Apr 10, 2025
Celebrating the day brings attention to Cesar Chavez the American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) (formerly the National Farm Workers Association), and from box to plate National Crayon Day helps us color 🖍️our plates with a variety of delicious 🍎 foods 🥒and bring a close to National Nutrition Month, an annual campaign by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics every March, celebrating the theme "Food Connects Us," emphasizing the role of food in connecting people to culture, family, and community. And field reporter, Anuja Soneta, RD explores our Microbiome in Part 2 of Gut Sense: Unleashing Your Second Brain in her interview with Mary Purdy, an Integrative & Eco-Conscious Registered Dietitian and podcaster.