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Preventing Obesity: A Guide for Parents
What and how we feed our infants and toddlers sets the stage for their future eating habits and health...
Do You Need to Worry About Orthorexia?
Recently, psychologists have started seeing an eating disorder known as orthorexia nervosa. The term refers to a “fixation on eating healthy or pure.”
You Can Build Healthful Habits: Part Three
In Better Than Before, habits expert Gretchen Rubin writes about an endless array of strategies that can make or break your good intentions...
Is Inactivity the Main Cause of Obesity?
While there is little doubt that regular exercise has many health benefits and may help with reducing body fat stores, most research suggests that regular exercise alone is unlikely to solve America’s obesity epidemic...
Cancer and Eating Pattern Factsheet
Diet and cancer: is there a link?
Spring Color Recipes
Spring is finally here, and it's the perfect time to shake your eating pattern out of its winter rut. Today I've gathered 4 fresh recipes for spring and I want to share them with you...
3 Cooking Tips for Easier Weeknight Meals
Today is the first installment of a new series that I created to help educators achieve their goals...
10 Things You Should Know About Food Safety
According the the latest estimates from the CDC, "each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases"...
Put Your Best Fork Forward!
Let's talk about crafting an eating style that includes a variety of your favorite healthful foods...
Kitchen Hack: Making Cooking at Home Easier
As I mentioned last week, one of the central themes of National Nutrition Month 2017 is to "Practice cooking more at home and experiment with healthier ingredients." Today I want to share a way to make cooking at home easier and more fun...
By Popular Demand: 25 Ingredients, 15 Meals
And now, by popular demand, I'd like to present a guide to making 15 different meals with only 25 ingredients...
3 Tips for Experimenting with Healthful Ingredients
According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, one of the keys to National Nutrition Month this year is to "Practice cooking more at home and experiment with healthier ingredients." Let's talk more about that, shall we?
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Food Trend Update: The Snack Bar
We've found a few new snack bars that not only taste great, but are also made with whole grains and protein, without tons of sugar.
One-Pot Dinner
Lentils and chicken make the best combination. This delicious one-pot meal comes together quickly and finishes in the oven.
Aging Well with Healthful Fats
As you plan your daily meals and snacks, one important component of promoting physical health and a healthy, functioning brain as you age is the type and amount of fat you consume...
Five a Day? Double it for Best Health!
You’ve likely heard the recommendation to eat at least 5 fruits and vegetables daily for best health. New advice is leaning more towards eating 5 servings of each...
Varied Protein Sources in One Delicious Dish
This deliciously-seasoned dish is easy to make and its aroma will draw everyone to the kitchen...
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