Schuster’s Blog

New rules to save money on food in 2022

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Thursday March 24, 2022 The current food shopping environment - online, curbside - calls for new food shopping ‘rules’ or tips. Food costs continue

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Food environment changes…are these the changes we want?

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Wednesday March 9, 2022 Scanning the changing food environment is interesting but sometimes scary. Note this: Is the future of food the future we

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The Plant-Based Food Landscape

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Monday February 7, 2022 Veganuary has come and gone, a UK non-profit month-long vegan challenge that began in 2014 and is now global (people

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2022 Deep Dives: Food Delivery, Food Recalls, Food as a Lifestyle, and More!

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Wednesday January 19, 2022 It’s 2022 and time to dive deep into some issues: food e-commerce (buying produce online; how fast food delivery affects

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What Will Trend In 2022?

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday January 3, 2022 Overview: This year’s 2022 predictions are very consistent,  popular trends include: foods/ingredients that support health/brain health, foods to address immunity

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The Latest in Food and Tech

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Thursday December 2, 2021 Projected online grocery shopping, food delivery more expensive, food pickup, grocery smart carts, social media marches on in the food

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Text to shop, buy now, pay later for groceries…oh my!

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Wednesday November 10, 2021 Food is increasingly easier to access with online shoppable content, Walmart’s testing of text to shop and other developments. In

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FDA Summit: Ensuring the Safety of Foods Ordered Online and Delivered Directly to Consumers

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday November 1, 2021 The summit has ended but you can view it online (links to each day is below). AgendaComments/input to FDA

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Inequity, Diversity, The Ethnic Aisle, Food Dignity and More…

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Thursday October 14, 2021 A collection of resources, thought-provoking articles (cultural humility and the Thrifty Food Plan, food photography diversity, the ‘ethnic’ aisle, the

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2020 – 2025 DGA-related free online recorded webinars and other resources

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Wednesday September 15, 2021 Updated HHS DGAs toolkit includes consumer fact sheets Webinars... 3-part webinar series on the 2020 DGAs (American Society for Nutrition) -

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School Meal Challenges as the 2021/2022 School Year Begins

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Tuesday August 31, 2021 It’s the perfect storm...increased food and fuel prices, vendors closing or deciding to no longer work with school districts, drought,

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Summer eating that’s full of flavor AND healthy

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Wednesday August 18, 2021 If you think summer dishes can’t be full of flavor, read on! Inspiration for this posting began with the roasted

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Is Hosting a Podcast in Your Future?

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Tuesday July 6, 2021 In 2005 ‘podcast’ became the ‘word of the year’ according to New Oxford Dictionary. In 8 short years, 2013, Apple

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Best Plant-Based Food Retailers; BIPOC and Vegan/Plant-Based Eating

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Tuesday March 2, 2021 Plant-based continues to have a high profile in foodservice and food retail. The term appeared in the 1970s and

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Be Caffeine Aware for Caffeine Awareness Month (March)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Wednesday February 17, 2021 Created by the Caffeine Awareness Alliance formed in 2003 to advocate for a caffeine-free industry, this caffeine awareness observance is

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Setting Goals/New Year’s Resolutions and National Pie Day

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Wednesday January 20, 2021 A new year...a new beginning? There’s limited research on the success of making New Year’s resolutions stick but setting goals

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A Look Ahead: 2021 Food/Nutrition/Fitness Trends

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Tuesday January 12, 2021 Does everyone has a list of 2021 food/nutrition trends? It seems so, there are more than a dozen here. As you read

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Good-For-Them Gifts That Are Easy On Your Wallet

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Tuesday December 15, 2020 Affordable gift ideas to promote health/physical activity, local food outlets, growing something at home and help break out of cooking

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Cooking Fatigue: How to Overcome It & Resources

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Wednesday December 2, 2020 Cooking fatigue‘ has set in...many are tired of cooking at home, cooking for no one/themselves/family. A survey of 2,000

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CDC Coronavirus Halloween/holiday & other food-related guidelines; Bring PE to Your Family Week (October 19 – 23, 2020)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday October 5, 2020 Two Coronavirus-related topics...First, CDC guidelines for holidays including Halloween and other food-related guidelines released during September 2020. Second, Ideas/resources for

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Community nutrition education during a pandemic

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday September 21, 2020 It’s impossible to capture all of the ways nutrition educators have continued to teach nutrition in the midst of a

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September is National Family Meals Month: Stay Strong with Family Meals

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday September 7, 2020 It’s the 6th year celebrating September as family meals month and it’s clear that in a pandemic ‘family meals’ has

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Meal kits: from delivery to grocery stores and more!

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday August 10, 2020 Just 3 years ago I looked at meal kits. How times have changed!  The focus

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Health Disparities, Food Marketing/Food Deserts and Food Systems

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday July 13, 2020 Getting started...what do we know about health disparities and systemic food injustice? (Note: A wide and complex topic such as

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On Reflecting; Let’s Start with Stories from Diverse Perspectives

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday June 29, 2020 In response to the recent events SNEB has shared these helpful resources from the Food Solutions New England Network as they

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Food Now…Food Tomorrow

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday June 1, 2020 For now, our focus is still on the food supply chain and how we are eating, spending our money on

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Uh-oh, where’s the beef?

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday May 18, 2020 Consumers are seeing local meat shortages. Meat processing plants, where workers are in close contact, continue to see shutdowns when

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The intersection of good health & COVID-19: the food environment during/after coronavirus

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Tuesday May 5, 2020 Good health is more important than ever as this TEDx video shared by an SNEB Twitter follower underscores.

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US food supply chain during a pandemic

food distribution / supply chain
Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday April 20, 2020 If you’ve got the ears, podcasts may just be what you’re looking for if you want to understand how the

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Active at home during a pandemic

treadmill workout
Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday April 6, 2020 Quick tips
  • move every hour
  • instead of weights, try a backpack filled w/books, a gallon of water, or cans to

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Food during the pandemic

vegetable salad
Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday March 23, 2020 With many of us at home, we have more time to search online for ideas. The tips, links below aren’t

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Hand washing is trending – thanks, coronavirus!

coronavirus
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

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What to put in your ears: A potpourri of podcasts

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

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What to watch and read online

podcasts
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.

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It’s a plant-based world and we’re just living in it

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

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Changing unhealthy habits in the new year

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday January 13, 2020 What is a habit? It’s a behavior that is routine and occurs without thinking. Take your pick of new books about

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What will we say, ‘That was so 2020,’ about in 2021?

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday December 16, 2019 Some 2020 food predictions... Looking at these predictions, one enduring trend is plant-based and it looks like ancient grains will diversify.

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Inspired ways to use fruits & veggies

veggies in box
Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday December 2, 2019 News and resources you might have missed **Flu shots and overweight...it appears the flu vaccine is less effective for those who

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Creative ways to avoid wasting fruits and veggies

cutting up veggies
Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday November 18, 2019 Of the $370 lost to each person as food waste each year in the U.S., fruits and veggies make up

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