Recipe Makeover: Chicken Kebabs with Creamy Pesto

Posted on August 17, 2011. Filed under: Recipes | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

With so many resources available online and in bookstores, it’s easier than ever to create healthy and quick meals.  But every now and then, even a healthy recipe can be tweaked a little to make it even better.  Cooking Light‘s Chicken Kebabs with Creamy Pesto is excellent as an appetizer or as part of an [...]

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Eat Right with Color: The Neutrals

Posted on March 22, 2011. Filed under: Nutritional Nuggets | Tags: , , , , , , |

When thinking about adding color to your daily diet, most people conjure up images of produce in brilliant jewel tones like ruby-red pomegranates, emerald-green kale, and deep amethyst colored beets. But what about those neutral foods? They are more typically given a bad rap for being high in carbs (or white flour) and bland, but are any of [...]

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New York, New York!

Posted on March 11, 2011. Filed under: Community Events | Tags: , , , , , |

Kudos to NYC for getting behind the American Dietetic Association’s efforts to promote eating right with color in March! For the duration of National Nutrition Month (NNM), an electronic billboard in Times Square will display the NNM logo and remind New Yorkers to choose a myriad of colors as they make their plates. Has your town or city done [...]

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March Issue of the “Advancing Health” Newsletter

Posted on March 2, 2011. Filed under: Background Information, Participation Opportunities, Total Health Tidbits | Tags: , , , , , |

March is all about nutrition, and eating right with color! Our Advancing Health newsletter honors these sentiments with articles on the benefits of choosing colorful foods and ideas on how to incorporate color at every meal. Continuing with the healthy theme are study opportunities that focus on diet and how it impacts diabetes, as well [...]

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It’s National Nutrition Month!

Posted on March 1, 2011. Filed under: Nutritional Nuggets | Tags: , , , , |

Purpose National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the American Dietetic Association. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. Registered Dietitian Day, also celebrated in March, increases awareness of registered dietitians as the indispensable providers of food and nutrition services and [...]

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