Zev Valdina

Hi, I’m Zev. I’m a competitive teen bodybuilder, so I’m an avid gym goer. I founded the Food Food Foundations project because after reading multiple national adolescent surveys I saw that poor eating habits in adolescence carried far into adulthood very often — I wanted to take action. I am in charge of managing partnerships with organizations, curriculum formatting, and teaching materials like slideshows, workshops, and activities.

FDA Caffeine Petition Gains Early Momentum: 7 Comments and Regulatory Coverage in Three Weeks

From Filing to Early Momentum Earlier this month, Food Foundations’ citizen petition asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require clearer total-caffeine disclosure on dietary supplements entered the federal public docket as FDA-2026-P-8648.

Pineapple Ride: Nutrition Activity at Bensonhurst Park

Pineapple Ride: Nutrition Activity at Bensonhurst Park Food Foundations joined the Pineapple Ride community event at Bensonhurst Park for a short nutrition activity designed for families and people passing through the event. Instead of asking participants to join a scheduled lesson, we set up a table where they could stop for a few minutes and work through one or more activities.

Bronx Children's Museum #1

Bronx Children’s Museum: Workshop #1 On July 18, 2026, Food Foundations joined the Bronx Children’s Museum for a nutrition workshop connected to the museum’s food-themed programming. Children and caregivers used plastic food models to sort foods, examine mixed dishes, and put together meals or snacks. The group also discussed why the foods available to a family depend on more than nutrition knowledge or personal preference.

How to Build Huge Biceps

Building Bigger Biceps Without Overcomplicating It Biceps training is simple enough to survive the internet. The biceps brachii has two heads and helps bend the elbow and turn the palm upward, an action called supination. The brachialis and brachioradialis also bend the elbow, so no curl isolates one muscle while its neighbors take the set off.