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Tips from International Osteoporosis Foundation: Part 1- Five essential strategies for osteoporosis prevention

Posted 5/24/2013 by Guest Blogger

As a health professional, you know that your bones and muscles form the structure that carries you through a lifetime. As they age, many people are affected by weak bones and muscles, and are therefore at increased risk of falls and broken bones (fractures). Read More >>

Happy Celiac Awareness Month! Separating the Fact from the Fiction—and Dispelling the Hype Around Gluten

Posted 5/14/2013 by Guest Blogger

As the awareness of celiac disease and other gluten-related disorders grows, it is important to continue to separate the facts from the unknown to the media hype. First, let’s look at what we do know. Read More >>

Veggies Matter

Posted 4/30/2013 by Guest Blogger

On average, Americans only eat half as many veggies as they need. We hear a lot of reasons why this is the case: “I’m too busy to cook; it spoils before I can use it; I don’t cook – or don’t know how to cook…” As a parent working full-time out of the home, I understand both the time and energy constraints. Read More >>

Social Media and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Posted 4/25/2013 by Guest Blogger

At the USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, we have been expanding our social media presence to reach consumers everyday on their favorite social media websites. Our goal is reaching consumers of any age with helpful dietary messages that they can apply whenever they are purchasing foods in cafeterias, choosing meals at restaurants, making choices at the grocery store, and planning and preparing foods at home. Read More >>

MyPlate on Campus: Champions for Healthy Eating

Posted 3/27/2013 by Guest Blogger

It’s that time of year again. The time we focus our attention on lifting up and cheering on our favorite colleges and universities…March Madness at its best! And while campuses around the country gear up for the NCAA Championship, the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion is also looking for champions on campuses – student ambassadors of healthy eating on campus with our new MyPlate On Campus program. Read More >>

Million Hearts: You Can Help Prevent One Million Heart Attacks and Strokes

Posted 3/19/2013 by Guest Blogger

Do you know the ABCS of heart health? That’s Aspirin as appropriate, Blood pressure control, Cholesterol management, and Smoking cessation. Health care professionals who excel in the ABCS can help their patients—and the Million Hearts initiative—prevent one million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. Read More >>

Talking Weight Management with Maggie Moon, MS, RD (Part 2)

Posted 2/21/2013 by Guest Blogger

How can your clients improve their diets to help manage weight? Maggie Moon, MS, RD, answers our questions in a two-part Q&A on weight management. The second part of this series covers two areas many clients struggle with in their diets – snacking and eating breakfast daily. Read More >>

Talking Weight Management with Maggie Moon, MS, RD

Posted 2/15/2013 by Guest Blogger

Where do your clients struggle with weight management? Maggie Moon, MS, RD, took time to answer questions in a two-part Q&A on weight management. The first part focuses on where clients struggle with weight management and how they can incorporate more exercise into their daily routines. Read More >>

“Ways to ‘Live Thin Naturally’ in 2013 and Beyond: 5 “Eating Thin” Tips

Posted 2/7/2013 by Guest Blogger

“Diet” is not a four-letter-word; it’s how to describe what you eat daily. Being cognizant of what we put into our bodies and the frequency we consume food is more likely to make a sustainable impact on weight management than fad diets, which can work initially, but are often an ineffective means of weight maintenance. Read More >>

“Ways to ‘Live Thin Naturally’ in 2013 and Beyond: 5 “Moving Thin” Tips

Posted 2/5/2013 by Guest Blogger

Exercise and diet go hand-in-hand when it comes to weight management and achieving a healthy lifestyle. With busy schedules, finding time to “move” can sometimes be challenging. Building regular exercise into schedules can help yield better results in reaching weight management goals. Read More >>

Ways to ‘Live Thin Naturally’ in 2013 and Beyond: 5 “Living Thin” Tips

Posted 1/31/2013 by Guest Blogger

Put the fad diets aside and make weight control second nature! Instead of “going on a diet,” make weight loss intuitive, instinctual and permanent. Use the ‘one day at a time’ strategy, making small yet significant choices, each and every day. Read More >>

Breakfast Myth: Breakfast Foods Are Too Fattening

Posted 12/11/2012 by Guest Blogger

It’s easy to understand how some people might believe that certain foods are more “fattening” than others. Classifying foods based on whether they can make you gain weight or not is a far simpler notion to grasp than the concept of energy balance (where calories in should equal calories out)! So whenever the topic of “fattening foods” comes up, I try to clarify the issue with this brief lesson in anatomy: The stomach does not have eyes. Read More >>

Breakfast Myth: Skipping Breakfast Because You Don’t Like Breakfast Foods

Posted 11/13/2012 by Guest Blogger

One of the things I love most about being a registered dietitian is all of the fascinating things I learn about food from my clients and consumers. Whether it’s the personal preference of one person I met to put salt on watermelon or the cultural tradition of the entire nation to eat pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, it is people who give meaning to food. Read More >>

Happy Family Caregiver Month!

