Foundation Journal

Many people today advocate for better nutrition options in our communities. Films, books , organizations, even a national Food Day , all describe the problem of obesity and diabetes caused by poor diets. The food bank where I work has a Nutrition Education department that teaches hundreds of adults and kids each year about affordable and healthy food. And advocates do not shy away from pointing out that food purveyors like McDonalds promote "bad food," so much that people are influenced by the message and don't pursue healthy diets. It's clear that "good food" advocates are fighting an uphill battle as fast food operators spend millions of dollars to market their food. The attraction to unhealthy food is especially acute among school-age children, so it's a good thing that an organization like Food Day is promoting a message to kids about good food and diets, even if for a single day. Food Day is "a nationwide celebration and a movement for heal...

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is organizing the national Food Day for October 24, 2011, and encouraging individuals and groups to organize local events on or around that date. In order to organize Food Day into a formidable series of events to advocate for food policy to address nutrition, economics, and sustainability, the organizers have scheduled a webinar focusing on food and farmworkers for Wednesday, August 31 from 2-3pm Eastern Time. Here's a bit more about the webinar: With deplorable conditions on many farms and in meat processing operations, several experts including: Chris Bohner of UNITE HERE, David Schwartz of Real Food Challenge, and Vice President of Bon Appetit Management Company, Maisie Greenawal, will discuss efforts to solve this problem.  Register today!