It was the middle of winter in Chicago with snow on the ground (sounds familiar?) and during a question-and-answer session following a presentation I had just given, an audience member asked “What is the one food or nutrition myth you would like to bust”? Without...
Tag: Dietary Guidelines
Wake Up! We Can Do Better! Take the “2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans” to Heart to Make Every Bite Count
We all consider ourselves food “experts” regardless of our backgrounds, age, gender or social economic status. We eat to live (or in some cases live to eat) and frankly, food is the core of our existence. During COVID-19, we have rediscovered the “joy of cooking” at...
“Mind the Gap” on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
The warning “mind the gap” is a constant reminder when one steps off a London underground train, reminding you to watch out for the gap between the rail track and platform. As consumers, we need to be mindful of the continuous gap we, as a society, have when it comes...
2020 Dietary Guidelines: Registration Opens for 1st Public Meeting
Registration for the first public meeting of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) is now open. The meeting will take place March 28 and 29 in Washington, D.C., while a live webcast will be available for those unable to attend in person. Online...