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How to Perceive Your Portions

One of my grandfather’s favorite stories has to do with a potato. He had met with a dietitian at his local hospital, where they sat down and discussed portion sizes. She offered suggestions on how to visualize proper portion sizes, but my grandfather (who very much enjoys teasing and pestering people) began asking her for […]

WRITTEN BY: Kate Homonai, Program Coordinator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Vinton County

REVIEWED BY: Jami Dellifield, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Hardin County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • https://pixabay.com/en/grapes-fruit-hands-children-s-hands-619857/
  • https://pixabay.com/en/potato-heart-the-two-halves-of-love-1334715/

SOURCES:

  • http://foodpsychology.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/unmanaged_files/portion_size_me_JADA_2007.pdf
  • https://www.udel.edu/wellness/ambassador/Serving%20Size%20Visuals.pdf

Three Food Facts for Today

  “I don’t know how you even know that.” When you just happen to know an obscure answer to a random question, this is the type of response you can expect from your friends! I’ve always enjoyed learning random factoids, whether from reading whatever I could as often as I could or through observing others […]

WRITTEN BY: Kate Homonai, Family & Consumer Sciences Program Coordinator- Vinton County

REVIEWED BY: Tammy Jones, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences- Pike County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • rgbstock.com

SOURCES:

  • Celiac disease: http://gastro.ucla.edu/site.cfm?id=281
  • Heartburn: http://umm.edu/health/medical/reports/articles/gastroesophageal-reflux-disease-and-heartburn
  • Milk allergy: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/milk-allergy/basics/definition/con-20032147
  • Lactose intolerance: http://umm.edu/health/medical/ency/articles/lactose-intolerance

Don’t Growl At Your Co-Workers (Or, How to Change Food Habits the Easy Way)

It was the Friday before Labor Day. My co-worker, Patricia, knocked on my office door and said, “Kate, there is a mom who needs to talk to you about her vouchers.” Her statement was simple, straightforward, and one I heard often in the social service agency where I worked at the time. It’s also important […]

WRITTEN BY: Kate Homonai, Family & Consumer Sciences Program Coordinator, Vinton County

REVIEWED BY: Amy Habig, MPH, RDN, LD; Program Specialist, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Photo courtesy of rgbstock.com

SOURCES:

  • https://well.wvu.edu/articles/motivation_to_change_your_health_habits; http://www.johnson.k-state.edu/health-nutrition/agents-articles/break-bad-habits.html

Keepin’ It Cool: Traveling Safely with Food during the Summer

 This post comes to you from my makeshift office at the Vinton County Fairgrounds. It’s hot, it’s humid, and there’s no relief in sight. In short- it’s summer! I like each of the four seasons for different reasons, but summer is my absolute favorite. I enjoy the sunshine, the warm  temperatures, and all of the […]

WRITTEN BY: Kate Homonai, Family & Consumer Sciences Program Coordinator- Vinton County

REVIEWED BY: Amy Habig, MPH, RDN, LD; Program Specialist, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Yes? No? Maybe so? Discovering the Truth in Nutrition Information

Let’s talk about eggs for a second. Eggs are full of cholesterol and are probably not heart healthy.  But go ahead and enjoy an egg for breakfast each day, as they are an inexpensive and complete source of protein. While you’re enjoying that breakfast you just made, remember that eating an egg is just as […]

WRITTEN BY: Kate Homonai, Family & Consumer Sciences Program Coordinator, Vinton County

REVIEWED BY: Amy Habig, MPH RDN LD, Program Specialist, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

SOURCES:

  • http://www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-9150(12)00504-7/abstract?cc=y
  • http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn600.pdf
  • http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09350.html
  • http://healthland.time.com/2012/08/16/is-eating-eggs-really-as-bad-for-your-heart-as-smoking/
  • http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2010/dietaryguidelines2010.pdf

Did You Forget Something This Morning?

Each morning before I leave for work I run through my mental checklist: Did I pack my lunch? Did I feed the cat? Do I have my phone? Did I shut that window? Sometimes the questions on my mental checklist are silly, sometimes they are serious. In either case, they are helpful and remind me […]

REVIEWED BY: Amy L. Habig, MPH, RDN, LD; Program Specialist, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP); Ohio State University Extension

SOURCES:

  • http://www.whatscooking.fns.usda.gov/recipes/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap/fruit-smoothie
  • http://www.whatscooking.fns.usda.gov/recipes/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap/crunchy-berry-parfait
  • http://www.whatscooking.fns.usda.gov/recipes/food-distribution-fdd/sweet-salty-trail-mix

REFERENCES:

  • http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/food/nutrition/nutrition/life_stages/hgic4106.html
  • http://www.uwgb.edu/counseling-health/files/pdf/BenefitsOfBreakfast.pdf

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