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Home-Delivered Meal Line
for Diabetes Patients

What Pediatricians Might Advise
on Organic Food

Beans Show Promise in Diabetes

Gluten-, Lactose-Free Ingredient Substitute Found for Low-Fat White Sauces

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Eating Well During
Business Travel
Eat Well for Business Travel, written by Julie Meyer, RD, is a guide to avoiding the healthful-eating pitfalls of global travel. Elements include how and where to eat well around the world and how to travel with special dietary needs. Learn more »

Get Going — Socially
Go Social gets you going places with social media. It features more than 150 tips from nutrition and social media experts. The app will help you learn to make meaningful connections, grow your business or personal brand, and have fun with social media. Learn more »

In the December issue

Selecting high-fiber cereals

Healthful holiday foods

Vitamin D deficiency in kids during winter

Food deserts and food swamps

Meal Service at Your Doorstep

If diabetes patients struggling with meal preparation had the opportunity to order healthful meals that could be delivered to their doors, many would jump at the chance. They’d no longer have to count carbs, protein, and fat grams, and they’d be guaranteed a healthful, delicious meal. Sounds like a dream come true—and it is.

This month’s E-News Exclusive profiles a foodservice company that delivers fresh-made, customized, healthful meals to diabetes patients and others with chronic diseases across the country. Customers can order breakfast, lunch, and dinner online or by phone from a wide variety of food selections. Find out more about this company and its program so you can share the good news with your clients and patients.

In addition, make sure you visit Today’s Dietitian’s website at www.TodaysDietitian.com. You’ll find the digital issue of the magazine and the latest news and information that’s relevant and reliable to daily practice. We also welcome your feedback at TDeditor@gvpub.com. Enjoy the e-newsletter and follow Today’s Dietitian on Facebook and Twitter!

— Judith Riddle, editor

Home-Delivered Meal Line for Diabetes Patients
By Juliann Schaeffer

For many diabetes patients, mealtimes often present the challenge of balancing carbs, protein, and fat. and more people are facing such a challenge every day. With the total prevalence of diabetes at roughly 8% of the population, another 1.9 million adults are joining these ranks annually, according to data from the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet.

To take the angst out of meal planning for diabetes patients, a new line of fresh-made, home-delivered meals is available. Mom’s Meals, which delivers diabetes-friendly entrées to any address in the 48 contiguous states, started when the company founders saw a need to help aging moms (hence the name) or other family members recuperating after a hospital stay. The company evolved when it realized that patients with chronic illnesses could benefit from the meals, too.

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Learn about post-op bariatric surgery nutrient needs in this month’s issue of Today’s Dietitian. Read the CPE Monthly article, take the 10-question online test at CE.TodaysDietitian.com, and earn two CPEUs!

One-hour Continuing Education Webinar
As part of our ongoing campaign to provide affordable, worthwhile continuing education choices for nutrition professionals, the Today's Dietitian CE Learning Library will present this FREE Webinar featuring respected expert Sharon Palmer, RD, a contributing editor at Today’s Dietitian and author of The Plant-Powered Diet.

Thursday, December 6, 2 pm ET

Complimentary CPE Webinar:
Help Your Clients Reach Their Health Potential
With a Plant-based Diet
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Earn 1 CE Credit and learn about the current research relating to plant-based diets, define what a plant-based diet really is, and get strategies for implementing plant-based eating with clients. Register Now »

What Pediatricians Might Advise on Organic Food
The American Academy of Pediatrics wades into the organic food confusion with a paper to try to guide doctors in their discussions with families about what to eat, reports The Chicago Tribune.

Beans Show Promise in Diabetes
According to a study reported by Reuters, consuming beans or lentils every day may help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar and possibly reduce their risk of heart attacks and stroke.

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MS, RD, CDN, to answer? E-mail
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Gluten-, Lactose-Free Ingredient Substitute Found
for Low-Fat White Sauces

Consumers are increasingly demanding the development of ready-to-eat gluten- and lactose-free food products that meet their needs and help improve their health. A recent study in the Journal of Food Science shows how new white sauce formulations are being created to meet these demands.

Consumers with celiac disease often find that gluten-free products are of inferior quality compared with their traditional, non–gluten-free counterparts. Traditional white sauce is made with milk, flour or starch, oil, and salt. The study looks at how the use of vegetable protein sources and gluten-free starches can make a type of sauce suitable for vegetarian, lactose-intolerant, and celiac disease consumers.

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Nominate a Dedicated & Deserving Dietitian

Nominations close on
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

To coincide with National Nutrition Month and Registered Dietitian Day, Today’s Dietitian magazine will once again honor 10 dedicated and deserving dietitians with a feature story in our March issue. A popular and eagerly anticipated list each year, the annual TD10 are nominated by their peers, fellow nutrition professionals and Today’s Dietitian readers.

Who should you nominate this year?
Here are some guidelines to help you choose:

Nomination Criteria:

A Registered Dietitian who has gone above and beyond their job description to make a real difference in the lives of their clients or in their community.
An RD who has overcome significant challenges in their career and risen to new heights of success and influence.
An RD who, over time, has achieved a high standard of excellence as a nutrition professional.

Click here to nominate a Dedicated & Deserving Dietitian!

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