While reading nutrition facts labels can be difficult, especially if you do not know what to look for, there is help. The Nutrition Facts Label can give you a lot of information but the key is to know how to use it to help you make healthy food choices. Here is what is important … [Read more...] about What’s Important to Know About Nutrition Labels?
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Dining Out Without Salt
If Americans would cut just a little salt from their diets, researchers say we could prevent a quarter of a million heart disease cases and 200,000 deaths over the next decade. In addition, reducing salt by just a gram per day would result in lower blood pressure and fewer heart … [Read more...] about Dining Out Without Salt
How Important is a Food Label?
With all the constant talk about food labels you may wondering how important they really are. Many people assume that since the nutrition facts label on your favorite breakfast cereal tells you it's full of vitamins and minerals it must be healthy. But it is critical to … [Read more...] about How Important is a Food Label?
The Importance of Your Child’s Healthy Lunch
If you are the parent of a school-age child you may want them to eat a healthy lunch but you may be wondering if it is worth the trouble. With the ease of purchasing a school lunch or other choices packing, a brown bag lunch for your child may not seem worth the hassle. But … [Read more...] about The Importance of Your Child’s Healthy Lunch
What Every Nutritious Brown Bag Lunch Should Include
So you have decided that your child will brown bag his or her lunch to school. You will send your little darling off with a lunch bag full of nutritious delights that will entice them to eat lunch while still satisfying your desire as a parent to promote a healthy diet for them. … [Read more...] about What Every Nutritious Brown Bag Lunch Should Include
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