Product Description: The ADA's easy guide to the U.S. government's new 2010 Dietary GuidelinesIssued every five years, the United States government's Dietary Guidelines provide authoritative advice on how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases...read more

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Product Description: More than 130 healthy beef recipes from the top authority in nutritionLean beef can be a key part of a healthy diet. Calorie for calorie, it's one of nature's most nutrient-rich foods. Now, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the American Dietetic Association show today's health-conscious cooks exciting new ways to use lean beef in everything from quick and easy mid-week suppers to special occasion meals...read more

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Product Description: This compilation of model position descriptions presents examples of core duties and qualifications for a variety of dietetics-related jobs. Each model position description contains a position summary, list of major duties and responsibilities, and knowledge and skills requirements...read more

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Product Description: Text provides data on salaries, benefits, and work settings for core jobs in dietetics. Data was derived from a survey within the American Dietetic Association in 2002 resulting in more than 50 job descriptions believed to account for 80% of all dietetics' employment...read more

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Product Description: The definitive guide to eating well and staying healthy with diabetes""Nutrition is pivotal to diabetes care. This book is a terrific tool for managing diabetes through good nutrition. It's a guide you can use every day-a treasure chest of advice on how to eat healthfully...read more

What your kids should eat to get a real nutritional edge"This is a book every parent can use and appreciate."-Julie O'Sullivan Maillet, PhD, RDPresident, American Dietetic AssociationDoes your grade-schooler ever trade away his lunch? Does she only pick at her dinner at home, or complain she doesn't like what's set before her? The grade-school years are nutritionally a very important time for children, and getting your child to eat healthy and make smart choices can be a challenge.Written with the full support of the American Dietetic Association, the American Dietetic Association Guide to Healthy Eating for Kids arms you with practical skills to make sure your kids are eating right even when they're not under your roof. Jodie Shield and Mary Catherine Mullen are mothers as well as registered dietitians with more than twenty years of professional experience in childhood nutrition. Their five-star system offers hands-on advice on how to turn eating dilemmas into fun, nutritionally educational opportunities. Whether your child is a breakfast skipper, an unreasonable eater, a lunch trader, or even a snack-a-holic, you'll find fast, real-life solutions for transforming eating habits, including:Banishing brown bag boredom * Secrets of successful family meals * Smart snacks for hungry kids * The top nutrition mistakes parents make * Fueling your grade-schooler for fitness * The principles of menu planning * Breakfast basics for busy families * Teaching smart nutrition to your young athlete * Developing a gold-star feeding relationship with your childOffering delicious recipes your child won't be able to resist, this timely reference gives you all the nutrition knowledge you need to teach your child how to eat smart-now and for the rest of his or her life. (view table of contents)

Covers vitamin and mineral supplements, eating for two, exercise, fiber, fluid intake, and managing the special concerns of pregnancy.

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Reveals which commonly held beliefs about food can be supported by science, and which are just myths. Discusses foods that really do have health benefits, and some popular practices which might actually be harmful. (view table of contents)

Pub Date: 1996-10-01 Pages: 224 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins A compendium of practical tips. advice and recipes from the American Dietetic Association. the authority in the field of diet and nutrition. in a pocket-sized edition thats easy to take to the supermarket or restaurant.

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Product Description: A practical guide to eating well with food allergies This handy book from the world s foremost authority on nutrition answers all your questions about food allergies. You ll learn how they re diagnosed and how to manage the most common food allergies, with day-to-day strategies for avoiding problem foods and making substitutions that ensure a balanced diet...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: A practical guide to eating well with food allergies This handy book from the world s foremost authority on nutrition answers all your questions about food allergies. You ll learn how they re diagnosed and how to manage the most common food allergies, with day-to-day strategies for avoiding problem foods and making substitutions that ensure a balanced diet...read more