"Healthy: Who Defines it Anyway?

 It’s a hot time for health. For the first time in almost 30 years, the FDA is planning to update its definition of healthy. In the nutrition community, there’s a movement to consider more factors, like age, lifestyle and culture, when recommending food choices. Consumers are considering health more holistically—not just as the food we eat but also our physical and mental wellbeing. We’ll explore how our thinking about “healthy” has evolved and what it means for peanuts and peanut butter through conversations with NPB dietitians Markita Lewis, Sherry Coleman Collins and foodservice dietitian Ann Dunaway Teh. 

Show Notes:  

Plan It, Don’t Ban It: https://schoolnutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MA23-Main4.pdf  

To learn more about the FDA’s Rule Change: 

A Fresh Take on What “Healthy” Means on Food Packages  

Use of the Term Healthy on Food Labeling  

To learn more about how peanuts can fit in a healthy lifestyle:  

Peanut Nutrition 101  

All About Heart Health  

Why Peanut Fit in Your Healthy Diet  

Fight Hunger with Powerful Nutrition  

Any Exercise is Better Than Nothing: The Power of a Little Movement  

What Does Being "Healthy" Mean?  

Snacking on Peanuts Everyday linked to Lower Risk of Stoke, Other Diseases, Study Show  

Magnificent Magnesium  

The Scoop on Hydrogenated Fat in Peanut Butter  

The Peanut Institute  

Sources: 

Shake-Up in the Diet Industry: Washington Post Article  

Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Health Equity: https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/healthequity/index.html  

Peanut Nutrition 101: NPB: peanut-nutrition.htm 

KF Provkök launches the idea of basic food: https://web.archive.org/web/20110929023533/http://www.coop.se/Globala-sidor/OmKF/Kooperativ-samverkan/Var-historia1/Tidslinjen/1960-19901/1973/KF-Provkok-lanserar-iden-om-basmat/