National Nutrition Month

Registered dietitian and health promotion specialist at Jacksonville Naval Hospital, Cheryl Masters

Florida Jacksonville (NNS) - Every March, Nutrition and Nutrition College celebrates National Nutrition Month. The theme of 2018 is to "walk with food", reminding everyone that they have tools to select healthier food.

A minor change over time during the National Nutrition Month will help you improve your current and future health.

For many reasons, further food consumption is important. In order to start a day with a healthy breakfast or exercise, the food you choose will make a big difference. Preparing food at home instead of eating out is more healthy and can save you money in the long term.

* Buy foods that can be eaten or frozen within a few days. Plan to use leftovers later this week

* Pay attention to some sizes. Just as ChooseMyPlate.gov recommends us to do this, please choose the meal that suits you

For details including your personal daily calorie restriction, please visit www.ChooseMyPlate.gov or call Jacksonville Naval Hospital health center at 904-542-5292. The wellness center is adjacent to the fitness center at Jacksonville Naval Air Station.

The main duty of NH Jacksonville since its establishment in 1941 was to heal the heroes of this country and its families. The headquarters is the third largest hospital in the Navy and five branches in Florida and Georgia. Approximately 84,000 of its patient population (163,000 active and retired sailors, soldiers, marines, pilots, security guards and their families) registered primary care managers and medical home port teams in one of the facilities. . For more information and to download commands for mobile applications, please visit www.med.navy.mil / sites / navalhospitaljax.

National Nutrition Month® is an annual nutrition education and informational event created by Nutrition and Nutrition College. This event is held in March every year, focusing on the importance of choosing a sensible diet and acquiring good food and physical activity habits. In addition, the National Nutrition Month® Promotion Academy and its members promote the public and the media as the most valuable and reliable sources of timely, scientifically based food and nutrition information.

This is a National Nutrition Month, and the Nutrition Education and Nutrition Society celebrates nutrition education and information activities every March. This campaign focuses on the selection of sensible foods and the promotion of healthy habits, ie the importance of diet and physical activity. A spokesperson for a management nutritionist and a nutrition college Robin · Foroutan said: "Meals at different restaurants, choose menu items, you can select such lean protein foods, non-starchy vegetables and fruits etc. Consider selecting a series of very important that you can choose healthy food through, to balance diet "

To cope with various fields of National NutritionMonth®, only the original artwork will be introduced in the 2019 event. Using National NutritionMonth® as your own theme will provide greater flexibility in promoting health information. In addition, it allows the event to focus on its original purpose: "To raise public awareness of the importance of good nutrition and to position university members as nutrition authorities." People's best nutrition and happiness. With over 100,000 certified practitioners, this university is the world's largest food and nutrition expert group. Most members of the university are registered dietitian dietician and nutrition / nutrition technician registrant.