Your total diet is the combination of all of the beverages and foods that you eat. In this month’s Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the academy published a position paper endorsing a total diet approach to healthy eating. The position states that “the total diet or overall pattern of food eaten is [...]
Author Archives: Elizabeth Braithwaite MPH RD
Choose Nutrient Dense Foods!
November 13, 2012 – 5:02 am
Nutrient dense foods? These are foods that provide vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, without additional calories from added fats, sugars and refined starches. Vegetables, fruit, whole grain breads, lean meats, beans, and low fat milk products are all nutrient dense foods if prepared without added fat and sugar. Meeting your nutrient needs using the MyPlate [...]
How Much Exercise Do You Need?
July 1, 2012 – 5:07 am
Exercise is important! Exercise burns calories, and is important to help regulate calorie balance in the body. If you burn more calories that you take in, you will lose weight. If you take in more calories than you burn, you will gain weight. Exercise can also improve quality of life by helping to relieve stress, [...]
Weight Loss and You
May 27, 2012 – 7:56 pm
Can I lose weight and follow the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? Yes! The Dietary Guidelines teach how to eat food that supplies the nutrients you need and allows you to attain and maintain a healthy weight. Adults with a BMI of 25 or over may benefit from gradual weight loss of 1-2 pounds per week. [...]
Vitamins and Minerals and You
April 25, 2012 – 3:01 am
Do bigger people need more vitamins and minerals than smaller people? Not necessarily! Vitamin and mineral needs are determined by age and gender, and do not consider body size. For example, a 30 year old female that is 5’0″ tall and weighs 100 pounds has the same vitamin and mineral needs as a female that [...]
