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Parties, Picnics & Potlucks: A Reminder on Food Safety

Spring is here! Who isn’t ready to spend some time with friends and family in the nice weather that is coming over the next few months? And what thing always enhances gatherings with friends and family? Food! With the focus on how to be safe in social gatherings during a pandemic, it is also important […]

WRITTEN BY: Casey Bishop

REVIEWED BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County, Family and Consumer Sciences

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • stokpic. (2021, May 17th). Shish Kebab Meat Skewer Vegetables [Photography]. Pixabay.
  • https://pixabay.com/photos/shish-kebab-meat-skewer-417994/

REFERENCES:

  • “The Core Four Practices of Food Safety: FightBAC.” Partnership for Food Safety Education, 16 Aug. 2020, www.fightbac.org/food-safety-basics/the-core-four-practices/.
  • Written by Barbara Rohrs Revised by Lydia Medeiros. “Salmonella.” Ohioline, 28 Mar. 2012, ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5566-11.
  • Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. “Handling Food Safely While Eating Outdoors.” U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/handling-food-safely-while-eating-outdoors.

Biscuits, emotional connection, and holistic health…

While living in the South, I found one item on everyone’s table, the biscuit. Some were sweet, some were savory, some were overflowing with buttery goodness, and each recipe was deeply rooted in family history.  Biscuits are actually easy to make (if I can do it, so can you), some self-rising flour, butter (or lard), […]

WRITTEN BY: Dr. Roseanne Scammahorn, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Darke County, Scammahorn.5@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County, carter.413@osu.edu

REFERENCES:

  • Conner, T., Deyoung, C., & Silvia, P. (2016). Everyday creative activity as a path to flourish. The Journal of Positive Psychology. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/310764211_Everyday_creative_activity_as_a_path_to_flourishing
  • Dalpiaz, H. (2020). How Cooking Can Help Relieve Stress. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
  • https://blog.dana-farber.org/insight/2020/04/how-cooking-can-help-relieve-stress/
  • Haley, L. & Mckay, E., (2004). Baking Gives You Confidence': Users' Views of Engaging in the Occupation of Baking. The British Journal of Occupational Therapy. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233565629_%27Baking_Gives_You_Confidence%27_Users%27_Views_of_Engaging_in_the_Occupation_of_Baking

Salad Toss Up

Salads can be designed in so many ways that we could eat a different combination each day throughout National Salad Month. Although lettuce might be the most common base, don’t forget pastas, fruits and potato salads. The UC Davis Department of Nutrition shares ways for families to enjoy salads with these easy tips: Welcome creativity […]

WRITTEN BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Lucas County

REVIEWED BY: Misty Harmon, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Perry County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • pixabay

REFERENCES:

  • Celebrate National Salad Month! (2021). Produce for Better Health. https://fruitsandveggies.org/stories/celebrate-national-salad-month/
  • Celebrate National Salad Month! (2019). Center for Nutrition in Schools (CNS), UC Davis Nutrition Department. https://cns.ucdavis.edu/news/celebrate-national-salad-month
  • Create a Salad, (n.d.). Create better health, SNAP-Ed, Utah State University Extension. https://extension.usu.edu/fscreate/ou-files/2020-22-staff/Create_Salad.pdf
  • English, E and Miller, B. (2020) Salads and Dressings. https://scotland.ces.ncsu.edu/2020/05/salads-and-dressings/
  • Henneman, A. (n.d.). 12 Tasty Salad Toppers. University of Nebraska Extension. https://food.unl.edu/12-tasty-salad-toppers
  • How to make salad dressing, (n.d.). Spend Smart Eat Smart. https://www.extension.iastate.edu/jasper/sites/www.extension.iastate.edu/files/jasper/How%20to%20Make%20Salad%20Dressing%20-%20May%20%2714.pdf
  • Lobb, J. (2018). Spring Salad. Live Smart Ohio, Ohio State University Extension https://livesmartohio.osu.edu/food/lobb-3osu-edu/spring-salads/
  • Salads, (n.d.) University of Maine, Cooperative Extension https://extension.umaine.edu/food-health/recipes/salads/

Questions about CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture)

The sun is shining brightly but there is still snow on the ground in Northwest Ohio. It is the end of February and while my grocery shopping list includes lettuce and other fresh vegetables, we also eat a lot of frozen and canned vegetables right now. Considering our food shopping and gardening patterns, I can […]

WRITTEN BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Lucas County

REVIEWED BY: Misty Harmon, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Perry County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Powers-Barker, P.

