Building a Satisfying Snack
Nutrition
Ever wonder why some snacks leave you energized and ready to tackle the day, while others leave you hungry an hour later? The secret is balance! To build a satisfying snack, always remember to pair it up. This means including at least two of the three macronutrients — protein, carbohydrates, and fat — in your snack. This combination supports your overall nutrition by providing steady energy and keeping you satisfied in between meals. The Magic of Macronutrients Macronutrients work together...
How We Protect Against Eating Disorders
Nutrition, Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (February 24-March 2) reminds us that although it isn’t easy to talk or think about eating disorders, it’s important. Eating disorders are complex and life-threatening mental illnesses that affect all ages, genders, races, nationalities, sexual orientations, and body shapes and sizes. They exist on a continuum with disordered eating, and symptoms range from extreme restriction to binge eating and distorted body image. The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) reports that 30 million Americans will struggle with...
All Foods Fit: Let’s Explore Food!
Nutrition, All Foods Fit
Welcome back to our All Foods Fit series! As part of our All Foods Fit campaign and nutrition philosophy, we’re exploring a variety of components related to food: fuel, culture, exploration, togetherness, and enjoyment. All Foods Fit means there are no “good” or “bad” foods. We eat many different foods for many different reasons — to keep us nutritionally balanced, provide the opportunity to explore other cultures and flavors, and allow us to create long-lasting memories and enjoy the dining...
All Foods Fit: How Food Brings Us Together
Nutrition, All Foods Fit
SAGE’s All Foods Fit philosophy means there are no “good” or “bad” foods. We eat many different foods for many different reasons because food supports us in a variety of ways, such as providing nutritional balance, allowing the opportunity to explore other flavors and cultures, and giving us the chance to create long-lasting memories and enjoy the dining experience. Let’s learn how food brings us together. Celebrations and gatherings naturally bring people together, and food is often at the center...
How We Protect Against Eating Disorders
Nutrition, Eating DisordersEating Disorders Awareness Week (February 26-March 3) reminds us that although it isn’t easy to talk or think about eating disorders, it’s important. Eating disorders are complex and life-threatening mental illnesses that affect all ages, genders, races, nationalities, sexual orientations, and body shapes and sizes. They exist on a continuum with disordered eating, and symptoms range from extreme restriction to binge eating and distorted body image. The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) reports that 30 million Americans will struggle with...
All Foods Fit: Let’s Explore Food!
Nutrition, All Foods FitWelcome back to our All Foods Fit series! As part of our All Foods Fit campaign and nutrition philosophy, we’re exploring a variety of components related to food: fuel, culture, exploration, togetherness, and enjoyment. All Foods Fit means there are no “good” or “bad” foods. We eat many different foods for many different reasons — to keep us nutritionally balanced, provide the opportunity to explore other cultures and flavors, and allow us to create long-lasting memories and enjoy the dining...
Celebrating the Holidays With Food
Nutrition
With the holiday season in full swing, we can’t wait to make and eat delicious holiday food! Whether you’re preparing a family recipe or sitting down to enjoy a meal with loved ones, food is central to the culture and tradition that surround holiday celebrations. We asked some of our SAGE Team Members about their families’ food traditions and what recipes they’re most excited about this season. Do you cook the meal or do you let others prepare it? More...
All Foods Fit: Celebrating Food and Culture
Nutrition
Welcome back to our All Foods Fit series! As part of our All Foods Fit campaign and nutrition philosophy, we’re exploring the different components of food in greater detail: fuel, culture, exploration, togetherness, and enjoyment. To refresh your memory, All Foods Fit means there are no “good” or “bad” foods. We eat many different foods for many different reasons — to keep us nutritionally balanced, provide the opportunity to explore other cultures and flavors, and allow us to create long-lasting...
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