March is Nutrition Month! Like last year, the theme is Celebrate food... from field to table! While the emphasis in 2010 was on local food and how our food is produced, this year, the focus shifts to the "table" and eating together as a family. 

To celebrate, Dietitians of Canada has just released a new cookbook called Cook! which features 275 easy, healthy and delicious recipes, including Garden Patch Muffins by one of FitNut's dietitians, Vincci Tsui. The cookbook is available directly from FitNut for $25 plus tax.

March 16 marks the second annual National Dietitians Day! A day to celebrate the profession and promote dietitians as the best choice for evidence-based advice on proper eating, good nutrition and healthy living. Click over to our website to meet our talented team of dietitians!

To your health!

Your FitNut Consulting Team

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Health Benefits of Eating Together

Family Dinner Dilemmas – Solved!

Getting everyone in the family to sit down together for a meal can be easier said than done. Conflicting schedules? Too busy to cook? Picky eaters? This article shares a few tips to help you battle some of the most common family dinner dilemmas.

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Recipe of the Month:
Garden Patch Muffins

These moist, delicious muffins were created by Vincci Tsui, one of the FitNut dietitians. A version of the recipe is featured in Cook!, the latest cookbook from Dietitians of Canada. These muffins are low in fat because they use applesauce instead of oil for moisture; low-fat plain yogurt would work great in these as well. Sweet with a hint of spice, no one will guess that these muffins are made with vegetables!

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