Tip Tuesday! Nutrition trends: How do you stack up?

By Melanie Polk, M.M.Sc., R.D., F.A.D.A.

About 75 percent of U.S. adults say they're satisfied with the way they eat. How about you? Do you have good reason to feel that way?

• If you can say, "I am eating more vegetables," congrats. About 49 percent of Americans say they are making this wise move.
• If you're dining on fish more often, you're swimming with about 46 percent of the rest of the country. Good work.
• If you're choosing more whole grains, fantastic. About 48 percent of Americans are, as well.

These are just a few of the findings from a 2011 national survey by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association).  

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