The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans - Foods and Food Components to Reduce

I've been posting summaries of the 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans that just got released last week. My last post summarized "Balancing Calories to Manage Weight." Today, I will be summarizing the second recommendation, entitled "Foods and Food Components to Reduce."

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Cuban Black Bean Soup

Cuban Black Bean Soup

Today, I will be teaching the third in a series of soup classes to a group of seniors at our local community center. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the purpose of this soup series is to encourage seniors to cook more at home, rather than buy processed and artificial foods, which tend to be high in sodium and additives, and are often not as healthful as foods that can be prepared easily at home.

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Roundup of Healthy Super Bowl Recipes

A Healthier Buffalo Chicken Dip

We're a huge football family, with two Giant's fans, a Jet's fan, a Titan's fan, and a Saint's fan. Although none of our favorite teams made it to the Super Bowl this year, we'll definitely be watching this Sunday, and I'll be cooking up some favorite Super Bowl snacks.

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The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans - Balancing Calories to Manage Weight

Yesterday, I posted a summary of the 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans. As I mentioned, the 2010 Dietary Guidelines consist of 5 chapters detailing recommendations based on scientific evidence for nutritional factors that are important for promoting health and lowering the risk of diet-related chronic disease.

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The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans

This week, the US Department of Agriculture released the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. I've attempted to provide a brief summary of the new recommendations, and will be sharing more information after I've gone through the detailed report.

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