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: 1. Adopt a “water first for thirst” approach. When the kids ask for something to drink, pour a […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
National Nutrition Month 2015 — How are you celebrating?
We have entered into March 2015. With the start of a new month, we can also find a wonderful reason to celebrate. March is National Nutrition Month as sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. National Nutrition Month is a time set aside to focus on healthful eating and other sound lifestyle habits. This […]
Reducing Fat in the Diet
Fat-free does not mean calorie-free. And, it does not necessarily mean low calorie. Many fat-free cookies have almost the same calorie content as the original version. Fat is usually replaced with extra sugar and a variety of other ingredients ranging from dietary fiber to special starches to chemical emulsifiers that perform the same function as […]