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Be a Serving Size Sleuth
Serving size doesn’t have to be a mystery or an after-thought on the journey to healthy eating. With the right tools, unintended calorie intake will be a pitfall of the past!
Interactive Display Ideas for Family Meals Month
Interactive displays promote engagement, boost information retention, and add visual interest to a space. So why not make one for Family Meals Month?
The Unique Adverse Metabolic Effects of Fructose
While there is little credible scientific evidence implicating HFCS as being far worse metabolically than other concentrated sweeteners, it does appear that all of these sweeteners may have some unique metabolic effects due to their high fructose content.
5 Tips for a Healthful Vegetarian Lifestyle
Building a healthful vegetarian diet is about so much more than making sure that meat isn’t on the plate. That’s why I’d like to take a closer look at ways to make sure that a vegetarian eating plan is balanced and nutritious.
Go Vegetarian: Tips for a Healthful Diet
If you choose a vegetarian eating pattern, then it’s important to make sure that your meals are nutritious. Find out how in this member exclusive!
Meals Are Like Sonnets
My client Mary has maintained her nearly 20 pound weight loss for several months now. She’s confident that she’ll continue to eat a nourishing, calorie-controlled diet and will not revisit those lost pounds. Why? Find out in this post!
Sport Drinks
Athletes use sports drinks to provide energy, maintain hydration, and improve performance. At the same time, consumers reach for lower calorie, lower sugar sports drinks as tasty thirst-quenchers, even when those people are not physically active. Let’s take a closer look at sports drinks to see whether they’re good for simply quenching thirst.
Gorgeous Fruit Desserts
Remember back in the day when we posted The Most Beautiful Salads? Or how about that recipe for Raspberry Beet Cheesecake? We got such a wonderful response from all of you for both posts that today we'd like to bring you a new riff on old favorites: a quick guide to beautiful and healthful fruit desserts.
Eat Dessert First!
Cheryle Jones Syracuse is back on the blog today, and this time she has some surprising weight control and dining out advice...
Popcorn Basics
Did you know that the average American consumes 204 cups of popcorn each year? Learn about healthful ways to prepare it and ways to keep your grocery bill low in this brand-new post by Cheryle Jones Syracuse, MS...
Research Update: Vegetarian Diets and Weight
There's a new study in town, and its results indicate that vegetarian diets may aid weight management efforts.
Cancer Control Month: 3 Ways to Reduce Your Risk
In honor of Cancer Control Month, we are cracking the vault and offering a sneak peek at exclusive member content. The handout featured below comes straight from the April 2015 edition of Communicating Food for Health and it's all about reducing your risk of cancer...
Reader Request: Burning Off Beverage Calories
After researching the most common sugary drinks and their typical servings sizes, I used my handy-dandy exercise calculator to find out how much work it would take to burn off the calories in popular beverages. I turned what I found into a new handout, which you can download for free today!
Portion Control: Deconstructed
Looking for a new way to make portion control appealing to your clients? Try deconstructing dishes!
Take Control of Your Cholesterol Levels
It's time to help your clients take control of their cholesterol levels. Let's get right down to it!
Free Cooking Substitution Infographic
Making simple changes in the kitchen can have big results. Making that lesson clear and memorable for your clients, on the other hand can be a bit tricky.That's why my team and I have made a brand-new infographic that highlights ways to make healthful substitutions in order to save calories in the kitchen.
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