Explore why categorizing food as naughty or nice is so common and 5 reasons food is NOT naughty or nice.

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National Nutrition Month® is a campaign of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, held each year in March, when “everyone is invited to...

How often is everything served at a meal in your home made 100% from scratch? What does that term even mean today? We certainly don’t...

When was the last meal you shared with others? Who did you eat with? A family member? A friend? A work colleague? A neighbor? Who do you...

One of the misconceptions about food and nutrition that drives nutrition professionals crazy is when people categorize food as all good...

National Nutrition Month® is a campaign of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, held each year in March, to “focus attention on the...

Habits are successful because… well, because they are habits. We do them with little thought and minimal effort. However, a habit may...

Achieving goals and creating habits can be hard! To make the process more successful and permanent, we’ve explored the importance of:...

Habits are automatic behaviors, actions we take without conscious thought. To change a habit requires the opposite – conscious thought...

What traditions are most important to you, your family, your community, and your audiences? When you think about the holiday season, as...

Can you recall a great conversation during a meal? Maybe it lasted well past the food was eaten and the dishes were cleared away. You...

Meals eaten with family are valued around the world. They are valued for not only the nourishing food they provide but more so for the...

For many years, when I presented about family meals, I collected feedback from my audiences about their experiences with and beliefs...

When communicating about nutrition, the adjective “healthy” is used a LOT. Consider the many ways we use the word healthy as a descriptor...

Do your menus need a revamp? Do you find yourself eating the same things over and over and over? Boring! This year’s National Nutrition...

Zero Waste Cooking for dummies, by Rosanne Rust, MS, RDN, is a book much needed by today’s western consumers who have been spoiled by a...

Happy World Food Day!! World Food Day is celebrated each year in October, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

September is Family Meals Month, designed to promote the benefits of eating together and to provide encouragement and support for us to...

As dietitians, we dedicate years to learning how to help people be the healthiest they can be. We learn what to eat in what amounts, how...