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January 30, 2023

Super Bowl, Super Choices

As February begins, we’re settling into the new year, and though we are seeing Valentine-themed messages and products in the stores, there’s another event approaching that we heavily associate with this time of the year: The Super Bowl. For those who don’t enjoy football, the food is the main attraction of Super Bowl Sunday. For […]

WRITTEN BY: Caitlin Mathews-Smith, OSU Extension, Guernsey County, Family and Consumer Sciences

REVIEWED BY: Amy Meehan, Healthy People Program Specialist, State Office, Family and Consumer Sciences

REFERENCES:

  • Burton, Dreena. “Juice Spritzer.” Food Revolution Network, 7 Dec. 2022, foodrevolution.org/recipes/juice-spritzer.
  • “How Many Hungry People Could We Feed With All Our Super Bowl Food?” World Food Program USA, 10 Feb. 2022, www.wfpusa.org/articles/solve-world-hunger-with-super-bowl-food.
  • Tips and Recipes for Heart Healthy Super Bowl Snacking | Luminis Health.” Luminis Health, 4 Feb. 2021, living.aahs.org/recipes-and-nutrition/tips-and-recipes-for-heart-healthy-super-bowl-snacking.
  • Wansink B, Cheney MM. Super Bowls: Serving Bowl Size and Food Consumption. JAMA. 2005;293(14):1727–1728. doi:10.1001/jama.293.14.1727
  • “Zipongo.” Zipongo, zipongo.com/recipes/category/snacks. Accessed 30 Jan. 2023.

Categories: Food, Mind and Body
Tags: healthy eating, healthy snacks

March 19, 2018

Safe Snacks for Traveling

Are you trying to eat healthy, but struggling with snacks? During my baby-steps to a healthier me, I’ve been struggling with snacks, especially when I travel. I think of all these great snacks that I can take with me, but then food safety realization sets in and suddenly I find myself at a loss. You […]

WRITTEN BY: Amanda Bohlen, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Washington County.

REVIEWED BY: Misty Harmon, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Perry County.

SOURCES:

  • Bohlen, A. (2018). Healthy Snacks. Live Healthy, Live Well. https://livehealthyosu.com/2018/03/01/healthy-snacks/
  • The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (2018). Patient Education. https://patienteducation.osumc.edu/Pages/Home.aspx

Categories: Food, Uncategorized
Tags: carbohydrates, food safety, Healthy Lifestyle, healthy snacks, protein, trailmix, Travel

December 4, 2016

5 Tips for Healthfully Hosting Young Guests

Things you can do Are you hosting family or friends this holiday season? If children will be visiting, there are a few simple things you can do to encourage them to make healthy eating choices while they visit you over the holidays: Adopt a “water first for thirst” approach. When the kids ask for something to […]

WRITTEN BY: Martha Filipic and Carol Smathers

REVIEWED BY: Jennifer Lobb

Categories: Food
Tags: grandchildren, healthy eating, healthy snacks, holiday, kids

October 18, 2016

Healthy Halloween Treats

No tricking you here! Enjoy this holiday while still practicing healthy eating habits. Learn about snacks, menus and sweet treats that will keep you and your family on track! Click This Link to Watch the Webinar:  http://go.osu.edu/HealthyHalloween 

WRITTEN BY: Michelle Treber, OSU Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences & Pat Brinkman, OSU Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences

Categories: Food, Webinars
Tags: celebration, fall, halloween, healthy snacks, party, snacks, sweets, treats, Trick or Treaters, trick-or-treat

September 16, 2016

Healthy Snacking- The MyPlate Way!

Americans consume about a quarter of their daily calories through snacking – but for many of us, snacks come in the form of foods that are high in calories, fat, sodium, and sugar, but not in nutrients.  This webinar will explore how marketing influences snacking and how a simple snack makeover using MyPlate can help […]

WRITTEN BY: Cindy Conway, SNAP-Ed Research Associate

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Photo Obtained from MyPlate.gov

Categories: Food, Webinars
Tags: Easy snacks, healthy, healthy snacks, Homemade Snacks, myplate, MyPlate meals, nutrition, snacks

June 25, 2015

Blackberries in Season!

Summer arrives and our dinner tables move outside; gardens and markets overflow with abundance; and baskets filled with zucchini, cucumbers, and summer squash appear at the workplace or on neighborhood porches with a sign that reads, Enjoy. One such treasure of the summer season is blackberries.   Soon they will appear in farm markets and at […]

Categories: Food
Tags: antioxidants, children's nutrition, Family meals, farmers market, fiber, food, Fruits, health, healthy eating, healthy snacks, local producer, snacks, vitamin C, vitamin K, what's for dinner?

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