Monthly Events National Breastfeeding Month National Catfish Month Get Acquainted with Kiwifruit Month Eat Des...

The year 2013 has been declared "The International Year of the Quinoa" (IYQ), by the United Nations General Assembly in December ...

Family Health and Fitness Day USA is a national health and fitness event for families always held the last Saturday in September. ...

The History of Plate Sizes Fast foods do not have a monopoly on supersize. The plate industry has had its own growth spurt during the pa...

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On September 22, 2011, the Student Dietetic Association (SDA) at Florida International University (FIU) provided Free Apples and Blackberri...

Throughout the month of March we celebrate  National Nutrition Month®  (NNM), a nutrition education and informat ion campaign created annual...

Spring is a warm, bright, and sunny time of year when you may schedule time for outdoor picnics at local parks and beaches. While you ar...

Let’s Get Our Breakfast Plate in Shape

On May 8, 1999 Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture of the United States of America proclaimed the month of July as "Nat...

Who is  Metastatic Breast Cancer Network   MBCN? (1) MBCN is a national, independent, nonprofit, patient advocacy group dedicated to t...

Thank a Mentor A mentor is defined as "a trusted counselor or guide." I have been blessed with three mentors. Each helped sha...

National Specially-Abled Pets Day National Specially-abled Pets Day celebrates these amazing and heroic animals, helps to educate t...