By Lance Cpl. Skyler Tooker Tracy Bowman, a Semper Fit health promotion dietitian, spreads nutritional knowledge during National Nutrition Month at Barber Physical Activity Center.

Tracy Bowman, a health promotion dietitian for Semper Fit, and Josh Cassidy, a produce merchandiser for Military Produce, put together games, prizes, and fruit and veggie platters for anyone who wanted to learn more about nutrition.

All the food was donated by the commissary to show the benefits, produce and savings that the commissary offers, Cassidy said.

‘‘Today we are just trying to get individuals to try different fruits that they may not have ever tried, and there is the ‘Fear Factor,’ five-a-day challenge where individuals were blind folded and given different types of fruit to see if they can guess what it is,” Bowman said.

Along with the food, games and prizes, there was also more the nutrition tables offered, such as the proper serving sizes, fun facts and flyers with helpful information.

After the serving size ‘‘Thumper Quiz,” there were many other quizzes that thought nutritional facts.

‘‘There are also different quizzes they can try. There is ‘guess the amount of protein found in one cup of lima beans’ and ‘how much sugar is in an energy drink’,” said Bowman. ‘‘As long as someone participates they can win a prize such as a water bottle.”

The best thing is that with this effort, the word is out there and people now know this is National Nutrition Month, Bowman said.

For more information on National Nutrition Month or just on nutrition in general, contact Semper Fit or log onto MyPy amid.gov.

For more information on other programs sponsored by Semper Fit’s Health Promotions office, call (703) 784-3780, or visit the Quantico Marine Corps Community Services Web site at www.quantico.usmc-mccs.org.