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Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday November 12, 2018 Article originally appears in the November 8, 2018 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator. Whether traveling for the holidays or going abroad to study or sightsee, you can do so with health in mind. Making healthy and safe food choices, keeping active and washing your hands are but a few things you can do. Handwashing A really small study aligns with 2 other studies and it finds that the security line is one place you pick up germs when traveling. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/ (...)

Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Tuesday October 30, 2018 Originally written as a resolution, the timeliness of this issue prompted the authors to request the Advisory Committee on Public Policy approve the statement for immediate action by the SNEB Board of Directors. Upon approval by the Board a press release was written and distributed. SNEB Issues Statement Denouncing Involuntary Separation of Immigrant and Refugee Infants and Minor Children from their Families INDIANAPOLIS, IN (October 30, 2018) – The Society for Nutrition Education and Be (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday October 29, 2018 Article originally appears in the October 25, 2018 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator. Those darn millennials...did they kill processed cheese? Sales of processed cheese are in the 4th year of declining sales and this article seems to think millennial are to blame. Consider that 40% of American households buy Kraft singles, yet sales are flat. Current demand at restaurants and chains is for Gouda, cheddar and others. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-10/american-cheese-is-no-long (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday October 22, 2018 Article originally appears in the October 11, 2018 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator. Why do food demos? As nutrition educators we know that those who have tight budgets are less likely to try something new if they have to spend money they haven’t planned to spend. Food demos are a great way to introduce new foods at no cost! Those in retail know that food demos work because free food samples increase sales (more @ https://www.repsly.com/blog/consumer-goods/food-demos-increase-sales). (...)

Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Monday October 15, 2018 The SNEB Annual Conference Call for Abstracts opens on November 1. Here are five things you should know before the submission process begins. The 2019 conference theme is Nutrition Education: Rooted in Food. It is a reminder of our origins as food and nutrition educators. It’s a call to action that underscores the need to safeguard food producing resources and improve healthy food access in a time of political, social and planetary disruption. It also celebrates the beauty, pleasure and (...)

Posted by: Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN on Thursday October 11, 2018 Posted by: Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN on Thursday, October 11, 2018 Published in JNEB - October Issue The 50th anniversary year for JNEB is ebbing, but I wanted to also highlight the 50th anniversary for the Expended Food and Nutrition Education program (EFNEP). Since 2000, JNEB has published nearly 80 articles that involved EFNEP. Going back to 1970, there are over 590 articles. Clearly, EFNEP leaders have embraced the scholarship of curricula development and implementation (...)

Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Friday October 5, 2018 SNEB Receives Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations Status grants SNEB opportunity to expand international reach of the Society and advance the field of nutrition education INDIANAPOLIS, IN (October 5, 2018) -- Effective July 2018, the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) has been granted special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. “SNEB members are a treasure trove of (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Tuesday October 2, 2018 Article originally appears in the September 27, 2018 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator. What’s in food is important to consumers and sometimes what’s NOT in food is of more concern. Ingredient lists don’t always tell the whole story. Welcome to the world of resources that can help. Here are some apps to consider - most are free or have a nominal cost. Using online recommendations I searched for more information about the apps. (Note: I’ve avoided focusing on ingredient-specific apps suc (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday September 17, 2018 Article originally appears in the September 13 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator. There are too many misleading food package marketing claims to contain in one place. This article focuses on two...the first, ‘made with’ claims, the second, the use of words that may lead consumers to believe the food is good for their health. ‘Made with’ claims Fruits and veggies are good for us, right? So if a food is ‘made with real fruit’ or ‘made with spinach’ it’s a healthful choice. (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday September 10, 2018 Article originally appears in the August 30, 2018 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator. It has many names - low literacy, readable, plain/clear language (my preference, reader-friendly) but one goal - communicating clearly. We often point to the reading level of our audiences as the reason to write below a certain reading level - writing at or below 8th grade for the U.S. public but lower reading levels may be more appropriate for your audience. Here are 2 compelling reasons for clear communicatio (...)