Welcome to April, also known as Earth Month. Officially, Earth Day is on April 22. Earth Day’s mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle to build a healthy, sustainable environment, address climate change, and protect the Earth for future generations. Reducing food waste and improving our efforts towards sustainability … Read More

By:  Liz Boone, RD, LD, MBA The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has declared March as National Nutrition Month ® to bring attention to how to make better food choices, eat better and increase activity to improve your health. Eating healthier doesn’t mean changing your entire eating pattern overnight. Small changes, made over time, can add up. For National Nutrition Month ® 2017, … Read More

In today’s busy world, Americans are eating and drinking about one-third of their calories away from home.  Although consumers can find calories and other nutritional information on the Nutrition Facts Label on packaged foods and beverages they buy in stores, this type of calorie labeling is generally not visible on food from vending machines. “People can clearly benefit by knowing … Read More