{"id":798,"date":"2013-10-21T12:27:54","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T18:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eatrightutah.org\/blog\/?p=798"},"modified":"2013-10-21T12:27:54","modified_gmt":"2013-10-21T18:27:54","slug":"the-deep-blue-goes-green-for-food-day-at-usu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/blog\/the-deep-blue-goes-green-for-food-day-at-usu\/","title":{"rendered":"The Deep Blue Goes Green for Food Day at USU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Utah State University will celebrate its 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Annual Food Day Celebration on October 24, 2013. The event will be held from 10 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center HUB.<\/p>\n<p>Dietetics students will present events focused on sustainable seafood in \u201cThe Deep Blue Goes Green\u201d theme. Activities will include chef demonstrations, interactive educational booths, and plenty of tasty food samples and giveaways.<\/p>\n<p>USU Dining Services is partnering with Port Orford Sustainable Seafood in Oregon to use their local and sustainably-caught fish as the vehicle to raise awareness about the importance of making informed choices when purchasing and consuming seafood.<\/p>\n<p>Topics for activities and presentations include:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Food-Day-2013.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-806\" title=\"Food Day 2013\" src=\"http:\/\/eatrightutah.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Food-Day-2013.bmp\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Awareness of potential problems<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Overfishing\/destructive fishing methods<\/li>\n<li>Fish farming facts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Solutions<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Choosing underutilized species<\/li>\n<li>Utilizing seafood purchasing guidelines and labeling terminology<\/li>\n<li>Creating tasty meals and recipes to move fish out of the center of the plate and thereby promoting smaller portion sizes<\/li>\n<li>Introducing creative uses for leftover fish to minimize waste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For more information on the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Annual Food Day Celebration at USU, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usu.edu\/ust\/index.cfm?article=52752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.usu.edu\/ust\/index.cfm?article=52752<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tammy Steinitz<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:tamara.steinitz@usu.edu\">tamara.steinitz@usu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Related Resources:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Report<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montereybayaquarium.org\/cr\/cr_seafoodwatch\/report\/\">http:\/\/www.montereybayaquarium.org\/cr\/cr_seafoodwatch\/report\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch: Consumer Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montereybayaquarium.org\/cr\/cr_seafoodwatch\/sfw_consumers.aspx\">http:\/\/www.montereybayaquarium.org\/cr\/cr_seafoodwatch\/sfw_consumers.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>National Geographic: Ocean<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ocean.nationalgeographic.com\/ocean\/barton-seaver\/\">http:\/\/ocean.nationalgeographic.com\/ocean\/barton-seaver\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBarton Seaver is a chef and National Geographic Fellow who has dedicated his career to restoring the relationship we have with our ocean. It is his belief that the choices we are making for dinner are directly impacting the ocean and its fragile ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Barton Seaver TED talk on Sustainable Seafood<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/barton_seaver_sustainable_seafood_let_s_get_smart.html\">http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/barton_seaver_sustainable_seafood_let_s_get_smart.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chef Barton Seaver presents a modern dilemma: Seafood is one of our healthier protein options, but overfishing is desperately harming our oceans. He suggests a simple way to keep fish on the dinner table that includes every mom&#8217;s favorite adage &#8212; &#8220;Eat your vegetables!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Food Day<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodday\/org\">www.foodday\/org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Food Day is a nationwide celebration of healthy, affordable, and\u00a0sustainably produced food and a grassroots campaign for better food policies. It builds all year long and culminates on October 24.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utah State University will celebrate its 3rd Annual Food Day Celebration on October 24, 2013. The event will be held from 10 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center HUB. Dietetics students will present events focused on sustainable seafood in \u201cThe Deep Blue Goes Green\u201d theme. 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