National Nutrition Month was founded in March 1973 and has been celebrated every year since then. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics campaigns with the aim of helping people to make informed choices about the food they eat and the exercise they take. Celebrate National Nutrition Month

Places In Montrose to Celebrate National Nutrition Month

The Academy has more than 75,000 members most of whom are registered dietitian nutritionists and dietetic technicians. It is the world’s largest organization of professionals in the food and nutrition industry.

Every year the Academy chooses a different theme, each one tailored to help individuals make informed choices. It encourages us all to take a more active, mindful role regarding food and nutrition. Over the years, our eating habits change, both culturally and individually. The Academy recognizes this and takes pains to always align its information to the way we live our lives and feed our families.

Mindful Eating

The theme for 2016 is “Savor the Flavor of Eating Right”. Today, arguably more than ever, much of our culture revolves around the traditions of food, dining, family, and friends. Few of us can imagine a social gathering that doesn’t include food, drink or both.

At the same time, we live ever more busy lives, often with barely time to pause over lunch. Grabbing a bite and eating on the hoof does neither our taste buds nor our digestive systems any good.

Savoring the flavor encourages us to take time to enjoy and appreciate the food we eat, regardless of when, where, why or how we’re eating it. Nourishing our bodies should be an event worthy of some ceremony, rather than a quick fix to get us through the next part of the day, which often leads to poor nutrition decision making.

Celebrating Individuality

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recognizes that we are all different, with no single diet suiting everyone. Rather than seeking to dictate what you should and shouldn’t eat, National Nutrition Month aims to bring together nutrition experts, offering comprehensive advice to interested individuals. Diet and nutrition can seem complicated and confusing, But National Nutrition month aims to give us all a basic understanding of what our bodies need, empowering individuals to make confident, healthy lifestyle choices.

Plenty of Choice in Montrose, Houston

We’re blessed with a multitude of excellent restaurants and food outlets, serving everything from quick breakfasts to full, sit down evening meals for couples, families and friend’s social gatherings.

Whether it’s a working lunch, a healthy snack for the kids or a celebration meal out, National Nutrition Month is a perfect excuse to make every dining experience a meaningful one.

Here are a couple of suggestions:

Bowl Cafe

Established in 2009, this mom-and-pop style cafe in Montrose specializes in the freshest of fresh salads, delicious sandwiches, wholesome soups and delicious burgers and pizzas.

What makes Bowl Cafe special and ideal for National Nutrition Month, is the choice of over 200 ingredients, toppings, and dressings so you can create your own perfect salad combination to go with main choices. On offer are such delights as grilled sandwiches such as BLT with Avocado or Pulled Pork with Thai coleslaw, provolone, sliced apple and red onion. Or, you could go lighter with soup made from scratch such as Vegetable Chicken Chipotle or Spring Butternut Squash.

Ordering is simple, you can even do it online, and the Bowl Cafe will cater for private parties.

You can find Bowl Cafe near Midtown and the Museum District in Montrose, at 607 Richmond Avenue.

Common Bond Cafe and Bakery

Every day of the week, the Common Bond Cafe and Bakery serves passion on a plate in the form of breakfast, brunch, and lunch.

For a simple breakfast, you could go for the Soft Scramble, which includes fine herbs, Parmesan and baguette.  If you fancy something a little more indulgent, how about trying the Breakfast Tartine with duck breast ham, 63° egg, arugula. and roasted pepper cheese spread and sunflower rye.

The lunch sandwich menu is equally good, featuring Duck Confit with sweet potato, cherry, brussels, sprouts, aioli  and more. For seafood lovers there is the Seafood Po’ Boy with gulf shrimp, oysters, slaw, remoulade, and house bacon. Sides include potato chips and a healthy selection of salads including Beet or Quinoa.

There is also a mouthwatering range of pastries and cakes designed to tempt even the most discerning taste buds.

You will find Common Bond Cafe and Bakery in Houston at 1706 Westheimer Road.

National Nutrition Month is not about denying ourselves the sweet and tasty morsels we love. It’s about helping us enjoy a balanced healthy diet alongside an active lifestyle. It shows us how to make informed food choices so we can all live longer, healthier lives–without denying ourselves the occasional delicious treat.