{"id":2085,"date":"2020-02-25T08:13:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T15:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eatrightutah.org\/blog\/?p=2085"},"modified":"2020-02-25T08:13:30","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T15:13:30","slug":"national-nutrition-month-are-you-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/blog\/national-nutrition-month-are-you-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"National Nutrition Month: Are You Ready?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NNM20COVERFB21-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2104\" src=\"http:\/\/eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NNM20COVERFB21-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NNM20COVERFB21-1-1.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NNM20COVERFB21-1-1-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">National Nutrition Month starts next week! Are you ready to Eat Right, Bite by Bite?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From the Academy: <em>This year\u2019s theme \u2014 Eat Right, Bite by Bite \u2014 supports the philosophy that every little bit (or bite!) of nutrition is a step in the right direction. Small goals and changes can have a cumulative healthful effect, and nutrition doesn\u2019t have to be overwhelming!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For each week of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatright.org\/food\/resources\/national-nutrition-month?_ga=2.186435305.1588366479.1578024281-1232537273.1574309529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Nutrition Month<\/a>, the focus will be on a different key message that you can share with your patients or clients. The 4 key messages are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2087\" src=\"http:\/\/eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1.png 979w, https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-768x214.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For each week, there are 5 tips to support each key message to help your clients get started! The Academy has provided a ton of great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatright.org\/food\/resources\/national-nutrition-month\/toolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resources<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">including tip sheets and handouts, games, planning materials, and press releases! They also have Spanish tip sheets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What are you doing to promote this year\u2019s campaign? The Academy has created a list of some <a href=\"http:\/\/eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fun-Ideas-to-Get-Involved-in-NNM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fun ideas<\/a> including:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Arrange a cooking demo<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Start a month-long nutrition\/wellness challenge at work or with your clients<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Organize a food donation campaign for a local food pantry or shelter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Volunteer your time\u2014teach a nutrition class to members of your community<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Take a field trip to a farmer\u2019s market or a local farm.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you need some fun promotional products, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jimcolemanstore.com\/nnm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Nutrition Month Products Catalog<\/a>. They have all kinds fun items\u2014from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jimcolemanstore.com\/nnm\/products\/wearables.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T-shirts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jimcolemanstore.com\/nnm\/products\/pack-a-healthy-lunch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lunch boxes<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jimcolemanstore.com\/nnm\/products\/nnm-registered-dietician\/nnm-rd-id-holder.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ID tag holders<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jimcolemanstore.com\/nnm\/products\/pins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RD lapel pins<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Apply for our National Nutrition Month Grant! We award one $600 grant to UAND members working to promote NNM.<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/National-Nutrition-Month-Grant-Application-2.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fill out the application<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and email to<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:socialmedia@eatrightutah.org\">socialmedia@ eatrightutah.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/RDN-Day-Preview.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2123\" src=\"http:\/\/eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/RDN-Day-Preview.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"106\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/RDN-Day-Preview.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/RDN-Day-Preview-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 106px) 100vw, 106px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And don\u2019t forget about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatright.org\/food\/resources\/national-nutrition-month\/registered-dietitian-nutritionist-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day <\/strong><\/a>on March 11<sup>th<\/sup>! Make sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatright.org\/food\/resources\/national-nutrition-month\/event-ideas-for-registered-dietitian-nutritionist-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">celebrate<\/a> you and your colleagues for their dedication and recognize them as nutrition experts!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Let us know what you are doing to celebrate National Nutrition Month! Send your pictures with a description of what you did to socialmedia@eatrightutah.org and we&#8217;ll share it on the blog!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Nutrition Month starts next week! Are you ready to Eat Right, Bite by Bite? From the Academy: This year\u2019s theme \u2014 Eat Right, Bite by Bite \u2014 supports the philosophy that every little bit (or bite!) of nutrition is a step in the right direction. 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