This webinar is good for one CPE credit for Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians, Registered and meets learning codes 2020, 4040, 4030, and 4000.
Are the increasing number of “sugar alternatives” confusing the public? Will the changes to the food label help consumers control their sugar intake? Join Kit and Alli for our next live, 60-minute webinar, which will address these questions and focus on changes in the food industry and marketplace in response to controversies surrounding sugar and its impact on health. This webinar will discuss how to help consumers navigate the retail landscape to choose the products that help them meet their sugar intake goals.
This webinar will:
- Provide an overview of recent science surrounding sugar and health
- Discuss how the food industry is responding to concerns about the connection between sugar consumption and health
- Examine sugar alternatives, including how they are being used in the food industry
- Highlight changes to food labeling and their impact on consumers
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Allison uses her background as a food and nutrition expert to help others adopt healthier living. Frequently asked to contribute to nutrition, wellness and family life blogs and publications. She also frequently speaks to community groups and leads seminars on nutrition, balanced diet and disease prevention. As Guiding Stars’ Consulting Dietitian, Allison supports Guiding Stars partners in using the Guiding Stars nutritional algorithm to educate the communities they serve.
Her thoughts on nutrition can be also found in her Guiding Stars health and wellness blog. Allison also serves as a Retail Dietitian for Hannaford Supermarket, a Guiding Stars retail partner. Her professional journey also includes maintaining a private practice, which emphasizes a non-diet approach and increasing mindful eating as the key to making better food choices and healthy living. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, two children, and her dog Josie.
Kitty is a member of the Guiding Stars Scientific Advisory Panel, a panel of experts in the fields of nutrition and public health, formed to develop a set of criteria which resulted in the design of a now patented algorithm used to analyze food products. Kitty is also a food and nutrition communications expert and the owner of NutriComm Inc., a marketing and communications company that services food manufacturers, trade groups and public relations firms nationwide.
Previously on the editorial staff at Good Housekeeping magazine, she has written many magazine articles and contributes regularly to a variety of publications and websites, including the Guiding Stars blog. Kitty is also the co-author of several cookbooks. A member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and several of the association’s practice groups, she served two terms of service as the president of the Maine Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Kitty is also an adjunct instructor in the nutrition department at Southern Maine Community College. A mother to two young adults, she resides in Lisbon, Maine with her husband.
