Shopping List Contest

Shopping List ContestPublish a healthy shopping list and encourage everyone to come up with healthful meals for the ingredients. Dishes must use these ingredients, be low in fat and sodium, and use vegetables. Here is a simple list:• Oil, light soy sauce, vinegar, herbs• Rice, pasta, whole grain cereal, oatmeal• Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, green onions, carrots, frozen broccoli, mushrooms, canned tomatoes, pasta sauce• Apples, melon, berries• Parmesan, yogurt, skim milk• Chicken, fish, lentils, egg whitesWe will be using these ingredients in our food blog in the coming month - so individuals can get ideas and recipes there, too. Here is a list of meals for these ingredients, which have all be featured in past issues of CFFH Newsletter. Put a salad with each meal:1. Mediterranean Potato Pizza2. Chicken Tomato Pasta3. Fish, Potato4. Chicken Stirfry5. Lentils and Rice6. Lentil Chili Rice Pot7. Arroz con Pollo8. Lentil Soup9. Chicken Stew10. Vegetable Omelette (whites)Snacks: yogurt parfait, apple sauce, fruit cup, oatmealHot TopicsWe recently conducted a survey to health professionals online to determine what the most important lessons were for them to teach. Here is their list, in order of importance:1. Portion control2. Fruits and vegetables3. Eat a balanced diet4. Nutrition Facts Label5. Cook more at home (tied with number 6)6. MyPlateIn addition to the main choices above, we also received more hot topics for education:• Preparing healthy meals in less time, how to eat healthfully while dining out• Look at science, not hype• Mindful eating and environmental control• Basic survival skills• Cut down on beveragecalories• Less sodium (for prevention), whole grains, low-fat dairy, less added sugar• Whole foods• Nutrient density