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Fuel For the Future
National Nutrition Month® 2023 focuses on learning how to make informed food choices and develop healthful eating and physical activity habits. This year's theme "Fuel for the Future" is centered around keeping sustainability at the forefront when nourishing ourselves during each stage of life while protecting the environment.
This year the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ annual campaign of National Nutrition Month® highlights four main areas in honor of the Fuel For The Future theme.
Sustainable Eating
Small nutritional choices you make every day can make a big impact on our environment. By choosing wisely the foods you buy/eat and the packaging you use, you can proactively be more sustainable. Explore the resources below to learn ways to be environmentally low-impact.
Harvard Health hOW TO
Eat More Plant-Based
5 Practice ways to
Reduce Food Packaging
What’s in season near you
Buy in Season Foods
UF Gardening Solutions
Start Growing at Home
Stay Nourished & Save Money
Learn ways to maximize your in-house ingredients and keep more money in your pocket. Including how to meal plan and how to navigate the grocery store to use ingredients you already have and in return make healthier choices.
How to start
Meal Planning
SuperCook: Zero WasTE RECIPE GENERATOR
Use What You Have
American Heart Association
Grocery Store Tips
Florida free food resources
Community Resources
Eat a Variety of Food
Consuming a variety of food not only makes your plate pretty but provides great health benefits. Incorporating and exploring new flavors, cooking styles and ingredients can help open your mind to endless possibilities and bring forth the concepts of mindful eating and food gratitude.
AMERICAN HEART aSSOCIATION hOW TO
Add More Color to Your Meal
lEArn THE SIGNS AND HOW TO
Avoid FAD Diets
cULTIVATE A fOOD gRATITUDE aTTITUDE
Practice Food Gratitude
sERIOUS Eats: World Cuisines Guides
Explore World Cuisines
Make Food At Home
At home, you are in control of the kitchen, the ingredients, the portions, and overall what you put in your body. Not only does making food at home bring about healthier food choices but brings the family together to enjoy a meal or even try a new recipe.
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Simple Cooking Skills
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Try New Flavors
11 cREATIVE wAYS TO
Use Leftovers
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Create Positive Memories Surrounding Food
Activities
Learn
Nutrition Presentations
Browse our collection of past Nutrition talks covering topics from Mindful Eating to Nutrition Myth Busting.
Sharpen Up Your Cooking Skills
“No one is born a great cook. One learns by doing.” – Julia Child
No matter your comfort level in the kitchen, there are always skills to learn to make your cooking more delicious, creative, and fun. Check out these video resources below ranging from knife care to chopping skills to step-by-step cooking lessons.
Krupa’s Korner
Krupa Patel is GatorCare’s Registered Dietitian, each week she features a fun recipe of seasonal foods or holiday staples while emphasizing the nutritional breakdown of each.
Food for Thought – Season Of Sips
We’re raising our mugs to mindful sipping this season. From frothy lattes to festive ciders, cozy drinks are part of what makes fall and winter…
Food for Thought – Perfectly Pear-ed
Fall has ushered in a harvest of tasty fruits such as apples, cranberries, figs, and often overlooked pears!
Food for Thought – Passport on a Plate
We’re stamping our taste buds with flavors from around the globe. This journey features one delicious recipe from each continent (minus…
Resources
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Ask a Dietitian
Have any nutrition questions? Ask GatorCare’s on-site dietitian for guidance!
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Healthy Back to School Recipes
Explore 180+ e- recipe guide featuring tasty breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes — all 500 calories or less.
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EatRight.org
Explore the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics website which offers information surrounding health and nutrition in addition to ways to help prevent and manage health conditions.
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GatorCare Nutrition Resources
Check out GatorCare highlighting nutrition resources, presentations, challenges, recipes, and more!