March is National Nutrition Month. Obviously we love this month and wish it could last all year long. Unfortunately we only have 31 days, but we’ll take it.

The American Dietetic Association (ADA) is responsible for giving March the honor of being National Nutrition Month. The ADA started this campaign to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. On their website, you can watch videos with tips on how to reduce your salt intake or on home food safety and much more.

In honor of National Nutrition Month, the Gaston Gazette has tips on how to add flavors and colors to your diet. They suggest aiming for at least four different shades of produce on your next shopping trip and eat fruit to satisfy your sweet tooth. Read all the great tips at the Gaston Gazette website.

When talking about nutrition we always have to talk about the nutrition of our youth. The New York Times wrote an article about the ‘generation of snackers’. It seems that kids today are constantly grazing throughout the day and unfortunately, they’re not grazing on the most healthy foods. Instead they’re constantly grazing on cookies, salty foods, fruit drinks, and soda. And this could be a factor in the childhood obesity epidemic our nation is facing. But one school is standing up to bad nutrition. According to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, an Elementary school in San Dimas, CA added a salad bar to their lunch program. And strangely enough, it was a hit! Twice a week the students are treated to a full salad bar filled with locally grown produce. It sounds delicious and should be available to all children everyday.

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