TherapyTimes.com: FNCE Recap 2009: Great expectations in the mile-high city

In case you didn't get a chance to attend this year’s Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE 2009), held October 17 to 20, in Denver, we’ve decided to bring the conference to you! Here's your chance to see on-site interviews with the latest and greatest from this year's conference.

Also, be sure to check out Therapy Times' Nutrition Therapy Supplement which made its debut at the conference!

Webcasts from the Conference

Caroline Nation and Kathie Swift, RD, discuss the benefits of MyFoodMyHealth, an online meal planning service for people with allergies and other health conditions. With a library of whole food menus and recipes prepared to accommodate allergies, health conditions, and even picky eaters in family units, MyFoodMyHealth is able to produce multiple meal plans that everyone can sit down and enjoy.

Christine Jackson discusses how NCES has become the one-stop source for nutrition education. Having compiled the best health and nutrition materials available, including a comprehensive selection of books, manuals, videos, teaching aids, and continuing education courses, NCES has researched and developed its product list to meet the needs of dietitian and nutrition educators.

Ryan Davis, MBA, president of Dietitians on Demand explains the benefits of this nutrition consulting service, including matching registered dietitians with hospitals, nursing homes, and other organizations who need their services. Additionally, they provide contract clinical coverage, recruiting services to fully staff clinical nutrition departments, special projects including menu development and research services, and nutrition experts for promotional events.

Laurie Berger, MBA, RD, LD, of Precision Foods Inc. discusses the benefits of Thick-It food thickeners for both speech pathologists and dietitians. Easy to mix, Thick-It food thickeners dissolve instantly, allowing for nectar-like, honey-like or pudding-like consistencies, for beverages and pureed foods. Ideal for use with hot and cold liquids that already have a thin or thick consistency, Thick-it can be used for fruit juices, carbonated beverages, milk, nutritional supplements, tea, coffee, lemonade and broth.

Page Love, MS, RD, LD, discusses the advantages of Nutrifit Sport Therapy, a nutrition consulting firm which promotes enhanced performance for recreational and elite athletes, nutrition consulting for lifetime wellness, as well as education and nutrition therapy for eating disorders.

Amy Southcott, RD, discusses Global Health Products' line-up, including LiquaCel, an excellent source of protein that contains 16 grams of protein and 2.5 grams of arginine per 1 oz, and is an alternative for large volume supplements that are difficult to consume. Also spotlighted is UpCal D, a powdered calcium that is 5 times more absorbent than calcium carbonate.

Tammi Hancock, RD, demonstrates the new line-up of products from Smart Balance, including low-fat and fat-free milk which has a rich, creamy flavor for those resistant to giving up high-fat content milk, and is enhanced with higher calcium and protein than standard milk products. Also new to the Smart Balance lineup are the Smart Balance sour cream product and the Smart Balance Omega® Buttery Spread.

James Hermann discusses TherapEase Cuisine's mission to support cancer patients through a proactive approach to diet and nutrition during their treatment phase and beyond. TherapEase Cuisine offers clinically driven meal programs that can alleviate treatment side effects, compensate for the nutritional losses due to chemotherapy and improve general nutrition all customized for each individual subscriber.

Barbara Gordon, RD, MBA, discusses her experiences as part of the Interstitial Cystitis Association, the only non-profit health association dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare and lives of people living with interstitial cystitis.

Soraya Bittenccourt demonstrates the benefits of the Nutrihand system, in which patients can enter their information before their appointment, reports will be generated in one-click by the professional staff, and when they come for a visit, not only will the dietitian team be able to give them personalized recommendations and plans, but they can also monitor and intervene after the client leaves the facility.

Sam Dharamsi of Drucker Labs discusses their carbon-bond liquid microcomplexed trace mineral supplement – it is this lack of organic minerals that has been shown to be the cause for most illnesses and ailments. Specifically designed for different patient demographics, such as seniors or pediatric patients, Drucker Labs supplements contains 71 trace minerals along with other health promoting "super foods" which totals more than 415 essential carbon-bond organic microcomplexed nutrients in each bottle.

Barbara George from Nasco discusses their offering for dietitian and nutrition educators, including teaching aides, realistic food and fat replicas, education aides in the form of books, DVDs, and movies, as well as hands-on teaching tools, such as food pyramids that accommodate the food replicas.

JoAnn DeTurris discusses Isopure Plus' offerings, including the only clear, fruit-flavored, protein-based nutrition drink on the market, and how it is changing the nutritional approach for seniors, chemotherapy patients, and people receiving anti-retroviral therapy who often have difficulty getting enough protein into their diets.