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From International Celebration to Personal Favorites

Last month Jenny introduced the 2016 International Year of the Pulses as a way to add nutrition, affordability, versatility, taste and sustainability to your plate.  Did you eat any pulses on January 1st for good luck?  Pulses, also known as dried beans, dried peas and lentils have a global history as being a good-luck food […]

WRITTEN BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, MA, CFLE, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Lucas County, Maumee Valley EERA

REVIEWED BY: Jenny Lobb, MPH, RD, LD, Research Associate, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

REFERENCES:

  • Global Pulse Confederation http://iyp2016.org/
  • The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations http://www.fao.org/pulses-2016/en/

International Year of What?

The United Nations named 2016 the International Year of Pulses. I’ll be honest – even though pulses are a staple item in my kitchen, I don’t refer to them by that name, and I had to look that term up. So what are pulses? Pulses, also known as grain legumes, are a group of 12 […]

WRITTEN BY: Jenny Lobb, MPH, RD, LD, Research Associate, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

REVIEWED BY: Carol Smathers, MS, MPH, Assistant Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

SOURCES:

  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. International Year of Pulses. http://www.fao.org/pulses-2016/en/.
  • Foodtank. #LovePulses: 10 ways to celebrate the International Year of Pulses. http://foodtank.com/news/2016/01/lovepulses-ten-ways-to-celebrate-the-international-year-of-pulses.
  • Fruits and Veggies More Matters. Top 10 reasons to eat more fruits and vegetables. http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/top-10-reasons-to-eat-more-fruits-and-vegetables.
  • Global Pulse Confederation. What are pulses and why are they important? http://iyp2016.org/resources/what-are-pulses.
  • USDA ChooseMyPlate.gov. Beans and peas are unique foods. http://www.choosemyplate.gov/vegetables-beans-and-peas.

Shopping Returns: A Retail Perspective

Many people use “retail therapy” as an emotional tool to make themselves feel better. Later, they may experience buyer’s remorse when they see how much they have spent, so they go back to the store to return the items they just purchased. I don’t return things very often, so I wasn’t aware what a growing […]

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