March 2020 PSA: Nutrition Awareness

March is National Nutrition Awareness Month

MAPA cares about you and your families nutrition and encourages you to speak with your health care provider and review the following resources.
Learning to read nutrition labels is important and certainly wasn’t taught to most of us in school.  Here are two excellent resources:

• FDA - How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label

• FDA - Interactive Nutrition Facts Label

Many people don’t consider water when they think about nutrition.  Here are some resources that explain the importance of hydration:

• CDC - Water and Nutrition
• Mayo Clinic - Water: Essential to your Body