Best Of Long Island Press Winners - 2012!

Hi All,

It's official - the votes have been tallied, counted once, twice and probably even thrice. The winners are in - I repeat, the winners are in.

What am I talking about you ask? The 2012 edition of the Best of LI Press winners.

A total of 362 categories were polled (79 new ones!) and over 1.2 million total votes were cast. That - as the LI Press website proclaims - was about 50% more votes cast than in 2011.

The Long Island Press says that the survey was so big they had to put the BOLI (best of Long Island) in 3 separate issues.

Part I features winners in the following categories: Automotive, Education, Health-Wellness-Beauty, Home and Garden, Pets, Services and Shopping.

Part II features winners in the following categories: Food and Drink, Sports and Activities, Restaurants, Nightlife and Spirits, Art and Entertainment, and Clothing

Part III features winners in the following categories: Best of the Best Winners which spotlights the top 20 vote-getters in the whole contest and Best of LI Weddings.

And just to show you that the survey is remarkably thorough and comprehensive, I'm going to list the categories in the Education section. Categories were: arts schools, catholic schools, college president, college sports program, high school spirit, learning center business, Long Island College or University, nursery school, school principal, teacher, and trade school.

Now that is quite a comprehensive list!
Enjoy the links - hope they help you finding the best of whatever it is that you are looking for!

Regards,
Stu

Choose My Plate

Hi All,

The old food pyramid from the US Government is no more. It has been replaced by a new campaign entitled, 'Choose My Plate'. Click here for a link to the US Department of Agriculture site that is the home to this new campaign: ChooseMyPlate.gov.

So, what does the new site offer users and readers? Simple, the new site is a way to get people to eat more healthy. Shaped like a plate, the various sections have topics related to food - for example there are links to fruits, grains, vegetables, protein and dairy. Click on each of the words to find out about each food group in the food plate.

Along the way, on the side of the main Food page is a section entitled, "I Want To...". Some topics on this part of the page include 'Eat healthy on a budget', 'Look Up a Food', 'Learn about Food Groups', 'Get a Personalized Plan', and 'Learn healthy eating tips', 'Get Weight Loss Information', Plan a Healthy Menu', 'Analyze My Diet', 'Ask a Question' among other topics. Again, click on any of the links above to get more information about that particular topic.

On the other side of the main page you'll find links to the basics of eating healthy and more targeted information for more specific audiences like the general population, pregnant women, preschoolders, kids and more.

There is also a topics entitled 'Link of the Day' and interactive tools toward the bottom of the web page. Finally, if you click on this link, you'll learn about the various food groups.

Here's to a healthy, new you!

Regards,
Stu