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Learn why eating more rice will improve your health by lowering your risk for high blood pressure and improve blood glucose control if you have diabetes. Rice is a great grain choice for gluten-free diets.
Herbs are easy to grow and store. They add unique flavors to your food and can reduce your use of salt. For starters, why not try Lemon Tarragon Chicken for dinner?
By using these recommended preparation and cooking methods, you can help preserve the nutrients in your foods.
Norovirus - you may not have heard the name before, but chances are you or someone you know has suffered from it. It's the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea from foodborne illness in the U.S.
Wanting to fit the recommended amount of vegetables into you and your family’s meals? Find it hard to make healthy decisions on the fly? An alarming question is “What’s for Dinner?”
Today’s families are weathering tremendous pressures and stresses – from daily finances to managing multiple schedules and demands – and the impacts are also felt by children and teens. While parents cannot protect their children from all of life’s challenges, they can provide their kids with the skills they need to respond to difficult situations in healthy, productive ways. Raising resilient children and teens helps them develop the skills they need to cope as adults and to overcome from the hardships they may face.
The decision whether to “redshirt” a kindergartener or not is a very personal one specific to each child and family.
An apple by any other name would taste as sweet. False!
We’re almost there! April is here and I am sure most of us are excited that summer is right around the corner! Don’t get ahead of yourself just yet! Prepare your body and mind for the impending warmer months with a few tips to jump-start your metabolism and will have you feeling energized and ready to tackle the next few months!
by Karen Bracey Spring is here and everything will soon be new! New grass growing, new flowers blooming, new seeds sprouting and that first day in the warm sun can’t help but bring a smile to your face. And then there are the smells – fresh dirt, fresh laundry, and well, fresh just about everything! As our external world basks in all of this newness, many of us also look to make a new start within ourselves. Those New Year’s resolutions seem cold and dark compared to the hopeful, sunny expectations of a spring resolution. So let’s get started - what do you want to do?
Robin Kuleck and Laurie Weinreb-Welch have rejoined Penn State Extension as Family & Consumer Sciences educators effective April 1.
By: Fran Alloway, Extension Educator, Delaware, Co. If you are trying to lose weight, follow a diabetes diet or looking for the cause of the obesity crisis, carbohydrates seem to be the nutrient of the hour. Good carbs, bad carbs, low carbs, protected carbs, net cards – there is a lot of attention around eating carbohydrates these days!
If you have someone in your life who has been struggling to lose weight or improve their health, you have probably wanted to help or support them by giving them advice or encouragement.
By Marcia Weber, Extension Educator, York County. What’s better on a cold winter's day than a steaming bowl of your favorite soup? Soup can be a welcome change of pace after the rich high calorie foods we have during the holidays. Not only a nutritious boost, soups can help ease the budget as many soup recipes use little meat, and/or inexpensive dried beans as a protein source.
By Frasier B. Zahniser, Extension Educator, Mercer County. If you have a 5-year-old in your life it is time to register him/her for kindergarten.
By Nancy Wiker, Extension Educator, Lancaster County. A slow cooker cooks food at a low heat for several hours. This method helps less tender cuts of meat become more tender. A combination of direct heat from the pot, long cooking time, the steam created by a tightly fitted lid and following some preparation precautions will make the process safe.
By Karen Thomas, Extension Educator, Lackawanna County. It may be cold, but we can still exercise and enjoy the outdoors. However, the winter weather requires us to take some precautions to ensure our safety.
By Suzanne Weltman, Extension Educator, Philadelphia, PA. The United Nations has declared 2013 the “International Year of Quinoa,” (KEEN-wah) to help draw attention to this ancient, nutrient-dense grain.
By Mandel Smith, Extension Educator, Montgomery County. This year add more fruits and vegetables to your diet starting with Greens. Adding greens to your diet on a regular basis can add a wealth of health benefits.
Holiday eating got the best of you? Don't fret. Healthy changes are just steps away.
