Home > Food & Health > Nutrition > Avoid Mall Belly When Holiday Shopping The holidays mark the season of shopping and eating as shoppers rush to the mall to buy gifts. Malls are popular not just for the merchandise they carry but for the many restaurants and snack shops they offer. February Heart Month: Keep it healthy [Image: Go Red Logo] February is a month dedicated to the heart – in more ways than one. This is the time to celebrate love and give your sweetheart a valentine. This is also the month to wear red and call attention to prevention of the No. 1 killer of women – heart disease. LSU AgCenter nutrition program looking to expand (Distributed 01/14/08) The LSU AgCenter’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program is looking for new participants in Caddo and Bossier parishes. This federally funded program, which got its start in 1969 with the national War on Poverty, is designed to enhance the quality of a family’s health. “We are looking to increase our caseload,” said Cathryn Robinson, extension agent and coordinator of the program in the two parishes. Eat Healthfully To Feel Your Best All Year Long Healthful eating is key to looking good, feeling great and being your best all year long, stresses LSU AgCenter nutritionist Dr. Beth Reames. Reames points out that millions of Americans turn to the latest fad diets to lose weight every year, but she stresses living a healthy lifestyle is about much more than dieting – and that food is essential to life.  more articles... Workable Plan Needed To Keep New Year’s Weight Loss Resolution A New Year’s resolution for many Americans is to lose weight. Unfortunately, many Americans are unable to keep that resolution. Do We Need to Re-Think Our Drinks Energy drinks are quite the rage with the teenage and college crowd. These super sweet drinks are fortified with lots of caffeine, and often other ingredients of questionable virtue. Getting Off Track During Holidays Doesn’t Have To Derail Healthy Eating Habits Forever The holidays can be a tough time to try to manage or lose weight, but you can keep it on track, according to LSU AgCenter nutritionist Dr. Annrose Guarino. Holiday Eating Doesn’t Have To Be Unhealthy [Image: Fruit and vegetable aisle of grocery store] During the holidays we often indulge in rich foods we might not normally eat at other times of the year. LSU AgCenter nutritionist Dr. Heli Roy says there are ways to enjoy these bountiful foods during this season and still maintain a healthy lifestyle. Nutritionist Offers Hope For Healthy Lifestyle During Holidays During the holidays, we are all busy and stressed. We are in a hurry, and our regular schedule goes out the window. Surviving Thanksgiving: Keep Food Safe, Don’t Overindulge [Image: Thanksgiving dinner] You can fry it or roast it. Just don’t let that turkey or other foods served at the holidays spoil, says LSU AgCenter nutritionist Beth Reames. Learn ways to keep food safe and how to avoid overindulging. Get It Growing: Healthy Gardening (For Release On Or After 11/2/07) Gardening is a well-documented and beneficial form of exercise. It contributes to a healthy lifestyle. Healthy Holloween Treats [Image: Happy Holloween] Think healthy treats this Holloween and offer a variety of great snacks and special treats to visitors. LSU AgCenter Nutritionist Has Rice Things to Say About September In a salute to national rice month, LSU AgCenter nutritionist Dr. Beth Reames says, "Rice is delicious, nutritious, economical, versatile and an energy-rich carbohydrate." Make Half Your Grains Whole There are many benefits to including more whole grains in your food choices. Knowing how to find a true whole grain in the grocery store can be a challenge. More...