RISING in New York with Mia Hamm
On May 9, GFF and Mia Hamm toasted influential health and nutrition bloggers at FITNESS magazine’s inaugural Meet & Tweet event in New York City.
On May 9, GFF and Mia Hamm toasted influential health and nutrition bloggers at FITNESS magazine’s inaugural Meet & Tweet event in New York City.
Bread and other grain foods are among the best sources of complex carbohydrates the body needs for fuel, and who better to tout the energy-boosting benefits of grains than soccer star and mom of three, Mia Hamm!
Today we’re excited to recognize the first-ever “What’s on MyPlate” Day!
We are excited to once again celebrate National School Breakfast Week, an awareness effort that began twenty-three years ago to educate families about the accessibility of the School Breakfast Program. Given this effort serves to highlight the most important meal of the day, we’d like to help jump-start your morning with a recipe for a delicious Breakfast Omelet Sandwich!
National Nutrition Month is here once again and this year’s theme is “Get Your Plate in Shape.” In honor of the first National Nutrition Month (NNM) since the release of MyPlate, this March is dedicated to reminding Americans about the importance of following MyPlate’s guidelines, with a special emphasis on calorie balance and portion control.
Today kicks off American Heart Month and in recognition, we’d like to discuss some of the simple steps you can take to keep your ticker healthy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 27 million American adults are living with heart disease, making it the leading cause of death in the United States.
We’re excited to host our first-ever Twitter Party tomorrow as part of our continued recognition of National Birth Defects Prevention Month. To help up spread the word, we’ve teamed up with @MomCentral to remind all women of child-bearing age about the important role folic acid plays in a healthful diet. Folic acid is critical for the prevention of neural tube birth defects and is found in enriched grains such as white bread, pasta and cereal.
FACT: Of the four million women who give birth in the U.S. each year, some 3,000 babies are born with neural tube birth defects, affecting the brain and spinal cord. That means eight babies born in this country each day have spinal bifida or another neural tube defect.
Grain Foods Foundation advisory board chairman Dr. Glenn Gaesser appeared on The Dr. Oz Show yesterday to challenge the host on a variety of topics ranging from eating right to what is the best indicator of good health.
Approximately 300 million sandwiches are eaten in America each day. Americans have certainly embraced sandwiches as a go-to meal for breakfast, lunch, or dinner so it’s only right we give this ingenious creation the recognition it deserves! So, join us in celebrating National Sandwich Day today!