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January 20, 2020

Food Trends

A review of food trends for 2020 including updates from restaurants and chefs as well as large grocery store chains highlight a wide range of topics but there are some common themes among all of them. How and Where Food is Produced Like past years, the topic of local food is still trending and there […]

WRITTEN BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, CFLE, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Lucas County

REVIEWED BY: Susan Zies, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Wood County

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REFERENCES:

  • African Peanut Soup, Allrecipes https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/73090/african-peanut-soup/?internalSource=hub%20recipe&referringId=226&referringContentType=Recipe%20Hub&clickId=cardslot%2012
  • Anderson, L. (2013). Beyond the standard flour. Michigan State University Extension. https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/beyond_the_standard_flour
  • Compost Resources. Cornell Cooperative Extension, Warren County. http://warren.cce.cornell.edu/home-page/gardening-landscape/compost-resources
  • Fox, J., Powers-Barker, P., Stiving, J., Hogan, M., Colbert, S., Rabe, M., Welch, C., Haught, S. (2016)
  • Healthy food systems: Learning about food, Ohio’s educational resources. Ohio State University Extension. https://localfoods.osu.edu/resources/healthy-food-systems-learning-about-food-ohios-educational-resource
  • Millet and Teff. Oldways Whole Grain Council. https://wholegrainscouncil.org/whole-grains-101/grain-month-calendar/millet-and-teff-%E2%80%93-november-grains-month
  • Rediscovering an ancient African millet called fonio. (2018). Oldways Whole Grain Council. https://wholegrainscouncil.org/blog/2018/04/rediscovering-ancient-african-millet-called-fonio
  • Peters, R. (2018). Save money and time by preparing foods in advance. University of New Hampshire Extension. https://extension.unh.edu/blog/save-money-and-time-preparing-foods-advance
  • Ramachandran, D., Kite, J., Vassallo, A., Chau, J., Partridge, S., Freeman, B., & Gill, T. (2018) Food trends and popular nutrition advice online: Implications for public health. Online Journal of Public Health Information. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6194095/
  • Weiss, L. (2013) Farro: An ancient and Complicated Grain Worth Figuring Out. NPR.
  • https://www.npr.org/2013/10/02/227838385/farro-an-ancient-if-complicated-grain-worth-figuring-out
  • Zies, S. (2019) 2020 Nutrition trends. Live Healthy Live Well. https://livehealthyosu.com/2020/01/07/2020-nutrition-trends/

Categories: Food
Tags: Family meals, food trends, nutrition, soup

April 24, 2017

Muffin Tin Meals

Muffin-tins aren’t just for muffins anymore! If you search for “muffin-tin recipes” online, you’re sure to find a ton of creative ideas, such as: Mini-meatloaves Frittatas and omelets Mac & cheese cups Personal casseroles Pot pies and Shepard’s pies Muffin-tin meals are more than just a fun cooking trend, though. When you prepare a savory […]

WRITTEN BY: Jenny Lobb, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Franklin County

REVIEWED BY: Joanna Fifner, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Medina County

SOURCES:

  • American Heart Association (2014). Don’t Fall Prey to Portion Distortion. http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiving/WeightManagement/LosingWeight/Dont-Fall-Prey-to-Portion-Distortion_UCM_424567_Article.jsp#.WMArX1Xyu70
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (2016). Just Enough for You: About Food Portions. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/weight-control/just-enough/Pages/just-enough-for-you.aspx.
  • Taste of Home (2017). 26 Muffin Cup Recipes. http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cooking-style/muffin-cup-recipes.
  • Wansink, B. (2006). The Large Plate Mistake. Cornell University Food and Brand Lab. http://foodpsychology.cornell.edu/discoveries/large-plate-mistake.
  • Wansink, B. (2014). The 92% Clean Plate Club. Cornell University Food and Brand Lab. http://foodpsychology.cornell.edu/discoveries/92-clean-plate-club.

Categories: Food
Tags: food trends, healthy meals, portion control, weight management

January 16, 2015

Trends in the Food Shopping Industry

Two of the rising trends in the food shopping industry are at opposing sides of the spectrum – “Grocery Shopping Online” and “Supermarkets as a Social Spot”. Online shopping is great for people who are busy, anti-social, immunocompromised, hate to shop, or even someone who has mobility issues. It also can provide access to a […]

REVIEWED BY: Liz Smith, M. S., RDN, L.D., NE Regional Program Specialist, SNAP-Ed, Ohio State University Extension

Categories: Food
Tags: food trends, grocery shopping, local foods, online grocery shopping

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