By Anna Shlachter, MS, RD, LDN
January 12th, 2012
We hope you’ve enjoyed our blogs and found the information useful in your practices and even perhaps your own lives. Marcia mentioned some of the trends for 2011 in her blog post and I wanted to share some other exciting highlights.
- Obesity became a top search for our blog which was excellent! We’ll continue to blog about the obesity story as new research and information becomes available.
- Research and trends regarding satiety, nutrient density, protein, choline, vitamin D, lutein and zeaxanthin, cholesterol, and other key topics were the highlight of many of our blogs.
- We had several blogs about cholesterol- including Mythbusters- trying to spread the word that over 40 years of research shows that the same results- EGGS are A-OK!
- Breakfast was among a top trend although eggs can be enjoyed anytime!
- We introduced you to some great new programs such as SuperTracker, Healthy Dining Finder, Kids Live Well and more.
- New MyPlate materials are available for purchasing or downloading!
- As Marcia pointed out, recipes are very popular and right now we have two sets of recipes- MyPlate Recipe Booklet and Egg-A-Day Recipe Cards. You can always visit www.aeb.org for more recipes.
- We highlighted our health professional audiences with blogs from professional meetings and exhibits we attended.
So now I am asking you, our readers: What do you want to know more about in 2012?
Tags: anniversary, breakfast, choline, eggs, obesity, protein
By Marcia Greenblum, MS, RD
January 11th, 2012
Turning the page on the calendar and starting a new year makes one pause and think about all that seemed so important in the prior year. Nutrition is an evolving science. We often feel sure that eating according to the currently accepted guidance will help us maintain good health, until research contradicts that guidance the following year.
In 2011, Nutrition Unscrambled began the discussion of how to incorporate the 10 most healthful foods into your diet and continued with that theme throughout the year. More and more the research appears to show that adding protein at breakfast and spacing protein intake throughout the day is the secret to improving your body composition and maintaining a healthy weight.
Throughout the year we shared recipes and tips to use eggs for building a healthy diet. Nutrition Unscrambled continued a focus on how eggs can be included in healthy meal patterns and shared these messages at health professional conferences, at family mealtime and when refueling after exercise.
In 2012, Nutrition Unscrambled will continue to provide informative discussions about trends in nutrition and healthy meal planning. We hope to bring more research driven discussions, more varied perspectives on nutrition from experts who practice in different health professions and more insights into how to inform and motivate the public about healthy eating.
Thanks again to all our readers!
Tags: anniversary, eggs, protein
