Cooking, Food and Health



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...
 
MyPlate

Did you know that MyPlate, the new USDA food icon, is turning 3 in June? That's right! MyPlate was introduced to the world on June 2, 2011. We're celebrating by giving away some great educational materials, but you'll have to look closely! They're hiding in this post!
 

The purpose of nutrition month is to help the public become aware of the importance of good nutrition and a healthful eating plan.
 

Putting together a comprehensive and engaging cooking demonstration is hard work -- but that's about to change.
 
Cooking

Customizing Grocery Store Tours for High Blood Pressure As a Registered Dietitian you have the expertise to customize a grocery store tour for any disease state. While you can provide the typical 101 “How to Shop for Good Health”, consider the impact you will make by narrowing your focus. For example, I have taught grocery ... Shopping Tour for Blood Pressure
Cooking, Kids

Chocolate Raspberry Pie We used this delicious confection as a birthday cake. It is easy to make and contains fewer calories and grams of fat than regular frosted birthday cake. 1 snack-size 3-ounce pack of mini Oreo cookies 1 pint Haagen Dazs Chocolate Sorbet, softened 1 pint Haagen Dazs Rasberry Sorbet, softened Smash the cookies ... Chocolate Raspberry Pie