Both Sides of The Plate
Kirsten Angell, RD, LD, CDCES, fourth generation rancher and registered dietitian, shares the science and the story of production agriculture while motivating farmers and ranchers to live healthy lives.
Before the Plate
Sharing a passion for rural America while connecting with those unfamiliar with production agriculture about the realities, truths, and joys of cattle ranching, beef in the kitchen, and the rural way of life.
The Other Side of the Plate
Empowering farmers and ranchers to implement healthy lifestyle choices that help making living a healthy lifestyle a reality.
Healthy Holiday Eating-Part III The Reason for the Season…It’s Not About the Food
We have Thanksgiving in the rear-view mirror and the hustle and bustle of Christmas is upon us. During that hustle and bustle, we sometimes forget to keep healthy nutrition habits at the forefront.
Thanksgiving Blessings on Both Sides of the Plate
On the fourth Thursday of November, we gather with friends and family and give thanks for our blessings and livelihood. Even with the challenges we faced over the last year, we as farmers and ranchers have so much to be grateful for!
Healthy Holiday Eating-Part II: Be Thankful and Give
If we think about those who are food insecure, it might help us take a different approach to eating during the holidays.
World Food Day 2021
Ironically, World Food Day, developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and celebrated annually on October 16, comes just 4 days after National Farmers Day.
Healthy Holiday Eating-Part I: Trick or Treat or Eat?
Halloween is just the kickoff to the holiday eating season that spans from Halloween to potentially as far as Easter. Check out these Halloween tricks that can help keep you and your family on track for healthy treats you can eat.
Grilling Food Safety Tips
Grilling season is a fun time when friends and family gather, and there would be no better way to ruin this fun time than for someone to fall ill unnecessarily due to unsafe food handling practices.
Wheat, Gluten, and Other “Stuff”
Unless you have one of the situations requiring going gluten-free, go enjoy all whole grains while supporting Kansas wheat farmers at the same time!
GMO…Friend or Foe?
Don’t be fooled by marketing labels for GMO’s and non-GMO’s or any other nutrition “claims” and know that GMO’s are our friend!
Strawberries—The Little Red Super Fruit
Sometimes I talk about foods when it’s time to plant them and sometimes when time to harvest them. If you have an established strawberry crop, June is the month to harvest strawberries in Kansas, but they have been “in season” in the grocery store since about March.
May is BEEF Month—Make Eating Easy
Make eating easy…leave the “buddy system” by the wayside and get your complete protein by flying solo with LEAN BEEF in a well-balanced meal plan!
May is BEEF Month—Beef and Immunity
Don’t forget to include LEAN BEEF in your daily meal/snack pattern to help build immunity in the fight against covid!
May is BEEF Month…& Cinco de Mayo
Enjoy some beef fajitas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo today and thank the farmers and ranchers that produced that tasty BEEF and for their support of the Beef Checkoff program that helps promote LEAN BEEF in a balanced meal plan!
Turmeric: The Golden Spice
What is so “golden” about turmeric?
Is it the color used in foods and cosmetics? No.
Is it the flavoring in many Asian foods? No.
Is it the potential to help with depression? Maybe.
Or the potential to help with high triglycerides? Maybe.
Oooorrr…is it the potential to help reduce inflammation? Yeeeeesss!
Sleep: Does Nutrition Make a Difference?
Until about age 45, I slept like a rock at night, and then I started having restless nights that escalated to nights with little to no sleep. So, I decided to research sleep and factors, especially nutrition-related factors, that affect sleep quality and quantity. I want to share some of the factors.
To Meat or Not to Meat: BEEF in a Plant-Based Meal Plan
The USDA recommends, and MyPlate depicts, eating from 5 food groups. It recommends filling half of the plate with fruits and vegetables and a quarter of the plate with grains. So, ¾ of MyPlate is plant based, but it doesn’t neglect the protein and dairy groups.
National Nutrition Month™
In March, the Academy focuses attention on healthful eating through National Nutrition Month®. This year’s theme, Personalize Your Plate, promotes creating nutritious meals to meet individuals’ cultural and personal food preferences.
Best. Swim. Ever.
Maybe it was the new goggles. Maybe it was the full night of sleep I finally got the night prior. Maybe it was being properly fueled for the activity.
THAT is what I want to talk about in this post…being properly fueled for activity.
Connect with Kirsten for Her Eloquent Writing Skills or Her Dynamic Presentation Services
Kirsten is well versed in public speaking and written dialogue and is ready to join the lineup for your next virtual or in-person event as well as to enlighten your readers.
“I had the pleasure of working with Kirsten as she was a presenter at our 2019 SCAND Conference in Columbia, SC. Her presentation on the role of the registered dietitian nutritionist and agriculture was exactly what was needed to make our members aware that agriculture is part of dietetic practice. She opened the eyes of members on the sustainable role farmers and ranchers are playing in keeping our environment safe. She emphasized the true impact farmers and ranchers have on climate change and how that small percentage is misrepresented in the media. She also demonstrated the need to dietetic professionals to work with rural food providers on their nutritional health and well-being. She was an energetic and great ambassador for farmers and ranchers and their role in maintaining the health and well-being of Americans. I hope someday we can find a way to have her come and present again at one of our future meetings. Her enthusiasm, professionalism and speaking skills is why I highly recommend her as a speaker and as a consultant.”