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Farmers' Market Success: 6 Tips for the Best Trips
Farmers' markets offer tons of resources for making healthful and delicious meals, but sometimes getting started at the market can be a bit daunting. You're in luck, though, because a few simple tips and tricks can turn the experience from overwhelming to downright fun!
Farmers' Market Success: 6 Tips for the Best Trips
Farmers' markets offer tons of resources for making healthful and delicious meals, but sometimes getting started at the market can be a bit daunting. You're in luck, though, because a few simple tips and tricks can turn the experience from overwhelming to downright fun!
Snacks for Meals?
Everyone is eating snacks for meals. What are the pros and cons? By dietitian Lisa Andrews, MEd, RDN. Here are delicious ideas and guidelines for meals at the desk and on the go. #eatrightPROnutrimag #makeevverybitecount #healthydoesnthavetobehard #simplehealth #funcionalwellness #wholewellness #wholebodyhealth #MyPlate #OnMyPlate #ChooseMyPlate #MyPlateStartSimplePROnutrimag!
Protein Comparison Charts & Handouts
Here is a chart of all common sources of protein both animal and plant. It has a few surprises. Plant protein is lower in calories and higher in fiber. It is also lower in cost in most cases. Here is a printable PDF handout on protein comparisons as well as the original excel file so you can make changes. #eatrightPROnutrimag #makeevverybitecount #healthydoesnthavetobehard #simplehealth #funcionalwellness #wholewellness #wholebodyhealth #MyPlate #OnMyPlate #ChooseMyPlate #MyPlateStartSimplePROnutrimag!
Get Low: Make Low-Sodium Choices
According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, "74.5 million Americans—34 percent of U.S. adults—have hypertension."
Help Your Clients Make the Best of the Body’s Protein Drive
Much of the food in a typical Western diet has less protein, so we eat more of it in order to get what our bodies crave. To help your clients who struggle with overweight and obesity, try the following tips…
MyPlate for National Nutrition Month®
The theme for National Nutrition Month® this year is “Fuel for the Future.” MyPlate’s messages dovetail beautifully with that theme, so let’s take a look at how your clients can use MyPlate to fuel their futures!
Sustainable Eating Made Simple
Sustainability is a complex global issue that centers around solving global warming and feeding future population growth. The good news is that there are many things we can do as consumers to make small changes that have a significant impact. Our health will benefit, too. Pick a few items on this list and see what works for you.
New and Controversial Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Over 14 million US kids are impacted by obesity, making it one of the most common chronic diseases in children, and yet American Academy of Pediatrics may have gone too far in their latest set of recommendations. What do you think?
Should You Be Drinking Kombucha?
You’ve probably seen colorful bottles of kombucha in the supermarket. What are these concoctions that tout all kinds of health benefits? Should you include them in your eating pattern?
Vegan Taco
Tempeh has come a long way since its earliest days of being compressed fermented soybeans. You can find artisan types made with all kinds of legumes and seeds. Once it is fried in a pan, it tastes like a rich, umami-laced, mushroom "scrapple" and takes on the flavors of any dish. This taco bursts with flavors from spicy to acid to umami.
Vegetarian Tempeh Bowl
Tempeh has come a long way since its earliest days of being compressed fermented soybeans. You can find artisan types made with all kinds of legumes and seeds. Once it is fried in a pan, it tastes like a wonderful mushroom "scrapple" and takes on the flavors of any dish.
Another Possible Cause of Obesity
Our bodies have a strong appetite for protein, but we overeat fats and carbohydrates instead. Why? Find out in the latest from Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD.
Reducing Blood Pressure Could Save Your Life
Heart disease is the #1 cause of death in the United States. Did you know that lowering blood pressure can help save your life? Follow these tips for a heart-healthy lifestyle and diet. A combo platter of high blood pressure and an elevated lipoprotein could put some at risk for heart attacks, strokes, and death due to heart disease, according to new research. This free heart health handout will help all.
Farmer's Market Meal Planning
Here is how to shop and plan meals using a farmer’s market. Lots of delicious ideas.
Go green, go!
Let’s go green for more sustainability, better, health, nutrition month, and St Patrick’s Day
Free Nutrition Handouts - Printable PDFs
It's So Easy is a new nutrition handout collection by Food and Health Communications, Inc. It consists of 7 nutrition education PDF handouts designed to give every health educator a head start to make a difference for their students and clients.
Roast It Once, Serve It 3 Times: Part 3 of 3
Roast it once and serve it many times. By using one whole chicken you can have many meals, saving time, and money.
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