Fuel for the Future (National Nutrition Month)
Since 1973 the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has brought awareness about nutrition every year in March. In this entire month, you can learn about eating healthier and choosing the correct portions for your physical and health needs. Eating healthier should not feel like a laborious task, it should be done naturally and make you feel good about what you eat. This year’s campaign theme for Nutrition Month is about being grateful for what you eat and about the environment. “Fuel for the Future” makes everyone to be conscious of not wasting food and about protecting the environment.
It is recommended to eat
more plant-based meals, snacks, and foods with less packaging. Also, to avoid
food waste by having a grocery list and plan your meals one or
two weeks in advance. Use your leftovers to create a different type of meal.
Learn how to do portion sizes for your side dishes and when you are serving
your meal. Depending on your age and your appetite level, you can practice self-discipline
and self-control when serving your food for each meal.
You can consult with a nutritionist
about how to do portion sizes and for creating your meals at home.
Additionally, you can take a health class about eating healthier especially if
your medical provider offers workshops about preventing and controlling medical
conditions. Make sure the nutritionist is a registered dietitian to help you adjust
to healthier eating habits based on your medical conditions such as diabetes,
cholesterol, fatty liver, and heart conditions. Furthermore, these workshops
give you more ideas on how to plan your meals and how to use food substitutions
for your health needs. If you have a garden in your home or a small area to
plant vegetables, fruits, or herbs it is beneficial for you to save money and for helping the environment.
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Making meals at home must not feel like a quest. It is necessary to learn how to make healthier meals for you and your family. Learn how to use leftover vegetables, fruits, nuts, and other items to make a side dish to go with your main meal. You can make a salad with cucumbers, radishes, and other ingredients to make a salad your family would like to eat for lunch or dinner. Teach your children to eat what is served without any complaints and let them know that it is good for them to eat vegetables.
You can also add spices
from your kitchen to add your salad such as black ground pepper to blend it
with your salad dressing. Knowing how to use your spices from your spice rack
makes your meals more flavorful and more enticing to eat it. Plus, you can
make side dishes and create many meals during holiday family gatherings. Eating
as a family is a marvelous tradition that must not end but needs to continue
throughout the generations. Here is a recipe for making this cranberry side
salad your family would like to eat for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients:
One bag of dry cranberries
or cranberries with less sugar
Cucumbers
Radishes
Lettuce
Cashews
Italian salad dressing
Preparation:
In one big bowl add the
lettuce. Peel and slice cucumbers. Wash and slice the radishes. Add the cucumbers
and sliced radishes. Then, add the cucumbers and radishes to the salad bowl.
After that add cashews
to the salad. Next, add cranberries. Mix the Italian salad dressing with all the
ingredients inside the salad. Refrigerate the salad until you are ready to serve
it that same day. Below are website links about National Nutrition Month.
Eat Right Organization-Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics:
eatright.org - Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
March National Health Observances-Nutrition, Colorectal Cancer, and HIV/AIDS-News & Events:
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