Welcome to Little Nudges!

Here is the poem-message for the D.I.E.T.* for Health Little Nudge:

It’s dinner time so let us explore
some foods and nutruents in the “Plate of Four.”
Milk and yogurt with calcium abound.
Don’t forget riboflavin, here it is found.
Fruits and juices give your vitamin C,
some fiber and folate, take it from me.
Vegetables add a lot to a meal,
loaded with vitamins: such a good deal!
Whole grain breads and cereals are nutrient dense,
to include them daily makes lots of sense.
Protein keeps the body intact —
critical for life, now that is a fact.
The “ESTRA” category is familiar to all:
the fats and oils — a diet downfall!
This is the group that gets us in trouble:
as far as calories, they provide double!
Protein and “carbs” per gram are four —
fats give us nine, quite a bit more!
These are the facts to help us decide
what we should eat or just push aside.
“We are what we eat” … remember that line
as we pull up the chairs and sit down to dine.
Don’t think of “D.I.E.T”* in a negative way,
it is our guide to good health — starting today!
*Discover Intelligent Eating/exercise Today