1931 diet tips still relevant today
�The science of nutrition travels so rapidly that it is almost impossible to keep up with it,� wrote Lenna Frances Cooper in her textbook, �Nutrition in Health and Disease.� Wow, is she right! Nutrition research findings hit the headlines daily. It�s a lot of information to digest. But, get this: She made that observation in 1931. Cooper, a nurse and dietitian, was a dean at the Battle Creek Health Care Institution in Battle Creek, Mich. She was one of the co-founders of the American Dietetic Association and was appointed to the staff of the U.S. surgeon general. You know how most folks think of healthy foods as the ones that don�t taste very good? Well, Cooper was even on the case when she wrote in the foreword of her cookbook, �The New Cookery�: �Many food faddists have attempted to prepare wholesome foods but have neglected the almost equally important requirement � palatability.� In honor of Cooper�s pioneering diet advice from 1931, here are a few tips to dine out more healthf...