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Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday June 25, 2018 Article originally appears in the June 21, 2018 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator. There are many articles about the changing food environment. This one focuses on three aspects of a changing food environment that caught my attention recently: 1) a dizzying array of food flavors especially in the snack food sector (consumers demand individualization/customization of their food with more flavor choices); 2) food availability in more and more venues as the line between meals and snacks blurs; an (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Monday June 18, 2018 The SNEB 2018 Annual Conference is just a few weeks away and we are excited to see everyone in Minneapolis! We recorded a 30 minute webinar this week to help you prepare for your conference experience. You can view the recording here. Have a question not answered in the webinar? Send an email to info@sneb.org. (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday June 11, 2018 Article originally appears in the June 7, 2018 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator. If you’re not familiar with alternative meats it’s time! After all, White Castle recently offered one - the Impossible Burger - this past April at some locations. Before starting, here are a few terms... **Cellular agriculture - producing agriculture products from cells in a lab **Lab-grown meat/clean meat/cultured meat - meat produced from animal cells ‘grown’ in a lab Background/major ‘players (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Tuesday May 29, 2018 Article originally appears in the May 24, 2018 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator. When I read about a new nut butter alternative (chickpea) it prompted me to dig a little deeper. Not so long ago there was peanut butter - creamy or chunky. Now, in response to food allergies and our desire to have oodles of flavors/choices, behold the nut butter aisle. You’ll see at least 5 kinds of nut butters (more depending on where you shop or if you shop online), different flavors (chocolate, cinnamon rai (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Tuesday May 15, 2018 Article originally appears in the May 10 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator. As nutritionists we talk a lot about food...to people, to groups. Sometimes we conduct a food demo and could use some ‘patter’ to keep the audience interested. Or maybe we want to keep current on new cookbooks or food trends. Podcasts to the rescue! The Splendid Table and The Sporkful are two podcasts that have been around awhile but here are some ‘new’ podcasts you may not have heard of. Some are ‘expert-dri (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday April 30, 2018 Article originally appears in the April 26, 2018 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator. I remember the first time I told my parents that I wouldn’t be joining them for dinner because I wasn’t hungry. Their reply? But it’s TIME for dinner. My approach to eating has served me well over the years - eating when hungry and eating s-l-o-w-l-y - I am usually the last person at a table to finish eating. In this article I look at Intuitive/mindful eating and body positivity and provide some resources (...)

Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Wednesday April 25, 2018 Sheila King, CMP, SNEB Director of Meetings, took home a top honor at the recent Meetings Professionals International (MPI) Indiana Chapter IMPRESS Awards. Sheila was recognized as MPI Indiana’s Member of the Year. This award recognizes the commitment of a member in influencing the life of the Chapter and is based on the ability of the recipient to motivate others, stimulate volunteer functions, and give a sense of direction and act as a catalyst to cause exceptional results that benefit (...)

Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Monday April 23, 2018 We are excited to announce two premier SNEB Annual Conference sessions: the George M. Briggs Nutrition Science Symposium - Toward Sustainable Diets: Current Evidence and Future Challenges and the Bee Marks Communication Symposium - Toward Sustainable Diets: Communicating the Evidence, Addressing the Challenges. Opening Keynote and George M. Briggs Nutrition Science Symposium - Toward Sustainable Diets: Current Evidence and Future Challenges 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Sunday, July 22 | Sessi (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Wednesday April 18, 2018 Article originally appears in the April 12, 2018 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator. Will the recent data breach of MyFitnessPal (see first citation below) be an anomaly? Not likely. Read about the ‘Wild Wild West’ of mobile health app data security as well as good consumer tips. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) exercises enforcement over medical device-type mobile apps (more detail @ https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DigitalHealth/MobileMedicalApplications/ucm368744.htm) and the Fe (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Tuesday April 3, 2018 Article originally appears in the March 29 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator. If you think you are seeing more vegetarian/plant-based options everywhere, here’s more about this trend.. OVERALL TRENDS **These veg trends are going mainstream - Mintel research says that 30% of U.S. adults eat meatless at least once a week. And restaurants are paying attention...a pea protein-based burger @ TGIF, spiralized veggie pasta @ Olive Garden, cauliflower pizza crust @ California Pizza Kitchen, br (...)