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Do your menus need a revamp? Do you find yourself eating the same things over and over and over? Boring! This year’s National Nutrition...

A week ago, I was walking on the beach on beautiful Cape San Blas, Florida, enjoying our final days of rest and relaxation. Today, I sit...

This Valentine’s Day people around the world will express their love to others. How will they do it? With words, yes; but also with...

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In this season of Thanksgiving, we are encouraged to have an “attitude of gratitude.” Really? Even in 2021, nearly two years into a...

Happy World Food Day!! World Food Day is celebrated each year in October, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

Are you attending FNCE? That’s short for the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo – the annual meeting of the Academy of Nutrition and...

September is Family Meals Month, designed to promote the benefits of eating together and to provide encouragement and support for us to...

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Theodore Roosevelt wisely said, “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.” When I taught nutrition communication...

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When delivering communication in a crisis, what does your audience need first… an accounting of the facts, or, an expression of empathy...

Can you recall your last heart-to-heart conversation? In today’s world of instant messaging, texting, email, and social media, have we...

In keeping with our month-long focus on building our relational communication skills, we are revisiting a skill that is becoming more and...