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Posted by: SNEB Administrator on Thursday July 8, 2021 Pamela Koch, EdD, RD For my last Presidential Editorial, I will reflect on the past year. When my presidency started in a global pandemic, I did not think it would end in the pandemic. There is hope for a post-COVID-19 pandemic world. I am also hopeful for our Society's bright future. My SNEB editorial, Forging the Future of Food and Nutrition Education,1 discussed the importance equity at the core of our field and SNEB. I, along with the rest of the Board of Directors (BOD), dedicated (...)

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 had 1 billion subscribers (find more podcast milestones). Podcasts have become a way to inform, entertain and more. If you are considering starting one, read on. Data... A Nielsen report finds podcast listeners are more diverse than the U.S. population; black, Hispanic, Asian podcast audiences are growing faster each year (2010 to 2019). Kids and family podcasts ra (...)

Posted by: SNEB Administrator on Monday June 21, 2021 It has been a long fourteen months. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, there is a sense of normalcy returning to many of our lives as more and more people become vaccinated. Families and friends who have only been connected since March 2020 via Zoom and FaceTime are finally being reunited in person. Businesses are rebounding, live events are being scheduled, and here in New Jersey, the traffic’s back on my commute to campus. Yet, as the world returns to normal, it’s b (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Wednesday June 16, 2021 Plant-based options are virtually everywhere yet there may be some surprises about where you can find them below. This is a fast moving train so look for changes often! A look at the numbers, the landscape Vegan statistics for the U.S., UK and globally. Look at Google searches by state for vegan/plant-based over 15 years and here’s the interactive map for years 2004 through 2019. One registered dietitian ranks the best plant-based fast food options in 2020; another identifies 7 plant-b (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Tuesday June 1, 2021 Have you seen the crowded the ice cream with its many vegan/plant-based options? Read on to see how they fare nutritionally. And find recipes for easy frozen treats you can make at home if you choose plant-based. An overview... Choosing a dairy-free ice cream looks at health concerns associated with coconut-based options and guidelines for what to look for on the Nutrition Facts label. Can ice cream ever be healthy? takes a look at low calorie ice cream, protein and fiber found in som (...)

Posted by: SNEB Administrator on Monday May 24, 2021 Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN While JNEB has a long history of publishing articles related to sustainability, this is the first full issue devoted to the topic. In searching the jneb.org site, I find hundreds of articles related to sustainability. This is incredible work. Thank you, authors! I found the 1989 Report by Herrin and Gussow1 very interesting. They provide an overview of how one can analyze a state's local foods to explore the ability to eat locally. Montana's choices wer (...)

Posted by: SNEB Administrator on Monday May 24, 2021 Noereem Z. Mena, PhD, RD; Sarah Amin, PhD, MPH; Georgianna Mann, PhD; Rachel Vollmer, PhD, RD The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior's (SNEB) Nutrition Education for Children Division recognizes the role SNEB members have in ensuring quality nutrition education handouts for the pregnant and birth (0) to 24-month population (P/B-24) population. Importantly, objective quality assessments of educational materials will be crucial for evaluation of behavior change outcomes and (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Wednesday May 12, 2021 Additional perspectives on 2021 trends, pandemic changes and online grocery shopping and older adults. At the close of 2020 I provided a roundup of 2021 nutrition/physical activity/food trends. Four months into 2021, here are more perspectives on trends: The 9th annual survey of RDNs (1165 surveyed this year) includes some recognizable trends from other lists (interest in health and well-being, more snacking than meals) and intermittent fasting as #1 in the public’s interest as well as so (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday April 26, 2021 Food is everywhere...accessible if you can afford it yet many are food insecure. And some of the food insecure are vegans/vegetarians. Food is everywhere Increased access to food is a trend that continues. Unfortunately, it often comes with impulsive food choices for consumers. Nutrition educators can help the public navigate the myriad of available food choices. Technology/online/social media... Voice-assisted technology assists online grocery shopping which is important to note si (...)

Posted by: Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN on Friday April 16, 2021 A familiar phrase for both nutritionists and parents who are trying to increase the willingness of young children to try novel food. It is not a new area of study. However, I was intrigued by a study published in JNEB in 2002,1 where the number of children willing to try a novel vegetable (kohlrabi) was so high (76%) in the positive treatment group (storybook reading with positive kohlrabi message) that the results and study were severely limited. The authors had pretested the scenario with a (...)