Wednesday, November 23, 2022
National Sardines Day
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
World Prematurity Awareness Day - Nutritional Challenges and Resources
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The First Weeks at Home
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Monday, November 14, 2022
World Diabetes Day: Education To Protect Tomorrow
World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization. World Diabetes Day became an official United Nations Day in 2007. The campaign draws attention to the issues of importance to the diabetes world and keeps diabetes in the public spotlight.
World Diabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated every year on November 14th. The World Diabetes Day campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and its association members. It joins millions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy and awareness.
The theme for World Diabetes Day 2021-23 is Access to
Diabetes Care. The emphasis for 2022 is “Education to Protect Tomorrow.”
Millions of people with diabetes worldwide do not have access to diabetes care.
People with diabetes require ongoing care and support to
manage their condition and avoid complications.
Medicine, technologies, support, and care are to be made available to all people with diabetes that require them.
Governments to increase investment in diabetes care and
prevention.
The centenary of the discovery of insulin presents a unique
opportunity to bring about meaningful change for the more than 530 million
people living with diabetes and the millions more at risk.
EDUCATION TO PROTECT TOMORROW
Halting the rise in diabetes is possible and goes hand in hand with implementing strategies such as:
Prevention of diabetes and its risk factors, especially overweight/obesity and insufficient physical activity.
Screening for diabetes in the general population and closely monitoring the population at risk.
Improving the diagnostic capacity of health services for diabetes.
Continuous monitoring of people living with diabetes.
The capacity for referral and care at the secondary health care level.
Access to quality diabetes education guarantees adequate training for the healthcare team, people living with diabetes, their immediate environment, their caregivers, and society in general.
Access to essential diabetes medicines and technologies, including insulin.
Information systems for data collection for monitoring and surveillance of diabetes.
The change caused by the COVID-19 pandemic makes it essential to integrate evidence-based digital solutions, such as telemedicine and educational and monitoring applications in diabetes health care.
Diabetes care should be part of preparedness and response to health emergencies. People living with diabetes must be guaranteed the uninterrupted availability of their medicines in situations of this type.
Diabetes currently affects one in ten people worldwide. Understanding the condition is the first step towards managing and preventing it. In conjunction with the World Diabetes Day 2022 focus on access to diabetes education, the IDF School of Diabetes has developed a new online education platform to help people with diabetes and those who care for them to make informed decisions about their condition.
Contact Family Nutrition Center to schedule an appointment with our Registered Dietitians. Let us help you meet your health and nutrition goals.
Saturday, October 29, 2022
National Oatmeal Day - Health Benefits
Health Benefits
1/3 cup Raspberries
1. Wikipedia: Oatmeal
2. Healthier Steps, Amazing Health Benefits of Oatmeal
Ensure accurate and cost-effective nutritional analysis and food nutrition facts labels for your recipes and menus utilizing an extensive research database. A great service for the Media, Cookbook Publishers, Writers, Chefs, Recipe Websites, and Blogs. Your readers will enjoy and benefit from the Nutrition information.
For more information, visit Dietitians-Online Nutritional Analysis Services
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Monday, October 24, 2022
National Bologna Day
Sunday, October 23, 2022
Friday, October 14, 2022
October 15, Global Handwashing Day
Global Handwashing Day will involve millions of people in over 100 countries around the world. Global Handwashing Day (GHD) was created to:
• Foster and support a global culture of handwashing with soap.
• Shine a spotlight on the state of handwashing in every country.
• Raise awareness about the benefits of handwashing with soap.
Handwashing with soap is the most effective and inexpensive way to prevent diarrheal and acute respiratory infections, which take the lives of millions of children in developing countries every year. Together, they are responsible for the majority of all child deaths. Yet, despite its lifesaving potential, handwashing with soap is seldom practiced and difficult to promote.
