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Eating Healthy Away from Home: Beyond the Kitchen

Eating while on the go can be challenging for anyone.  Choosing nutrient dense options in portions which provide appropriate calories is a skill that must be learned and practiced.  When a person has diabetes, selecting foods which will not aggravate blood sugar levels and/or heighten risks for heart disease becomes an even trickier task. The […]

WRITTEN BY: Cheryl Barber Spires, RD, LD, Program Specialist, NW Region, Ohio State University Extension

REVIEWED BY: Shawna Hite, Healthy People Program Specialist, OSU Extension Family & Consumer Sciences

SOURCES:

  • Choose My Plate (January 2016). Eating foods away from home: MyPlate 10 Tips for Eating out. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved from: https://www.choosemyplate.gov/eating-foods-away-home
  • Todd, Jessica E., Lisa Mancino, and Biing-Hwan Lin. The Impact of Food Away From Home on Adult Diet Quality, ERR-90, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, February 2010.
  • Dan Remley, MSPH, PhD, Field Specialist, Family Nutrition and Wellness, OSU Extension; Barb Hennard, MA, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, OSU Extension Mercer and Auglaize Counties; Susan Zies, MS, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, OSU Extension Wood County; Shawna Hite, Family and Consumer Sciences, Healthy People Program Specialist; Cheryl Spires, MFCS, RD, LD, SNAP-Ed Northwest Region Program Specialist; Dining with Diabetes: Beyond the Kitchen; https://catalog.extension.org/product?catalog=DwDBtK
  • Susan Zies; Type 2 Diabetes and my family; https://livehealthyosu.com/2016/06/28/type-2-diabetes-and-my-family/

It’s Watermelon Season

Need something refreshing on these hot summer days? Grab a piece of watermelon. Watermelon is about 93% water and tastes delicious. Want a tasty beverage? Add some watermelon chunks to your glass of cold water. Not only is watermelon refreshing, it contains Lycopene, a red pigment and phytonutrient. Lycopene has been shown to help reduce […]

WRITTEN BY: Pat Brinkman, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension

REVIEWED BY: Melinda Hill, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Wayne County

REFERENCES:

  • National Watermelon Promotion Board, (2014). Numerous materials on website available at http://watermelon.org
  • Shertzer, J.K. [2009]. Selecting, Storing, and Serving Ohio Melons, Ohio State University Extension available at http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/pdf/5523.pdf

What is that leafy green?

On my last trip to the grocery store the cashier asked “what exactly is this?” in reference to my favorite vegetable: kale. Kale is an amazing vegetable is starting to be recognized for its exceptional nutrient richness, health benefits, and delicious flavor. A leafy green, kale is available in several varieties. It belongs to the […]

WRITTEN BY: Melissa Welker M.Ed., B.S., Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Fulton County, Maumee Valley EERA, welker.87@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, CFLE, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Lucas County, Maumee Valley EERA, powers-barker.1@osu.edu

SOURCES:

  • www.webmd.com
  • www.allrecipes.com
  • www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org
  • www.migarden.msu.edu

Getting better buys at the Supermarket

Do you cringe when checking out at the supermarket? Do you get good deals? What really helps you save at the supermarket? Consumer Reports recently researched shoppers to find out how to get the best deals. • Check Unit Prices – Shelf tags on items in the store give the unit price. This is the […]

WRITTEN BY: Pat Brinkman, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension Fayette County, Miami Valley EERA

REVIEWED BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Lucas County, Maumee Valley EERA and Melinda Hill, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Wayne County, Crossroads EERA

REFERENCES:

  • Consumer Reports, [2014}. Getting More From Your Store Ratings of 55 Supermarket, Plus How to Shop Cheaper, Smarter, Faster, Consumer Reports, 79(5), 16-21

See the Cookie, Want the Cookie!

Are you attracted to food when you see it?  Most of us tend to get hunger when we view food pictures we like.  Researchers at the University of South California (USC) found that our brain centers of appetite and reward are triggered by viewing pictures of food, especially high-fat foods. From past studies we know […]

“Be One in a Million Hearts”

Did you know that Heart Disease is the number one killer in the United States?  Preventing heart disease is the campaign of “Million Hearts.”  The goal is to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes over the next few years. What can you do to prevent heart attacks?  Million Hearts has examined the research and […]

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