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Insight from FNCE: Yogurt
One of my favorite encounters at the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE) this year was with the good people at Siggi's yogurt...
Make Healthful Choices Appealing
How a food looks aesthetically can seriously affect people's perception of it. In order to make healthy meals appetizing, it helps to make them actually look appealing too.
Tasty and Light Summer Dessert!
Try this tasty and light berry float for a refreshing ice cream treat in reasonable portions and with lots of nutrients.
Pack Your Mindful Eating Compass On Summer Vacation
When you're on vacation, keep an eye on what I call "your mindful eating compass" – the inner sense of what and how you’re eating.
Fruit and Vegetable Handout
Want to breathe new life into the advice to eat enough fruits and vegetables every day? Try this handout, which is loaded with fun and creative ways to eat more fruits and veggies...
Papaya Month Cooking Demonstration
Want to throw a fantastic Papaya Month cooking demonstration? Here's everything you need to know...
Kitchen Hacks: Fruit of the Week
It's time for another kitchen hack, and today's is all about shopping on a budget while eliminating food waste...
Kitchen Hacks: 2-Minute Berry Compote
At the end of the week, I often have berries that are becoming a little too soft to eat unadorned. Rather than throwing them away, here's what I do...
Celebrate Strawberry Month!
Did you know that May is National Strawberry Month? Celebrate with this fantastic recipe for Strawberry Supreme -- it's perfect for a snack or dessert!
Web Links for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month
Here are some of my favorite resources for presentations, email blasts, recipes, games, and infographics that highlight fresh fruits and vegetables...
Make Your Own Fruit Salad
This endlessly adaptable fruit plate is a fun way to get creative with your breakfasts, snacks, and desserts!
Healthy Snacking: Energy Bites
Providing our kids with nutritious options is important for their growth, but finding something tasty that’s also easy to prepare can be a challenge. The new trend of making and eating energy bites is a perfect solution to this snacking dilemma.
Happy Soy Foods Month!
Celebrate Soy Foods Month with this collection of soy facts and recipe inspiration!
Winter Fruit Plate
On my latest trip to a Vietnamese market, I picked up a dragon fruit. What a neat food! The color is bright fuschia on the outside with white, kiwi-like seeds on the inside. It's a little sour, so it's better to mix dragonfruit with sweeter fruit in a salad as a fun complement. Here's one great way to use this versatile fruit!
Shift Away from Added Sugars and Saturated Fats
In order to craft a balanced and healthy eating pattern, there are certain food elements that most Americans need to shift away from. Today I want to zoom in on two of those elements: added sugars and saturated fats...
The 2015 Dietary Guidelines: Eating Patterns
This first chapter addresses 3 of the 5 new dietary guidelines from the 2015-2020 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Learn about healthy eating patterns, the quantitative limits for certain food elements, and much more, all in today's post!
What Can I Do with White Whole Wheat Flour?
It's time to shine the spotlight on one of my favorite ingredients -- white whole wheat flour! This nutrient-rich flour offers the perfect way to give your baked goods a fiber boost, and it tastes great too!
Fun with Pears!
Check out this collection of fun ways to feature pears during Pear Month this December!
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