National Nutrition Month, celebrated in March, focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. Throughout the month, faculty and staff are invited to join programs from the that will inspire you to eat mindfully, move your body and find inspiration in the kitchen!
Bringing your full attention to meals is easier said than done and takes practice. The seven-day will help you learn and practice key aspects of mindful eating, including bringing awareness back to meals, slowing down and noticing physical hunger cues. Guided by a series of emails highlighting actionable mindful eating exercises/activities, you’ll select one meal a day to eat mindfully. By the end of the challenge, you’ll have multiple new tools in your toolbox.
Are you ready to ditch emotional eating and the diet mentality? If your answer is yes, the may be a good fit. Am I Hungry? is a non-diet, weight-neutral approach that empowers individuals to take charge of their decisions about eating, physical activity, health and self-care. The six-week interactive program will help you reconnect with your physical signals to guide what, when and how much to eat, and recognize and cope with triggers for overeating. The program begins the week of March 13.
Strength training is a great way to increase metabolism and boost energy during the day and help you sleep at night. It even helps manage stress! challenges you to complete 440 repetitions of a strength training exercise (examples include push-ups, squats, lunges or planks) over 15 days. That equals about 30 repetitions per day. If you鈥檙e up for the challenge, complete 440 repetitions of more than one strength training exercise. !
Feeling stale in the kitchen, don鈥檛 like to cook or lacking the time to put together a healthful meal at the end of the day? You鈥檙e not alone! .
If you find nutrition labels confusing, have a picky eater at home, or have questions about whole vs. processed foods, sugar, fat, mindful eating, eating out, fad diets or other topics鈥攖his is for you! Let the wellness team know what鈥檚 on your mind. Please note: While the team doesn’t have expertise in all areas of nutrition, they will do their best to address your questions and/or provide resources that may help!
