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Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Leadership for a Healthy Arizona
What’s New with Fruits and Veggies?
Laura Savarese, MS, RD
AZNN Partner Meeting
August 26, 2010
Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Leadership for a Healthy Arizona
Objective
Learn about state and national fruit and vegetable promotions.
Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Leadership for a Healthy Arizona
Presentation Overview
• Fruits & Veggies- More Matters® Month
• National News
• Arizona Activities– Fact sheets– Grocery stores
Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Leadership for a Healthy Arizona
Fruits & Veggies- More Matters Month
Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Leadership for a Healthy Arizona
Fruits & Veggies- More Matters Month
• America's More Matters Pledge: Fruits & Veggies . . . Today and Every Day!
Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Leadership for a Healthy Arizona
Fruits & Veggies- More Matters Month
• Printed materials available– Pledge cards– Poster– “Get More Bang for Your Buck” consumer
column– Ad slicks: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack– Tracking sheets: adults and children– Additional materials: www.pbhfoundation.org
Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Leadership for a Healthy Arizona
National News
• CDC Guide– 7 strategies to promote fruits and veggies– Focus on policy and environment
• Let’s Move!– Empowering parents and caregivers– Providing healthy food in schools– Improving access to healthy, affordable foods– Increasing physical activity
Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Leadership for a Healthy Arizona
National News cont.
• What does this mean for you?– Focus on strategies in CDC guide– Work in other states will be implemented in
Arizona– Messages from new national initiatives will be
used moving forward
Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Leadership for a Healthy Arizona
Fruit and Vegetable Fact Sheets
• 5 new fact sheets completed in 2010– bell peppers, corn, cucumbers, green beans,
onions
• Available to order on AZNN website
• Take a look inside your folder!
Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Leadership for a Healthy Arizona
• Statewide project
• Promoting fruits and veggies in WIC food package
• Providing fact sheets/recipes
Fruits and Veggies in the Grocery Store
Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Leadership for a Healthy Arizona
You are an important part!
• Distributing materials
• Providing classes in schools and community settings
• Participating in community events
• Providing food demonstrations
• Working with schools in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program