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Leveraging the power of nutrition educator competencies
One of the areas of work undertaken by SNEB members over the past several decades that most excites me is the development of professional competencies for nutrition educators.
Competence includes “knowledge, skills, abilities, and traits,” and is considered a key determinant of professional performance. Being the only professional organization focused solely on nutrition education — as a practice, as a rich area of scholarship and research, and as a focus for policy advocacy — it mak (...)
Active at home during a pandemic
Quick tips
move every hour
instead of weights, try a backpack filled w/books, a gallon of water, or cans to do arm exercises
keep athletic shoes by the door or near your desk to remind you to walk - just remember to social distance
garden
check local gyms, yoga studios or other places that might be offering free online classes or other resources
Online resources
desk exercises at work (online PDF)
online workouts
desk yoga stretches
8 exercise moves you can do (...)
Food during the pandemic
With many of us at home, we have more time to search online for ideas. The tips, links below aren’t meant to be exhaustive. Stay healthy...and take a walk! ;)
My personal tips:
Every time I grocery shop, I pick up some canned or frozen or other goods not requiring refrigeration or freezing.
I enjoy stir-fries so when I see items available for preparing them - fresh cauliflower, zucchini, etc. - I pick them up knowing I can use canned goods at a later date if fresh items become harde (...)
Call to Action: Call your senators about COVID-19 response
Dear SNEB community,
H.R. 6201 – Families First Coronavirus Response Act passed the House and is now before the Senate. This is good news as it provides benefits that are essential for all American families, but especially those who are vulnerable and lower income.
The House pared back the original language, but according to CNN it will, among other things, still:
grant workers up to 2 weeks paid sick leave, up to $511 a day;
provide paid family leave, up to $200 a day;
all (...)
COVID-19 Update: Annual Conference moving forward as scheduled
Dear SNEB community,
As you know, concern over the COVID-19 outbreak is increasing globally. SNEB leadership and staff are staying on top of this developing situation at both global and local levels by monitoring the recommendations for events and practices issued by:
California Department of Public Health
Centers for Disease Control
World Health Organization
Based on current recommendations, there are no plans to cancel or postpone the Annual Conference, which begins in San Die (...)
National Nutrition Month 2020
As you all know, March is National Nutrition Month. We will have library displays, school activities, newspaper articles and special events.
Looking for great resources? Check out our collection of Reviews of New Resources in your hard copy JNEB or online at JNEB.org under the tab for New Resources. The collections online also have these interesting reviews categorized by topic and age category as well as by type of resource, for instance booklet, book, website, DVDs or eBooks. Interested (...)
Hand washing is trending – thanks, coronavirus!
With the spread of coronavirus, hand washing is a message getting out to the public in a BIG way, but there are other related issues the public may want to know about: nutrition scams/misinformation, best hand washing technique, DIY hand sanitizer, what happens to students who rely on school lunch when school is closed, and more. Answers/resources are below.
Keep up with the CDC, WHO, NIH, your state/local health departments (Florida has a 24/7 Coronavirus hotline), state/local universi (...)
Nutrition education for sustainable global food systems
You are what you eat, and so is the Earth.
Our food systems shape our diets, health and nutrition outcomes at the same time as they impact the integrity of the planet and the stability of nations.
Unhealthy diet is now the leading risk factor for deaths worldwide, with billions of people of all ages lacking the nutrients needed to lead an active and healthy life. Around 820 million people suffer from hunger, while over 670 million adults and 120 million boys and girls (aged 5−19) are (...)
What to put in your ears: A potpourri of podcasts
I started listening to some retail grocery-focused podcasts then stumbled upon other interesting podcasts. Most of the grocery/supermarket sponsored podcasts focus on in-store products with a little bit of nutrition; others were more heavily nutrition-focused. Enjoy!
Lost in the Supermarket hosted by Phil Lempert, CEO of Retail Dietitians Business Alliance, looks at food trends and nutrition-focused info such as food intolerances and plant-based eating from registered dietitians. Episodes (...)
How migrants’ eating habits change: the case of Ghanaians in the UK
Do migrants change their food habits when they settle in a new country? This is a question that’s been tackled by researchers looking at the process of migrants adapting their diets in their host country. For example, a study done in 2012 looked at Somalian, Algerian and Egyptians living in Norway. Another done nearly 20 years ago looked at dietary patterns among migrants in the US.
We asked Ghanaians living in Manchester, a major city in the north west of England, about their food pr (...)