Monthly Observances
Arthritis Awareness: http://www.arthritistoday.org/nutrition-and-weight-loss/index.php
Carrot Month: http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/month/carrot.html
Cauliflower Month: http://www.healthcastle.com/cauliflower-food-month
Celiac Awareness Month: http://www.celiaccentral.org/
Family Wellness Month: http://www.life360.com/blog/10-ways-to-celebrate-family-wellness-month/
Grapefruit Month: http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/month/grapefruit.html
Kiwi Month: http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/month/kiwi.html
National Egg Month: http://www.aeb.org/
National BBQ Month: http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2011/05/11/may-is-national-bbq-month-as-if-we-needed-a-reason-to-fire-up-the-grill/
Best Hamburger Month
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month
1st - May Day: http://www.theholidayspot.com/mayday/history.htm
4th - National Star Wars Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Day
4th and 5th - Kentucky Derby: http://www.kentuckyderby.com/ and a great recipe from Gary McCurdy: http://bethebenchmark.blogspot.com/2012/03/chocolate-dreams-2012-kentucky-masonic.html
5th - Cinco de Mayo: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Holiday---Celebration-Recipes/Cinco-de-Mayo-Recipes
6th - No Diet Day
6th - Nurse's Day
8th - Red Cross Day
9th - 3rd Shift Worker's Day
9th - Receptionist's Day
10th - Lupus Day: http://worldlupusday.org/
12th - Nutty Fudge Day: http://homebakedmemories.com/Home_Baked_Memories/blog/2006/05/national-nutty-fudge-day-may-12th.html
13th - Mother's Day
14th - National Chicken Dance Day
16th - National Employee Health and Fitness Day: http://www.physicalfitness.org/
18th - I Love Reeses Day: http://www.nationalpeanutboard.org/classroom-funfacts.php
18th - National Pizza Party Day
19th - Artichoke Day: http://www.artichokes.org/
21st - National Wait Staff Day
23rd - National Taffy Day: http://www.messiestcook.org/wordpress/?p=285
27th - Indianapolis 500: http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/
28th - Memorial Day
30th - Senior Health and Fitness Day: http://www.fitnessday.com/
31st - World No Tobacco Day: http://www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/2012/announcement/en/index.html