Nutrition for Families on the Go
Nutrition topics
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Nutrition is an important component to healthy families. In today's fast paced, fast
food culture, we aren't getting the nutrients our bodies need in order to be our best.
We've gathered some great resources for you to find easy yet healthy food solutions
and information on diet and exercise. We hope you find these resources helpful and
would love to hear your tips and resources too!
Online Nutrition Resources
Top Ten Fruits by Wendy Composto, RD
Fruits in general are loaded with vitamins, minerals and fiber.  Also, they are fat free (with the exception
of avocados).  Here is the list and the nutrients you get when you eat these fabulous fruits.
Read on...
25 Great School Lunches by Wendy Composto, RD
When school is in session, it's time to think beyond peanut butter and jelly for lunches. If you have a child
like mine who loves cold lunch, this is a great opportunity  to start healthy meal habits and vary their diets
with fun nutritious items that hopefully they will eat.
Read my 25 brown bag lunch ideas...
Whole Grains by Wendy Composto, RD
I just read a nutrition article that made me ponder a bit about whole grains.  The article stated that people
perceive whole grain products as healthier than processed products.  The article went on to say that even
though people know that whole grain products are healthier they don’t eat them because they don’t
perceive them to be tasty.  Luckily more tasty whole grain products are being developed now then ever
before.  Shop around and sample some of the great new items it may improve your diet.  Some ideas on
how to increase whole grains in your diet include the following:
  • Eat whole grain cereal for breakfast, oatmeal is a whole grain option.
  • Find a whole grain bread, pita, English muffin that you like for sandwiches. (keep sampling until
    you find one that you enjoy eating)
  • Try whole wheat pasta.
  • Brown rice is a whole grain that is tasty with a stir-fry.
  • Use whole grain cereal for a breading for baked chicken or fish.

Whole grains aren’t magical but they may reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke and type 2
diabetes. Not every grain product that you eat has to be whole grain but a good goal would be a third or
three servings a day.
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