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

December 4, 2016

5 Tips for Healthfully Hosting Young Guests

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 […]

WRITTEN BY: Martha Filipic and Carol Smathers

REVIEWED BY: Jennifer Lobb

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

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

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 […]

March 2, 2015

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 […]