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Diabetes and Your Heart
If you are like many people with diabetes, you put a lot of effort into controlling your blood sugar numbers. You watch what you eat, prick your fingers, take your medications and more! But many people with diabetes forget that there are other health numbers that are just as important as blood sugar. These numbers are the ones that deal with the health of your heart...
Have Fun with Fresh Tomatoes!
This sauce offers a great way to use and store a large quantity of fresh tomatoes from your garden or the farmers' market.
Pesto: As Versatile As It Is Delicious
This pesto offers a great way to flavor pasta, rice, and grilled items. It also makes a delicious bread or cracker spread. You can even add more herbs when you serve it too.
Breaking News: USDA Offers $8 Million to Schools and Child Care Centers
This just in: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will give over 8 million dollars to help school and child care nutrition professionals offer healthful meals to their students.
Heart Disease Guide
How does heart disease develop? What causes it? Why? Today's post will walk you through the answers to these questions, shedding light on the latest research and offering a brand-new handout...
Heart Disease Prevention Tips
Heart disease can be a scary thing. The good news is, it's possible to take steps to lower your risk. Let's talk lifestyle...
Recipe for Whole Grains Month: Pancakes
Whole grain pancakes can still be fluffy and delicious. They're more filling than traditional pancakes and they have way more nutrients! So why not use them as a way to help your clients learn to appreciate whole grain foods?
September Checklist
Psssssst! Wanna see something neat? Here's a brand-new animated graphic that presents MyPlate's messages for fall. It's perfect for your next email blast or presentation intro!
September Resource Rundown
Looking for some free resources to promote September's monthly themes? Your search is over! Here is a comprehensive list of links to promote the food and health subjects of September. There are fantastic recipes, great photos, PDF handouts, and more...
Reader Request: Kefir
What is kefir? What are its health benefits? Get the facts about this tasty dairy drink in today's post...
Cooking with Kefir
I recently bought a few different types of kefir and brought them into my kitchen. Was it possible to find tasty ways to serve this healthful dairy drink?
Get Ready for Fruits & Veggies More Matters Month!
September is Fruits and Veggies More Matters Month! To help you look your very best, right now, I want to offer you a sneak peek at the fantastic handout that accompanies the bestselling Real Food Grows poster. It might be just the thing you need to prepare for next month's theme. Take a look...
Creative Presentations: New Twist for a Vegetable Platter
Here's a great way to freshen up your vegetable platter game -- a new twist on a classic appetizer. This recipe would make a great cooking demonstration or element of your next wellness fair both. How will you use it?
Sweeteners: A Chef's Perspective
The sweetener series continues this week with a guide to sweetening foods safely and healthfully. I figured it was time to weigh in on the discussion from a chef's perspective, so today's post is all about making delicious drinks and yogurt snacks with fewer added sugars...
Natural Sweeteners: A Closer Look
After the sweetener chart went live, many of you wrote to ask about a non-chemical approach to sweetening foods and drinks. Today I have some answers for you, with a closer look at natural sweeteners...
Cut Down on Sugar: A Strategy Guide
Are you looking for new ways to help your clients reduce their added sugar intake? Thanks to some reader requests, there's now a free handout and strategy guide that offer great tips for cutting back on added sugars...
More Ways to Reduce Sugar Consumption
The sweetener information celebration continues with a few more strategies for reducing the added sugars in your life! Share this article and handout with your clients and let me know what you think...
GMOs: A Health Distractor?
Do your clients ever ask you about GMOs? This hot-button issue has been dominating the media lately, and after chatting with one of our readers, I thought it was high time to make a handout that featured the facts.
GMO Infographic
Want to help your clients get the facts about GMOs? Here's a handy infographic, based on the latest scientific research and comprehensive data reviews...
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