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Cook Once, Serve Twice
I love exploring smart ways to serve healthy meals on a budget. And I'm not only talking about budgeting money -- it's also important to budget time! Cooking something in one session and then using it in meals throughout the week is a great way to make ingredients stretch while saving yourself time in future meal prep...
Use Beans to Save Time on Busy Nights!
Beans are versatile, keep well, freeze beautifully, and are perfect for "planned overs!"
Kitchen Hacks: Shortcuts to Fruits and Vegetables
MyPlate advises people to fill half their plates with fruits and vegetables at each meal, but sometimes this is easier said than done. Today's kitchen hacks will focus on ways to make that goal achievable!
May 2016
May is full of reasons to celebrate nutrition and health! Get the latest materials for International Mediterranean Diet Month, Salad Month, and Digestive Diseases Awareness Month, along with mindful eating research, tips for cooking with kids, strategies for shifting to a healthier eating pattern and more!
Introduction to Diverticular Disease
Have you ever heard of diverticular disease? This post features a quick rundown of all the basics you need to know.
Does Mindfulness Training Aid Weight Loss?
Neither this study nor the preponderance of prior research on the efficacy of adding mindfulness training to a weight loss program has demonstrated significantly greater weight loss or better long term weight control than a typical weight loss program incorporating diet, exercise, and some cognitive behavioral training for getting patients to lose more weight or keep off the lost weight.
Bright and Tasty Salad
This bean salad looks very nice when placed on a bed of leaf lettuce and garnished with fresh wedges of lemon.
Phytochemical Salad Booster
This salad is loaded with healthy foods that are rich in phytochemicals. Plus, it comes together in a snap!
Make Small Dietary Shifts
People need to shift to healthier food and drink choices. Today, let’s look at exactly what that means for the dietary components that can put your health at risk.
Healthy Snacking: Energy Bites
Providing our kids with nutritious options is important for their growth, but finding something tasty that’s also easy to prepare can be a challenge. The new trend of making and eating energy bites is a perfect solution to this snacking dilemma.
5 Foods People with Diabetes Shouldn't Fear
Diabetes shouldn’t have you fearing your food! Too many people give up delicious, nutritious foods because they have some vague idea that blood sugars go wonky when they eat certain things. Have no fear! While it’s a good idea to limit baked goods and greasy fast food, you can nearly always find room for nutrient-dense foods like these.
Fun Family Dining: Make Your Own Chowder
Building your own meal is a great way to get kids involved in healthy eating. It's also the perfect solution for picky eaters, and its creativity can help inspire and motivate people who find themselves in a healthy eating rut.
Speedy Corn Chowder
This quick chowder is perfect on its own or as a base for a make-your-own chowder bar!
Amazing Nutrition Handouts: Round Two
The fun continues with the next installment of the most popular free nutrition handouts we've created. Which ones will you use?
Kitchen Hacks: 1 Skillet Meals
I'm back with more kitchen hacks! Today I want to talk about meals that only require a single skillet. With an oven-safe skillet, you can start dinner on the stove an then finish it off in the oven, leaving lots of hands-off time to set the table, prep a salad, etc...
Protein, Guys, and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Hollis Bass, MEd, RD, LD is on the blog today with a closer look at the Dietary Guidelines for Americans' protein recommendations for men and teenage boys...
Applying the New Protein Information from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans send a special message to teenage boys and men: eat less meat, chicken, and eggs. What’s a guy to do?
12 Total Body Wellness Tips
Victoria Shanta Retelny, RDN, LDN is back on the blog with some wonderful wellness tips.As a special treat for National Nutrition Month, Vicki is sharing another excerpt from her fantastic book. This time, it's all about total body wellness...
New Series: Kitchen Hacks
Today I want to start a new series: Kitchen Hacks. In this series, I'll share the tips and tricks I've learned while spending years in kitchens all across the United States. These will be fun tidbits for cooking demonstrations, recipe inspiration, email blasts, handouts, presentations, activities -- however you'd like to use them!
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