http://extension.psu.edu/health/news/recent daily 1 2011-04-27T16:25:52Z http://extension.psu.edu/health/news/2013/plan-whats-for-dinner-in-15-minutes-or-less 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?” No publisher Mary Ehret 2013-05-06T13:15:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/health/news/2013/raising-resilient-children 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. No publisher Jan Cohen 2013-04-26T20:06:48Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/health/news/2013/kindergarten_-ready-or-not The decision whether to “redshirt” a kindergartener or not is a very personal one specific to each child and family. No publisher Denise Continenza, M.Ed. 2013-04-12T16:02:51Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/health/news/2013/an-apple-by-any-other-name-would-taste-as-sweet An apple by any other name would taste as sweet. False! No publisher Debra Boyd 2013-04-10T14:19:28Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/health/news/2013/spring-is-right-around-the-corner... 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! No publisher Kathy DiGuiseppe 2013-04-03T20:26:07Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/health/news/2013/find-your-spring-motivation-1 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? No publisher Karen Bracey 2013-04-03T14:55:17Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/health/news/2013/new-extension-educators-employed Robin Kuleck and Laurie Weinreb-Welch have rejoined Penn State Extension as Family & Consumer Sciences educators effective April 1. No publisher Elizabeth Matthiesen 2013-04-03T14:40:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/health/news/2013/is-cutting-carbs-good-for-your-health 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! No publisher Frances Alloway, MA, RD, LDN 2013-03-20T11:50:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/health/news/2013/motivating-others-to-change-1 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. No publisher Jacqueline Amor-Zitzelberger 2013-03-11T17:28:16Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/health/news/2013/soup-its-whats-for-dinner 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. No publisher Marcia Weber 2013-02-22T18:32:05Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/health/news/2013/kindergarten-registration-season-is-here 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. No publisher Frasier Zahniser 2013-02-22T18:22:57Z News Item