As we welcome 2024 and a new year, it is often fun to contemplate where we have been and where we are going on our food, health, and nutrition education journey. The nutrition research, as we have seen over numerous years of Dietary Guideline reviews and in the present 2020-2025 edition, has corroborated a whole-food, plant-based, minimally-processed diet that is low in added sugar, salt, and processed fat especially with regards to trans fat and saturated fat.

As we welcome 2024 and a new year, it is often fun to contemplate where we have been and where we are going on our food, health, and nutrition education journey. The nutrition research, as we have seen over numerous years of Dietary Guideline reviews and in the present 2020-2025 edition, has corroborated a whole-food, plant-based, minimally-processed diet that is low in added sugar, salt, and processed fat especially with regards to trans fat and saturated fat.

Lasting weight management involves sustainable habits to avoid the “diet, cheat, repent, repeat” cycle. If losing weight and keeping it off were easy, people wouldn’t spend 60 billion annually on weight loss products and programs. This month we’ll review various methods of weight control, starting with intermittent fasting...

In today’s high-technology world, scientists are starting to envision being able to pinpoint accurate nutrition plans for each person based on their individual genetics, physical activity, sleep habits, microbiome (trillions of different species of microbes that are found primarily in our digestive tract and also spread throughout the body), and the metabolome (small molecules our body produces that may have specific effects on how our body functions)...

We are still experiencing the same trend in food that has been going on since 1870. One word describes it: efficiency. It applies to every stage of food production. Why did I pick 1870?

Spotted on the exhibition floor were a number of food trends. One in particular was beans...

Sugars have been in the news a lot lately, but sometimes the terms we use for them can be confusing. Lucky for you, this post has the answers…

We just got back from the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE) and boy did we learn a lot! Here is a closer look at emerging food trends, booth style tips, and the latest on the nutrition scene...

Allowing little hands to help out in the kitchen is about more than just cooking. It?s about developing other skill sets in a fun, non-threatening fashion.

It's time to start thinking about 2014. What does the New Year have in store? What trends are petering out? Which ones are gaining momentum?

While everyone is talking about exciting new buzzwords like sustainability, local sourcing, and many flavor trends, there is one huge consumer trend we cannot ignore that is changing many industries and consumer habits. And that is the mobile use of the internet!