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Fruit and Vegetable Handout
Want to breathe new life into the advice to eat enough fruits and vegetables every day? Try this handout, which is loaded with fun and creative ways to eat more fruits and veggies...
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...
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: 2-Minute Berry Compote
At the end of the week, I often have berries that are becoming a little too soft to eat unadorned. Rather than throwing them away, here's what I do...
Added Sugars and Empty Calories
By now we've all heard the advice to cut down on added sugars. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans tout it. MyPlate asserts it. Even this blog has countless articles about the health dangers of added sugars. But sometimes we need a fresh way to communicate this key information to our clients...
Iced Tea Month: A Perfect Opportunity for Nutrition Education
Iced tea is a beverage that can either be an integral part of a healthy eating pattern or a sneaky source of added sugars and empty calories. Celebrating Iced Tea Month offers a fantastic opportunity to help your audience rethink their drinks, leading them to make healthier choices that are lower in added sugars.
Press Release: Nutrition Facts Label Resources
Vallejo, CA — Food and Health Communications, Inc has released a new collection of nutrition and health resources to aid consumers in understanding the new Nutrition Facts label as approved by the FDA.
Fun Ways to Get Picky Eaters to Try New Foods
Recently I presented 3 Fun Ways to Get Kids to Try New Foods: Prescription for Picky Eaters at the Child and Adult Care Food Program's (CACFP) Sponsors Association Meeting in Orlando Florida. It was a lot of fun, and today I'd like to share some of the highlights with you!
Celebrate Strawberry Month!
Did you know that May is National Strawberry Month? Celebrate with this fantastic recipe for Strawberry Supreme -- it's perfect for a snack or dessert!
Web Links for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month
Here are some of my favorite resources for presentations, email blasts, recipes, games, and infographics that highlight fresh fruits and vegetables...
Make Your Own Fruit Salad
This endlessly adaptable fruit plate is a fun way to get creative with your breakfasts, snacks, and desserts!
Are You Ready for Food Allergy Awareness Week?
Food Allergy Awareness Week is May 8-14, 2016. Are you ready for it? To make sure you have all the resources you need, today I want to share one of my favorite food allergy materials...
Food Allergy Awareness Resources for Educators
Get ready for Food Allergy Awareness Week with this collection of allergy education resources. It's packed with free handouts, engaging presentations, collections of scientific research, and much more!
Nutrition Resource: White Label Newsletter
I know your days are busy. I know your planner is packed. And I know that new resources can really make a difference for you and your clients. Today I want to share a free version of one of my very favorite resources: the white label newsletter...
Cook Once, Serve Twice
I love exploring smart ways to serve healthy meals on a budget. And I'm not only talking about budgeting money -- it's also important to budget time! Cooking something in one session and then using it in meals throughout the week is a great way to make ingredients stretch while saving yourself time in future meal prep...
Healthy Snacking: Energy Bites
Providing our kids with nutritious options is important for their growth, but finding something tasty that’s also easy to prepare can be a challenge. The new trend of making and eating energy bites is a perfect solution to this snacking dilemma.
Fun Family Dining: Make Your Own Chowder
Building your own meal is a great way to get kids involved in healthy eating. It's also the perfect solution for picky eaters, and its creativity can help inspire and motivate people who find themselves in a healthy eating rut.
Amazing Nutrition Handouts: Round Two
The fun continues with the next installment of the most popular free nutrition handouts we've created. Which ones will you use?
Protein, Guys, and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Hollis Bass, MEd, RD, LD is on the blog today with a closer look at the Dietary Guidelines for Americans' protein recommendations for men and teenage boys...
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