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August 15, 2011

Specific fiber foods fight cancer

New research has narrowed down some of the most influential high-fiber foods that prevent colon polyps, pouches in the intestines that can lead to colon cancer. What are these cancer-fighting foods? Legumes, brown rice, cooked green vegetables, and dried fruit.   The risk of polyps was: * 40% lower among those who ate brown rice at least once […]

Categories: Food
Tags: cancer, fiber, fruits and vegetables

July 12, 2011

Keep Picnic Foods Safe

It’s picnic season.  Take time for some simple precautions so that you and your family do not get sick from foodborne illness. First, when you are out-and-about during the summer, make the grocery store your last stop.  If you leave perishable items in your car while it is hot, you increase the chances of bacteria […]

Categories: Food
Tags: food safety, fruits and vegetables

January 6, 2011

Choose it! Use it!

OSU Extension has a new program geared specifically to kids and is bringing it to schools, churches, after-school programs and other organizations across the state this fall and winter. It comes complete with a series of video-recorded motivational messages including this one by Buckeye football players Jamie Wood, Jake Stoneburner and DeVier Posey. Contact your […]

Categories: Food, Mind and Body
Tags: child obesity, children's nutrition, fruits and vegetables, healthy eating, nutrition, physical activity

December 29, 2010

Changing Behavior: How Do We Make New Year’s Resolutions Stick?

Behavior happens because it is something we have done over and over, i. e. it is a habit, OR it is something that we do because we have a reason for doing it.  Changing behavior, therefore, requires different strategies for these different types of behavior.  Researchers have studied intentional and habitual behavior and have some […]

Categories: Family and Relationships, Food, Mind and Body, Money
Tags: behavior change, finances, fruits and vegetables, money management, physical activity, setting goals

October 14, 2010

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 […]

Categories: Food
Tags: fruits and vegetables, vegetable

November 2, 2009

Fruits and Vegetables Can Help Reduce Childhood Obesity

  A new report the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation shows that Ohio ranks #15 in rates of Childhood Obesity. That means 33.3% of our children are obese.  How can we help change this statistic? One way is to increase the number of fruits and vegetables served to our children each day.  Fruits and vegetables are […]

Categories: Food
Tags: childhood obesity, fruits and vegetables

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