National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the American Dietetic Association. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. This year’s theme is “Eat Right with Color”.
National Nutrition Week was first observed in 1973 as a week-long event, to later become a month-long campaign from 1980 on. The website offers a great choice of material on nutrition education to improve one’s nutritional habits. It includes such tips as how to generally eat healthier and smarter, make your children and grandchildren enjoy fruit and vegetables, eat adequately to keep a normal and healthy weight, adapt your food habits to your age, and a lot of further interesting information.
The website also gives information on registered dietitians and in how far consulting such a nutrition expert could be benefitting for you and your health. A registered dietitian can put you on the path to lowering weight, eating healthfully and reducing your risk of chronic disease by giving you food and nutrition information based on fact and providing you with a personalized nutrition plan adapted to your age.