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Healthy Lunchtime Challenge and Kids' State Dinner

April 15, 2015 Elizabeth Rahavi, Outreach and Social Media, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Calling all budding chefs! Do you like to cook and make healthy food for your friends and family? If so, you might be able to show off your skills and creativity to the First Lady of the United States and your peers from across the country. Learn more about how you can represent your state at the...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

Celebrate National Nutrition Month with MyPlate at School!

March 30, 2015 Sasha Bard, MS, RD, Nutritionist, USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

In honor of National Nutrition Month® , MyPlate is sharing resources to help you bite into a healthy lifestyle everywhere you go! This blog highlights resources for encouraging a healthy lifestyle in the classroom. Learn about healthy eating at home , work , and throughout the community here...

Food and Nutrition

Celebrate National Nutrition Month in your Community!

March 23, 2015 Tricia L. Psota, PhD, RDN, Nutritionist, USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

In honor of National Nutrition Month® , MyPlate is sharing resources to help you bite into a healthy lifestyle everywhere you go! This blog highlights resources for encouraging a healthy lifestyle within your community. Learn about healthy eating at home and at work here. There are many ways to...

Food and Nutrition

Celebrate National Nutrition Month at Work!

March 19, 2015 Tricia L. Psota, PhD, RDN, Nutritionist, USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

In honor of National Nutrition Month® , MyPlate is sharing resources to help you bite into a healthy lifestyle everywhere you go! This blog highlights resources related to healthy eating at work. Learn about healthy eating at home here. Practice healthy habits at work! Throughout the work day, find...

Food and Nutrition

Celebrate National Nutrition Month at Home!

March 11, 2015 Tricia L. Psota, PhD, RDN, Nutritionist, USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

In honor of National Nutrition Month® , MyPlate is sharing resources to help you bite into a healthy lifestyle everywhere you go! This blog highlights resources related to healthy eating at home. Whether you are just beginning to grow your family, raising “tweens”, or keeping in touch with loved...

Food and Nutrition

Teach Healthier Meals in a SNAP!

February 27, 2015 The SNAP-Ed Team

This is the fourth installment of the What’s Cooking? Blog Series . In honor of the Let’s Move 5 th Anniversary, and the commitment USDA shares with Let’s Move to promote healthy eating and access to healthy foods, this month-long series will highlight the various features of the What’s Cooking...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

What's Cooking with USDA Foods?

February 18, 2015 Lindsay Walle, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Food Distribution Division

This is the second installment of the What’s Cooking? Blog Series . In honor of the Let’s Move 5 th Anniversary, and the commitment USDA shares with Let’s Move to promote healthy eating and access to healthy foods, this month-long series will high­­light the various features of the What’s Cooking...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

Let's Move Into the Kitchen and See What's Cooking

February 04, 2015 Shelley Maniscalco, MPH, RD, Director, Office of Nutrition Marketing and Communications, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

This is the first installment of the What’s Cooking? Blog Series . In honor of the Let’s Move 5 th Anniversary, and the commitment USDA shares with Let’s Move to promote healthy eating and access to healthy foods, this month-long series will high­­light the various features of the What’s Cooking...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

You're Never Too Old to Play With Your Food

December 18, 2014 Jessica Larson, MS, RD (Nutritionist, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion)

Who doesn’t want to have a little fun with their food? Especially if you have a picky eater at home, try adding a creative flair to the plate to boost a healthy meal’s fun factor. Our team of nutritionists has been having fun using cookie cutters to come up with creative, healthy ideas, but there...

Food and Nutrition

Winter Food Fun for Kids of All Ages

December 16, 2014 Sasha Bard, MS, RD (Nutritionist, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion)

You’re never too old to play with your food! This winter, while the kids are home from school and family and friends gather together, you can experiment with ways to make healthy foods festive and fun. This blog shows how we created a snowy scene using foods from all five of the MyPlate food groups...

Food and Nutrition
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