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Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut…Sometimes You Want to Devour It!

I found it interesting that February has two holidays devoted to celebrating nuts. That’s kind of nutty, right?! February 16 is Almond Day and February 26 is Pistachio Day. Both of these nuts are some of my personal favorites. Nuts can be part of a healthy diet. Nuts contain monounsaturated fats, which are healthy fats […]

REVIEWED BY: Kate Homonai, Family and Consumer Sciences Program Coordinator, Ohio State University Extension Vinton County

Waste Not

Did you know that the average American family throws away over $1,600 of food each year? According to this infographic(PDF)Links to a PDF document., roughly 90 billion pounds of edible food goes uneaten in the United States each year, an amount that is about 123 times the weight of the Empire State Building! Here are […]

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

REVIEWED BY: Shawna Hite, MPH, Healthy People Program Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

SOURCES:

  • Cooking Matters. 10 Tips to Waste Less Food. http://cookingmatters.org/tips/10-tips-waste-less-food
  • National Center for Home Preservation. How Do I Freeze? http://nchfp.uga.edu/how/freeze.html
  • National Resources Defense Council and the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, 2013. The dating game: How confusing labels land billions of pounds of food in the trash. http://blogs.harvard.edu/foodpolicyinitiative/files/2013/09/dating-game-IB.pdf
  • USDA ChooseMyPlate.gov. Create a Grocery Game Plan. http://www.choosemyplate.gov/budget-create-grocery-game-plan
  • USDA ChooseMyPlate.gov. Let’s Talk Trash: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/lets-talk-trash
  • USDA . New USDA 'FoodKeeper' App: Your New Tool for Smart Food Storage. http://blogs.usda.gov/2015/04/02/new-usda-foodkeeper-app-your-new-tool-for-smart-food-storage/

Is Sodium Sneaking Into Your Diet?

According to the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines, 89% of the U.S. population ages 1 year and older have a sodium intake above the daily recommendation. Males (14-70 years old) average about 4320mg of sodium per day. On the other hand, females (14-70 years old) average about 3042mg of sodium per day . These numbers are alarming, […]

WRITTEN BY: Susan Zies, OSU Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences and Shannon Smith, BGSU DIetetic Intern with Ohio State University Extension in Wood County

REVIEWED BY: Cheryl Spires, R. D., L. D., Program Specialist, SNAP Ed, OSU Extension Northwest Region, spires.53@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Shannon Smith, BGSU DIetetic Intern with Ohio State University Extension in Wood County, sshann@bgsu.edu

SOURCES:

  • Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Washington (DC): USDA and US Department of Health and Human Services 2015

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/

Winter Physical Activity: Don’t Hibernate. Participate!

I love to use my nephews as inspiration for my blog posts. During our holiday celebration, I was pleasantly surprised to hear my six year old nephew say, “Aunt Amy, can we please go on a walk?” What a cool thing to hear a child say! We bundled up and took a walk around the […]

REVIEWED BY: Kate Homonai, Family and Consumer Sciences Program Coordinator, Ohio State University Extension Vinton County

An Ounce of Prevention: Food Safety for Older Adults

Most of us have heard the phrase “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This phrase has never been more true than when thinking about foodborne illnesses and the dangers they can present to populations at high risk. Included in the list of those at high risk are young children, those with […]

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