1. National Nutrition Month- Theme- "Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day"
Encourages personalized healthy eating styles and recognizes that food preferences, lifestyle, cultural and ethnic traditions and health concerns all impact individual food choices.
2. Events for this year
a. Student Iron Chef- March 25th, March 26th and April 4th Link the information for this event to this page.
b. UPC Grocery Bingo- March 23nd Memorial Union Loading Dock.
c. Nutrition Presentation at Facilities All Staff In-service April 25th
d. Work Well Monthly Challenge- March 2013 National Nutrition Month. http://und.edu/health-wellness/workwell/flyers/marchwwchallenge.pdf
e. Work Well- Staff and Faculty Health Screenings
i. March 21st EERC 7am-10am
ii. March 28th- Facilities- 7am-10am
f. National Nutrition Month Food Drive- Entire Month of March.
g. Photo sharing contest- Entire Month of March.
3. Food Drive - Benefiting St. Joseph's Social Care
a. St. Joseph's Social Care is a local organization actively providing food for those in need. Drop off your healthy, non-perishable food items to any of the 13 donation boxes around campus.
b. Donation box locations:
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- Memorial Union
- O'Kelly
- Noren Hall
- Wellness Center
- Twamley
- Conference Center
- Library
- Medical School
- U-Place
- Swanson Hall
- Gorecki
- Brannon Hall
c. Save a donation to bring to the Union on Tuesday, March 26 from 10am to 3pm to enter in a raffle for prizes!
4. "Capture Your Health" Photo Sharing Contest
Here is a chance to flash your food! Win weekly prizes or a grand prize!
March is National Nutrition Month and it's time to get creative with your cuisine by showing what fuels you! Submit pictures to our Facebook page or email for a chance to win weekly prizes as well as a grand prize at the end of the month.
Contest runs from March 1-31
Tips!
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- Think outside the plate
- Use a creative caption (ie. "50 shades of green")
- Brighter the better
- Submit as many as you can
https://www.facebook.com/pages/UND-Photo-Challenge/470244749690742
5. Student Iron Chef Competition 2013
Semi-Final Competition Nights:
Monday, March 25 & Tuesday, March 26
Final Competition: Thursday, April 4