This weekend is Fourth of July which means summer is officially here! We hope you have some wonderful plans to enjoy friends and family, be physically active and eat healthy and delicious food.
The Dairy Council of California meal planning website, Meals Matter, offers some terrific suggestions for a healthy and safe summer. Ideas for healthy barbecue and tips to eat well while on vacation can help you as you make your summer plans.
Check out a Fourth of July complete menu plan (complete with recipes and meal nutritional analysis):
If you would prefer to hit the grill, here is another terrific recipe:
And this roasted beet salad would make a colorful side dish:
All of us at the Dairy Council of California would like to wish you a happy and healthy holiday weekend.
Maureen Bligh, MA, RD
Project Manager
Maureen Bligh, Registered Dietitian
About me:
Maureen Bligh is a registered dietitian and project manager for the Dairy Council of California. She manages online communication and social media efforts, an internal Nutrition Trends Team and develops online continuing education courses for health professionals.
Maureen's career in dietetics spans over 30 years and began in clinical dietetics and out-patient education at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. She provided nutrition education to people of all ages, especially diabetes education for children, pregnant women and adults.
She has passion for providing reality-based, nutrition education to help people enjoy a wide variety of nutrient-rich foods to lead a healthy life. She was delighted to recently discover that her commitment to family meals helped shape healthy attitudes and habits for her two teenage sons.
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