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Maximize Workouts with Chocolate Milk
Student athletes put in countless time on the field and in the gym to develop the skills and strength necessary to be successful on gameday…
Tennessee Coaches Clinic Features Chocolate Milk
Coaches in Tennessee learned about the power and recovery benefits of chocolate milk during the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association Clinic…
Cooking Grits with Milk is the Only Right Way
Creamy, cheesy piping-hot grits topped with spicy sausage – I don’t think it gets much better than that on a cold day. Breakfast, lunch or dinner…
NFL Teams Help Promote Breakfast Contests
SUDIA partners with Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints and Tennesee Titans to conduct #FUELGREATNESS breakfast contest…
Breakfast Success in Mississippi
The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Healthy Schools partnered with SUDIA in fall 2015 to conduct a statewide Breakfast Challenge…
Dietary Guidelines' Nutrients of Concern
Being a registered dietitian, it’s my job to provide food-based guidance to individuals, so they can obtain optimal nutritional health across their lifespan…
All Sugars Are Not Created Equal
As a registered dietitian, I find that people mistakenly believe sugar is an inherent enemy of our health…
Dairy Shines in Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Americans don’t eat nutrients—we eat food. And we usually don’t pick it based on food groups; we choose a variety of foods that fit into our lifestyle…
Easy Weeknight Dinners
I’ll be honest: While I am a registered dietitian, I’m not much of a cook. Most people seem to think this goes hand-in-hand. I would cook…
It’s Dairy Good!
I read cookbooks like most people read novels. I like to curl up with a warm beverage and prepare to be educated and inspired. When my friends…
Healthy New Year Starts with Your Gift List
It’s beginning to look a lot like…shopping season! In the seasonof food indulgences, put some of these kitchen gadgets on your Christmas list…
Meet Your Milk-Maker
These days, everyone has become a foodie, with photos of the healthy (and not so healthy) foods we eat rampant on Instagram…
Holiday Shopping 101
The average person will gain (and retain) one pound over the holiday season each year. These pounds add up over time if you don’t take action…
Lighten Up Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is one of my very favorite holidays. Even as a registered dietitian, I am tempted to break out the maternity pants (that I just was able to pack away…
Dairy Good: Hot Cheesy Potatoes
What happens when you put cheese on top of sliced potatoes? Magic. That’s what happens…
Dairy Does Ole Miss Athletes Good
It is obvious children enjoy milk. Kids are quick to request a glass of cold, delicious milk. They drink it with a straw…
Are you Sugar Savvy?
This time of year, it seems, sugar abounds—from lingering Halloween candy to delicious Thanksgiving Day desserts, followed by a plethora of holiday treats…
Cooking at Home Again
Growing up, I can still remember time spent around the dinner table with family discussing the happenings of daily life and smelling the delicious aromas…
Fatigue-Fighting Foods
Do the demands of today’s hectic lifestyle have you feeling exhausted? Are you so tired that your tired is tired? If you are like me and just about every…
Better Breakfast, Better Performance
Could skipping breakfast be holding you back from performing your best? During sleep, the body goes through a long period of time without nutrients…