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Food News: Shop with 3
Here are three easy goals to keep front and focus when you are grocery shopping.
MyPlate Exploration: Other Vegetables
This is the last installment of the MyPlate vegetable subgroup flavor exploration, exploring the uses and flavors of the vegetables in MyPlate's "Other" Vegetable category.
Fun Vegetable Trivia: Summer Squash
And now, just in time for summer squash to overrun us all, here are a few facts about one of summer's favorite vegetables...
MyPlate Activity Ideas
The following activity ideas are excerpted from the new book, MyPlate for Everyone, which is coming soon from Food and Health Communications!
A Dinner That’s Guaranteed to Disappear
This family-pleasing meal is simple to make and eat!
Fruit and Diabetes
People with diabetes shouldn?t be afraid of fruit! Fruit is packed with vitamins and minerals, including antioxidants. It also contains dietary fiber, which fills you up and helps with blood sugar control. Fruit?s sweet taste makes it a natural and healthful dessert too.
Enjoy Summer Produce!
This amazing salad was inspired by a trip to Berkeley Bowl, where fresh produce spans the aisle as far as the eye can see. Use it in your Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month celebrations!
Make Dessert Delightful!
This shortcake is amazingly simple. It uses a small slice of cake along with a lot of fresh fruit and just a little whipping cream. It is delightful, not sinful!!
Spritz Up Your Salad!
This bright and peppy salad is loaded with flavor! Try it out and see for yourself!
Seasonal Fun with Radishes
This is a delicious salad that incorporates pungent, sweet, and acidic flavors.
11 Tips to Reduce Sugar Intake
The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee recently recommended reducing added sugar consumption from the current 16% of calories to 10% of total calorie intake. This would help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, tooth decay, and obesity. Use these 11 tips to reduce your added sugar intake.
There's a New Snack In Town
This plate offers a great way to breathe new life into daily snacks. It's balanced, nutritious, and totally delicious. Plus, once you have the pears and the coulis, it comes together in a snap!
Dried Fruit: A Healthy Alternative to Fresh
According to information from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, people who routinely eat dried fruit have a higher intake of several vitamins and minerals (1). Dried fruit is a good source of fiber, potassium, and iron, and though some antioxidants (such as vitamin C) are lost during the drying process, dried fruit manages to retain a high overall antioxidant content.
Offer a Fruit and Vegetable Challenge!
Finding and trying new fruits and vegetables can be a bit daunting. Help make exploring healthful flavors more fun with a quick and easy contest!
Celebrate All-American Breakfast Month!
Celebrate All-American Breakfast Month (and Apple Month) with this tasty and healthful breakfast!
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