A healthy dietary pattern includes the combination of all the foods and beverages an individual consumes over time. All foods and beverages work together to create a healthy eating puzzle to meet nutritional needs over an individual’s lifespan at each stage of life. A healthy eating pattern can be adapted […]
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Understanding Health Claims on Food Labels
Health Claim Definitions In addition to the nutrition facts and ingredient information found on packaged foods, some foods may also be labeled with health-related claims. There are three main categories of claims defined by and regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA): #1- Health claims describe a relationship between a food or […]
Selecting Healthy Breakfast Cereal for Children
What’s in Your Child’s Breakfast Cereal? While most children’s cereals are fortified with beneficial vitamins and minerals, many are also often highly processed, can be loaded with sugar, and have little to no fiber. Recently, cereal manufacturers have been pressured to modify their recipes to make whole grain the first […]
