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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 (...)

Posted by: Pam Koch, EdD, RD on Friday April 16, 2021 The Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) determines the allotment for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The TFP is the least expensive of the 4 US government food plans. The TFP was last revised in 2006 to “provide a representative healthful and minimal cost meal plan that shows how a nutritious diet may be achieved with limited resources” (p. ES-1).1 The TFP assumes all purchased foods are consumed at home and is based on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.2 Rev (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Friday April 16, 2021 April 16-18 | CMHC Spring The Cardiometabolic Challenge: Navigating a Syndemic (complimentary) Join a gathering of world-renowned experts in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic disease at CMHC Spring taking place April 16-18. Covering the latest advances in obesity, hypertension, lipids, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and more this event will provide you with new insights and strategies to ready to integrate into practice by Monday morning. The conference will begin (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Friday April 16, 2021 SNAP online grocery e-commerce has grown exponentially in a short period of time. What is the retail perspective? The customer perspective? (Note: If you aren’t familiar with online grocery delivery services, here’s one comparison a/o February 2021: minimum order, fees, membership for Walmart+, Instacart, Amazon Prime, Postmates and more. It’s a bumpy road! Fees and technology are two retail challenges - currently one tech company works with USDA and complex technology slows im (...)