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Handout: Food and Mood Shopping List
Here is a shopping list for foods to keep your brain powered and your mental health looking positive.
September Round Up - FREE NEW resources plus over 50 products from our store
September Nutrition Education Resource Roundup - Over 60 New Products, free Handout Hub filled to the brim, September Hidden Sugar handout and special discount
Handout: Dense Bean Salad: The Meal Prep Trend Worth Trying
If you have spent any time on social media lately, you have probably seen dense bean salads. These hearty salads are packed with beans, vegetables, herbs, and flavorful dressings, creating a nutrient-rich meal that can be made ahead and enjoyed for several days. Unlike leafy green salads that wilt quickly, dense bean salads actually improve as they sit, allowing the flavors to blend together.
Menu Planning and Shopping on a Budget
Here is a 7 day menu planner and great shopping tips to plan and make meals on a budget
How to Stay Physically Active As A Family
Staying physically active as a family can be a fun and rewarding way to build healthy habits and strengthen family bonds. Here are some ideas to help your family stay active together:
Counting Down to 2027: What Every Food-Service Director Needs to Know About the New School Meal Standards
The updated Nutrition Standards for School Meals are rolling out on a schedule, and the biggest milestone is closer than it looks. The headline changes — the first-ever limit on added sugars across the week and the next reduction in sodium — take full effect in School Year 2027-28, beginning July 1, 2027. For directors planning menus, budgets, and vendor contracts, that is not a far-off deadline. It is the school year you are buying for now.
What Are Ultra-Processed Foods? A Dietitian's Plain-Language Guide (+ Free Handout)
"Ultra-processed" is everywhere right now — in headlines, on social media, and in your clients' questions. But the term gets used so loosely that it causes more anxiety than action. Here's the clear, balanced version you can share with clients, students, and patients with links to our dietitian’s article and PDF handout.
Introducing Our Free Nutrition Crossword Puzzle Maker
We just launched a free Nutrition Crossword Puzzle Maker, and it's built for exactly that moment. Type in your own words and clues — whatever you're teaching that day, whether it's MyPlate food groups, hydration, label reading, or anything else — and the tool instantly builds a complete, interlocking crossword puzzle around them, numbered clues and all.
Cyclosporiasis Handout
Preventing Cyclosporiasis: Wash your produce. Refrigerate your leftovers. Good habits — but neither one stops Cyclospora, and cases are running high this summer. Here's what actually protects you, plus a free handout for your clients.
Handout: 4 Ways to Hydrate Healthier PLUS One New Study on Hydration and Aging
But a new study by the NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute indicates that adequate hydration might help us age more healthfully and live longer than those who do not hydrate enough.
The Vegetable List Printable
Free printable vegetable list. All five subgroups — dark green, red & orange, beans, starchy, other — plus how much you need each week and the rainbow chart.
How to Read a Food Label — Free Printable PDF Guide
You don't have to read the whole label. You have to read five lines. Free printable food label guide with the 5%/20% rule and a worksheet. No sign-up required.
Free Printable Portion Control Plate + Hand Portion Guide
Nobody carries a measuring cup to a restaurant. Nobody weighs their chicken on a Tuesday. What actually works is a picture you can hold in your head — and a pair of hands you already own.
Delicious and Easy Ways to Use Watermelon
Watermelon is versatile and can be used in many creative ways. Here are some ideas to make the most out of your watermelon plus there is a simple recipe at the end.
Handout: 3 Tips for Summer Exercise
The sun is shining, the birds are singing -- it's the perfect time to get outside and exercise. Though you likely won't be battling your way through snow or rain, summer presents its own unique considerations.
Summer MyPlate: Vary Your Veggies
Now that you know what #MyPlate is and the #healthbenefits of following it, it’s time to explore how to make the most of this fantastic guide to balanced eating.
Let’s start with one of my favorite #foodgroups: #vegetables.
6 Ways to Use Summer Squash
Summer squash, including varieties like zucchini, yellow squash, and pattypan squash, is versatile and delicious. Here are six creative ways to use summer squash in your cooking:
MyPlate for Summer
Spring is in the air and summer’s right around the corner. I know how you love to get ahead, so let’s start planning with this brand-new series: MyPlate for Summer…
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