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Celebrate National Nutrition Month®: Build the Connection Across All Stages of Life.
Nutrition is key to optimal health from birth throughout the lifespan. At every age and stage of life, nutrition matters.
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
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The Power of Positive Eating: 5 reasons food isn't naughty or nice.
Explore why categorizing food as naughty or nice is so common and 5 reasons food is NOT naughty or nice.
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Dec 13, 20244 min read
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What makes food traditions so meaningful and powerfully practical?
Food traditions connect us to our culture, our family, our community, and more. They also serve to reduce decision fatigue.
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 29, 20243 min read
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National Nutrition Month® 2024 promotes farm-to-fork nutrition.
National Nutrition Month® is a campaign of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, held each year in March, when “everyone is invited to...
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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What does home cooking look like in the 21st century?
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...
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 24, 20233 min read
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Can everyone benefit from eating with others as much as families do?
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...
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 15, 20236 min read
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Can we conquer the good food - bad food misconception? Yes. With truth and respect.
One of the misconceptions about food and nutrition that drives nutrition professionals crazy is when people categorize food as all good...
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jun 2, 20234 min read
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National Nutrition Month® - 50 Years of Celebrating Nutrition
National Nutrition Month® is a campaign of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, held each year in March, to “focus attention on the...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 10, 20232 min read
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Creating habits to succeed at your goals? Keep things fresh.
Habits are successful because… well, because they are habits. We do them with little thought and minimal effort. However, a habit may...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Feb 17, 20233 min read
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Creating habits to achieve your goals? Gain clarity on your why.
Achieving goals and creating habits can be hard! To make the process more successful and permanent, we’ve explored the importance of:...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Feb 10, 20232 min read
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Want to achieve your goals? Replace or reduce negative habits.
Habits are automatic behaviors, actions we take without conscious thought. To change a habit requires the opposite – conscious thought...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jan 27, 20233 min read
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Why do traditions give holidays meaning? They remind us what is important.
What traditions are most important to you, your family, your community, and your audiences? When you think about the holiday season, as...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Dec 16, 20223 min read
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Mealtime conversations show you care and make your family stronger
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...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 16, 20225 min read
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How do cultures around the world celebrate food and family at meals?
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...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 9, 20224 min read
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What do people value most about eating meals with others?
For many years, when I presented about family meals, I collected feedback from my audiences about their experiences with and beliefs...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 2, 20223 min read
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What does healthy mean?
When communicating about nutrition, the adjective “healthy” is used a LOT. Consider the many ways we use the word healthy as a descriptor...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 19, 20223 min read
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Celebrate a world of flavors - without leaving home!
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...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 11, 20222 min read
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Waste not, want not. A book review of Zero Waste Cooking for dummies.
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...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Feb 25, 20223 min read
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Let’s Celebrate - Food Connects Us
Happy World Food Day!! World Food Day is celebrated each year in October, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Oct 15, 20213 min read
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What’s the big deal with family meals?
September is Family Meals Month, designed to promote the benefits of eating together and to provide encouragement and support for us to...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 24, 20219 min read
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