Health News
By Jamie Strauss R.D., L.D.N.
Clinical Dietitian, Food and Nutrition Services, Sinai Hospital
What is National Nutrition Month? How did it start? Is there a different theme every year? These questions may be floating around in your mind if you have wandered into your facility?s cafeteria and saw a banner hanging or dietitians at a booth advertising good health.
National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education and information campaign created by the American Dietetic Association. The campaign, held each year in March, focuses attention on making informed food choices and developing better eating and physical activity habits.
Initiated in March 1973 as a long-week event, ?National Nutrition Week? became a month-long observance in 1980 in response to growing public interest in nutrition. The American Dietetic Association (ADA) sponsors National Nutrition Month as part of its mission to promote optimal nutrition and well being for all people by advocating for its members.
Each year National Nutrition Month has a different theme with key messages. The theme for March 2010 is ?Nutrition from the Ground Up." These messages include making it clear that eating right doesn't have to be complicated. A healthy eating plan emphasizes fruit, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat or fat-free dairy and includes lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, and nuts and is low in saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, salt and added sugars.
Nutritional health includes being aware of portion sizes. Even low-calorie foods can add up when portions are larger than you need.
You should make the most of family meal times. Eating meals together provides the opportunity to help children develop a healthy attitude toward food and enables parents to serve as role models, introduce new foods, and establish a regular meal schedule.
Finally, balancing physical activity with healthy diet is best for managing weight and promoting overall health and fitness.
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- Eating Out With Kids
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Health News
Celebrate National Nutrition Month
By Jamie Strauss R.D., L.D.N.
Clinical Dietitian, Food and Nutrition Services, Sinai Hospital
What is National Nutrition Month? How did it start? Is there a different theme every year? These questions may be floating around in your mind if you have wandered into your facility?s cafeteria and saw a banner hanging or dietitians at a booth advertising good health.
National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education and information campaign created by the American Dietetic Association. The campaign, held each year in March, focuses attention on making informed food choices and developing better eating and physical activity habits.
Initiated in March 1973 as a long-week event, ?National Nutrition Week? became a month-long observance in 1980 in response to growing public interest in nutrition. The American Dietetic Association (ADA) sponsors National Nutrition Month as part of its mission to promote optimal nutrition and well being for all people by advocating for its members.
Each year National Nutrition Month has a different theme with key messages. The theme for March 2010 is ?Nutrition from the Ground Up." These messages include making it clear that eating right doesn't have to be complicated. A healthy eating plan emphasizes fruit, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat or fat-free dairy and includes lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, and nuts and is low in saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, salt and added sugars.
Nutritional health includes being aware of portion sizes. Even low-calorie foods can add up when portions are larger than you need.
You should make the most of family meal times. Eating meals together provides the opportunity to help children develop a healthy attitude toward food and enables parents to serve as role models, introduce new foods, and establish a regular meal schedule.
Finally, balancing physical activity with healthy diet is best for managing weight and promoting overall health and fitness.
- Family Dinners Promote Healthier Eating, Often With Fewer Calories, As Part Of An Achievable Strategy To Battle Child Obesity
In celebration of National Nutrition Month, there is no better time to make a commitment to eat more meals together as a family. Family meals offer a great opportunity to not only spend time together and strengthen family relationships, they are also...
- Kicking Off National Nutrition Month
By Anitra Zaske, RD, LDN, CNSC, Clinical Dietitian, Sinai Hospital The American Dietetic Association has declared March as National Nutrition Month®. The theme is ?Eat Right with Color." What does that statement mean to you? If you painted a picture...
- Nutrition During Cancer Treatment
A cancer diagnosis is tough to hear. However, if you or your loved one has been diagnosed with cancer, there are things you can do to minimize the impact. Making nutrition a priority is one way to feel better. There are many benefits to good nutrition...
- Eating Out With Kids
In recognition of National Nutrition Month, I'll be sharing some healthy eating posts through the rest of this month. Let's start with a look at eating out with kids. We parents all battle the temptation of settling for an unhealthy fast food...
- Feeding Your Teen Machine
Bigger appetites, busy lifestyles, mood swings, struggles for independence, peer pressure - they all challenge how and what your teenager eats. As a parent, there are ways you can positively influence the eating habits of your teen. Stock your kitchen...