Turning handwashing with soap before eating and after using the toilet into a habit could save more lives than any single vaccine or medical intervention, cutting deaths from diarrhea by almost half and deaths from acute respiratory infections by one-quarter. A vast change in handwashing behavior is critical to meeting the Millennium Development Goal of reducing deaths among children under the age of five by two-thirds by 2015.
Global Handwashing Day focuses on children because they suffer the most from diarrheal and respiratory diseases and deaths, but research shows that children can also be powerful agents for changing behaviors like handwashing with soap in their communities.
When should you wash your hands?
· Before, during, and after preparing food
· Before eating food
· Before and after caring for someone who is sick
· Before and after treating a cut or wound
· After using the toilet
· After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet
· After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
· After touching an animal or animal waste
· After touching garbage
For more information on handwashing with soap, including research, tools, and news visit www.globalhandwashing.org.
Friday, October 7, 2022
Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week
Thursday, October 6, 2022
What happens to the people effected by Hurricane Ian
Our hearts, strength, and prayers go out to those affected
by Hurricane Ian. Hold on to your loved ones and pray. The next year, if not
longer, will be different and sometimes really difficult. The hardest part is
finding temporary housing and then the essentials.
Hopefully, you will never have to suffer a natural disaster,
but many have. All of us experience natural tragedy differently.
How do I know?
On September 24, 2021, my home in South Florida was hit by lightning and caught fire during a strong thunderstorm, nothing like Ian. My son used siri to call 911, I was sleeping. He saved my life. We lost one of our pets, Snoopy, from smoke inhalation. The house was not liveable for over 10 months.
Bless the Red Cross for finding us a place for the first few days. After that,
we became dependent on the Florida insurance industry. It has been over a year, and the house is still not done.
Searching for a place was difficult. I have a son who is
quadriplegia. They were going to separate us. Finally, I found a bottom-floor
apartment, I knew it was not accessible, but I felt we had no choice. We lived
there for 10 months. They prepared the house so my son could move back in,
except for the backyard. His ramp disappeared.
The fire was in the back of the house where I was. They are
still not done and I haven't slept in a bed in over a year. They say be
grateful you are alive, but as the blank walls go up nothing is familiar, I
find myself crying.
40 years of my career lost with the backups. 70 years of family films gone. I lost all my clothes, shoes, books, photos, lesson plans, etc. I know I didn't lose my life, but in some way, I really did. I feel lost without a purpose.
Jake made quite a few holes in walls and doors. The people and the area were nice, but it wasn't home.
Prior to the fire, I had a thriving practice providing nutrition information for recipes and menus in books, newspapers, and magazines. I still have a semi-active Social Media presence called @DieietitianOnline (on Twitter & Facebook). I provide basic nutrition education to the consumer and educator. I love teaching farm-to-table. I do social media as a volunteer.Sadly, at my age, we pee a lot, and I can't make it to the other side of the house in time, so I go outside with the dogs. Maybe Lola will learn to potty train from me.
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I've brought you up to date. I wish I could say I am doing well. Lately, I've lost my purpose, and I pray I get it back. I love to laugh and smile and miss it.
Maybe with the New Year, we will be filled with happiness and joy. "Shanah Tovah" “May you have a good and sweet new year.”
Sunday, October 2, 2022
Teal Pumpkin Project and Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)
Food Allergy Research & Education's (FARE) Teal Pumpkin Project helps make sure all children will come home on Halloween night with something they can enjoy. It just takes one simple act: offering non-food treats, such as glow sticks or small toys, as an alternative to candy.
Get Involved
Resources
Website: Teal Pumpkin Project
Facebook: FARE’s Teal Pumpkin Project
Twitter: FARE
Sunday, September 25, 2022
National Family Meal Month and
Family Day: a Day to Eat Dinner With Your Children
Family Day: a Day to Eat Dinner With Your Children
More than a decade of research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University has consistently found that the more often kids eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs.
Dinners Make A Difference! While there are no silver bullets – substance abuse can strike any family regardless of ethnicity, affluence, age or gender – the parental engagement fostered at the dinner table can be a simple, effective tool to help prevent substance abuse in kids.
