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MEDITERRANEAN DIET CONFERENCE PROGRAM

The second program, the Whole Grains Challenge, was a national competition open to any foodservice operation offering at least one whole grain choice every day during September (Whole Grains Month). Our goal with this contest was to change the attitude of restaurants, schools, workplace cafeterias, hospitals, and other food outlets where whole grains may not be offered regularly. Winners went all out, often adding multiple whole grain choices – and very creative ones – to their menus, running special promotional events and health fairs, and creating custom signage to educate diners about their whole grain options. You can read all about the winners' efforts on the Whole Grains Council website.

Week of October 20th, 2008
Celebrate World Pasta Day!



This Saturday is World Pasta Day, and Oldways encourages you to celebrate by enjoying a healthy pasta meal! Pasta is an affordable, versatile, and delicious meal option. It's easy to create a healthy pasta meal by enjoying it in appropriate portions and with other healthy foods such as vegetables, fish, cheese, and olive oil.

K. Dun Gifford, CEO and President of Oldways, and Sara Baer-Sinnott, Executive Vice President will be speaking at the World Pasta Day in Istanbul, Turkey, to present a new cooking and nutrition curriculum for children created by Oldways: PASTA FOR CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. Please let us know if you're interested in receiving a downloadable copy of the curriculum.

Week of September 22nd, 2008
World Food Exchange

Oldways is working with the Government of South Australia to build the State's capability to maximize the opportunities presented by the growing global trend for sustainable culinary tourism and capitalize on increasing consumer interest to develop a connection between what they consume and the people and places that produce it. This week, Oldways is in South Australia (Adelaide, the Eyre Peninsula and the Barossa) to chair a series of regional workshops, tours and a Symposium for this inaugural World Food Exchange.

Week of September 15th, 2008
Oldways Approach Validated by New Study

Why are carrots healthier than beta-carotene? Fish better for you than Omega-3 capsules? Whole grains healthier than fiber alone? Oldways has for many years been a singular voice arguing that an overall healthy diet is much more than the sum of its nutrient parts.

Today, new research backs up Oldways' approach. Awareness is growing that there's no substitute for a varied diet of delicious, real foods. Learn more by registering for Oldways' 15th Anniversary Mediterranean Diet Conference, being held November 16-18, in Cambridge, MA, including extensive reports of the new and supportive international research results.

Week of September 8th, 2008
7 Tons of Whole Grains Donated to Worthy Causes

September is Whole Grains Month, and to celebrate its observance, members of the Whole Grains Council are donating at least seven tons of whole grain foods to schools, food pantries, Meals on Wheels, homeless shelters, and others who might not otherwise have access to healthy whole grains. To download and read the entire press release, please click here.

Week of September 1st, 2008
Celebrate Whole Grains Month throughout September



September is Whole Grains Month, and Oldways and the Whole Grains Council urge everyone, everywhere to celebrate by enjoying one extra whole grain choice every day of the month. Munch a bowl of whole grain cereal instead of a doughnut for breakfast... Have your sandwich on whole wheat at lunch... Choose popcorn or a granola bar instead of candy for your afternoon snack... Zap some instant brown rice pilaf at dinner... Finding good whole grain choices at the store is easy when you look for the Whole Grain Stamp, now on more than 2,100 products in five countries.

Check out the Whole Grains Council website, where you'll find ideas for consumers, health professionals, retailers and everyone who wants to take part in Whole Grains Month. Go with the grain during September!

Week of August 25th, 2008
Online Registration for Roots and Reality of Latino Diabetes Now Open
Our online registration system for the February 2009 LNC conference is up and running, offering secure online registration. Please click here or on the Roots and Reality logo above to access. You may also view details about the venue in Las Vegas, conference costs, and the program. Check back often for updates to the program as we confirm engaging and expert speakers!

