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Nutrition Council Recommendations
Books
The Mom’s Guide to Meal Makeovers
Janice Newell Bissex & Liz Weiss, Broadway Books
Strategies and recipes for making family favorites yummy and healthy – written by two dietician moms. Plenty of family friendly recipes.
Saving Dinner
Leanne Ely, The Random House Publishing Group
32 weeks of menus, recipes and shopping lists.
Websites
diabetes.org
All about diabetes, nutrition, recipes, prevention, info for kids, weight loss and more.
americanheart.org
How to manage your weight, heart attack/stroke warning signs, children’s nutrition & exercise resources, lowering your cholesterol, nutrition facts, how to read food labels, no-fad diets and more.
prevention.com
Smart Ways to Live Well: health conditions & disease, fitness, popular diets, recipes, food safety, nutrition tips, diet strategies, dietary basics and more.
mypyramid.gov
Personal assessment tool, dietary guidelines, games & posters for kids, healthy food suggestions for each group, tips to help you eat more fruits/vegetables/etc and more.
epicurious.com
Cooking how to's, tips from chefs, food & wine dictionary, healthy recipes, shopping and more.
10 Characteristics of Fad Diets
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1. Sounds to good to be true.
2. Promises weight loss without exercise.
3. Promises weight loss of more than 1 or 2 pounds a week.
4. Discourages drinking water.
5. Food or food groups are excluded or consumed excessively.
6. Lists good and bad foods.
7. Uses these terms: “fat burner”, “fat blocker” or “boost metabolism”.
8. Includes no warnings related to possible medical problems.
9. Requires purchase of pills, bars, shakes or other foods.
10. Claims specific food combinations have weight loss powers.
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"You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients." - Julia Child, US cook & cookbook author
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Did You Know?
20% of adults said they had tried a low-carb diet since 2002 and 11% of Americans (or 24 million adults) are currently on one.
80% of all American women are on diets and Americans spend $300 million per year on diet products.
Most diets fail in the long run, causing dieters to repeatedly lose and regain weight after returning to their pre-diet weight.
There is some evidence that this yo-yo pattern of weight loss and gain is more hazardous to health than remaining moderately overweight.
The average American woman wears size 12 to 14 clothing.
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Healthy Tip:
Discover how to order in restaurants, examples of smart food choices for every type of cuisine and checklists for eating out. For tips on dining out, click here.
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Just the Facts . . .
One out of four Americans is classified as obese. One out of two is overweight.
To lose weight, you must burn more calories than you consume. "In other words, you eat less and move more”.
There's nothing magical about certain foods or combinations of foods. "A calorie is a calorie no matter how it is consumed".
Dietary guidelines recommend a diet of 15 percent to 20 percent protein, less than 25 percent fat and 50 percent to 55 percent carbohydrates.
Fad diets don't work.
Dietary guidelines recommend a diet of 15 percent to 20 percent protein, less than 25 percent fat and 50 percent to 55 percent carbohydrates.
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Look closely at Aidan's picture and you'll see how much fat is in this small snack size bag of Cheetos.
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Left: Vicky holds photo of fruit drink. It contains 7 vials of sugar.
Middle: Lauren holds photo of a regular sized Snicker's Bar - 3 vials of sugar and 1 1/2 of fat.
Right: Jen holds photo of her favorite drink, Mountain Dew, demonstrating nearly 8 vials of sugar.
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10 Easy Ways to Get More Fruits & Veggies in Your Diet!
1. Mix in cooked vegetables like spinach or broccoli into scrambled eggs.
2. Fill your sandwich with fresh vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers.
3. Spread peanut butter and sliced bananas on toast.
4. Snack on frozen cherries or peach slices right from the bag.
5. Add mandarin oranges, cranberries, sliced strawberries or pineapple bits to a salad.
6. Serve applesauce flavored with cinnamon as a simple side dish to pork.
7. Layer berries, yogurt and granola for a breakfast parfait.
8. Add fresh spinach or roasted red peppers to a pizza.
9. Add pre-sliced veggies to jarred spaghetti sauce.
10. Add a grated carrot and chopped apple to your tuna or chicken salad.
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