Hershey has a great new program called Moderation Nation. I’ve been checking it out the past few days and it looks rathe
r nifty! With Moderation Nation, a new national program created by the Hershey Center for Health & Nutrition, (HCHN) in collaboration with the American Dietetic Association, you can now have access to a variety of tools that will help you achieve moderation – and you don’t even need to give up your favorite foods!
For on-the-go needs, the new Moderation Nation iPhone app, free and available on iTunes or via www.themoderationnation.com, will reward you for the activity you’re already doing, while encouraging you to do even more in a way that suits your busy lifestyle. With an easy-to-read tracker and a comprehensive list of activities to choose from, you can earn badges for your progress and go from a Starting Gun to a Healthy Hero!
The Moderation Nation Web site provides a host of new tools for you including:
- Recipes and Expert Tips. Here you’ll find advice from Cheryl Forberg, registered dietitian (RD) for NBC’s The Biggest Loser, award-winning chef and New York Times best-selling cookbook author
- Additional recipes and tips from Regina Ragone, Food Director at Family Circle magazine; Keri Glassman, author of the O2 diet; and Liz Ward, author of Expect the Best Pregnancy.
- Moderation Menus. Seven-day meal plans – with snack ideas – that will help you plan out your week. Each menu is based on an individual lifestyle, such as Single, Adults with Kids and Adults with No Kids.
- Balance the Meal. This cool balancer tool allows you to input your main dish and its preparation method; in return, you’ll receive ideas for complementary side dishes that round out the meal smartly.
- Useful Facts. Here you’ll find everything from a “portion distortion” guide – providing cues on what actual portion sizes should look like – to a grocery shopping fact sheet – to a guide on how to start and maintain a food journal.
Hershey’s Moderation Nation would like to give one of our great readers a Hershey’s Moderation Nation Prize Pack! Your prize pack will include a Moderation Nation t-shirt, Hershey’s chocolate and a nutrition journal to track your food and activities.
Here’s how to enter – each one that you do is an entry, please leave a comment for each entry!
- Swing by The Moderation Nation Website and come back and leave a comment here telling me what you think you’ll benefit from most on their website.
- Try out their free iPhone application and tell me about your experience
- For an extra entry, sign up for Mommy Octopus emails by entering your email address on the right sidebar where it says Subscribe.
This giveaway will end Monday October 11th.
Disclaimer: The prize pack and information were provided by Hershey’s through My Blog Spark. I also received a prize pack for posting.