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“Celebrate a World of Flavors” with AND’s National Nutrition Month®
Every March, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) educates consumers about good nutrition and health via their month-long celebration, National Nutrition Month.® This year’s theme – “Celebrate a World of Flavors” – reminds us that embracing the cultural foods and traditions that already shape our eating habits can contribute to a balanced diet. It also invites us to step outside of our comfort zone to learn about and try foods from other cultures.
Create a simple balanced diet using the food groups
Maybe you want to eat better but you are overwhelmed and don’t know where to start. Should you go ketogenic? Or vegan? Or gluten-free? What do those even mean? As a dietitian here’s what I recommend: instead of making your diet more complicated and restricted, make it simple. The easiest, most straightforward way I’ve found to improve your diet is to utilize the food groups.
Plan to Eat review: save time and simplify meal planning
If you’ve ever wanted to start meal planning but are overwhelmed at the prospect, then I have an easy, inexpensive solution for you. It’s an app called Plan to Eat, and I’ve been using it since 2015 to feed myself and my family. In this Plan to Eat review post, I’ll be showing you not only how the app works, but also all of the ways it can save you time meal planning.