On October 24th all across the U.S. various groups including health officials, nutritionists, college students, environmentalists, farmers, food and health advocates, companies, chefs, parents, and teachers will be sponsoring and participating in activities encouraging Americans to eat healthy and “real” food. Food Day is a worldwide event that is designed to increase awareness, understanding and informed, year-around action to alleviate hunger and good eating, and there is still time to get involved.
On a personal level, you can use Food Day as an inspiration to introduce healthier foods into your diet. Some individuals will ask their employer to create an office wellness policy or participate in a community supported agriculture program. School cooking lessons, making a garden, or holding a dinner parties are other ways to participate.
Some larger events that are happening for Food Day include the Bon Appétit Management company (which has over 500 food cafes) are working to promote sodium reduction in their food and The Big Apple Crunch event which is an attempt to set the world record for the “Most Participants in an Apple-Crunching Event.”
If you want to organize an event, or do something for the day, the site has organizing guides and resources that include a film screening guide, a dinner party kit, and discussion guides.
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