Family mealtime is an ageless tradition shared by people all around the world. Eating dinner together keeps the doors of communication open. It's a perfect time to show your children they are your priority. Studies have shown children who eat dinner with their families are less likely to use alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs and more likely to develop good eating habits.
Sesame Street: Eat Together!
Quick and Easy Meals to
Bring Families Together at Meal Time
Website. Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children™
Family Day Parent Toolkit https://www.informedfamilies.org/campaigns/family-day
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Thursday, September 15, 2022
September 15, National Linguine Day - Nutrition and Recipes
Friday, August 26, 2022
Banana Lovers Day: Our Banana Plant . What do you do with over 100 Bananas Check out the Banana Muffins
Be careful. The Bunch is Heavy.
(some with chocolate chips)
Ingredients
Makes 12 muffins.
4 bananas, about 1 ⅓ cups, mashed
1 large egg
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
3 Tablespoons light brown sugar
2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose whole wheat flour
1 Tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
Directions
- Grease a muffin pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mash bananas in a mixing bowl. Add egg, vanilla, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir well to combine.
- In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add to banana mixture and stir.
- Stir in melted butter.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pans and bake for about 20 minutes.
1 Muffin
126 Calories (kcal)
3 Protein (g)
26 Carbohydrates (g)
3 Total Dietary Fiber (g)
10 Total Sugars (g)
5 Added Sugar (g)
2 Fat (g)
1 Saturated Fat (g)
18 Cholesterol (mg)
208 Sodium (mg)
- For variety, add chocolate chips, walnuts, and dried cranberries. Use your imagination.
- To freeze: Allow muffins to cool completely. Store them in a freezer-safe ziplock bag or air-tight container
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
August 31, National Trail Mix Day
The Food Label Detective:
Emerald Trail Mix
The Food Label Detective:
Emerald Trail Mix
*FDA 21 CFR 101.9 Nutrition labeling of food. FDA regulation allows manufacturers to round a number of servings to the nearest 0.5 serving, as long as they use the term “about”. Serving size is based on RACC = Reference Amount Customarily Consumed per Eating Occasion.
Thursday, August 18, 2022
August 19 - World Humanitarian Day - Inspire Humanitarian Work Around the World
“From supporting civilians caught up in crisis to addressing disease outbreaks, women humanitarians are on the front lines”, said Secretary-General António Guterres.
These unsung heroes have long been working in their own communities in some of the most difficult terrains – from the war-wounded in Afghanistan to the food insecure in the Sahel, to those who have lost their homes and livelihoods in places such as Central African Republic, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
“Their presence makes aid operations more effective by increasing their reach”, said the UN chief. “It also improves the humanitarian response to gender-based violence, which increases during emergencies”.
Across the globe, 250,000 aid workers are women – a figure that amounts to more than 40 percent of the humanitarian workforce. But aid work is becoming increasingly dangerous.
Since August 2003, more than 4,500 aid workers of all genders have been killed, injured, detained, assaulted or kidnapped while carrying out their work. That averages out to five attacks per week.
Moreover, women humanitarians are at particularly high risk of robbery, sexual assault, and other violence.
Natural disasters, conflicts, and other emergencies threaten the lives and health of millions of people every year. In the middle of such crises, thousands of dedicated humanitarian workers strive to care for those who have been affected and support local authorities to deliver assistance. On World Humanitarian Day, WHO and other international bodies are highlighting the roles performed by humanitarian workers and remembering aid workers who have been killed or injured while performing their vital roles.
World Humanitarian Day offers the chance:
· for the public to learn more about the humanitarian community, what aid workers do and the challenges they face;
· for nongovernmental and international bodies and UN agencies, to demonstrate their humanitarian activities;
· to pay respect to those who have died or been injured in the course of their humanitarian work.
To show your support for World Humanitarian Day visit http://worldhumanitarianday.org/
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