Maureen Bligh, Registered Dietitian
Maureen Bligh
About me:
Maureen Bligh is a registered dietitian and project manager for the Dairy Council of California. She manages online communication and social media efforts, an internal Nutrition Trends Team and develops online continuing education courses for health professionals.
Maureen's career in dietetics spans over 30 years and began in clinical dietetics and out-patient education at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA, where she provided nutrition education, focusing on diabetes education for children, pregnant women and adults. She has passion for providing reality-based, nutrition education to help people enjoy a wide variety of nutrient-rich foods to lead a healthy life and was delighted to recently discover that her commitment to family meals helped shape healthy eating habits for her two teenage sons.
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This past week we helped our 18-year-old son move into his college dorm. As we prepared for his departure earlier this summer, he asked me, “How am I going to be sure I am eating healthy? I have relied on you to put healthy meals in front of me my whole life.”
My response was simple. Just be sure that for most meals you have one food from each food group. Most entrees include a meat or protein source and a bread or grain source. He usually drinks milk with his meals so that would mean he would need to add a vegetable and fruit to round out the meal.
This seemed to relieve him to know that meal planning isn’t so complicated, and it relieved me to know that he was thinking about healthy eating! I am also hoping he tries out new foods to expand his food choices as a part of his new adventure.
Maureen Bligh, MA, RD
Project Manager