Carol Berg Sloan, RD
Nutritionist
Unless you are a registered dietitian, or just into food and nutrition news, you may not be aware of the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate that were recently launched by the US Department of Agriculture.
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Pyramids out, plates in
July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · nutrition
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Dietary guidelines– balance is the key
April 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Health, nutrition
By Carol Berg Sloan RD
Columnist
What are the dietary guidelines?
Have you ever wondered where school districts get their menu plans, where the Women Infant and Children (WIC) programs receive nutrition guidance, or where the meal plans at long-term healthcare facilities come from? They’re all from the United States Department of Agriculture’s dietary guidelines.
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Chipping away at snacks
February 25th, 2011 · No Comments · nutrition
By Carol Berg Sloan
Columnist
I had to drive up north via Interstate 5 recently and wanted some snacks for the road trip, for, as many of you know, while there are many places to grab a bite, most are fast-food joints or gas-station grocery mini marts.
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Cold weather comforts
November 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Nutrition Nuggets, nutrition
By Carol Berg Sloan RD
Nutritionist
Although we live in Long Beach (which most of the country thinks is in perpetual summer), fall is here, which in turn influences our palette to lean towards cold-weather comfort foods and seasonal, traditional favorites.
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What I learned in China about eating and exercising
September 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Health, nutrition
By Carol Berg Sloan RD
Nutritionist
My husband and I recently went to Beijing to visit our son, who is teaching English in Jinan, a city a couple hundred miles from Beijing.
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