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Eating Cereal, including Pre-Sweetened Cereal, Associated with Healthier Body Weights in Children
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Posted 3/12/2013 by
Suzanne Skapyak MS, RD
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Adding to the already established body of evidence linking ready-to-eat cereal consumption with healthier body weights is a new paper examining cereal consumption, including pre-sweetened, and health related biomarkers associated with obesity, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome.
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Celebrate National School Breakfast Week, March 4-8, 2013
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Posted 3/5/2013 by
Suzanne Skapyak MS, RD
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This week, we’re excited to celebrate National School Breakfast Week. Currently, over 11 million US children participate in the School Breakfast Program. Additionally, many children in the US fall short of meeting calcium, folate, iron, zinc, Vitamins A, D, E, fiber and whole grain recommendations.
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Breakfast Myth: Breakfast Foods Are Too Fattening
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Posted 12/11/2012 by
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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.
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Breakfast Myth: Skipping Breakfast Because You Don’t Like Breakfast Foods
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Posted 11/13/2012 by
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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.
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Breakfast Myth: Skipping Breakfast to Save Calories
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Posted 10/23/2012 by
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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.
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Making Time for Breakfast
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Posted 9/4/2012 by
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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.
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Ready-to-Eat Cereal A Top Food Source of Vitamin D
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Posted 8/21/2012 by
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Our need for adequate amounts of vitamin D has been covered widely by the media in recent weeks given the important role it plays in helping to keep our bodies healthy. Unfortunately, many of us are not getting enough of this important nutrient. But, did you know that eating certain ready-to-eat cereals can also be a great way to increase your vitamin D intake?
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Happy Registered Dietitian Day!
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Posted 3/14/2012 by
Michelle Tucker, MS, RD
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Today marks the fifth annual RD Day and it’s the perfect opportunity to recognize all the wonderful dietitians in our community. We’re thrilled to be connected to so many of you and would like to applaud your commitment to helping people follow healthier eating habits that lead to healthier lives.
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Five Facts About Cereal & Breakfast
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Posted 3/5/2012 by
Michelle Tucker, MS, RD
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Did you know this week is National School Breakfast Week …and that National Cereal Day (March 7) also falls during this week? Needless to say, we’re pretty jazzed about the occasion. While we believe breakfast is important all year long, this week is a great excuse to spotlight the benefits of breakfast…and cereal!
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Weight Management Advice for the New Year
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Posted 1/18/2012 by
Karin Nehm, MS, RD
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There’s a lot of focus on New Year’s Resolutions this time of year—and, for many, the resolutions are around weight loss. Perhaps you have clients who have decided to finally take those extra pounds off or maybe you’ve helped them reach a healthy weight and now they want to maintain their loss.
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Cheerios - Celebrating 70 years!
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Posted 8/31/2011 by
Michelle Tucker, MS, RD
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In 1941, Cheerios was introduced under a slightly different moniker as a new ready-to-eat cereal made from wholesome oats. This year, the cereal celebrates its 70th birthday and continues to provide many families with a great-tasting, wholesome cereal.
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Breakfast Rocks Around the World
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Posted 11/29/2010 by
Mindy Hermann, MBA, RD
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Mom sure was right about the importance of eating breakfast, as I learned in preparing for last week’s media briefing to my colleagues at the American Dietetic Association Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo. What surprised me most was the world-wide agreement on how much breakfast matters, particularly related to body weight in children.
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Cereal at Breakfast: A Strong Way to Start the Day
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Posted 11/8/2010 by
Juli Hermanson MPH, RD
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November is in full swing! The holiday season, with its threat of adding pounds from the endless feasting, approaches. Are you tempted to skip breakfast? Think any of your clients are tempted to do the same? If they are skipping, it’s up to you to point out what they’re missing! The latest data continues to lay out a compelling story for starting the day with a cereal breakfast and how it can help manage weight.
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