Week of August 18th, 2008
Thought-provoking Roster of Expert Speakers Confirmed

Early-bird discount ends September 1st, for our Med Diet Conference being held November 16-18, 2008 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Over the last decade and a half, Oldways has spearheaded a successful effort to educate health professionals, government policy-makers, marketing executives, food technologists, and journalists that the Med Diet is the gold standard for healthy eating. Now it's time to ratchet our efforts up to the next level, to push this message out to more consumers.

If your work involves obesity, food behavior, foodservice or any other related field, Oldways' 15th Anniversary Mediterranean Diet conference will inspire you with speakers that will update the solid science behind the Med Diet and offer concrete examples of successful public health and foodservice approaches you can use to help consumers realize how healthy and affordable eating "the Med way" can be.

Top experts will explain how to raise an omnivorous child... why nutritional reductionism doesn't work... how to reduce asthma risk in kids... why the Med Diet helps with weight control... which foods and drinks best represent the Med Diet... how olive oil is similar to ibuprofen... why Alzheimer's disease is less likely in Med Diet eaters... how supermarkets can promote the Med Diet as an affordable option for everyone... and so much more.

You can see a full program, view a star-studded list of confirmed speakers, and register for the conference here. Register by September 1st to get our early bird discount!

Week of August 4th, 2008
Whole Grains Store Kit Launched

Now's a good time to start thinking about Whole Grains Month, coming up in September. The Whole Grains Council wants to help open grocery customers' eyes to the health benefits of whole grains, while making them more aware of the many whole grain choices available up and down the aisles. The WGC's free "Whole Grains Store Tour" kit includes everything you need to plan a special event for Whole Grains Month - or any other time. The kit includes instore signage, signup sheets, handouts, an aisle-by-aisle shopping list, ideas for sampling whole grains, a recipe pack, and even a PowerPoint presentation.

The free Whole Grains Store Tour can be downloaded from the RESOURCES section at WholeGrainsCouncil.org on the WGC website, where you can also find many other great ideas for celebrating Whole Grains Month.

Week of July 28th, 2008
Oldways Culinaria to Morocco with Ana Sortun and Paula Wolfert



We're excited to announce the addition of Paula Wolfert, renowned cookbook author and expert on Moroccan cuisine to our upcoming Moroccan Culinaria, scheduled from December 1-10, 2008.

Wolfert, the James Beard Award Winning-author of the classic cookbook Couscous and Other Good Food From Morocco will join Ana Sortun, James Beard Award Winning-chef and owner of Oleana and author of Spice, to guide Oldways staff and participants on a culinary exploration of the exotic cities of Marrakech and Fez. Highlights of the culinaria include guided trips through the food markets and souks, traditional meals at an array of cafes and restaurants, a day trip to a Berber village outside of Marrakech, cooking demonstrations led by Wolfert and Sortun, and much more. To view the entire agenda and trip costs, please click here, or feel free to contact Erica Calegari at 617-421-4850 with any questions. We hope that you will join us!

Week of July 21st, 2008
Oldways Announces Latino Nutrition Coalition Conference
February 23-25, 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada

At LNC Headquarters in Boston, many hours are spent analyzing the role culture plays in the Latino community's approach to health, disease management, and food/lifestyle choices. We, along with experts from many fields, will share our findings at the 2009 LNC Conference Roots and Reality of Latino Diabetes: Finding Answers in Traditions and Science to be held in Las Vegas at the Westin Casuarina from February 23-25, 2009.

Join us in Las Vegas as experts focus on the roots and the realities of Latinos living with diabetes today. Culture will be the center of attention as we explore its role in the Latino community’s attitudes, perceptions and traditional remedies towards diabetes. We will find answers in both the science behind disease prevention, exercise, and the pleasures of the Latin table. Connect with Oldways and the Latino Nutrition Coalition as marketers, policymakers, R&D leaders, scientists and chefs meet in Las Vegas to exchange ideas and find answers.

We will post conference details online soon. In the meantime, please contact Kezia Frayjo, Latino Nutrition Coalition Program Manager with any questions: kfrayjo@oldwayspt.org.

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