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Custom farm to school wall decals brighten and educate school walls
Paula Wucklund, Fuel Up to Play 60 Coach, and physical education teacher, wanted to help her fellow PE teachers and school cafeterias in Arkansas. She wanted to illustrate how the farm to school program brings healthier foods into the schools and to create awareness of MyPlate, physical activity, and healthier eating for the students […] -
Food News: Potassium and Your Health
Ask anyone to name a source of potassium and inevitably they’ll say “bananas.” Yet if you ask that same person why we need potassium, you might find less of a definitive answer. In fact, few can answer that question. Potassium is a mineral that’s not only found in bananas, but also citrus fruit, green leafy […] -
Do You Have to Drink Green to Eat Clean?
Green drinks and clean eating are all the rage, but what exactly is “clean eating?” Margaret McCartney, GP, notes in the British Medical Journal, “The command to eat cleanly implies that everyone else is filthy, being careless with their bodies and lives. It comes with promises of energy boosts, glowing skin, spirituality, purity, and possibly […] -
Top 10 Foods for Better Health
A new study out of Boston suggests that focusing on 10 specific foods in your diet may cut the risk of premature death from diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease by almost half. The author of the study, Renata Micha from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University says that about 45% […] -
Sugar Math Misconceptions
Recently, a dietitian reader reached out to us with some old information about people’s recommended intake of added sugars. This interaction made me realize how much misinformation is still out there about sugar, so I want to set the record straight right now. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that people “Consume less than 10 percent […]
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Plates Have Arrived for 2018
The new plates are here! Portion control – while MyPlate is a fascinating and effective way to teach food groups and a balanced diet some people want a lesson that is more geared to portion control and weight loss. The new portion control plates were designed to follow the principle of using food groups so […] -
Easy Health Fair and Nutrition Presentation Theme Chooser Introduced By Nutrition Education Store
Nutrition Education Store has launched a “Theme Chooser” in the online store navigation. The theme chooser allows customers to view a line of health fair and nutrition education materials by theme. For example if you click on 10K Steps, you will find the following items with the 10,000 Step learning guides: 48×36″ banner 24×62″ banner […] -
Research Update: Legumes and Diabetes
A recent study published in Clinical Nutrition looked at data from the PREDIMED study, which featured over 3,000 subjects with elevated risk for heart disease, but without type 2 diabetes. The study found that after 4 years, participants with the highest intake of legumes had a 35% reduction in risk for diabetes. The study was led […] -
Food News: 3 New Labels for Packaged Foods
While there are multiple ways to purchase groceries, consumers still need time to make a list and then read and decipher food labels. With nearly 20,000 new products hitting the shelves annually, you almost need a PhD in nutrition to understand some of the information on those labels. Today I want to talk about some […] -
Health News: Chronic Disease Risk Factors
A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism suggests that “metabolically healthy obese” people, a subset of obese individuals who were initially thought to not be at high risk of heart and other chronic diseases, still might have elevated health risks. Study author Kristine Faerch from the Steno Diabetes Center in […]