March is National Nutrition Month!
Splash some color on your plate! It's National Nutrition Month and the theme is "Eat Right with Color." This month the American Dietetic Association wants you to make healthy choices by incorporating a colorful variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins and dairy into your meals every day.
"ADA encourages all Americans to take time during National Nutrition Month to look at their eating patterns and begin to make the small improvements that, over time, add up to significant health benefits, " says registered dietitian and ADA President Judith C. Rodriguez.
National Nutrition Month
National Nutrition Month is an annual campaign sponsored by the American Dietetic Association to promote nutrition awareness and education. It originated in 1973 as "National Nutrition Week" and expanded to the month-long observance in 1980 in response to growing public interest in nutrition. The theme changes each year, but it always focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.
Eat Right with Color
This year's theme, "Eat Right with Color," provides an easy way to focus on improving eating habits — simply include plenty of color on your plate!
"Adding a splash of colorful seasonal foods to your plate makes for more than just a festive meal. A rainbow of foods creates a palette of nutrients, each with a different bundle of potential benefits for a healthful eating plan," says registered dietitian and ADA Spokesperson Karen Ansel, who offers up this quick fruit and vegetable color guide.
In addition to National Nutrition Month, Registered Dietitian Day is also celebrated in March. It takes place this year on March 9. Registered Dietitian Day was created to increase the awareness of RDs as the food and nutrition experts and to recognize their commitment to helping people enjoy healthy lives.
Visit the Registered Dietitian Day section for ways to commemorate the occasion as well as to learn more about what Registered Dietitians do and reasons consulting an RD can benefit you.
Read more: EAT RIGHT WITH COLOR
"ADA encourages all Americans to take time during National Nutrition Month to look at their eating patterns and begin to make the small improvements that, over time, add up to significant health benefits, " says registered dietitian and ADA President Judith C. Rodriguez.
National Nutrition Month
National Nutrition Month is an annual campaign sponsored by the American Dietetic Association to promote nutrition awareness and education. It originated in 1973 as "National Nutrition Week" and expanded to the month-long observance in 1980 in response to growing public interest in nutrition. The theme changes each year, but it always focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.
Eat Right with Color
This year's theme, "Eat Right with Color," provides an easy way to focus on improving eating habits — simply include plenty of color on your plate!
"Adding a splash of colorful seasonal foods to your plate makes for more than just a festive meal. A rainbow of foods creates a palette of nutrients, each with a different bundle of potential benefits for a healthful eating plan," says registered dietitian and ADA Spokesperson Karen Ansel, who offers up this quick fruit and vegetable color guide.
For more tips visit the National Nutrition Month section. Plenty of resources are available, including recipes, interactive games, nutrition education resources and the NNM blog. Learn ways to promote the event in your own community and check out the NNM catalog for gifts and promotional items.
Registered Dietitian Day
Registered Dietitian Day
In addition to National Nutrition Month, Registered Dietitian Day is also celebrated in March. It takes place this year on March 9. Registered Dietitian Day was created to increase the awareness of RDs as the food and nutrition experts and to recognize their commitment to helping people enjoy healthy lives.
Visit the Registered Dietitian Day section for ways to commemorate the occasion as well as to learn more about what Registered Dietitians do and reasons consulting an RD can benefit you.
Read more: EAT RIGHT WITH COLOR
