Food and Health, Prevention



Plant foods like fruit, vegetables, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts, and seeds are  not only loaded with phytochemicals, vitamins, and minerals to fight disease, but they’re also great sources of fiber...
 
Food and Health, Kids

Dietary fiber is a type of carbohydrate that is not digestible by the body. Although it’s not digested, it has a number of jobs in our body...
 

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!
 
Cooking, Food and Health

High in vital trace minerals and unique antioxidants, oats can lower cholesterol levels and help you reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. They're also naturally gluten-free! What's not to love? Let's take a closer look at these nutrient powerhouses.
Cooking

There are 2 new activity ideas in this post -- one for a game of memory with Nutrition Facts labels, and one with a way to apply cooking substitution advice in the real world. Which will you try first?
Cooking

This adaptation of a traditional language-learning game is a great way to build enthusiasm about nutrition lessons.
Food and Health, Prevention

Here are 10 lessons we learned about fiber while creating our latest video. We know you will enjoy reading them and we have shared the best video excerpts from our YouTube channel. Fiber is a nutrition superstar and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans calls for 14 grams per 1,000...