Nutrition Coordinator

Nutrition Lesson Plan Dining Out Key Concepts: Meals from restaurants and fast food establishments generally contain more fat, saturated fat, sugar and calories than meals prepared at home. Higher fat food typically leads to increase consumption of red foods. Portion...

Nutrition Coordinator

Nutrition Lesson Plan Snacking Key Concepts Healthy snacking is essential for optimal health. You should be fueling your body with a meal or a snack every 3-4 hours. Munching between meals can actually reduce your overall caloric intake by curbing overeating at your...

Nutrition Coordinator

Nutrition Lesson Plan Fruits and Vegetables Key Concepts: Fruits and vegetables contain essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber that may help protect you from chronic diseases. Substituting fruits and vegetables for higher-calorie foods can be part of a weight loss...

Nutrition Coordinator

Nutrition Lesson PlanGrocery Store Tour Key Concepts: Most people shop out of habit. They buy the same things over and over at the grocery store because they do not know any different By changing up some of your regularly purchased red foods, and replacing with green...

Nutrition Coordinator

Nutrition Lesson Plan Modifying Recipes Key Concepts: The USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasizes we need to reduce the amount of fat, sodium (salt) and added sugar we consume. This is easy to do when buying packaged foods because we can check the label....