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4 Ways to Use the MyPlate App to Teach Healthy Eating on a Budget
As I mentioned in last week’s blog, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released Actions on Nutrition Security, a report on the agency’s commitment to ensuring both nutrition security and food security to support optimal health and well-being for all Americans. Food security is having enough calories. Nutrition security is having the right calories. […] -
Rising Food Costs? There’s an App for That!
Food prices are rising and they’re expected to keep going up next year. Teach your clients or students how to get the most nutrition bang for the buck with this one-two approach: Use our Healthy Shopping on a Budget PowerPoint show to put on a class or webinar that will prove that healthy eating doesn’t have […] -
Healthy Eating on a Budget with a Twist
During this busy time of year, people may not be thinking much about healthy eating. And their plan to stick to a budget may have gone out the window on Black Friday. But come January, lots of folks will be resolving to do better in both of these areas, making it a great time to […] -
Wonder Soup
If you haven’t made Wonder Soup you’ve missed a treat. What’s Wonder Soup? My sister calls rotisserie chicken Wonder Chicken. I think because these readily available, already-cooked, chickens make a quick and easy dinner. Thus, a wonder! I was at her home once and couldn’t believe how after dinner she just pitched the leftover bones […] -
Nuts in Your Gym Bag
I’ve been teaching about healthy eating for a long time. I can remember back when the commonly accepted recommendation was to cut out nuts due to the amount of fats and calories. We’re not saying this anymore. I probably don’t really need to talk most people into eating nuts. This is a fairly easy sell […]
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Take Action on Nutrition Security
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week released Actions on Nutrition Security, a report highlighting the agency’s commitment to ensuring both nutrition security and food security to support optimal health and well-being for all Americans. You’re probably familiar with the term food security, but what exactly is nutrition security? USDA puts it in simple […] -
Food, Fears & COVID-19
COVID-19 has put us all into uncharted territory. Everyone has their own way of dealing with this uncertain time, but it’s safe to say that at some point we all have fears. And many of these fears involve food. As nutrition and health educators, how can we help? Here are some ideas to get you […] -
Reduce Food Waste with Meal Planning
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American family of four loses $1,500 to uneaten food each year. Food waste can impact your budget, but also the environment. One way to reduce food waste is to plan your meals. Of course, meal planning has many more benefits – it can help with eating […] -
Lean Protein Spotlight: Turkey
The other day, I roasted a 15-pound turkey, but I was only serving two people. What was I thinking? Actually it’s a simple answer. Before Thanksgiving last year, our grocery store offered whole turkeys at $0.37 per pound if you bought $35 worth of groceries. I had to take them up on that deal, which meant that […] -
Eat Eggs—No Yolking!
Earlier this year I posted an Egghead Quiz. We love to hear from readers about our posts and this one got lots of responses. One reader indicated she wished I had also addressed eating egg whites vs the whole egg. This got me thinking and doing some additional research in this area. Like many of […]