2019 NUTRITION CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2019 Nutrition Calendar JANUARY Fiber Focus Month Be Kind to Food Servers Month JANUARY Soup Month Oatmeal Month SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Hot Tea Month Wheat Bread Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 01 HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2019! 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 01 – 07 Diet Resolution Week 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 04 Spaghetti Day 06 Bean Day 27 28 29 30 31 09 Apricot Day 10 Bittersweet Chocolate Day FUN FOOD FACTS 13 National Gluten Free Day The first known documentation of the 13-19 National Pizza Week ! word “pizza” was in a Latin text from 997 C.E. 16 National Hot and Spicy Food Day National Popcorn Day Popcorn has more protein than any 19 other cereal grain and more iron than National Cheese Lovers Day ! eggs or roast beef. It also has more 20 fiber than pretzels or potato chips! 20-26 National Healthy Weight Week About 22% of New Year’s resolutions 21 Martin Luther King Birthday Observation fail after about one week, 40% after ! a month, 50% after three months and 21 Granola Bar Day 60% after six months. 23 National Pie Day 24 National Peanut Butter Day 2019 Nutrition Calendar FEBRUARY American Heart Month National Snack Food Month FEBRUARY National Canned Food Month National Grapefruit Month National Cherry Month National Sweet Potato Month SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT National Chocolate Lovers Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 01 National Wear Red Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 02 Groundhog Day 24 25 26 27 28 03 National Carrot Cake Day 04 National Homemade Soup Day FUN FOOD FACTS 14 Valentine's Day 16 Almond Day Cherries were actually used for their ! medicinal purposes in the 15th and Presidents' Day 16th centuries, before they became a 18 popular dessert fruit. 20 National Cherry Pie Day Each year, there are enough candy hearts made to stretch from Valentine, 23 National Banana Bread Day ! Ariz., to Rome, Italy. This is about 8 billion candy hearts! 26 National Pistachio Day Presidents’ Day was originally 27 National Strawberry Day established in honor of George ! Washington’s birthday. He was born on 28 National Chili Day February 22, 1732. This year would be his 287th birthday! 2019 Nutrition Calendar MARCH American Red Cross Month National Nutrition Month MARCH National Frozen Food Month National Peanut Month SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT National Noodle Month National Sauce Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 01 National Pig Day 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 01 Employee Appreciation Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 National Banana Cream Pie Day 24 02 /31 25 26 27 28 29 30 07 National Cereal Day 10 National Pack Your Lunch Day FUN FOOD FACTS Daylight Savings Time begins 10 (Spring 1 hour ahead) 68.7% of fresh water is trapped in ! glaciers, 30% is stored in the ground 13 Registered Dietitian Day and only 1.7% is stored as lakes, rivers and creeks. 14 National Potato Chip Day The first cereal grains were 17 St. Patrick's Day ! domesticated by early humans about 8,000 years ago. 18 National Sloppy Joe Day Americans consume about 101 pounds of cereal every year. That’s about 21 National French Bread Day ! 160 bowls per person! 22 World Water Day 2019 Nutrition Calendar APRIL National BLT Sandwich Month National Soy Foods Month APRIL National Grilled Cheese Month National Garlic Month National Soft Pretzel Month SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 01 April Fools' Day 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 02 National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 04 National Carrot Day 28 29 30 07 National Coffee Cake Day 12 National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day 13 Peach Cobbler Day FUN FOOD FACTS 14 National Pecan Day Mushrooms are more closely related in ! DNA to humans than to plants. 16 Day of the Mushroom Mushrooms can produce Vitamin D 19 Good Friday when exposed to sunlight – just like humans! In fact, exposing a freshly National Baked Ham with Pineapple Day ! cut shiitake mushroom to the sun for 21 eight hours can increase its Vitamin D content by about 4,600 times. 21 Easter Sunday Recycling, reuse and remanufacturing 22 Celebrate Earth Day ! account for 3.1 million jobs in the United States. 24 Administrative Professionals Day 26 Hug a Friend Day 2019 Nutrition Calendar MAY Asthma Allergy Awareness Month National Beef Month MAY National Asparagus Month National High Blood Pressure National Barbeque Month Education Month SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT National Egg Month National Strawberry Month 1 2 3 4 National Salad Month National Stroke Awareness Month 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 01 National Chocolate Parfait Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 05-11 National Herb Week 26 27 28 29 30 31 06 National Orange Juice Day 10 National Shrimp Day FUN FOOD FACTS 12 National Women's Checkup Day Two cities – Memphis, Tenn., and Kansas City, 12 Mother's Day Mo. – both claim to be America’s Barbeque Capitals. Oddly enough, Lexington, N.C., 13-16 Intalere Member Conference ! somehow managed to earn the title of “Barbeque Capital of the World.” 