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Keeping Tradition

The warmth of summer brings back memories from some of the best times spent with my family as a child. The smell of cut grass or a barbecue can conjure vivid images of playing softball, catching fireflies, and making chalk murals on the driveway with my sister. With these memories comes a sense of longing […]

WRITTEN BY: Joanna Fifner, Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, fifner.2@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Jami Dellifield, Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, dellifield.2@osu.edu

SOURCES:

  • http://parenting247.org/article.cfm?ContentID=688

REFERENCES:

  • https://aspe.hhs.gov/basic-report/identifying-successful-families-overview-constructs-and-selected-measures#defining
  • http://livesmartohio.osu.edu/mind-and-body/treber-1osu-edu/vacation-take-time-to-relax-refresh-and-recharge/
  • http://livesmartohio.osu.edu/food/bohlen-19osu-edu/picnic-food-safety-checklist/

Nature Deficit Disorder

That phrase was coined by author Richard Louv in his book “Last Child in the Woods” to describe the phenomena of children and youth becoming disconnected from nature. Adults can certainly suffer from nature deficit disorder, but chances are, most adults spent more time outside as children than our kids do today. Research is linking […]

WRITTEN BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County

REVIEWED BY: Candace Heer, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Photo taken and edited by Shannon Carter; original idea for text on picture taken from popular press

SOURCES:

  • Children and Nature Network. https://www.childrenandnature.org/about/nature-deficit-disorder/
  • Kellert, Stephen R. Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection. Island Press, Washington. 2005.
  • Li, Qing. Effect of forest bathing trips on human immune function. Environ Health Prev Med. 2010 January; 15(1): 9–17. Published online 2009 March 25. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2793341/
  • Louv, Richard. Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder Algonquin Books, 2005.
  • PBS.org. Getting Your Kids to Plug Into Nature. http://www.pbs.org/parents/experts/archive/2012/03/getting-your-kids-to-plug-into.htmling Your Kids to Plug Into Nature

Making the New Dietary Guidelines a Part of Your Life: Dairy

The New Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 was released this year. You may ask, “So what does that mean for me?” Find out in this 3rd post, reviewing the Guideline’s Key Recommendations and how to use them in everyday life! Today, we’re going to cover the Guideline’s dairy recommendations, but don’t forget to check out the past posts […]

WRITTEN BY: Shawna Hite, OSU Extension, FCS, Healthy People Program Specialist

REVIEWED BY: Dan Remley, OSU Extension, FCS, Assistant Professor, Field Specialist, Food, Nutrition, & Wellness

SOURCES:

  • Center for Science in the Public Interest (2014). Healthy School Snacks. Retrieved from: http://cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/healthy_school_snacks.html
  • UCSF Medical Center (2016). Calcium Content of Foods. Retrieved from: https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/calcium_content_of_selected_foods/
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture (2016). Dairy Tips. Retrieved from: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/dairy-tips

REFERENCES:

  • Ervin, R. B., Wang, C. Y., Wright, J. D., & Kennedy-Stephenson, J. (2004). Dietary intake of selected minerals for the United States population: 1999–2000. Energy, 1(5):6.
  • Gunther, C., Hite, S., (2016). Calcium. Ohio State University Extension. Retrieved from: http://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5506
  • National Institute of Health (March 2013). Calcium. U.S Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved from: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-Consumer/#h5
  • Quann, E. E., Fulgoni III, V. L., & Auestad, N. (2015). Consuming the daily recommended amounts of dairy products would reduce the prevalence of inadequate micronutrient intakes in the United States: diet modeling study based on NHANES 2007-2010. Nutrition Journal, 14(1), 1-11. doi:10.1186/s12937-015-0057-5
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture (March 2016). Dairy. Choosemyplate.gov. Retrieved from: choosemyplate.gov/dairy
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture (Feb 2016). Choosemyplate.gov. Retrieved from: choosemyplate.gov/oils-fats
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture (January 2016). Dietary guidelines for Americans 2015-2020, eighth edition. United States Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved from: health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines

4 Steps to Safely Preserving Food at Home

Food preservation season is now in full swing.  I’m hearing about a lot of families making strawberry jam and freezing fresh berries, freezing rhubarb and getting ready for those peas and green beans to start coming on.  Before preserving any food, consider the types of foods your family enjoys and the usefulness of the preserved […]

REVIEWED BY: Christine Kendle, Extension Educator, Tuscarawas County

Green²: Frugality Buys You Two for One

Today, many of our efforts to use and consume less start with a goal of saving money. But whatever your initial reason for trying to do more with less, you’ve probably come to realize that frugality and conservation are joined at the hip. Frugality as a money choice means that you try to get the […]

WRITTEN BY: Donna Green, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Erie County

REVIEWED BY: Melissa Welker, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fulton County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • http://search.creativecommons.org/

Vacation . . . . . Take Time to Relax, Refresh and Recharge

Summer is almost here and many of us plan to take a vacation. Is yours planned with your tickets purchased and reservations made for special events or activities? Do you like a vacation that is unscheduled and allows you to “go with the flow” – enjoying activities as they present themselves? Do you travel to […]

REVIEWED BY: Joanna Fifner, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Medina County, fifner.2@osu.edu

SOURCES:

  • https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
  • https://www.nps.gov/subjects/centennial/index.htm
  • https://www.nps.gov/kids/features/2016/JrRangerCentennialBooklet.cfm
  • http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/you_do_have_time_for_a_summer_vacation

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