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Healthful Lunches: What’s in the Bag?
Packing a lunch can be great for your health! Choosing and preparing exactly what you want to eat gives you more control over calorie and nutrient content than you would have in a restaurant or when eating packaged foods. So how can you pack a healthful and satisfying lunch without slaving in the kitchen all day? Try these tips!
School Lunches: A Look at New Policy
Thanks to the Healthy Hungry Kids Act of 2010, there are big changes coming to school lunches near you. School lunches must now align more closely with USDA standards, which can be a bit of a daunting task. That's why we're here -- to make this transition easier. Let's start with our series of colorful and creative posters that are great resources for school lunch planning. Want to meet them?
Valentine's Day Gift Inspiration
Valentine’s Day is supposed to be a holiday centered around the heart, but a candy and dessert overload doesn't exactly promote heart health. Here are a few ideas for creative Valentine's Day gifts that are great for your heart!
February 2013
Click the image above to download the February 2013 issue of Communicating Food for Health Newsletter.
Ingredient Spotlight: Arugula
DASH Out of the Cave
Fabulous Fiber
Does High Fructose Corn Syrup Promote Type 2 Diabetes?
Type 2 Diabetes in the Elderly
Suggestive Selling: Would You Like an Apple Pie with That?
Potassium Citrate Increased Bone Density
Top 10 Apps for Health: Part 1
Lunch Exercise Adds Up
Fitting exercise into a busy schedule can be difficult, but just because you don't have a 90 minute block of free time to go to the gym doesn't mean that you have to totally give up on getting fit. In fact, lunch breaks offer a great way to burn calories, and this post will show you how!
2012 Review and 2013 Predictions
While everyone is talking about exciting new buzzwords like sustainability, local sourcing, and many flavor trends, there is one huge consumer trend we cannot ignore that is changing many industries and consumer habits. And that is the mobile use of the internet!
Cholesterol 101
Today we're taking an excerpt from one of our most popular PowerPoint shows and bringing you the basics of cholesterol education. Learn about the types of cholesterol, the health risks it can pose, and ways to reduce your cholesterol levels...
January 2013
NEW - Articles for January:
Have It Your Way
Pre-Diabetes is Not a Pre-Problem
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