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As 2017 comes to a close, SNEB would like to wish its members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of the eCommunicator a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Thursday, Jan. 4.
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By Ellen Schuster, BA, MS
From Nov. 21: The CDC just released a report that finds about 1 in 10 of us get enough fruits and vegetables each day. Stir fries are one way to get more veggies (and fruits) in the diet. They are an easy "go-to" for future lunches or dinners (fresh or frozen and reheated). Want to know a little more about stir frying? Check out this two-page-PDF.
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SNEB
From Aug. 17:  SNEB mourns and remembers Dr. Samantha Ramsay, who died on July 30, 2017. Dr. Ramsay, Associate Professor of Food and Nutrition, University of Idaho, recently presented an oral abstract at the SNEB 50th Annual Conference, titled Use of the Socioecological Model to Identify Factors of an Obesogenic Environment in Families with Young Children in Mexico. Prior to speaking at conference, Dr. Ramsay traveled to Africa with SNEB Past President Mary Murimi to present at Daystar University's Inaugural Chancellor's Forum 2017 in May. Daystar published this tribute in her honor. Dr. Ramsay has been a member of SNEB since 2004 and has served in various capacities within the Society, including serving on the 2016 Conference Planning Committee, SNEB Abstract Review Co-Chair, the Journal Committee for the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, and serving on the Journal Board of Editors. She is survived by two sons, Ryan, 12, and Reidar, 9. Read the full obituary here.
SNEB
From Aug. 3:  We had a wonderful time in Washington, D.C., with over 740 registered attendees plus speakers, exhibitors, and volunteers. Congratulations to the award winners!
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By Ellen Schuster, BA, MS
From June 22: Call them meal kits, home delivery, or boxed meals; they are all the rage in the U.S. (They started in Sweden in 2007). There are large and increasingly smaller regional companies packaging ingredients for home cooks. You can find many articles with anecdotes about the pros and cons of meal kits, but little hard data. Most of the concerns about the meals have focused on excess packaging, food waste, and cost.
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By Ellen Schuster, BA, MS
From March 30: We continue our look at various ways to teach cooking/prep skills: mobile apps with step-by-step instructions/recipes or videos, podcasts/vodcasts and GIFs. Examples are provided.
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Romper
From July 20: It's pretty much an undisputed fact that raising a child is hard work. Parents have to deal with sleepless nights, a lack of personal space, and very little free time, on top of countless other struggles. Luckily for younger generations, technology has proven to be a pretty nice tool to assist in motherhood, in numerous ways.
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University of Southern California via EuerkAlert!
From March 16: Add breast milk to the list of foods and beverages that contain fructose, a sweetener linked to health issues ranging from obesity to diabetes. A new study by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC indicates that a sugar called fructose is passed from mother to infant through breast milk. The study was published in the journal Nutrients.
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By Ellen Schuster, BA, MS
From Jan. 5: Think fake news is just about politics? Think again. Fake news also includes inaccurate health news and viral Facebook posts. With the introduction of the Internet, false health information, myths and urban legends were often distributed via email. Fast forward to 2016. A recent study found that 12 percent of Facebook posts about the Zika virus were misleading.
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SNEB
From Aug. 31: SNEB Ambassadors are SNEB members who are passionate about the nutrition education and behavior profession and the mission of SNEB to promote effective nutrition education and healthy behavior through research, policy, and practices. The goal is to have at least one SNEB Ambassador in each state and country with SNEB members. However, we are missing Ambassadors in the following areas: Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. Learn more and sign up.
By Ellen Schuster, BA, MS
From March 16: So you want to teach others to prepare tasty, healthy recipes or basic kitchen skills? You have many tools available, including print/pictorial recipes, infographics, online videos/slideshows (Part 1), and in two weeks — mobile apps with step-by-step instructions/recipes or videos, podcasts/vodcasts, and GIFs (Part 2).
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