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Lettuce: A Vegetable for All Seasons

Spring in Ohio brings about the availability of fresh, local grown lettuce varieties and greens. The four major lettuce varieties you are likely to see include: Butterhead, Iceberg, Loose Leaf, and Romaine.  While all lettuce varieties are part of a healthy diet, the darker the leaf the more nutritious(PDF)Links to a PDF document. they tend […]

Celebrate Spring with Asparagus!

Celebrating fresh, local foods in season is one of the treasures of the growing season. Eating seasonally means enjoying the freshest and ripest foods at the height of their natural harvest. Nothing tastes better than local produce in season!  Asparagus will soon be here and let’s be ready to enjoy this wonderful vegetable!                       . When […]

Born to Crave: Origins of the Sweet Tooth

We all know it is nearly impossible to tear a child away from something sweet. Sugary foods and drinks can be a foolproof go to for any frazzled parent who needs their toddler to sit still. But have you ever wondered why children have this insatiable desire for all things sweet? Well, simply put, blame […]

REVIEWED BY: Amy Habig, MPH, RDN, LD, Program Specialist, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, Ohio State University Extension, habig.13@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • http://pixabay.com/en/cotton-candy-coneheads-white-heads-434810/
  • http://pixabay.com/en/lump-sugar-sugar-cubes-white-sweet-549096/
  • http://pixabay.com/en/children-playing-watermelon-summer-655542/
  • http://pixabay.com/en/pick-and-mix-children-s-sweets-candy-171342/

SOURCES:

  • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1364537/pdf/nihms7936.pdf
  • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20829174
  • http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/25318/title/Endocrine-role-for-skeleton/
  • http://journals.lww.com/co-clinicalnutrition/Abstract/2011/07000/Innate_and_learned_preferences_for_sweet_taste.12.aspx

REFERENCES:

  • Mokhnach L., et al. (2010). NICU Procedures are Getting Sweeter: Development of a sucrose protocol for neonatal procedural pain. Neonatal Network, 29(5), 271-279.
  • Pepino, M. Y., & Mennella, J. A. (2005). Sucrose-Induced Analgesia is related to Sweet Preferences in Children but not Adults. Pain, 119(1-3), 210–218. doi:10.1016/j.pain.2005.09.029
  • Ventura, A.K., & Menella, J.A. (2011). Innate and Learned Preferences for Sweet Taste during Childhood. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 14(4), 379-384.

Happy [and Safe] Birthday!

Almost every single member of my immediate and extended family has a birthday in March or April. For us, it is a time of gifting, celebrating and eating cake! It seemed like a great time to shed some light on a that question I get often: Can I leave cakes or pastries made with buttercream […]

Ready , Set, Plant…..

I hear the birds and I know spring is on its way.  Buried under the mounds of white, the grass is just waiting to grow and when those signs appear, I know it’s time to think about a garden.  Tempting juicy tomatoes, fresh corn on the cob and all the peppers or zucchini I can […]

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