The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 offers new recommendations focused on overall eating patterns. How can we put these Guidelines to use in everyday life? This post will be the first in a series, explaining the Guidelines’ Key Recommendations and how to apply them. The Key Recommendations offer pointers on what a healthy eating pattern should […]
Making the New Dietary Guidelines a Part of Your Life: Veggies & Fruits
WRITTEN BY: Shawna Hite, Healthy People Program Specialist, OSU Extension Family & Consumer Sciences
REVIEWED BY: Susan Zies, Extension Educator, OSU Extension, Family & Consumer Sciences and Shannon Smith, BGSU Dietetic Intern with OSU Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences
SOURCES:
- Food Nutrition and Consumer Services. What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl. USDA. Retrieved from: http://www.whatscooking.fns.usda.gov/
REFERENCES:
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (November, 2015). Cutting calories: How to use fruits and vegetables to help manager your weight. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/healthy_eating/fruits_vegetables.html
- Center for Nutrition Policy & Promotion (January 2016). Focus on fruits. USDA. Retrieved from: http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/sites/default/files/dietary_guidelines_for_americans/DGTipsheet3FocusonFruits.pdf
- Center for Nutrition and Policy Promotion (January 2016). Focus on Vegetables. USDA. Retrieved from: http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/sites/default/files/dietary_guidelines_for_americans/DGTipsheet2AddMoreVegetables.pdf
- Miller, S. R., & Knudson, W. A. (2014). Nutrition and cost comparisons of select canned, frozen, and fresh fruits and vegetables. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 1559827614522942.
- MyPlate.gov (February, 2016). MyWins: Healthy eating solutions for everyday life. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved from: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/myplate-mywins
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2015 – 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 8th Edition. December 2015. Available athttp://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/