Posted 11/1/2012 by Guest Blogger

This November, National Family Caregiver and National Hospice Month, recognizes the 65 million Americans that provide care for a family member or friend. Family caregivers can be a strong ally to health care professionals. Many caregivers may not know where to begin when discussing some important issues with their loved one. Starting with a less charged topic about healthy aging, such as a universal connector, like food, could be a great place to begin deeper conversation. Read More >>

Breakfast Myth: Skipping Breakfast to Save Calories

Posted 10/23/2012 by Guest Blogger

After writing my last post about Making Time for Breakfast I realized it covered just one of several reasons given by clients for not eating in the morning. Since there are so many others I thought it would be useful to put together a short series on the Top Myths for Not Eating Breakfast. Read More >>

World Osteoporosis Day

Posted 10/22/2012 by Guest Blogger

World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) is observed annually on 20 October, and launches a year-long campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and related musculoskeletal diseases. Led by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), WOD generates worldwide media and public awareness campaigns by national osteoporosis patient societies from around the world with activities in over 90 countries Read More >>

Getting to Know Culinary Nutrition Expert, Liz Weiss

Posted 9/28/2012 by Guest Blogger

We are busy preparing to launch the MyPlate “Make Half Your Grains Whole Grains” video series, which features registered dietitian and culinary expert, Liz Weiss, MS, RD, co- founder of Meal Makeover Moms. You’ll be seeing more of Liz as these videos are rolled out, so we’d like to give you the chance to get to know her better. Read below for more and thank you to Liz for taking the time to chat with us! Read More >>

Make a Healthy Change for Whole Grains

Posted 9/20/2012 by Guest Blogger

In last week’s post, I previewed the changes many of you will be seeing in school cafeterias across the country. This week, I’d like to preview another important MyPlate initiative and remind you that healthier eating doesn’t stop at school. Read More >>

The School Day Just Got Healthier

Posted 9/13/2012 by Guest Blogger

September is an exciting month marking the transition from summer to fall. And, as the first of the leaves begin to fall, children are heading back to school. This fall, the School Day just got Healthier because of important changes in the school cafeteria. Students can expect to benefit from tasty, healthier, and more nutritious food as implementation of the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act takes place across the country. Read More >>

Making Time for Breakfast

Posted 9/4/2012 by Guest Blogger

The most common reason I hear from my clients for not eating breakfast is that they aren’t hungry in the morning. Upon further questioning, I usually find this applies on mornings when they have to be up early and out the door for school or work and eating breakfast on weekends and other days off is no problem. Read More >>

Don't Forget: Revisit Your Goals

Posted 7/5/2012 by Guest Blogger

As health professionals, we all know how important goal-setting can be in helping our clients succeed with behavior change—it keeps them motivated, gives them small victories, and helps them progress. But sometimes, we may forget to engage in this practice ourselves... Read More >>

15 Stealth Health Tips With Whole Grains

Posted 5/16/2012 by Guest Blogger

Today, Robyn Flipse, MS, RD, accomplished media dietitian and cultural anthropologist joins us on our blog. In her post, Robyn shares some stealth health tips to help boost whole grain intake. Read More >>

Top Tips for Media RDs--or those aspiring to be

Posted 5/10/2012 by Guest Blogger

Today we welcome Pat Baird, MA, RD, successful media dietitian and University of Connecticut professor, to our blog. In her post, Pat shares some of the things she’s learned in her journey as a media spokesperson. Read More >>

Happy Whole Grain Sampling Day

Posted 4/4/2012 by Guest Blogger

In celebration of Whole Grain Sampling Day, we asked Cynthia Harriman, Director of Food and Nutrition Strategies, from the Whole Grains Council to tell us a bit about the event. Read More >>

Betty is "Healthified"

Posted 11/21/2011 by Guest Blogger

Have you ever wondered how Betty Crocker approaches healthy cooking? Just in time for the holidays, we had a chance to get a sneak peek into “healthifying” recipes with Shirley Dolland, Manager of the Betty Crocker Kitchens. Read More >>

Caring for Caregivers During the Holidays

Posted 11/14/2011 by Guest Blogger

Did you know that 19% of Americans over the age of 65 live alone? Additionally, 10% of Americans over the age of 85 experience symptoms of depression. Part of fighting depression is ensuring older adults are getting enough socialization. November is National Family Caregiver Month and a great way to engage aging family members in a social activity is through cooking. Read More >>

Healthy Eating Tips for Aging Loved Ones

Posted 9/27/2011 by Guest Blogger

Today, we welcome Greg Skolaut from Home Instead Senior Care to our blog. In his post, Greg writes about the "sandwich generation" and some of the challenges they face in helping aging loved ones stay safe and healthy. Read More >>

MyPlate Education: Be Part of the Movement

Posted 6/28/2011 by Guest Blogger

USDA is excited about the release of the MyPlate icon, the launch of ChooseMyPlate.gov, and the associated Dietary Guidelines for Americans messaging campaign, and the interest these have received from health professionals, media, and the public! We have also received many questions about the specifics of the MyPlate icon. Read More >>

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