APDG ~ National Food Day - 10/24

Did any of you know that October 24th is National Food Day? Well, yes it is!

National Food Day gives you the opportunity to .... you guessed it......enjoy healthy foods!

After learning about National Food Day, some people might wonder why it’s needed when there are so many specific food days such as National Pancake Day or National Cake Day. However, it should be stated that this day is specifically dedicated to promoting natural foods and suggest that people cut back on factory-farmed meats, sugary drinks and over-processed foods. On this day, which falls on October 24th, everyone is encouraged to think more about the types of foods they’re putting into their bodies.

National Food Day can be traced back to 1975 and it was first started by The Center For Science In The Public Interest—otherwise known as CSPI. This organization wanted to bring attention to the importance of eating healthier and more sustainable foods and hopefully help inform the public of better food policies.

National Food Day isn’t just a holiday to help people recognize the importance of putting high-quality and more nutritious foods into their diets. It’s also a holiday that’s decided to educate people and get them thinking about a wide range of food-related issues. Issues that include the importance of farm animal welfare, improved nutritional food labels, farm, and food service rights, decreasing the use of antibiotics in farm animals, and improving funding for programs that deal with hunger such as SNAP.

Ironically, October 24th also happens to be World Tripe Day and National Bologna Day in the United States. So consumers have a definite choice as to if they’re going to celebrate processed meats or celebrate National Food Day and try for a healthier lifestyle.

Anyone wanting to celebrate National Food Day can do so in a number of ways. The most primary and most beneficial way for a person to celebrate this day is by thinking about how they interact with food. People are encouraged to avoid over-processed salt-filled foods, factory-farmed meats, and to avoid sugary drinks and foods. On this day, people should opt for a healthier diet including eating meat that has been sustainably raised, and whole fruits and vegetables.

Someone looking to spread the word about National Food Day, and maybe help their friends and family make better dietary choices can use the hashtag #NationalFoodDay on their social media accounts. There are usually several events and community festivals that take part on this day, as well as plenty of school-activities centered around healthy food.

People are also encouraged to get in contact with their government representatives and advocate for better food labeling, for a safer food supply system and for funding programs that deal with the millions of Americans who are food insecure or go hungry every day.

Next onto our swap:

Post THREE (3) pictures and/or gifs to each of your THREE (3) partner's profiles with the theme "National Food Day" and/or food. The pictures that you choose may be the SAME OR DIFFERENT between all of your partners. Please choose pictures that you think THEY will enjoy!

Only people with well filled out profiles may participate in this swap. I will be checking the night before partners get assigned.

If you get 3 pictures from your partner on "National Food Day" and/or food you have to rate them a 5. The heart on the rating is for if you like what they sent.

To leave a photo on someone's profile use this code ! [ ] ( Put image address here ) With NO spaces & paste the picture's link between the curved parentheses.

Practice on your own profile first to be sure it looks good because you can easily delete there.

Pick images that are size 300 wide or smaller to be sure they fit. I go to Google images to get my pictures.

Hover over images to see their size because there will be some larger sizes there too. If you really like something click on it and go to the words SEARCH BY IMAGE and click on that. THEN go to the word SMALL and see if there is one 300 size. There are other tricks in the group thread; AN EASY way to get a small PIC from a BIG one;-)

You can find moving pictures at http://giphy.com/

Please write the TITLE OF THE SWAP ON YOUR PROFILE DECO MESSAGE too! This makes it easier for partners that are in a lot of these swaps to rate it.

Any problems, feel free to contact me.

I want to thank @anrtist for allowing me to borrow SOME of her wording.