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Trans fat ban and nutritional labeling in King County
The King County Board of Health adopted a regulation that requires all establishment with a food permit from Public Health – Seattle & King County to remove artificial trans fat from their cooking process and a menu labeling regulation that would require chain restaurants to label calorie, saturated fat, sodium and carbohydrate information on menus and menu boards.
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What are healthy food choices?
In April of 2005, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new food guidance system, MyPyramid, based on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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Healthy food choices for meetings
The strong relationship between diet and health and the increasing rates of overweight and obesity make supporting healthy food choices at work part of our commitment to health. These guidelines are intended to assist in making healthy food and beverage choices for meetings, trainings, and events.
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9 Steps to a Healthy Diet
The 2005 USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans include nine major messages including controlling caloric intake, increasing physical activity and safe food handling.
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5 A Day - The Color Way
5 A Day - The Color Way encourages eating a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables every day.
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Facts about the Nutrition Facts Label: What the numbers mean to you
The Nutrition Facts label helps you to understand if the food has "a lot" or "a little" of the most important nutrients based on your dietary goals.
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How can I make healthy food choices in spite of limited money?
When funds are short and you have a difficult time stretching your food dollars, don't give up on healthy eating. Planning ahead and taking a few short cuts will save both your time and your food dollars.
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What are some tips for easy-to-fix and healthy meals?
Prepare ingredients ahead of time. Vegetables and greens can be washed and trimmed the night before. Get in the habit of preparing enough of some items so that you can eat twice from that recipe.
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How can I make healthy choices if I don't cook?
The options in our modern grocery stores allow many healthy choices for those who don't like to cook or who lack cooking skills or equipment. Convenience usually comes with a price -- whether it is money, time or quality of the food.
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How can I make healthy choices if I don't eat meat?
Vegetarian or 'plant-based' diets can be a very healthy eating style. All the rules still apply, however, including practicing variety, balance and moderation.
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Healthy eating for kids
Children grow at different rates during their early years so feeding recommendations vary by age and stage of development. Feeding children is a good way to develop trust and a sense of security.
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Nutrition and schools
Schools can play an important role in providing healthy environments that help students establish healthy eating and exercise habits that will follow them throughout their lives.
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What kind of nutrition programs does Public Health offer?
Learn more about the Seattle Nutrition Action Consortium (SNAC) and Public Health's WIC Program.
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Free recipes by Public Health - Seattle & King County
Access hundreds of recipes produced by our Nutrition Team including some of your favorites as well as some new ones.
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Fruits and Veggies Matter (by the CDC)
If you�0;19; re looking for healthy fruit and vegetable recipes, try a new online cookbook by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It includes nearly 500 recipes using an array of produce, ranging from apriums and apples to yams and yucca fruit.
All recipes have been screened to fit CDC�0;19; s guidelines for fat (less than 30% per serving) and sodium (less than 480 mg). You can search by the name of the fruit or vegetable and by the type of ethnic cuisine you desire. Each recipe includes a nutritional analysis, diabetic exchanges, and most indicate the source of the recipe. |
