This handout from the Holiday Challenge is too good not to share. Take a look at these holiday party tips...

You ask, we deliver! After a few requests from health educators, our team has put together a guide to cooking with ratios. Offer it to your clients or put it up in your own kitchen today!

By now you've probably heard that the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) met recently to discuses the upcoming update for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. But what does this mean for you, a health educator?

We are honored to announce that Food and Health Communications, Inc. has won a bronze medal in the summer/fall 2014 session of the Web Health Awards.

It's time for the December Poster Contest! Enter to win today!

December may be a month dominated by the holidays, but did you know that it's also Pear Month? This lovely winter salad is festive enough for any holiday table and it offers the spotlight to the fruit of the month as well.

Here are all the materials you need for an amazing start to the New Year! Check out the latest research updates, practitioner advice, handouts, recipes, and more! They're all in the January 2015 edition of Communicating Food for Health.

Whether you call them sugar substitutes, non-nutritive sweeteners or high-intensity sweeteners, you?re looking at substances that impart a sweet taste to foods and beverages. They do this either without calories or with only a few calories, and they have little to no impact on blood glucose levels.

Whip up spaghetti squash in a hurry with a pressure cooker!

Recently, there has been a trend of putting young, overweight children on diets meant for adults. Diets are not meant for children. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends that children who are classified as overweight or obese maintain their current weight and only attempt to lose weight through calorie restriction if other risk factors for disease are present.

We don?t eat rocks or dirt, but did you know that they are actually an important part of the food chain? Minerals in the earth are absorbed by water and plants, and then we absorb those same minerals when we eat plants or drink water. We also get minerals when we eat or drink foods that come from animals that consumed the mineral-rich plants and water.

This chili freezes very well, so make it ahead of time for a healthful dinner in a hurry.

General recommendations from the ADA are to attain an A1C of less than 7%, but this is not the appropriate goal for everyone with diabetes. Like medications, diet, and physical activity, blood glucose goals must also be individualized. For some people with diabetes, an A1C of less than 6.5% is ideal, and for others a good goal is less than 8% or even 8.5%, according to a 2012 consensus report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and Diabetes Care.

Biologists have long known that the bacteria, protozoa, fungi, yeast, and other microbes that inhabit the guts of all animals can play a key role in their ability to survive.

It's December, which means that it's time to reveal the winners of the November poster contest! Are you ready for this?

Are your clients physically active? Have them assess their habits with this quirky quiz!

The FDA has just released their guide to menu labeling, and this post has everything you need to know...

In honor of American Diabetes Month, we're cracking the vault to offer you the latest resources for your clients. Today's sneak preview is from Hollis Bass, MEd, RD, and it's all about prediabetes...

I've put together some ideas to help your clients manage the family dinner minefield and put together healthful meals that everyone will love. Check them out!

Handouts and research and tips, oh my! Here's everything you need for a creative and healthful December...