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The Morse Institute Library invited Registered Dietitians from Food Explorers to run two programs featured below. Presenters, Katie Shepherd, RD & Megan Jalbert, RD offered virtual cooking classes sharing their expertise, skills, and information about the nutritious impact of the meals each one made. Bring your appetite to these presentations!

For more information about Food Explorers, visit their website: https://food-explorers.com/.

Katie Shepherd, registered dietitian and owner of Food Explorers, joins the Morse Institute to teach participants how to make homemade ravioli.

Megan Jalbert, registered dietitian with Food Explorers, joins the Morse Institute to teach participants about cooking for a healthy lifestyle.

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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1917, by a visionary group of women dedicated to helping the government conserve food and improve the public's health and nutrition during World War I.

How to Identify a Fad Diet
Top 10 ways to identify a fad diet. Also included are the pros and cons of fad diets. Document provided by Food Explorers.

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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Complete Food and Nutrition Guide by Roberta Larson Duyff
ISBN: 9780544520585
Publication Date: 2017-04-18
The newest edition of the most trusted nutrition bible. Since its first, highly successful edition in 1996,The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Complete Food and Nutrition Guide has continually served as the gold-standard resource for advice on healthy eating and active living at every age and stage of life.
What the Fork Are You Eating? by Stefanie Sacks; Kathie Madonna Swift (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780399167966
Publication Date: 2014-12-26
In What the Fork Are You Eating?, a practical guide written by certified chef and nutritionist Stefanie Sacks, MS, CNS, CDN, we learn exactly what the most offensive ingredients in our food are and how we can remove (or at least minimize) them in our diets. Sacks gives us an aisle-by-aisle rundown of how to shop for healthier items and create simple, nutritious, and delicious meals, including fifty original recipes.

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Choosing Your Nutrition Plan - Kanopy
With so many choices, committing to a particular diet plan can seem overwhelming. So start by emphasizing nutritionally dense, minimally processed foods. And remember that even one positive habit you adopt and stick with can make a positive long-term impact on your body composition and health.

To access this series, patrons will be directed to Kanopy - a streaming service offered through the Morse Institute Library for Natick residents. You'll need a valid and active library card and pin number. Not a Natick patron? Please check your home library streaming services to see if Kanopy is an offered service.

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Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harriso‪n‬ [E see more info below]
Helping people make peace with food since 2013. Registered dietitian nutritionist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and journalist Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDRD talks with guests about their relationships with food, body image, eating disorders, weight and size acceptance, non-diet nutrition, exercise, self-compassion and self-care--all from a body-positive, Health at Every Size perspective.
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The Nutrition Diva's Quick and Dirty Tips for Eating Well and Feeling Fabulou‪s‬
Nutrition Diva Monica Reinagel serves up simple, painless ways to upgrade your eating habits. Before you know it, you'll be eating healthier and feeling more fabulous!
Sound Bites A Nutrition Podcas‪t‬
Hosted by award-winning Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Melissa Joy Dobbins, the Guilt-Free RD® - "because food shouldn't make you feel bad!" Join Melissa’s conversations with experts including researchers, academics, authors, dietitians and more as they delve into the science, psychology and strategies behind good food and nutrition.

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For more information about Food Explorers, visit their website: https://food-explorers.com/.

Katie Shepherd, registered dietitian and owner of Food Explorers, joins the Morse Institute to teach participants how to make homemade ravioli.

Megan Jalbert, registered dietitian with Food Explorers, joins the Morse Institute to teach participants about cooking for a healthy lifestyle.

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