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Posted by: SNEB Administrator and Ellen Schuster, MS on Wednesday October 5, 2022 How times have changed! Store brands/private/generic labels were considered as inferior to brand names just a few years ago. The quality of these product lines has improved and just in time as food prices continue to increase. Let’s look at these labels and other ways retail grocers are helping shoppers address high food prices. And let’s not forget that good food prep/handling can mean less food wasted. Lastly, a peek at how food shopping might play out in a recession. Background… (...)

Posted by: SNEB Administrator and Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday September 26, 2022 As some states support school meals, some colleges cut back on dining options, a new cereal on-the-go (no milk needed), Lizzo’s ‘cart,’ ultra-processed food, paycheck advance apps - yet another way people may pay for food and more! Food at school/colleges A handful of states (CA, ME, MA, NV, VT) now have universal school meals; CT offers it for part of the year and this November Colorado voters will decide its fate; MN, NY, WI, NC, MD plans to introduce legislation (https://www.npr (...)

Posted by: SNEB Administrator and Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN on Monday September 12, 2022 I know this issue highlights some unique advances in nutrition education and behavior research, and I know you will agree with me as you read through this issue! We may know anecdotally that we eat differently when we are stressed or mad or sad. That’s where all those comfort foods come in. However, Klosowska et al take the anecdotal to the scientific inquiry level for adolescent emotional eating. These authors examined how the parents’ feeding practices and eat- ing behaviors were associate (...)

Posted by: SNEB Administrator and Yenory Hernandez-Garbanzo, PhD, President-Elect on Monday September 12, 2022 Each year, the Society of Nutrition  Education and Behavior (SNEB) holds its international conference. It is the premier event for worldwide professionals working at the research, practice, and policy nexus related to nutrition education and behavioral change.1 The SNEB conferences are a vital platform to discuss the transformational power that nutrition education and behavior change solutions, can have to promote equity, public, and planetary health, and ultimately contribute to sustainable de (...)

Posted by: SNEB Administrator and Ellen Schuster, MS on Friday September 2, 2022 As students head back to school, school meal challenges continue (supply chain issues, staffing, need to charge for meals, school meal debt) but as always, school districts find ways to pivot. Gaining traction: salvage groceries (to address food costs) and indoor farming (with droughts increasing). And lastly, continuing concerns about new viruses means we should be prepared to answer: Is our food/food packaging safe to eat? School meals: School Nutrition Association Supply Chain July 20 (...)

Posted by: SNEB Administrator and Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN on Tuesday August 16, 2022 I’m sure everyone is aware of the excellent research that is published in JNEB. The Research Articles and Research Briefs are by far the paper categories most often submitted to the Journal. I wanted to highlight a few other paper categories as you begin your fall semester writing schedules. Reports are (1) articles that discuss policy issues relevant to nutrition education and behavior, or (2) articles that review emerging topics as they relate to nutrition education and behavior. Reports (...)

Posted by: SNEB Administrator and Barbara Lohse, PhD, RD, President of SNEB on Monday August 15, 2022 SNEB members are familiar with the nutrition educator competencies adopted in 2016  that “articulate the foundational knowledge and performance skills nutrition educators need for the development, implementation and evaluation of effective nutrition education.”1 The ten theme areas delineate content and varied levels of performance expectations congruent with Bloom’s taxonomy.2 To achieve these competencies, an array of curricula, training protocols, and opinions are used to develop nutri (...)

Posted by: SNEB Administrator and Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday August 15, 2022 Two stories of note: This fall UMass Amherst will be the first university to provide ratings of the carbon footprint of dining hall dishes using one of many online calculators available  (https://www.masslive.com/umass/2022/05/umass-amherst-will-list-carbon-impact-of-individual-dishes-in-dining-halls-becoming-first-college-to-do-so-it-says.html). A first…a Food Network plant-based cooking competition show…’It’s CompliPlated’ began August 11th hosted by Tabitha Brown, a top (...)

Posted by: SNEB Administrator and Ellen Schuster, MS on Tuesday August 2, 2022 From the consumer lens… **INFLATION/ONLINE SHOPPING/COUPONS/BUY NOW PAY LATER (BNPL)/IMPULSE BUYING & SOCIAL MEDIA/SHOPPABLE CONTENT: Inflation prompts interest in food private labels (https://www.fooddive.com/news/private-label-demand-surging-as-inflation-rages-report/627939/). Inflation changes food buying for those most price sensitive: switching brands and where they shop (https://www.fooddive.com/news/how-food-inflation-is-shaping-shopping-habits/625235/) yet some places are placi (...)

Posted by: SNEB Administrator on Saturday July 23, 2022 The following resolution was submitted on April 8, 2022 by the SNEB DEI Committee. It has been reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Public Policy and will be open for member comment from July 25, 2022 - August 12, 2022. Email comments to rdaeger@sneb.org. This icon indicates that the proposed SNEB resolution is currently open for comment. Rationale and Relevance In 2019, the SNEB Mission, guiding principles and values were updated to include aspects of justice,  equity, diversity, an (...)