We’re just back from Savannah, Georgia and Oldways’ Second Annual Supermarket Dietitian Symposium [2] that we organized with Barb Ruhs from Bashas’ [3]. More about the Symposium to follow below, but first a word about Savannah. Savannah is a fabulous town with more than just beautiful historic squares, a riverfront, and the Garden of Good and Evil. It’s a food town, and far from just Paula Deen food, y’all. The city is full of foods to embrace and adore and the restaurant scene is terrific — we had spectacular dinners at both Local11Ten [4] and Elizabeth on 37th [5]. Plus, our hotel, The Mansion on Forsyth Park [6] produced incredible meals with tons of vegetables and whole grains for more 75 conference goers.
You can read more about our Symposium on What’s New at Oldways [7] and later this month on the Oldways events page [8], but for now, here are a few very interesting tidbits and facts gathered from the Supermarket Dietitian Symposium, that underscore the great need for Supermarket dietitians.
Did you know…..
While I agree with Lisa Sutherland [9], who spoke on childhood obesity at our event, that there is much hope these days about food and nutrition in America, I also believe these facts are a renewed call to action. They point to the important role that supermarkets, Oldways and other like-minded organizations can play in improving the lives of people everywhere, particularly if we all work together for a common cause.
With Americans making, on average, 61 trips per household per year to the grocery store, it’s very clear supermarkets and supermarket dietitians can make a big difference in educating consumers about nutrition and healthier eating. Look out chefs: supermarket dietitians are the new “food rock stars!”
—Sara
Links
[1] http://oldwaystable.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/groupshotedited.jpg
[2] https://oldwayspt.org/newsroom/2012/03/oldways-hosts-second-annual-supermarket-dietitian-symposium-tackle-retail-health-ch
[3] http://bashas.com/
[4] http://local11ten.com/
[5] http://oldwaystable.wordpress.com/wp-admin/www.elizabethon37th.net/
[6] http://www.mansiononforsythpark.com/
[7] http://www.oldwayspt.org/newsroom/whatsnew/archive/2012/03/oldways-hosts-second-annual-supermarket-dietitian-symposium
[8] http://www.oldwayspt.org/eventsandtours/eventcalendar
[9] http://www.linkedin.com/in/lasutherlandphd