You have the turkey, the dressing, the sweet potatoes, the pumpkin pie, and the salmonella. The salmonella? No thank you. Holidays are social and full of our favorite foods, but they are also an opportune time for bacteria to enter, grow, and thrive in your refrigerator. You have a lot of people preparing the meals. The amount of […]
Thankful for the Memories
Here it is, November and the holidays are just around the corner! I love the fall and the colors that it brings along with the special events that bring families together. As your family is gathering with friends or extended family, think about the traditions or rituals you are celebrating. It’s the things that “you […]
Does an iron skillet improve the iron content of food?
Yes, great-great-grandma and grandpa were unknowningly supplementing the family’s food with iron from iron pots and pans before alumimum and stainless steel cookware arrived on the shelves. If you have cast iron cookware, you will increase the iron content of foods, particularly if the foods being cooked are * acidic, such as tomato juice, citrus juice, […]
Choose it! Use it!
Ohio State University Extension’s Family & Consumer Science Educators are teaching a new program to help fight Childhood Obesity. The Choose It! Use It! program helps students look at healthy food choices. Can you choose the healthier of the 2 choices in each pair below? Apple Juice or An Apple Baked Potato or Potato Chips […]
If you’re like most Americans, you need more orange vegetables
Orange vegetables, like pumpkin, squash, carrots, and sweet potatoes contain nutrients and phytonutrients found in no other group of vegetables. That’s why experts recommend we eat at least 2 cups a week of orange vegetables. How many do you eat? If you’re not eating enough, now is the perfect time of year to start! All […]
Bullying. What’s a parent to do?
Recently it seems that bullying is getting out of hand, with some cases becoming deadly for the child being bullied. While bullying itself is nothing new, with an increase in technology it seems that there are new tactics aggressors are using. However, there are many resources available for both kids and parents. First, parents should […]