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 | | - Dieters return to throwback weight-loss strategies
Dieters are returning to retro weight-loss strategies such as eating grapefruit, cottage cheese or cabbage soup, experts say. Brian Wansink of the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University says the U.S. is "in a period of diet burnout" and that when trendy diets don't work, people go back to foods that worked in the past. Health.com (12/13)       - RDs can teach good nutrition anywhere
Dietitians can educate people about good nutrition regardless of whether they live in "food deserts" that offer few healthy choices or "food swamps" with abundant variety, registered dietitian Kathryn Hillstrom writes. RDs can teach consumers how to shop on a budget and prepare healthy meals, she writes, and empower them to ask retailers to stock the types of foods they want to purchase. Today's Dietitian (12/2012) - Providers may be missing out on childhood obesity diagnosis
Extremely obese children showed higher rates of diagnosis and health education during visits compared with their less obese and overweight peers, suggesting that health care professionals may rely more on the visual characteristics of obesity than actual diagnosis. A well child visit is a good opportunity to talk about healthy lifestyles and body weight in children, authors wrote in the International Journal of Obesity. DailyRx.com (1/2) - Consumer Reports evaluates new exercise equipment
Fitness experts who tested popular exercise equipment found drawbacks to the Perfect Punch, which uses mixed-martial-arts techniques, and the Rhythm Rocker, which includes a nutrition guide, Consumer Reports says. Testers found elliptical cycles can be intimidating to use initially, but were more comfortable and provided a better workout than a traditional bike.  KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh) (1/2) | Institutional Foodservice | | - Colo. schools join made-from-scratch trend
School nutrition professional Kathy Del Tonto says she made the switch to cooking about 95% of school food from scratch two years ago after receiving training from LiveWell Colorado. The meals are healthier for students, and nutrition professionals feel better about the food, Del Tonto said. "Just knowing the love and the care we put in that food, hoping that it makes a difference for some of those kids," she said. National Public Radio (text and audio)/The Salt blog (12/28) - Minn. district hosts cafeteria tours for immigrant families
In a Minnesota school district, where students speak more than 100 languages and dialects, school nutrition professionals are hosting kitchen visits for Somali, Karen, Hmong and Latino parent groups who may feel uneasy about school meals. The outreach efforts help to ease parents' fears and give them a chance to see the operation up close and ask questions. On a recent tour, for example, a Muslim mother asked questions about pork products and was told that all menus are pork-free. Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.) (12/30) - Orange and yogurt tart
This fresh, seasonal tart features an almond pastry crust, Greek yogurt panna cotta filling and navel orange slices. Martha Stewart  | Whether a neighborhood is called a food desert or a food swamp, dietitians and health professionals need to understand how they can use their education and skills to improve the accessibility of healthful foods and educate people about nutrition."
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