Amazing Nutrition Handouts: Round Two

The fun continues with the next installment of the most popular free nutrition handouts we've created. Which ones will you use?

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Applying the New Protein Information from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans send a special message to teenage boys and men: eat less meat, chicken, and eggs. What’s a guy to do?

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Focusing on Dressing: Are We Missing the Point?

Any time we switch from pale "greens" like iceberg lettuce to darker-colored leafy greens like kale, spinach and Romaine, we gain important phytochemicals and antioxidants that are present in larger quantities in darker-colored vegetables...

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Small Shifts

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourage us to “shift to healthier food and beverage choices.” We make choices about what to eat and drink every day. Each choice is a chance to shift to a healthier option. Over time, these small shifts will move you toward a healthy eating pattern.

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Walnuts, Weight Loss, and Blood Lipids

The optimal ratio of fat/carbohydrate/protein for promoting healthy weight loss is still a matter of debate. Some researchers have suggested higher fat, lower carbohydrate diets are better for weight loss in insulin resistant people...

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Evaluating Weight Status

Evaluating weight status is tricky. People can be sensitive about their size, especially when they think that they may have lost control of their weight. Plus, there are lots of hurtful ways that people evaluate weight and size in society today. So how do you address weight when it comes to health and well-being without bringing in the baggage that accompanies discussions about weight?

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Winter Fruit Plate

On my latest trip to a Vietnamese market, I picked up a dragon fruit. What a neat food! The color is bright fuschia on the outside with white, kiwi-like seeds on the inside. It's a little sour, so it's better to mix dragonfruit with sweeter fruit in a salad as a fun complement. Here's one great way to use this versatile fruit!

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Shift Away from Added Sugars and Saturated Fats

In order to craft a balanced and healthy eating pattern, there are certain food elements that most Americans need to shift away from. Today I want to zoom in on two of those elements: added sugars and saturated fats...

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Nutrition Month Display Ideas

Want to engage your audience when it comes to vital health and nutrition topics? A Nutrition Month display could be the perfect answer. Will you make one this year? If you do, check out this list of things I’ve learned from setting up tons of displays…

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Following the Guidelines with a Healthy Eating Plan

The 2015-2020 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans was recently released and there has been a shift in the recommendations from a concentration on individual nutrients to a focus on a generally healthy eating pattern. But what exactly is an “eating pattern”?

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Learn About Added Sugars with SuperTracker

SuperTracker is an interactive tool available for free through the USDA’s Choose MyPlate initiative. With SuperTracker, you can plan, analyze, and track your daily food choices and physical activity.

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