The 2017 National Nutrition Month® theme is "Put Your Best Fork Forward."
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.
Discover new and exciting tastes while trimming fat and sodium from your cooking. For National Nutrition Month, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics encourages everyone to experiment with new combinations of herbs and spices as you "Savor the Flavor of Eating Right."
This month take some time to focus on healthy eating, now would be a great time to try out new low-calorie, low-fat, low-carb meals. Substitute salt for other ingredients with flavor. There are many herbs and spices you can use in place of salt to give your food a healthy bold flavor.
China: Low-sodium soy sauce, rice wine, ginger
France: Thyme, rosemary, sage, marjoram, lavender, tomato
Greece: Olive oil, lemon, oregano
Hungary: Onion, paprika
India: Curry, cumin, ginger, garlic
Italy: Tomato, olive oil, garlic, basil, marjoram
Mexico: Tomato, chili, paprika
Middle East: Olive oil, lemon, parsley
Morocco/North Africa: Cinnamon, cumin, coriander, ginger
West Africa: Tomato, peanut, chili.
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