{"id":40860,"date":"2015-03-05T17:47:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T22:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/?p=40860"},"modified":"2015-03-05T18:08:45","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T23:08:45","slug":"dele-un-mordizco-a-un-estilo-de-vida-saludable-durante-el-national-nutrition-month-controle-sus-calorias-al-comer-afuera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/dele-un-mordizco-a-un-estilo-de-vida-saludable-durante-el-national-nutrition-month-controle-sus-calorias-al-comer-afuera\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle&#8221; during National Nutrition Month\u00ae: Watch Your Calories When Eating Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html><br \/>\n  <head><br \/>\n    <META http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/META><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}<\/p>\n<p>BODY {\nFONT-SIZE: 0.83em; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\nA {\nCOLOR: blue\n}\n#divWide\n{\nmargin:0;\nmargin-top:1.33em;\n}\nLI {\nFONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><br \/>\n  <body topmargin=\"0\" leftmargin=\"0\"><br \/>\n    <\/p>\n<div id=\"divHeadline\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin headline --><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\n        <b>&#8220;Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle&#8221; during National Nutrition Month\u00ae: Watch Your Calories When Eating Out<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>      <!-- #End headline -->\n    <\/div>\n<div id=\"divBody\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin release --><br \/>\n<!-- #Begin Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divWide\">\n<p>SILVER SPRING, Md., March 5, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/&#8211; March is <b>National Nutrition Month<\/b> &#8212; a great time to commit to a healthy eating plan by making informed food choices and consuming fewer calories, especially when eating out.\u00a0 Adopting these strategies are particularly important because in today&#8217;s busy world, Americans are eating and drinking about <i>one-third<\/i> of their calories away from home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20090824\/FDALOGO\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20090824\/FDALOGO<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>To help consumers know the calories in foods when eating out, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new regulations requiring that <b>calorie information<\/b> be provided on <b>restaurant menus, menu boards, and vending machines<\/b>. The deadline is not yet here, but calorie labeling has already begun to appear.\u00a0 So, start using this &#8220;new tool&#8221; to make your diet a healthy one!<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the regulations and download a consumer fact sheet (in English and Spanish) at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/downloads\/Food\/IngredientsPackagingLabeling\/LabelingNutrition\/UCM434004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/downloads\/Food\/IngredientsPackagingLabeling\/LabelingNutrition\/UCM434004.pdf<\/a>\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/downloads\/Food\/IngredientsPackagingLabeling\/LabelingNutrition\/UCM436568.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/downloads\/Food\/IngredientsPackagingLabeling\/LabelingNutrition\/UCM436568.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Why <\/b><b>Calories Matter<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Consuming too many calories can contribute to a variety of health issues, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes. To manage your weight, it&#8217;s important to balance the number of calories you <i>consume<\/i> with the number of calories your body <i>uses<\/i> (&#8220;burns&#8221;).\u00a0 With calorie information becoming available at restaurants and on vending machines, you&#8217;ll now be able to compare these foods and beverages and choose healthier options. <\/p>\n<p><b>Calories &#8220;In Context&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To help put calorie listings in the context of a total daily diet, restaurants will also include this statement on menus and menu boards: &#8220;<b>2,000 calories<\/b> a day is used for general nutrition advice, but calorie needs vary.&#8221;\u00a0 Your calorie needs may be higher or lower and will depend on your age, gender, and physical activity level. Determine <i>your<\/i> calorie needs at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.choosemyplate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.choosemyplate.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, when you&#8217;re comparing and choosing individual menu and vending machine items, follow this simple tip: <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>100 calories per serving is MODERATE <\/li>\n<li>400 calories per serving is HIGH <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Where You&#8217;ll See It<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Look for calorie information on:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Meals or snacks from sit-down and fast-food restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, ice cream stores, drive-through windows, movie theatres, amusement parks, and take-out\/delivery foods <\/li>\n<li>Foods, such as sandwiches, ordered from a menu or menu board at a grocery\/convenience store or delicatessen <\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Self-serve&#8221; foods from a salad or hot-food bar at a restaurant or grocery store <\/li>\n<li>Alcoholic drinks\/cocktails when they are listed on menus <\/li>\n<li>Foods sold in vending machines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Restaurants are also required to provide <b>written nutrition information<\/b> on menu items, including total fat, calories from fat, saturated fat, <i>trans<\/i> fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrates, dietary fiber, sugars, and protein. So, when eating out, don&#8217;t hesitate to ask for more nutrition information!<\/p>\n<p><b>Timing of the New Calorie Regulations<br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The regulation requiring calorie information on <b>menus and menu boards<\/b> in chain restaurants (and other places selling restaurant-type food) and on certain <b>vending<\/b> <b>machines<\/b> was issued on December 1, 2014. Restaurants will have one year and vending machine operators have two years from that date to comply. <\/p>\n<p>Contact: Media: 1-301-796-4540\u00a0 Consumers: 1-888-SAFEFOOD (toll free) <\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2015 eatright.org.\u00a0 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- #End Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divMediaContact\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- #End release --><\/div>\n<p>\n  <\/body><br \/>\n<\/html> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle&#8221; during National Nutrition Month\u00ae: Watch Your Calories When Eating Out SILVER SPRING, Md., March 5, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/&#8211; March is National Nutrition Month &#8212; a great time to commit to a healthy eating plan by making informed food choices and consuming fewer calories, especially when eating out.\u00a0 Adopting these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40860\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}