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Kitchen Hacks: Selecting and Presenting Whole Grains
I want to shift the spotlight to whole grains. After all, if you're looking for a great way to boost your nutrient consumption while reducing your risk of chronic disease, whole grains are a fantastic resource...
How to Create a Super Salad
The 2015-2020 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that the average person consume 2 cup equivalents of fruit per day and 2 ½ cup equivalents of vegetables per day. That may seem like a pile of produce, but there is a simple way to add fruits and vegetables into your eating patterns to maintain a healthy lifestyle...
Kitchen Hacks: Inspiration and Meal Perfection
Ever feel uninspired in the kitchen? Today I want to help with that. You see, I've discovered a way to reenergize your cooking...
Handout Treasure Hunt!
I have a fun surprise for you today, and it involves a new free printable handout!
Resources for International Mediterranean Diet Month
Make Small Dietary Shifts
People need to shift to healthier food and drink choices. Today, let’s look at exactly what that means for the dietary components that can put your health at risk.
Speedy Corn Chowder
This quick chowder is perfect on its own or as a base for a make-your-own chowder bar!
Amazing Nutrition Handouts: Round Two
The fun continues with the next installment of the most popular free nutrition handouts we've created. Which ones will you use?
Applying the New Protein Information from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans send a special message to teenage boys and men: eat less meat, chicken, and eggs. What’s a guy to do?
A Closer Look at the New McDonald's Salads
McDonald’s recently updated the standard lettuce mix in all their salads, and instead of applauding a switch from iceberg lettuce to a mix of Romaine, baby kale, and baby spinach, bloggers are howling about the calorie, fat and sodium content of the salads! Personally, I think that those bloggers are off-track.
Focusing on Dressing: Are We Missing the Point?
Any time we switch from pale "greens" like iceberg lettuce to darker-colored leafy greens like kale, spinach and Romaine, we gain important phytochemicals and antioxidants that are present in larger quantities in darker-colored vegetables...
Update Your Spaghetti
This clever recipes combines spaghetti squash with spaghetti to lower the calories and add more veggies to the dish
Small Shifts
The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourage us to “shift to healthier food and beverage choices.” We make choices about what to eat and drink every day. Each choice is a chance to shift to a healthier option. Over time, these small shifts will move you toward a healthy eating pattern.
Healthy Snacking: Make Your Own Trail Mix
What if there was a way for kids to get the nutrition they need from their snacks? What if their snacks contained protein, whole grains, and healthy fats?
MyPlate Meal Makeover
It's time for another MyPlate meal makeover! This time we're focusing on pizza...
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!
Practical Tips for Dietary Shifts
Shifting to a healthier eating pattern is often easier said than done. Today I want to turn to the brand-new Dietary Guidelines PowerPoint in order to offer some practical tips for dietary shifts.
Following the Guidelines with a Healthy Eating Plan
The 2015-2020 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans was recently released and there has been a shift in the recommendations from a concentration on individual nutrients to a focus on a generally healthy eating pattern. But what exactly is an “eating pattern”?
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