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 Each year during March, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrates National Nutrition Month to encourage good nutrition and promote a healthy lifestyle. This year’s theme is “Eat Right, Feel Right, Live Right” and I thought this was the perfect time to send some modern tech tools to help you stay inspired with good food and nutrition. This month’s newsletter is dedicated to sharing some of the newest apps on the market and how they might help you eat right, feel right and live right everyday!
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Food and Nutrition Apps Worth Exploring
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  BiteSnap (1.5.7): A food tracker designed to log meals and track calories through pictures. It’s as simple as taking a picture of your plate and uploading it to the app. BiteSnap then uses artificial intelligence to recognize what food items are in the photo to calculates the calories and nutrients. You can also personalize your experience by importing data from your phone’s health app or manually enter weight, height, age and activity to calculate a target calorie level.
 Real Plans (ios version 7.6): A customizable meal planning app that provides healthy and seasonal recipes. Includes more than 2,000 seasonal recipes with options for traditional meals and those following vegetarian, pescatarian, paleo, autoimmune and other diets. You can also include or exclude specific food groups or ingredients when creating your meal plan.
 Simple Feast: Delicious, healthy, simple recipes on one mobile destination! Select from a number of categories including vegetarian, vegan, fish and seafood, meat, breakfast and brunch, breads, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and cocktails, desserts, anti-inflammatory, paleo and gluten-free. There is also an option to build and save your own recipes.
 mySugr: A comprehensive logbook for tracking all things. The logbook is designed to track and enter details for meals, symptoms (hypo or hyper feelings), pre- and post- physical activity readings, emotions, vacation, shopping and even more in the premium version. Provides daily to monthly data and trend analyses, blood glucose graphs and other reports that can easily be exported as PDF, CSV or Excel files.
 FODMAP: Grocery Guide is designed to make shopping and selecting foods easier for those following the FODMAP diet. It provides lists of Low-FODMAP food and their associated aisles. Make custom lists to check off as you shop. The best part is, it was made by a RD who specializes in digestive health.
 Probiotic Guide App: Probiotics are great for gut health, but can sometimes be confusing. The Probiotic Guide is an educational tool that makes it a little easier to discover, research and identify the right probiotic supplement or food for specific conditions or indications from a smartphone. Users can search for probiotics by brand name, age, gender, and indications from digestive issues to cholesterol-lowering.
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Featured Recipe
Avocado Turkey Chili Stuffed Sweet Potatoes |
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By: Hass Avocado Board
Total Time: 75 minutes | Prep: 15 minutes | Cooking: 60 minutes | Recipe Serving Size: 4 | 1 serving = 1 medium sweet potato
Ingredients- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- ½ cup diced onion
- ¼ cup diced red bell pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ¾ tsp. ground cumin
- ½ tsp. dried oregano
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 8 oz ground white meat turkey
- 1 (14 oz) can petite diced tomatoes in juice
- 1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted, peeled, and cubed
- ¼ cup grated cheddar cheese
Note: A large avocado is recommended for this recipe. A large avocado averages about 8 ounces. If using smaller or larger size avocados, adjust the quantity accordingly.
Instructions- Heat oven to 400℉.
- With a fork, pierce sweet potatoes all over several times. Place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil; bake until soft and fork tender, about 45 minutes.
- Heat oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Add onion and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, cumin, oregano, and salt.
- Add turkey; cook, stirring and breaking meat up with a spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in avocado. Slice baked sweet potatoes lengthwise just until open. Fill with turkey mixture.
Serving Suggestion: Top with cheese, if desired.
Calories: 319 | Total fat: 14 grams | Saturated fat: 2.5 g | Cholesterol: 32 mg | Sodium: 556 mg | Total carbohydrates: 35 grams | Dietary fiber: 9 grams | Sugars: 11g | Protein: 15 grams
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“The best six doctors anywhere and no one can deny it are sunshine, water, rest, air, exercise and diet.”
~Wayne Fields
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| 7 Ways to Celebrate National Nutrition Month! |
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- Brighten Up Your Dish! Divide your plate and fill half with fruits and vegetables. Aim for two cups of fruit and three cups of vegetables your daily goal. Experiment with different types, including fresh, frozen and canned.
- Be Mindful of Portion Sizes. While I don’t think it is necessary to measure and portion everything, being educated and aware of what proper servings sizes are is important. Take a personal challenge and measure out how what a half cup, full cup, and three ounce portion looks like on your plate.
- Read and Understand Food Labels. Pay attention to serving size and servings per package.Look for food and drink items low in saturated fats, sugar and sodium and high in fiber. In general, reading the nutrition facts panel can help you shop smarter!
- Dine Out without Ditching Goals. You can eat out and stick to your healthy eating plan! The key is to plan ahead, ask questions and choose foods carefully. Compare nutrition information, if available, and look for healthier options that are grilled, baked, broiled or steamed.
- Schedule Family Meal Time. Plan to eat as a family a few times each week. Dedicate time to enjoy the taste and textures of foods. Prioritize table conversation, by muting phones, beepers and other electronic devices.
- Slow Down at Mealtime. Instead of eating on the run, try sitting down and focusing on the food you're about to eat. Dedicating time to enjoy the taste and textures of foods can have a positive effect on your food intake.
- 10-Minute Mini-Workouts. Try taking 10 minutes in the morning, afternoon and evening to do some form of activity. This can include 10 minutes of walking or body weight exercises (push-ups, crunches, lunges, squats, etc.)
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| ABOUT SO Nutrition | |
Stephanie Leipprandt Ouellette, MBA, RDN, LD Stephanie has been working in the field of nutrition and dietetics since 1995. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics from Michigan State University, completed an Approved Pre-Professional Practice Program at Western Michigan University and earned a Master of Business Administration from Baker College. She’s been a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist since 1996 and licensed in Texas since 2007. In 2008, Stephanie earned her certification in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management. Stephanie has extensive clinical & managerial experience, both in corporate settings and in the community. Now she wants to share her knowledge with you, because most (if not all) nutritional habits begin at home.
Stephanie and her family reside in Katy, Texas
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