National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day, also celebrated in March, increases awareness of registered dietitian nutritionists as the indispensable providers of food and nutrition services and recognizes RDNs for their commitment to helping people enjoy healthy lives.
The 2015 National Nutrition Month® theme is "Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle."
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Many Americans don't get enough:
Potassium-only 4.7 percent of adults consume recommended amounts of potassium
Try eating a banana! (3 a day is required for your daily intake) also try squash or potatoes.
Fiber-only 11.3 percent of people meet the daily recommended intake
Try incorporating more whole grains, whole wheat and bran are high in fiber!
Calcium- can be found in spinach, broccoli and onions, not only milk, which contains mostly fat
Vitamin D-only 50 percent meet the daily requirements
Try taking a walk in the sunshine (15 min a day) or incorporating a supplement
Iron- try incorporating more healthy nuts and dark leafy green vegetables!
It may be hard to get all the nutrients you need in a day, you may want to consider taking a multivitamin
