, trans-fat free, 100 calorie servings and flavor decadence. Most of all right now we have the worry that food prices have gone up. Recently I just saw whole chickens for $9!!
I think one of the worst shopping mistakes one can make, though, is to shop based on assumption. Assumption meaning buying things that you think are healthy without checking out the Nutrition Facts panel.
Currently we are working on a really fun new PowerPoint show called, The Label Says – Nutrition Facts Panel Game. I managed to find and buy, on one fell swoop, about $166 worth of food that sounds okay but has a different story on the back of the box – all for the purpose of photography and research for this game. Some food items look like one serving, but they are really more. Others make all sorts of single nutrition claims but fall short on the whole picture. While others are dietary disasters with regards to total calorie, saturated fat or sodium content.
Most of us would assume fish or chicken is healthy, right? Well, maybe if you are buying a small, fresh piece and cooking it yourself without a lot of fat or salt. But most likely not if the food manufacturer has gotten ahold of it first.
Consider this fish product that claims 0g trans fat:
One would think that fish with 0g trans fat is okay, right?
But, flip the box and see the Nutrition Facts!
This product, per 3.8 ounce serving, contains 17 g fat, 3.5 g saturated fat and 720 mg sodium.
Tags: label reading, shopping tips
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Hidden Veggies Lower Calories
Researchers at the Pennsylvania State University completed a study that shows that hiding veggies in foods is an effective strategy to get people to eat more veggies and significantly fewer calories. We wanted to give this fun idea of hiding pureed vegetables in foods a try.
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Happy Birthday To You
My daughter’s school principal is requesting ideas for alternative snacks for parents to send
to school to celebrate their child’s birthday, rather than the usual cake/brownies, etc. Do you have any
handouts/suggestions that I could use?
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Balance Calories
Here are many ways to use a plate for portion control. Size matters. What you put on the plate matters. And using a plate to visualize how much you are eating is a great idea. We like to think of a plate as a reverse piggy bank. The smaller it is the more you save!!
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Stars Are Born
2 stars are born – our new iPad App, Salad Secrets, will have you making stunning salads right from your iPad – choose from 50 different ones with great presentation tips and nutrition facts. Plus get our latest kitchen creation, the Mexican Fiesta salad now from our blog – just in time for Cinco de Mayo.
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33 Things We Learned From FNCE
Our trip through the food hall at FNCE taught us 33 things. We found a general back to basics rule of thumb for most displays and marketing efforts. Presentations and marketing efforts were neat, engaging and beautiful and it was all about the flavor of food with a few nutrient benefits sprinkled in for marketing. Food manufacturers across the board offer “more for less” – more nutrients and less calories.
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MyPlate For The Heart
We wanted to show you our latest MyPlate creation that is great for the heart. Barley, Salmon, Walnuts, Vegetables, Olive Oil and more are made into a quick 30 minute meal that you will want to serve over and over. Enjoy!
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