15 National Chocolate Chip Day Chocolate chips were originally only 16 National Barbeque Day made of semi-sweet chocolate, but today ! there are many flavors: bittersweet, milk 20 National Pick Strawberries Day chocolate, white chocolate, butterscotch, mint chocolate and many more! 25 National Brown-Bag-It Day Herbs, specifically, are the plant leaves 27 Memorial Day (fresh or dry) while spices are every other part of the plant such as roots, flowers, 28 National Hamburger Day ! stems, berries and seeds. Plants with both edible leaves and seeds (such as dill) are 28 National Brisket Day both herbs and spices. 2019 Nutrition Calendar JUNE Men’s Health Month National Iced Tea Month JUNE National Dairy Month National Papaya Month National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month National Turkey Lovers Month SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 03 National Egg Day 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 05 National Ketchup/Catsup Day 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 07 National Donut Day /30 24 25 26 27 28 29 10 National Iced Tea Day FUN FOOD FACTS 10-16 Men's Health Week The largest donut ever made was a 13 Cupcake Lover's Day ! jelly-donut weighing 1.7 tons. It was 16 inches high and 16 feet in diameter. 16 Father's Day The record for eating the most National Vanilla Milkshake Day ! cupcakes in the shortest time is 29 20 cupcakes in 30 seconds 21 First Day of Summer Egg yolks are one of the few foods that naturally contain Vitamin D, and eggs National Onion Ring Day ! themselves contain all the essential 22 protein, minerals and vitamins. 25 National Catfish Day 2019 Nutrition Calendar JULY National Baked Beans Month National Hot Dog Month JULY National Berry Month National Ice Cream Month SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT National Blueberry Month National Picnic Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 National Culinary Arts Month National Pickle Month National Grilling Month 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 03 National Chocolate Wafer Day 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 04 Independence Day 28 29 30 31 24 06 National Fried Chicken Day /31 07 National Macaroni Day FUN FOOD FACTS 12 National Pecan Pie Day The word “macaroni” is a version of ! the Italian word “maccheroni,” which 18 Hot Dog Day comes from the Latin word “macerare.” The word means to bruise or crush, as Fortune Cookie Day crushing wheat is how pasta is made. 20 Fortune cookies are made with four 21 National Ice Cream Day ! simple ingredients: flour, sugar, vanilla and oil – plus a fortune of course. 30 National Cheesecake Day A cheesecake is not actually a cake ! at all. It is a baked cheese custard pie with a crust. 2019 Nutrition Calendar AUGUST National Brownies at Brunch Month National Peach Month AUGUST National Catfish Month National Sandwich Month SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT National Panini Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 02 National Ice Cream Sandwich Day 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 03 National Watermelon Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 National Root Beer Float Day 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 06 08 National Frozen Custard Day FUN FOOD FACTS 11 National Panini Day The Root Beer Float was invented in 16 National Bratwurst Day ! Colorado by a miner in 1893. He called it the “Black Cow.” 20 National Bacon Lovers Day Watermelons are native to Africa and National "Eat a Peach" Day have been cultivated in Egypt for more 22 ! than 5,000 years. Watermelon drawings can be found on Egyptian walls and 28 National Cherry Turnovers Day tombs. National Trail Mix Day Like many modern foods, brownies 31 were created accidently when ! the baker did not have any baking powder and ended up with an unleavened fudgy treat. 2019 Nutrition Calendar SEPTEMBER National Chicken Month National Mushroom Month SEPTEMBER National Honey Month National Potato Month SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Childhood Obesity Awareness Month National Rice Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Food Safety Education Month National Whole Grains Month 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 02 National Grits for Breakfast Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 02 Labor Day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 National "I Love Food" Day 29 30 09 National Chocolate Milkshake Day FUN FOOD FACTS 12 National Double Cheeseburger Day Coffee beans are technically seeds.