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5 Tips for Teaching Young Children
I have been teaching young children since I was a teenager. This photo was taken back in the 90’s! Young children have long been one of...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Apr 6, 20182 min read


10 ways our environment is making us fatter
If you ask people on the street why people are getting fatter, you will get as many answers as the number of people you ask. People with...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Feb 2, 20183 min read


Why I love to teach nutrition to children
What is your favorite food? Why did you pick that food? Does thinking about eating it conjure up good memories? Was it one of your...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jan 19, 20183 min read


What I learned at the table
I venture that outside of formal school I have learned more around a table sharing meals with others than in any other single place. I’ve...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 29, 20173 min read


Could eating together help us live longer?
If isolation and loneliness are making us less healthy and shortening our lives, we need to find ways to form stronger human connections.
Sharing meals has been considered an opportunity for social interaction from the beginning of recorded history. In all cultures throughout the world, food and eating connect people. Consider this: the word companion means “with bread” in Latin. Companions eat together.

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 22, 20173 min read


Sew many virgins of Miss Communication
Let’s meet 10 of them: Starting with Miss Understanding, when what you said and what I thought you said are NOT the same. Much like the...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 11, 20172 min read


What defines Successful Communication?
Successful communication creates a sharing of ideas and feelings between the communicator and the audience.

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 4, 20172 min read


Effective nutrition communication is not an accident
Effective nutrition communication is not an accident, but is strategically designed. It is the result of making a plan, working the plan,...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jul 28, 20171 min read


Never say never… you might have to eat your words
Just 2 years ago I was finishing work on an introductory textbook titled Nutrition for Everyone (Resources). At the time, writing… and...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jul 21, 20172 min read


What ingredients make a great nutrition communicator?
You can learn the skills to be a great communicator.

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jul 14, 20172 min read
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