The End of National Nutrition Month is just the Beginning...

This week marks the end of National Nutrition Month 2011 and what an exciting month it's been!

The internet has been ablaze with color as dietitians highlighted the health benefits of eating foods from black & white to yellow & purple and people shared photographs of their plates piled high with fruit and vegetables in every shade of the rainbow!

This is one of MY colorful meals!

This years theme "Eat Right with Color" was particularly conducive to capturing the imagination of children and there have been countless articles, games and recipes aimed at getting kids cooking, teaching them about healthy eating & increasing fruit & vegetable intake amongst children. These sites provide amazing resources for kids, parents & teachers alike.
In addition, The American Dietetic Association Kids Eat Right website provides a host of information from nutrition information to shopping tips for all ages throughout the year.

With thanks to Dietitians-Online.com

Adding to the excitement this month and raising awareness of the work Dietitians do, the American Dietetic Association were invited to ring the NASDAQ closing bell and nutrition messages appeared on several occasions on the adverts in Times Square New York!

Personally, this has been an exciting month for me as I have met some wonderful Dietitians through National Nutrition Month social media campaigns & I have liaised with several students who will become the next generation of dietitians!  I also had fun with my efforts to further increase the color of my family's meals!
I hope you have embraced the message of National Nutrition Month 2011 and found exciting ways to add color to your diet. I encourage you to see this as the beginning of the next step in improving your health by maintaining your increased intake of these eye-catching & nutritious foods!