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Food Safety: Nothing to Sneeze About

As a nation our consumption of produce, or fruits and vegetables, is increasing. We are encouraged to have 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. We are not meeting this goal but we are moving towards it. As we consume more produce we are at a higher risk of foodborne illness. In fact, 21% of […]

WRITTEN BY: Linnette Goard, Field Specialist, Food Safety, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

REVIEWED BY: Christine Kendle, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

SOURCES:

  • http://cspinet.org/reports/outbreakalert2014.pdf
  • http://www.fightbac.org/

Occasional Expenses – How do you manage?

What gets in your way with planning for money? If you are like most people, there are two hurdles that make it hard to plan….emergencies and occasional expenses. We’ve all heard that we should set up a separate account with money for those emergencies in life that come as chance cards, but it is the […]

REVIEWED BY: Melinda Hill and Candace Heer, Extension Educators, Ohio State University Extension

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • pixabay

SOURCES:

  • University of Illinois Extension: More for your Money

Busy or Richly Scheduled?

When you think about your to do list for the day, how do you feel?  More than likely, the first words that come to mind are “I’m busy!”  Have you ever really thought about what it is that makes us so busy?  Is it the errands, the activities, the work, the technology or the fun […]

What should I do if I receive a foreclosure notice?

The short answer to this question is to call the Ohio Housing Finance Agency at 1-888-404-4674 right away! The agency will give you your county HUD approved housing counseling agencies and you will need to contact them immediately and schedule an appointment for free help. If you opened your mail to find a foreclosure notice […]

It’s About Time. . . .

Are you frustrated by a lack of time to do the things you want? Or even to do the things you have to get done? Managing work, a household and finding time for family activities is not easy in today’s busy family schedule. In a 24-hour period of time, sleep, work and work-related activities take […]

WRITTEN BY: Shawn Ochs

REVIEWED BY: Kathy Oliver

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • http://www.bls.gov/tus/charts/
  • http://www.austin-institute.org/2014/12/17/modern-family-division-of-labor-perception-and-reality/
  • http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2014-9-2-extracurricular-activities-pros-and-cons-families

SOURCES:

  • http://www.bls.gov/tus/charts/
  • http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2014-9-2-extracurricular-activities-pros-and-cons-families
  • http://www.austin-institute.org/2014/12/17/modern-family-division-of-labor-perception-and-reality/
  • http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2007/07/18/modern-marriage/

REFERENCES:

  • http://www.bls.gov/tus/charts/
  • http://www.austin-institute.org/2014/12/17/modern-family-division-of-labor-perception-and-reality/

Did You Just Say “Happy Crack?”

I was teaching at a middle school recently when a student asked a question that pretty much left me clueless. I was in the midst of discussing sugar and its effects on the human body when I heard someone ask “Mr. Joe! Have you ever heard of Happy Crack?” (OK. What? Huh?). I was uneasy […]

REVIEWED BY: Donna Green

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