5/24/24-Spotlight: 2 Questions for "Cow Nerd"; Making Meals from Convenience Store Foods; Grifters Gotta Grift; Question in our GASTRO group; 4 Things You Don't Want to Miss

Kathryn, aka “Cow Nerd”, w/ family Jersey cows! (L to R: Lollipop, Smore, Luau)

🐮💡Spotlight: 2️⃣Questions for “Cow Nerd” - Kathryn Bosley

Connect with “Cow Nerd” on Instagram (@cow_nerd): https://www.instagram.com/cow_nerd/?hl=en 

& Facebook

Question #1: What's your background or education when it comes to dairy farming and why did you want to start a Facebook page? 

Answer: “I grew up on my family's small dairy farm in Northern NY, which inspired me to earn a B.S. in Animal Science from SUNY Cobleskill. That led to me now finishing up my M.S. in Animal Science focused on dairy cattle genetics, with plans to pursue my PhD next. I started my "Cow Nerd" page almost 5 years ago with the goal of connecting the public with the science and people behind agriculture, with a focus on dairy farming.”

Question #2: What's one question about dairy cows or milk that comes up most frequently and how do you answer it? 

“One of the most common misconceptions I hear is that dairy farmers don't care about our cows. Healthy, well-cared for animals make more high-quality products. A common saying is "if we take care of them, they take care of us." Animal welfare and profitability ultimately work together, so that we have the resources to further improve animal welfare. Farming is often still a lifestyle as well as a business, largely a family business with 97% of U.S. farms being family owned. We're also people with our own ethics and morals for stewarding our animals.”

🍴Meals from Convenience Stores

(spotted on LinkedIn)

“… I purchased foods from 7-Eleven for my cooking demo and talk on nutrition and substance use disorder. I wanted to demonstrate that you can indeed purchase nutritious foods at convenience stores…” - Gabrielle Simons, MS, RD, LDN

Have you ever done a meal preparation or cooking demo featuring ingredients and foods from a convenience store like a 7-11, Wawa, Dollar Store/Family Dollar/Dollar General?

What meal(s) could you concoct from the items listed below? Put your ideas in the COMMENTS. For Gabrielle’s post including some of the meals she was able to make, go to LinkedIn

(Just a few more days to take advantage of our May subscription/donation deal that benefits Food Dignity Movement. Buy an annual subscription (just $45/year) and we’ll donate $5 for each new subscription to Food Dignity Movement.)

🙄Grifters Gotta Grift

Ten years ago, they were promoting detoxes, cleanses and food sensitivity tests…five years ago it was microbiome testing and “leaky gut”. During the Pandemic it was “boosting immunity” with food and supplements. Now, it’s hormone balancing and anti-inflammatory diets. Bet you know some people who just move from grift to grift with the common denominator of selling supplements, restrictive diets, diet books and tests that are not medically proven or evidence based.

🙋‍♀️❓Question in the Build Up Dietitians GASTRO group

Answers:

Diana R. - ‘The Bloated Belly Whisperer’ by Tamara Freuman. (Bonus points: her second book ‘Regular’’ is also awesome).

Miranda S. and Tara M. - Kate Scarlata.

Carol Ireton-Jones - GI Nutrition Support Team - From the Department of Medicine at UVA (virginia.edu)

4️⃣Things You Don’t Want to Miss

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