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5 Questions and Answers About Fat
Here's the next installment of the questions and answers series. What do you know about fat?
Quick Quiz for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month
June is Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month! Pique your audience's interest in these tasty foods by introducing some riddles from Hollis Bass, MEd, RD, LD...
Added Sugars and Your Health
We're all familiar with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans' advice to reduce the amount of added sugars in our eating patterns. Today I want to talk about why that recommendation exists...
4 Key Facts About Salt
Thanks to research from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the CDC, and the USDA, we now know that most Americans are consuming way too much salt...
5 Questions and Answers about Carbohydrates
Let's talk about the nutrition world's most controversial macronutrient...
Successful Weight Management with Plants
Research suggests that dropping meat from your eating pattern may be useful when it comes to successfully managing your weight...
Mediterranean Diet Update
Studies continue to show that a Mediterranean-style eating pattern is good news for health. Here’s some of the latest in Mediterranean diet research...
Finding Your Way to Enough Omega-3s
National and international health organizations recommend that we consume an average of 250 to 500 mg of EPA + DHA daily, yet adults in the US consume only about 90 mg per day, a far cry from the amounts recommended to support healthy hearts, eyes, and brains...
Spring MyPlate Tips
Now that spring is officially here, it's time to look at what the season has to offer in terms of everyone's favorite food graphic. Here are a few of our top MyPlate tips for spring...
An Italian Introduction to the Mediterranean Eating Pattern
Enrico Forte, an Italian cookbook author, has joined us today to introduce the Mediterranean eating style and review its myriad health benefits...
Preventing Obesity: A Guide for Parents
What and how we feed our infants and toddlers sets the stage for their future eating habits and health...
Put Your Best Fork Forward!
Let's talk about crafting an eating style that includes a variety of your favorite healthful foods...
Five a Day? Double it for Best Health!
You’ve likely heard the recommendation to eat at least 5 fruits and vegetables daily for best health. New advice is leaning more towards eating 5 servings of each...
Get Active with a Bootcamp!
Here's a fun new way to help your clients keep their motivation strong when it comes to physical activity...
Handout of the Week: Beans Instead of Beef
As I was putting together the member-exclusive February newsletter, I stumbled upon this handout that I thought might be useful for you...
Fiber and Healthy Aging
People who ate more fiber experienced a lower risk of age-related diseases and disability, including high blood pressure, diabetes, depression and even cognitive problems...
How Healthful is Your Eating Pattern?
What’s important is knowing the basics of a healthy diet and making it work for you. Here are some answers to common myths about your food...
Triglyceride Factsheet for Heart Month
It's American Heart Month and I've got a few brand-new resources to share with you! Let's kick things off with this triglyceride factsheet...
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