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How To Stir-Fry
This members-only guide to healthful stir-fries is a perfect resource for health educators and their clients.
Teriyaki Grilled Salmon
This exclusive members-only post is all about the basics of grilling fish. It's got great photos, a new PDF handout, and fantastic grilling tips...
Strawberry Sensation!
I've been studying 3-star desserts and presentations lately, and it has been super inspiring! Applying the same visual principles to healthful and balanced foods can make them look even more appealing. Plus, it's fun to put together a pretty plate of food. Here's my latest creation -- the Strawberry Snack Plate.
Gorgeous Fruit Desserts
Remember back in the day when we posted The Most Beautiful Salads? Or how about that recipe for Raspberry Beet Cheesecake? We got such a wonderful response from all of you for both posts that today we'd like to bring you a new riff on old favorites: a quick guide to beautiful and healthful fruit desserts.
June 2015
June is a great month for dietitians and other health educators. As Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month, Dairy Month, Men's Health Month, Safety Month, and more, June offers lots of great ways to introduce vital topics. Which will you discuss with your clients?There are tons of resources in the June edition of Communicating Food for Health -- check it out today!
Whole Food Diet for Heart Health
Choose a whole foods approach that pays equal attention to the types of foods consumed as well as types of foods to exclude.
Fruit and Diabetes
People with diabetes shouldn?t be afraid of fruit! Fruit is packed with vitamins and minerals, including antioxidants. It also contains dietary fiber, which fills you up and helps with blood sugar control. Fruit?s sweet taste makes it a natural and healthful dessert too.
Enjoy Summer Produce!
This amazing salad was inspired by a trip to Berkeley Bowl, where fresh produce spans the aisle as far as the eye can see. Use it in your Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month celebrations!
The Skinny on Protein
High-protein, low-carbohydrate diets are back in the spotlight, thanks to the Paleo, South Beach and Atkins trends. While protein is a necessary nutrient for the body in order to build lean muscle, synthesize hormones, grow hair and nails, and maintain organs, information about how much protein we really need and in what form seems to be misleading and/or lacking. Here?s the skinny?
Are Artificial Sweeteners Fattening?
Whether or not nonnutritive sweeteners have an impact on calorie intake and body weight has been debated for many years.
Dietary Consistency
Have you fallen into the all-or-nothing trap where you eat perfectly one day and abandon healthful eating the next? Is a vacation or holiday a happy excuse to overindulge in foods that you?ve labeled as taboo?
Popcorn Basics
Did you know that the average American consumes 204 cups of popcorn each year? Learn about healthful ways to prepare it and ways to keep your grocery bill low in this brand-new post by Cheryle Jones Syracuse, MS...
Make Dessert Delightful!
This shortcake is amazingly simple. It uses a small slice of cake along with a lot of fresh fruit and just a little whipping cream. It is delightful, not sinful!!
Women and Iron: What You Need to Know
Get everything you need to know about iron in one handy post!
Beverage Calorie and Exercise Presentation
With clearer messages about the health impact and calorie content of drinks, people will often make more balanced choices. They just need to know more about what they?re drinking.
The Skinny on Sugar
Research synonyms for sugar and you find ?sweet? and ?dearest.? But ask most fad diet enthusiasts, and they will associate sugar with ?evil,? ?toxin,? and even ?poison.? Too much of anything is no good, but vilifying this carbohydrate without distinguishing between natural sugar and refined sugar has gone too far. Here?s the real skinny on sugar.
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