The GW Resiliency & Well-being Center (R&W Center) created this guide to walk you through the science and simple how-tos for good nutrition!
The Nutrition Guide was authored by nutrition scientist Leigh A. Frame, PhD, MHS, CERT '20, associate director of the R&W Center, director of the Integrative Medicine Programs, executive director of the Office of Integrative Medicine & Health, and an associate professor in the departments of Clinical Research and Leadership and Physician Assistant Studies at the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences.
Dr. Frame outlines the following concepts and more in the guide:
- How to "build" a plate that includes the quantities and diversity of foods needed for a balanced diet;
- The nutritional benefits of "eating the rainbow" and how to do it;
- Healthy eating tips, mindful eating tips, how to feed your gut microbiome, and more.
Nutrition is the foundation of health—this guide is meant for anyone who eats and wants to live their best life!
- Discounted Healthy Meals
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- Daily Harvest: May offer special promotions or discounts for first responders during certain times, but these are not always ongoing. It's worth checking their website or contacting customer support for the most current information.
- Factor: Offers a discount for first responders, military personnel, healthcare workers, and teachers. You can verify your status through ID.me to receive the discount.
- Home Chef: Offers a discount for first responders, healthcare workers, and military personnel. Verification is done through ID.me.
- Performance Kitchen: Chefs, doctors and registered dietitians developed a variety of ready-made meals with real, wholesome, clean ingredients. Offers a 15 percent discount.
- Snap Kitchen: Offers discounts for first responders, military, teachers, and medical professionals. Verification is needed through ID.me.
- Sunbasket: Occasionally offers discounts for first responders, military, and healthcare workers. It’s best to check their website or contact customer service for current promotions.
- Territory Foods: Has offered first responder discounts in the past, and they sometimes have special promotions. It's recommended to check their website or contact them directly.
- Trifecta: Offers a discount for first responders, military personnel, and healthcare workers. The discount is available through ID.me verification.
- Vegetable + Butcher: Vegetable + Butcher doesn't offer a special discount for first responders. But currently, you can use the ABETTERSTART discount code to get $25 off on 4 orders.
- Diets
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- Mediterranean Diet: Emphasizes plant-based foods, healthy fats, seafood and some dairy and poultry, and sparingly red meat.
- DASH Eating Plan: A healthy-eating plan designed to help prevent or treat hypertension and manage low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
- Oldways Heritage Diets: Traditional diets inspired by rich culinary heritages and histories are a delicious guide to healthy eating.
- Low FODMAP Diet: The low-FODMAP diet temporarily restricts these carbohydrates in order to relieve uncomfortable symptoms and give your digestive system a rest. FODMAP is short for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols.