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Nutrition Information

Top Ten Ways to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain


Did you know the average American gains 5-7 pounds every year between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day? That equates to ingesting at least 17,500 more calories than you burn on a daily basis during that time period. At a minimum, that equals nearly 500 extra calories per day on average over that stretch of days.

Carbohydrates - Good or Bad?


Carbohydrates have gotten a lot of bad press in the past few years with the advent of low carb diets, but the truth is that not all carbohydrates are "bad" and, in fact, your body needs carbs to survive.Many people mistakenly believe that eating bacon, eggs and steak will set them on the road to a thinner body with increased energy and good health, but this is not the case.

Food for Potential Energy


FOOD (Macro-nutrients)One of the most important aspects of hill walking or trekking and adventure holidays is to maintain your calorie intake to keep pace with the terrain & amount of equipment you are carrying.The best ratio for active people is:CARBOHYDRATES50-60% Simple carbs.

Nutrition For Your Young Athlete


Nutrition is extremely important for any young person,especially an athletic one, and even more so during thedevelopmental years of their life. Whether your child isinvolved in soccer or football, gymnastics or swimming orLittle League, he or she needs a good nutritive balance inorder to be successful in any endeavor.

7 Bad Eating Habits You Should Change Immediately


People are obsessed with dieting and weight loss! Don't believeme? Just tune-in to any source of advertising..

5 Ways to Get the Best Out of Radishes


They sit left behind on relish trays. They're often by-passed ingrocery store refrigerator shelves.

5 Secrets of Reading Food Labels Revealed


Whether you're concerned about cancer, cardiovascular disease,diabetes, or simply losing weight, you want to eat a healthy dietand focus on foods that are high in vitamins, minerals, andphytonutrients, and balanced in fats, carbs, proteins.There is only one way to incorporate healthy foods into our dietand that is to make the decision to do it! Practical informationabout the nutrition and safety of the foods we consume isabsolutely vital in making this decision.

The 9 Most Common Mistakes to Avoid When Reading a Food Label


NutrientsFat, Sugar, Sodium and CarbohydrateThe sections on a food label shows the name of a nutrient and theamount of that nutrient provided by one serving of food. You mayneed to know this information, especially if you have high bloodpressure, diabetes or are eating a diet that restricts certainnutrients such as sodium or carbohydrates.

9 Tips to Stop Food Cravings and Help You With Your Diet


Most of us are "regular" people. We don't eat the perfect dietall the time and have our struggles with food, same as everyoneelse.

3 Important Differences Between White Bread and Whole Wheat


For any kid who grew up eating doughy, thick Wonder Bread forlunch, the encouragement by dietitians and nutritionists toswitch to whole wheat bread can be a tough transition.Bread, like any other part of our diet, is an acquired taste.

4 Important Facts You Should Know About Whey Protein


Are you concerned about taking care of your body before and afterstrenuous activities or workouts? Do you try to avoid supplementsthat contain additives and possible side effects?If you are interested in better health and improved physicalfitness you have surely heard that bodybuilders and otherathletes are turning to a simple, natural supplement called wheyprotein.WHY DO ATHLETES USE WHEY PROTEIN?Protein levels are depleted through exercise.

Discover Which Fruit and Vegetables Help Relieve Arthritic Pain


If you or someone you know suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, youknow how painful and debilitating it can be. If you haven'twalked a mile in those shoes, you can't imagine how frustratingit can be.

5 Tips for Dining Out and Eating Healthily


Here's food for thought! Did you know the average restaurant mealhas over 1,000 calories? That's enough to blow any healthy eatingplan. Fortunately, by following a few simple guidelines, you candine out without having to sacrifice good taste and nutrition.

Discover How to Grow Your Own Source of Vitamins, Fiber, Proteins, and More


Sprouts not only taste good, but they are also a great source ofvitamins, fiber, protein, anti-oxidants, and enzymes. A sprout isproduced when a seed starts growing into a vegetable.

How The Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health


When was the last time you consumed soda? Most likely, it wasn't that long ago. You may even drink several cans or bottles each day.

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USA TODAY

Military food getting nutrition upgrade
CBS News
21, 2012 (Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Hold the mystery meat: Military bases will soon be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes under the first program in 20 years to improve nutrition standards across the armed services.
Hold the mystery meat: Military bases to get first nutrition standards upgrade ...Washington Post
US military meals redux: More fruit and vegetables, less fatLos Angeles Times
Campaign Aims to Improve Troops, Families' HealthDepartment of Defense
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Globe and Mail

Should shoppers trust Walmart's 'Great for You' nutrition labels?
Globe and Mail
Walmart, the multi-national retail giant, launched a new health-labelling program for its grocery products this week that will affix green “Great for You” labels on foods that meet the company's nutritional criteria. The program is expected to take ...
Walmart to Label Healthy FoodsNew York Times
How Good Is Walmart's 'Great For You' Nutrition Labeling?TIME
Walmart 'Great for You' Healthy Labels: Nutrition Experts Say 'Devil in the ...ABC News
The Packer -Boston Herald -Co.Exist
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Coming soon: Nutrition labels for health insurance
Washington Post (blog)
Think of them as nutrition facts for a health insurance plan that outline a health plan's deductible, out-of-pocket limits and costs for visits to the emergency room or primary care doctor. What you see above is one part of a four-page document that ...

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SmartBrief Partners with School Nutrition Association to Deliver Vital News to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, Feb 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SmartBrief, Inc. launched a daily digital media news service on Monday, January 30, 2012, in partnership with the School Nutrition Association (SNA). SNA is a national, nonprofit professional organization ...

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BuffaloBills.com

Jasper promotes nutrition at local charter school
BuffaloBills.com
With a “healthy pot luck” style dinner the them for the evening families had the opportunity to put a lot of the nutrition lessons to work right away. In between demonstrations, Jasper spoke to the crowd and talked about his story of making it to the ...



Nutrition for children
Examiner.com
Kathy Cobb, MS, RD, CD/N held a nutrition seminar entitled "Nutrition ABC's" at the Old Saybrook Acton Library Tuesday night. The seminar was sponsored by the Old Saybrook Early Childhood Council in an effort to better education parents and caregivers ...



Boom in Demand for Liquid Supplements is Set to Transform the $7 Billion ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Matsun Nutrition, a liquid vitamin contract manufacturer in southern California, has seen a sharp rise in the number of requests for liquid health supplements. Other manufacturers turn to Matsun Nutrition for their expertise and experience working with ...

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Orange juice as cold medicine and more nutrition myths
Bangor Daily News
Oranges and orange juice are not very similar when it comes to nutrition — oranges are reasonably healthful, while orange juice is a lot more similar to soda than it is like an orange. As with soda, OJ is very high in the sugar fructose.

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Our View: Teach kids good nutrition before they go to school
Utica Observer Dispatch
Give them good, nutritional food choices. And don't force them to eat. If the kids don't like what the school offers for lunch, so be it; let their parents make their lunches. Or the kids themselves can make them. Oriskany parent Shawn Johnston found ...
School Supper: Dinner Is Now On The Menu In Nearly 200 California SchoolsHuffington Post

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Michelle Obama's visit comes as kids are slowly learning value of better nutrition
DesMoinesRegister.com
Dr. David Spreadbury, who teaches nutrition classes at Des Moines University, sees a bit of hope. Some studies have suggested that the percentage of Americans who are overweight or obese has leveled off in recent years.

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