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Posted by: Jennifer Wilkins, PhD, RD on Tuesday March 10, 2020 Dear SNEB community, As you know, concern over the COVID-19 outbreak is increasing globally. SNEB leadership and staff are staying on top of this developing situation at both global and local levels by monitoring the recommendations for events and practices issued by: California Department of Public Health Centers for Disease Control World Health Organization Based on current recommendations, there are no plans to cancel or postpone the Annual Conference, which begins in San Die (...)

Posted by: Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN on Monday March 9, 2020 As you all know, March is National Nutrition Month. We will have library displays, school activities, newspaper articles and special events. Looking for great resources? Check out our collection of Reviews of New Resources in your hard copy JNEB or online at JNEB.org under the tab for New Resources. The collections online also have these interesting reviews categorized by topic and age category as well as by type of resource, for instance booklet, book, website, DVDs or eBooks. Interested (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday March 9, 2020 With the spread of coronavirus, hand washing is a message getting out to the public in a BIG way, but there are other related issues the public may want to know about: nutrition scams/misinformation, best hand washing technique, DIY hand sanitizer, what happens to students who rely on school lunch when school is closed, and more. Answers/resources are below. Keep up with the CDC, WHO, NIH, your state/local health departments (Florida has a 24/7 Coronavirus hotline), state/local universi (...)

Posted by: SNEB Division of International Nutrition Education (DINE) on Friday March 6, 2020 You are what you eat, and so is the Earth. Our food systems shape our diets, health and nutrition outcomes at the same time as they impact the integrity of the planet and the stability of nations. Unhealthy diet is now the leading risk factor for deaths worldwide, with billions of people of all ages lacking the nutrients needed to lead an active and healthy life. Around 820 million people suffer from hunger, while over 670 million adults and 120 million boys and girls (aged 5−19) are (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday February 24, 2020 I started listening to some retail grocery-focused podcasts then stumbled upon other interesting podcasts. Most of the grocery/supermarket sponsored podcasts focus on in-store products with a little bit of nutrition; others were more heavily nutrition-focused. Enjoy! Lost in the Supermarket hosted by Phil Lempert, CEO of Retail Dietitians Business Alliance, looks at food trends and nutrition-focused info such as food intolerances and plant-based eating from registered dietitians. Episodes (...)

Posted by: Hibbah Araba Osei-Kwasi, PhD, MSc on Thursday February 13, 2020 Do migrants change their food habits when they settle in a new country? This is a question that’s been tackled by researchers looking at the process of migrants adapting their diets in their host country. For example, a study done in 2012 looked at Somalian, Algerian and Egyptians living in Norway. Another done nearly 20 years ago looked at dietary patterns among migrants in the US. We asked Ghanaians living in Manchester, a major city in the north west of England, about their food pr (...)

Posted by: Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN on Monday February 10, 2020 There are few people I know who feel completely competent in statistics, and yet it is one of the most important parts of research. Large research teams may have a statistician on their team, but many do not. Even with a statistician on the team, there can be differences of opinion among statisticians concerning study design, analyses, and interpretation. After all, statistics is a mathematical science. While the process of descriptive statistics is fairly logical to me, inferential statistics a (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday February 10, 2020 WATCH online Phil Lempert, Retail Dietitians Business Alliance CEO, predicts 2020 grocery retail trends in a recorded 44-minute webinar. Known as The Supermarket Guru®, Lempert is an expert analyst on consumer behavior, marketing trends, new products and the changing retail landscape. He's identified and explained impending trends to consumers and some of the most prestigious companies worldwide. PBS' "The Poison Squad" tells the story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley, who was dete (...)

Posted by: Jennifer Wilkins, PhD, RD on Monday February 10, 2020 In 1993, the nutrition education video cassette What’s on Your Plate was released. The cardboard VHS jacket (this was the pre-DVD era) describes the contents as “an innovative nutrition education program featuring a series of public service announcements (PSAs) that debuted on the CBS Television Network.” The video’s production value is high, with each 30-second segment featuring lively, colorful clay animated characters. Each segment starts with host Willie Munchright receiving a l (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday January 27, 2020 I’m guessing this won’t be my only post in 2020 about plant-based anything. A 2018 report found that 83% are adding more plant-based foods to their diet. If, like me, you have a hard time keeping up with plant-based meat, here are some resources. Also included below is a look at blending meat with plant-based extenders. Eating out... **Burger King to add Impossible Burger to 2 for $6 menu **Impossible Foods will roll out plant-based pork with less protein and calories than pork. It (...)