March | Hunger Free Colorado https://hungerfreecolorado.org Making sure all Coloradans have sustainable access to nutritious, affordable food Fri, 23 Apr 2021 22:49:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://hungerfreecolorado.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/pea-150x150.png March | Hunger Free Colorado https://hungerfreecolorado.org 32 32 Happy National Nutrition Month https://hungerfreecolorado.org/happy-national-nutrition-month/ Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 https://dev.hungerfreecolorado.org/happy-national-nutrition-month/ March is National Nutrition Month (NNM) and this year’s theme is “Get Your Plate In Shape”!

In order to “Get Your Plate in Shape”, Americans are encouraged to:

  1. Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.
  2. Switch to low-fat or fat-free dairy products.
  3. Make at least half your grains whole grains.
  4. Vary your lean protein choices; try to include seafood twice a week and beans/legumes more often.

(Adapted from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Tip of the Day)

To see how your plate compares to the USDA’s MyPlate visit https://www.choosemyplate.gov/SuperTracker/default.aspx.

 

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