What and how we feed our infants and toddlers sets the stage for their future eating habits and health...

While there is little doubt that regular exercise has many health benefits and may help with reducing body fat stores, most research suggests that regular exercise alone is unlikely to solve America’s obesity epidemic...

Here's a fun new way to help your clients keep their motivation strong when it comes to physical activity...

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...

The U.S. News and World Report recently assessed top diet plans in nine different categories and guess what?

If you were to replace birthday cake with the sweet treats in this post, then you would save about 8,000 calories per child per school year, which is quite a bit...

Want to help your audience eat more fruits and vegetables? Try this fantastic collection of fruit and vegetable tips from A to Z...

Today I want to talk about preventing heart disease...

Lots of us have a love/hate relationship with cheese. We love how it goes with a good glass of wine or tops a pizza. We don’t care so much for its saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium content. The good news is that cheese can be part of a healthy diet. Here are a few things to consider...

Yes, holiday meals are often more generous when it comes to solid fats and added sugars, but they don't have to be. In fact, there are lots of great recipes out there that still taste indulgent without actually piling on the calories. Here are a few examples...

I'm back with a fantastic quiz from Hollis Bass, MEd, RD, LD. Test your knowledge and share this engaging resource with your clients -- there's even a printable handout at the bottom of the post...

My team and I have created some seriously fantastic portion control plates that will be super useful for your audience. Here's how to use them...

Here is a large collection of useful diabetes resources, just for you!

Hopefully, Penn Jillette's experience will help make the naïve notion that potatoes somehow promote obesity and type 2 diabetes because of their high glycemic index disappear.

The holidays come upon us fast, and so can holiday weight gain… if you’re not careful. Below are some simple swaps to prevent “a little round belly that shakes when you laugh like a bowl full of jelly.”

Help your clients sidestep holiday portion pitfalls with this free handout! Check out the preview and let me know what you think...

Singling out sugar as now being more responsible for raising BP and cholesterol levels than added salt and fat & cholesterol-rich animal products is clearly a gross distortion of what the best quality scientific data tells us is most likely true...

The Getting Ready for 2017 catalog is here! In it, you will find all of our new and most popular educational resources, scientifically designed to make your job easier and your lessons more memorable...

Kids and teens need 60 minutes of exercise daily. Here are some ways to get them off the couch...

A new statement from the American Heart Association advises all kids from age 2 to 18 to consume no more than 6 teaspoons of added sugars per day. Children under the age of 2 should consume no added sugars at all...