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MyPlate Educator Tools
Today's post is all about My Plate, with links to the latest blog posts and handouts that my team of experts and I have created. I'll also shine the spotlight on a few fantastic MyPlate educational materials from the Nutrition Education Store -- there are some brand-new resources that I think you're really going to love!
Healthy Snacking: Whip Up a Dip
Getting kids to eat the recommended minimum of five fruits and vegetables a day can be a challenge for parents. The key is to make the fruits and veggies appealing to them, but how?
Eat More Fruits and Veggies with Smoothies
From kids to kids at heart, everyone can enjoy a delicious and nutritious smoothie to increase their fruit and vegetable consumption.
Strategies for Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
The post Fill Half Your Plate with Fruits and Vegetables at Each Meal highlighted the importance of filling your plate with fruits and vegetables at each meal. Now we're going to discuss how to do it.
Fun with Pears!
Check out this collection of fun ways to feature pears during Pear Month this December!
Book Review: French Kids Eat Everything
I wish all new parents could read Karen Le Billon’s French Kids Eat Everything!
Baked Chicken with a Twist
This delicious baked chicken dinner will be a winner any night of the week!
Feeding a Teen Vegetarian in 3 Steps
As kids stake claims to their independence when it comes to eating, more tweens and teens are experimenting with vegetarian and vegan diets. Parents may be concerned that their children are undernourished when adopting these eating patterns, but they can rest easy. Kids can thrive on plant-based diets. All parents need are these 3 steps for feeding a tween or teen vegetarian…
Nutrients of Concern: Folate and Iron
Remember the Nutrients of Concern series we ran about the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? It turns out that -- in addition to calcium, dietary fiber, potassium, and vitamin D, which are of concern for almost all Americans -- there are additional nutrients of concern for specific groups. Let's tackle them today!
Fortifying Junk Food
Is it possible to make junk food healthy simply by adding vitamins? Perhaps we should also ask: can pigs fly?
Sweetening Drinks
Today, I want to talk about sweetening drinks, both hot and cold. There’s so much more to the story than sugar! Here are some of my favorite ways to sweeten drinks…
Sweet Smoothie
Try this tasty and sweet smoothie in your next cooking demonstration -- it couldn't be easier or more versatile!
Happy Health Education Week!
Happy Health Education Week! Here are some of the top health education resources that my team and I have created over the years. Since we're here to help you look your very best, right now, I thought I would collect our favorite posts on popular health topics and share them in one handy place! So here you go -- our top blog posts about heart health, diabetes, cancer, nutrition, and physical activity. Which ones will make your life easier?
High-Protein Chocolate Mousse
It's Vegetarian Awareness Month! Celebrate with this healthful dessert that features 9 grams of protein per serving! This sweet treat is a perfect vehicle for plant protein...
Family Health and Fitness Day
Over the years, my team and I have created quite a few educational resources that would be perfect to share with your clients for Family Health and Fitness Day! Here are some of the top options -- which will you pick?
Kids and the Benefits of Physical Activity
The CDC, AHA, and the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans all recommend that "Children and adolescents should do 60 minutes or more of physical activity each day." Most of that activity should be aerobic exercise, with some muscle-strengthening and bone-strengthening work thrown in too. But why be active every day? What are the benefits?
MyPlate Fruit Quiz
But wait, there's more! Here's a quiz that covers MyPlate's fruit group...
Activity Ideas: How Much Fat is in That?
Sometimes foods can hide far more fat than you might expect. Help your clients develop a good sense of how much fat a product contains (along with where to look for it) with these fun and engaging activity ideas.
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