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Oklahoma Home and Community Education Aprons and Lace State Project Committee will host Heather Winn, family and consumer science educator, at their meeting March 12.

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In four articles in the Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by Elsevier, leading nutrition experts describe and evaluate the latest versions of the Healthy Eating Index (HEI), issued to correspond to the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). For the first time, there are two new HEIs, one for children and adults 2 years and older, and one for young children aged 12 through 23 months.

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Did you know that March is National Nutrition Month? This year the theme for the month is “Personalize your Plate.” When it comes to nutrition and health, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. We are all unique. We have different body types. We each have unique goals that are affected by our age, health status, family situation, where we live, our culture and much more. Something we all have in common is that the food we eat and the beverages we drink have a profound impact on our h...

Special to The Union Nevada County Food Policy Council (NCFPC), pictured, has launched a 20% Whole-sum food by 2025 challenge. “The goal,” said Miriam Limov, the council coordinator, “is that by 2025 at least 20% of the food that Nevada County residents consume will be local or regional, fair trade, ecologically produced and/or humanely raised.” Provided Nevada County Food Policy Council (NCFPC) has launched a 20% Whole-sum food by 2025 challenge. “The goal,” said Miriam Limov, the ...

EXTENSION CORNER: Health can be improved at any age with a healthy diet Cornell Cooperative Extension-Yates County SNAP-Ed New York can help you “Make Every Bite Count” with the New Dietary Guidelines for Americans The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans have been released, and SNAP-Ed New York – Southern Finger Lakes Region is integrating the new science and recommendations of the Guidelines into their nutrition education programming. Though the new Guidelines share some similarit...

Print You wouldn’t think something so staid-sounding as the “Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025” would be controversial. But the 140-plus-page document, released late last year, has caused quite a stir among public health experts who think it hasn’t gone far enough. Praised for expanding the 2015 version to now include recommendations for infants, toddlers and pregnant and lactating women — and for using the widely accepted MyPlate approach to healthy eating — the guideline...

QUESTION: I just saw that the new federal dietary guidelines were released. Were there any changes made from the dietary guidelines that were released in p

New dietary guidelines: Any changes for infants, children, and teens? Posted January 26, 2021, 10:30 am Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published new dietary guidelines to help Americans get and stay healthier across all parts of the lifespan. Babies and toddlers are included for the first time, because the recommendations cover our full lifespan. The guidelines are called “Make Every Bite Count.” If we want to ge...