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MyPlate 10 Tips Nutrition Education Series
Use these series of 14 fact sheets from the LSU AgCenter and USDA to help you make healthy food choices. (PDF format only)

Nutritional Benefits of Pecans and Other Nuts
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Be Healthy, Go Nuts! Nuts are high in protein and fiber, low in carbohydrates and sodium-free. Eating one ounce of nuts (about a handful) about five times a week is enough to provide the health benefits. (PDF format only)

Nutritional Benefits of Crawfish
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Crawfish are healthy food. They are an excellent source of high-quality protein; low in calories, fat and saturated fat and a good source of vitamins. (PDF Format Only)

Nutritional Benefits of Soybeans
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Soy protein offers health benefits. Soy is found in foods like soy milk, soy sauce, miso (soybean paste), tempeh (meat substitute) and tofu. Use these tips to get soy protein in your diet. (PDF format only)

The Dash Diet Eating Plan [Image: The Dash Diet Eating Plan]
This publication includes information on blood pressure and how it can be lowered by following an eating plan called the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH). (PDF format only)
Sweet Potato Quick Facts [Image: sweet potato quick facts pdf]
Sweet potato nutrition information, per-capita consumption, products and U.S. production statistical information. (PDF Format Only)
Healthier Diet of Young Children [Image: Healthier Diet of Young Children]
This publication provides information on a healthier diet for young children including some suggestions for substitutions in meal planning and preparation. (PDF format only)
Osteoporosis: Protect Your Bones [Image: Osteoporosis]
How does bone loss occur? Who is most at risk? What can you do to prevent osteoporosis? Find these answers and more in this two-page fact sheet. (PDF format only)
Bone Up on Diet and Osteoporosis [Image: Publication cover]
Osteoporosis is a painful, disfiguring disease in which bone density gradually decreases, causing weak bones that break and fracture easily. Risk factors, what you can do and daily calcium needs are discussed. (PDF format only)
Get Calcium Fact Sheet [Image: Get Calcium]
Calcium is the most important mineral in your body. During growing years, calcium is important for bone growth. As we get older, it helps to keep our bones strong. What if you don’t get enough calcium? How much calcium do you need? How can you get calcium? Find these answers and more.
Louisiana Sweet Potatoes [Image: sweet potato]
Louisiana sweet potatoes or Louisiana yams, as they have come to be known, are bred to have a soft, moist flesh, to be exceptionally sweet and flavorful and to be very high in beta carotene or vitamin A value. Information on history, nutrition,helpful hints and recipes included. (PDF format only)
Take-along Lunches [Image: take-along lunch]
More and more kids and adults pack lunches for school or work. The portable lunch can satisfy the need for food and relaxation even in a relatively brief 30-minute lunch break. (PDF format only)
Superfoods for Men [Image: superfoods for men]
Superfoods provide a host of benefits to help us live longer, healthier lives. They are high in phytonutrients, chemicals that occur naturally in food. They protect against cancer, diabetes, heart disease and hypertension and may also boost your immune function and perhaps lower your risk for infection. Here are 10 superfoods that offer a good start to a balanced diet for men. (PDF Format Only)
Superfoods for Women [Image: superfoods for women]
Superfoods provide a host of benefits to help us live longer, healthier lives. They are high in phytonutrients, chemicals that occur naturally in food. They protect against cancer, diabetes, heart disease and hypertension and may also boost your immune function and perhaps lower your risk for infection. Here are 10 superfoods that offer a good start to a balanced diet for women. (PDF Format Only)