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USDA Publishes Standards for Snack Foods for Schools
The health of today’s school environment continues to improve. Students across the country are now offered healthier school lunches with more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. The Smart Snacks in School standards will build on those healthy advancements and ensure that kids are only offered tasty and nutritious foods during the school day.
USDA School Snack Guide - Smart Snack List for Parents, Teachers and School Foodservice Directors
The face of school snacks is changing. With the new USDA regulations, healthful foods are replacing cookies and candy. Soda is disappearing.
USDA School Snack Guide - Smart Snack List for Parents, Teachers and School Foodservice Directors
The face of school snacks is changing. With the new USDA regulations, healthful foods are replacing cookies and candy as the snacks available to kids. But how will this impact your school event? Let’s take a look...
Make the Thrifty Food Plan Work for Your Clients
Let's talk about what the Thrifty Food Plan update could mean to your clients...
What Do You Know About the Thrifty Food Plan?
The USDA updated its Thrifty Food Plan last week, and I'm here to give you all the details...
Make Every Bite Count!
What we eat has an important impact on our health, yet our daily food choices don’t reflect the science around nutrition and health...
It's MyPlate's Birthday!
Today is MyPlate's birthday! Here are some fun resources to help you celebrate!
The Appendices of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
It's time for a preview from the newest addition to the collection of continuing education courses for nutrition and health professionals...
Handout: Fruits, Veggies, and Your Health
Have you gotten your free copy of the Up, Up, and Away fruit and vegetable handout yet? This post makes the perfect companion piece...
Nutrient Adequacy and USDA Food Patterns
Do your clients ever wonder why the USDA advises people to follow MyPlate and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
MyPlate and Other Food Graphics
The MyPlate CPE course uses videos, articles, and lots of links from the web to offer an in-depth analysis of MyPlate for educators. You really don't want to miss this one! As a special preview, I'd like to share some information about how MyPlate, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and the USDA are linked...
A Brief History of the MyPlate Food Graphic
Let's take a look at MyPlate's history, shall we? After all, the guiding food graphic wasn't always a plate!
New Food Label Spotlight: Vitamins and Minerals
By now you've probably heard all about the FDA's new food label design. Today I want take an in-depth look at some of the changes, focusing on the new "nutrients required" section...
Nutrition Facts Label Update
There's exciting news from the FDA this morning -- they have finalized a new, updated Nutrition Facts Label that will be going on packaged foods across the U.S.
Nutrition Facts Label Update: Handout
Here's a new printable handout that explains the upcoming changes to the Nutrition Facts label. I hope you like it!
Printable Nutrition Poster!
I've got a new nutrition poster for you today... And here's the best part: it's totally free!
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