March is Nutrition Month
By Nida A. Mir, Registered Dietician, Guest Blogger CanadianMomEh.com
As a health practitioner I am usually very familiar with dedicated monthly campaigns that promote health. This year, I was surprised to learn that February also included campaigns to raise awareness about eating disorders. Being Canadian, the mental health campaign Bell Let’s Talk is still fresh in our minds. National Eating Disorders Awareness Campaign (NEDAC) took place between February 3rd and February 9th. It was sandwiched between the Bell campaign and Nutrition Month, coincidence?
I hope to see more advertisements and marketing schemes in March promoting Nutrition Month, a very important topic to discuss. Nutrition Month was created by Dietitians of Canada and this year, dietitians will be doing tours of supermarkets and presenting on how to shop to provide healthier food at home. The slogan for this year’s campaign is called “Best Food Forward: Plan Shop Cook Enjoy!”
Help us make Nutrition Month just as much of a success as all the other campaigns by promoting better eating habits and nutrition in your home. Here are a few basic things you can do to get started today:
What will you be doing for Nutrition Month?
