Food and Health, Prevention



Here are the most popular themes for books right now, along with a few corresponding class ideas that make healthy eating seem really fun.
 
Cooking

We’ve all heard the saying, “garbage in, garbage out”. When it comes to our health, the same premise applies. Unless you’ve got stellar genes, it’s unlikely you can smoke cigarettes, drink beer to your hearts content and snack on endless bowls of M & M’s and expect great health...
 

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

Health fair prizes or incentives can move games, presentations, and activities from good to great!
 


Potatoes are a good source of vitamin B6, vitamin C, and niacin; and contain the minerals potassium, copper, manganese, and phosphorus. In fact, white potatoes contain more potassium per standard serving than any other vegetable. Include the skin when you prepare potatoes, and they’re also a good source of fiber. Potatoes also contain a variety of phytonutrients, nutrients produced by plants that help promote overall health. Potatoes are also low in saturated fat and sodium, two nutrients when consumed in large amounts are associated with increased risk of heart disease...
Food and Health, Prevention

A new analysis of scientific evidence was performed to examine the proof behind popular diet claims...
Cooking

Marketing for the alkaline diet makes it sound like it will cure everything from cancer to arthritis as well as promote weight loss. The alkaline diet enthusiasts claim that eating foods that make your body more alkaline, as opposed to acidic, changes the body’s pH balance to improve health....
Prevention, MyPlate

How will you help your clients turn their resolutions into solutions? MyPlate offeres 2 key tips: focus on long-term solutions instead of quick fixes, and encourage self-assessment resources. Let's take a look at each one in more detail, shall we?