Reducing Food Waste
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Local Food
Reducing Food Waste
Every March, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics sponsors National Nutrition Month, an education and information campaign that focuses on the importance of a healthy diet, making informed food choices, and engaging in physical activity. This year’s theme is “Go Further with Food,” with a focus on finding ways to reduce food waste. The United States Department of Agriculture defines food waste as an edible item that goes unconsumed. This includes: Unfinished meals at home…
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Science & Health
Reprogramming Your Body
This year’s National Nutrition Month theme is “Put Your Best Fork Forward,” which is the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’s way to remind us that each bite counts. Food, after all, is more than fuel—it is information. The bioactive substances of food—along with physical activity, toxins, and stress—can modify our “gene expression,” that is, how our bodies function. While food cannot change our genetic predispositions (such as, for instance, to heart disease), it can affect…
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Food Policy
Hunger is No Game
March is National Nutrition Month. For a lot of us in Essex County, this month may prompt us eat a little healthier, or incorporate more whole foods in our diets. But National Nutrition Month should also serve as a reminder that for far too many of our neighbors, hunger is a life-threatening reality. Beyond the immediate physical effects of hunger, it can also have significant long-term consequences. Proper nutrition is the foundation for a child’s…