SOURCES:

  • Local Food Directories: CSA, USDA https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5593
  • Using a Community Supported Agriculture Share to Plan Family Meals, Ohio State University Extension FactSheet https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5593
  • What's In Season? Ohio Farm Bureau https://ofbf.org/whats-in-season/

Game changer: EverCrisp Apples!

My husband is a high school teacher who hosts an annual fruit sale. Just like every year, there is a bit of surplus, which he selects to purchase and bring home to me. This year my fruit sale surprise was a 10-pound bag EverCrisp apples. As I looked at that huge bag sitting on my counter, […]

WRITTEN BY: Dr. Roseanne Scammahorn, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Darke County, Scammahorn.5@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Melissa J. Rupp, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fulton County, Rupp.26@osu.edu

Water Filling Stations Coming to New School Buildings in Ohio!

“NO WATER FOUNTAIN DUE TO COVID-19” “DRINKING FOUNTAIN HAS BEEN TURNED OFF FOR YOUR SAFETY” “WATER BOTTLE FILLING ONLY – DO NOT DRINK FROM WATER FOUNTAIN” Signs like these went up everywhere in 2020. Drinking fountains were closed because they have “high touch”, moist surfaces that potentially allow the COVID-19 virus to survive and spread. […]

WRITTEN BY: Carol A Smathers, Associate Professor and Extension Field Specialist, OSU Extension

REVIEWED BY: Candace J. Heer, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Morrow County

SOURCES:

  • Bright, KR, Boone, SA, and Gerba, CP. Occurrence of Bacteria and Viruses on Elementary Classroom Surfaces and the Potential Role of Classroom Hygiene in the Spread of Infectious Diseases. Journal of School Nursing. Volume:26; issue:1, pgs: 33-41, https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840509354383
  • Popkin BM, D’Anci KE, Rosenberg IH. Water, hydration, and health. Nutr Rev. 2010;68(8):439-458.
  • Kempton MJ, Ettinger U, Foster R, et al. Dehydration affects brain structure and function in healthy adolescents. Hum Brain Mapp. 2011;32:71-79.
  • Wang Y C, Ludwig DS, Sonneville K, Gortmaker SL. Impact of change in sweetened caloric beverage consumption on energy intake among children and adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009; 163(4):336-343.
  • Zheng M, Rangan A, Olsen NJ, Andersen LB, Wedderkopp N, Kristensen P, Grøntved A, Ried-Larsen M, Lempert SM, Allman-Farinelli M, Heitmann BL. Substituting sugar-sweetened beverages with water or milk is inversely associated with body fatness development from childhood to adolescence. Nutrition. 2015 Jan;31(1):38-44. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2014.04.017. Epub 2014 May 9. PMID: 25441586.
  • Community Services Task Force. Preventing Dental Caries: Community Water Fluoridation. http://www.thecommunityguide.org/oral/fluoridation.html.
  • National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in School as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, 7 CFR § 210.10(a)(1). http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-06-28/pdf/2013-15249.pdf.

REFERENCES:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Increasing Access to Drinking Water in Schools. Atlanta GA: US Dept. of Health and Human Services; 2014. https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/npao/pdf/water_access_in_schools_508.pdf
  • Voices for Healthy Kids—Water Access in Schools Toolkit, https://waterinschools.voicesforhealthykids.org/
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—Water in Schools and Childcare Facilities http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/drinkingwater/schools/guidance.cfm
  • USDA—Memorandum on Water Availability During Meal Service.https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/clarification-milk-and-water-requirements-school-meal-program
  • Ohio Senate Bill 259—Fiscal Note, https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=15395&format=pdf

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