We love the move away from the food pyramid to the MyPlate © campaign by the USDA. It’s great to see the change from the pyramid as it wasn’t the most effective tool for relaying healthy eating to the general public. MyPlate is a great visual tool that takes the principles of the food pyramid
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This may be seem obvious to many but according to new data released by the government, we Americans aren’t as savvy about calorie-laden beverages as we could be. The data comes from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) which compiled more than 17,000 personal interviews
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We’ve all been there, the week is getting busy, you get home after a long day and making a healthy, balanced dinner is the last thing on our mind. It’s these nights that we pick up the phone to dial for high calorie take-out or we grab some less than nutritious convenience foods. Sure, this can
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Feeding a toddler or preschooler can be challenging enough, but for those little ones that are just a bit too little, it can lead to a lot of stress for parents. First thing I try to advise parents on, is that the amount of food your child will eat is always up to him or her. As a parent, you sti
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The Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) recently named the five worst “healthy” menu items found on fast food chain kids menus. The results of their survey was definitely disappointing as roughly 20 fast-food chains including those with menu items on the “worst” list a
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