Volunteer Hours Anna Mitchell Centenarian Luncheon: August 26, 2011; 9:30AM-2:00PM (4.

5 hours) Location: MultiAgency State Building (195 W 1950 North) Contacts: Charlotte Vincent Brittney Urban and I volunteered at the centenarian luncheon. We assisted the catering company by plating lunches, filling guests lemonade and water glasses, cleaning up, and counting the number of attendees. I learned that when serving foods to a specific population, you need to cater to their tastes. For example, the chicken salad sandwiches did not contain many spices since the elderly like their food a bit more bland. Also, I learned what is involved in the catering business. I enjoyed seeing the attendees so happy! Be Well Utah Health Fair: September 10, 2011; 9:00AM-2:45PM (5.75 hours) Location: U of U stadium (Kohls Kids tent) Contacts: Sarah Latta A group of nutrition students volunteered at the Be Well Utah Health Fair. We helped the children make fruit kabobs using many fruits. The fruits covered all the colors of the rainbow, and we told the children how it is important to eat the rainbow because that ensures that they are receiving variety. I was surprised how many children hadnt ever had some of the fruits, such as pineapple, cantaloupe, or honeydew. Our other tasks were to set up the tent, show the kids how to properly wash their hands, and help with clean up. From this experience, I learned that events do not always go exactly how planned. We expected this to be a kids event, but instead parents and adults without children were expecting to be served as well. Healthy Families Meal: November 9 & 10, 2011; total of 6.5 hours Location: North Star Contacts: Karen Kumpfer For the end of the program celebration for the healthy families class, we planned, prepared, and served a healthy meal. In order to plan, we had two hour meetings. Then, we spent two hours in the foods lab cooking and preparing food for the meal on November 9. The meal was on November 10. We prepared the meal, served the food, cleaned up, and did dishes. The intention was to serve an inexpensive yet nutritious meal that is easy for the families to prepare. We made Mexican foods. I learned that kids eat many vegetables when they are included in a Mexican burrito. Its a good way to encourage children to eat their vegetables. I also learned that it can be hard to step into a program temporarily. The program leaders were not very friendly with us and they made us feel that we were doing everything wrong. I enjoyed seeing what all is involved in planning, preparing, serving, and cleaning up after a meal that serves many people. Diabetes Expo: February 25, 2012; 8:00AM-5:15PM (9.25 hours) Location: South Town Exposition Center Contacts: Jonnell Masson

As a volunteer for Harmons grocery stores, I talked to diabetics about making wise decisions when grocery shopping. Harmons had an imitation grocery aisle set up with various products such as dairy products, pastas, canned vegetables, cookies, chips, and jams. I explained label reading with each diabetic who was interested in learning more about diabetic shopping. Then we went through items on the shelf and talked about why certain products were better than others. I learned a lot about working with diabetics. It was as much of a learning experience for me as it was for the people I was educating. The other responsibility that I had was to talk to people about the diabetic tours offered by the dietitians at Harmons. I encouraged people with diabetes to use this free resource in order to become quicker and more efficient with their healthy shopping and meal planning. Harmons was well organized and a lot of fun to work with. I really enjoyed this experience. Individual Diet Analysis & Response: February, 2012; total of 4 hours Location: Salt Lake City Contacts: Grant Mitchell My brother-in-law, Grant Mitchell, is a collegiate football player. He has been trying to gain muscle mass since he is small compared to most wide receivers. His diet is not good and his weight gain strategies (which he got from his coach) are not healthy. He asked me to help him out. He sent me a three day diet recall which I analyzed using MyPlate software. Using those results, I gave him useful tips and suggestions. His diet needed many alterations. This was quite a learning exper ience for me since I hadnt seen a diet as unbalanced as his. He seems willing to make some changes but mostly just enjoys eating whatever he wants to whenever he wants to. I strongly encouraged him to start eating breakfast since more meals/snacks will help him take in more calories, but he doesnt seem interested. From these experience, Ive realized that not all athletes are going to be completely receptive to what I am saying, even if it will help their performance. Teaching Sports Nutrition at PC Day School: February 28, 2012; total of 7.75 hours Location: Park City Day School Contacts: ? Ema and I volunteered to teach a 1-hour lecture to students at a Park City Day School. We covered the basics of sports nutrition. We met on February 24 to discuss what wed like to cover and then split up some of the work. I was in charge of coming up for some questions for an end of the lecture game, making half of the PowerPoint, and buying some products to use as examples and prizes. I really enjoyed teaching these students. They were eager to learn and really enjoyed our game of jeopardy! It was a challenge to tell them all of the information in terms they could understand. National Nutrition Month: March, 2012; total of 6.5 hours Location: Heritage Center Contacts: Kelly Daly-Wolfe I am on the committee for a food demonstration booth. I met with Jamie to discuss plans. We are going to make guacamole and provide a handout on healthy fats. We met to design the handout which included the recipe and healthy dorm snacks. Becky, Brittney, and I stood in front of the National Nutrition Month poster in the Heritage Center in order to answer questions and encourage students to

answer the question of the week in order to be entered to win an award. I did this on two occasions. Next year, I think that the National Nutrition Month poster in the dining hall should be put in a different location. Most students seemed eager to eat and then leave. They didnt notice or bother to read the poster. Also, by sitting in front of the poster, I think we discouraged students from looking at it. They didnt want to be bothered by us. It would be really neat to have a health fair in the lobby beneath the dining hall. Students who were interested could attend the health fair and would be more willing to talk with graduate students by the National Nutrition Month poster. Total: 44.25 hours of volunteer work