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Teaching a Cooking Class: Tips and Tricks
I have been teaching a string of cooking classes recently, and boy have I ever learned a lot! Here are the tried-and-true secrets that take a presentation from good to great...
10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Your Next Cooking Demonstration
Summer is cooking demo season! That's why I want to offer 15 key questions I ask myself before every cooking demonstration in order to ensure a successful session...
How to Make an Engaging Nutrition Poster
A great nutrition poster does one job: it stops someone in a hallway, cafeteria, or clinic waiting room and delivers a single healthy idea before they've even finished walking by. The good news is you don't need to be a designer to make one that works. You just need a clear message and a few simple principles — and this guide walks you through both.
Teaching a Cooking Class: Tips and Tricks
I have been teaching a string of cooking classes recently, and boy have I ever learned a lot! Here are the tried-and-true secrets that take a presentation from good to great...
Nutrition PowerPoint Pro Tips
At Food and Health Inc, we pride ourselves on the high quality of our posters, handouts, games, books, and presentations. In almost 20 years of business, we've learned a lot about what works and what doesn't, and now we'd like to share some of that knowledge with you.
The CDC and the Science Behind Handwashing
According to the CDC, "Handwashing education in the community reduces the number of people who get sick with diarrhea by 31%, reduces diarrheal illness in people with weakened immune systems by 58%, and reduces respiratory illnesses, like colds, in the general population by 16-21%.”
Rainbow Fruit and Vegetable Activity Ideas
We've all heard about the importance of eating from the rainbow to get a variety of foods and nutrients. In fact, we've probably already taught this concept to our clients. But now it's time for a refresher -- a new way to make eating from the rainbow both fun and possible...
3 Ways to Create Food Awareness
The appearance of food is not always a good indicator of its actual portion and content. That's why food awareness is so important -- it allows people to make informed and healthful choices when it comes to their meals. Food awareness can be hard to build, however, and misunderstandings about the contents of a plate are often a partial cause of calorie overconsumption. That can stop today. Help your clients build food awareness with these three hands-on activities...
What Do You Know About Salt?
Americans are eating way too much sodium. Sodium can pose all kinds of health risks, and even when people think they're cutting back on it, they could still be eating way more than they think they are. So what's a health educator to do? How can you spread the word about sodium consumption and its dangers?
Sneak Peek: New PowerPoint Library for Gold Members
Today I want to take a sneak peek into the members-only PowerPoint library with a closer look at building a healthful eating pattern for people with type 2 diabetes...
Easy and Healthful Entertaining Ideas
A long-time subscriber recently asked me for some new appetizer ideas for holiday entertaining and beyond. This time, my inspiration was tapas...
Make Healthful Choices Appealing
How a food looks aesthetically can seriously affect people's perception of it. In order to make healthy meals appetizing, it helps to make them actually look appealing too.
Improve Your Cooking Skills: Presentation
I'm so proud of the new plating course Spectacular and Professional Plate Presentations that I just have to share a little preview with you today!
A Guide to Spectacular and Professional Plate Presentations
Help your clients make healthier choices by making nutritious foods more appealing in your displays and cooking demonstrations...
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...
3 Ways to Celebrate Papaya Month!
June is Papaya Month, and it's definitely not too late to celebrate!
Audience Motivation and Prizes
One way that I like to use positive reinforcement is through prizes that often communicate key lessons as well. This practice adds an extra layer to my presentations, allowing me to address a key subject from yet another angle...
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...
25 Ways to Promote the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The celebration of National Nutrition Month continues with another special post: 25 ways to promote the Dietary Guidelines for Americans!
25 Ways to Promote MyPlate
National Nutrition Month is finally here! To celebrate, I want to share an extra-special post with you — 25 ways to promote MyPlate!
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