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Dairy In Your Child's Diet, Richelle Hudson, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Carrie Durward Jul 2018

Dairy In Your Child's Diet, Richelle Hudson, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Carrie Durward

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This fact sheet presents the health benefits of dairy and busts some common myths to assist you in making informed decisions when purchasing dairy products for your children. It also includes information on dairy alternatives for children who, for one reason or another, do not consume dairy products.

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Benefits Of Family Mealtime, Cindy Nelson, Makendra Goff Jul 2018

Benefits Of Family Mealtime, Cindy Nelson, Makendra Goff

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Working together as a family can help establish a regular family mealtime habit and potential positive benefits and outcome. This fact sheet tells how.

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Helpful Hints For Parents Of Picky Eaters, Chelsea Feller, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Carrie Durward Apr 2018

Helpful Hints For Parents Of Picky Eaters, Chelsea Feller, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Carrie Durward

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This fact sheet offers helpful hints to reduce picky eating and make mealtime enjoyable and fun for the whole family.

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Create Family Meals Curriculum, Carolyn Washburn, Melanie Jewkes, Jaqueline Neid, Teresa Hunsaker Mar 2018

Create Family Meals Curriculum, Carolyn Washburn, Melanie Jewkes, Jaqueline Neid, Teresa Hunsaker

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This curriculum is intended to give family members a hands-on experience in planning nutritious and delicious meals, as well as improving their cooking skills, and spending time together as a family. CREATE Family Meals lessons focus on developing healthy families through encouraging healthy eating patterns and increasing daily physical activity.

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Does Healthy Eating Cost More?, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Mary Ann Jorgensen, Carrie Durward Feb 2018

Does Healthy Eating Cost More?, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Mary Ann Jorgensen, Carrie Durward

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Decisions regarding food choices are based on a variety of factors including cost, taste, convenience, and availability. Most people feel that nutritious foods cost more than foods higher in calories and low in other important nutrients. In effort to save money, people may select less nutritious foods when shopping resulting in less healthy meals and snacks. This is a problem because diets rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and healthy fats have been found to reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease among many others.This fact sheet discusses the cost of healthy eating …

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Smoothies - Helpful Or Harmful?, Darla Stoker, Carrie Durward Feb 2018

Smoothies - Helpful Or Harmful?, Darla Stoker, Carrie Durward

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This fact sheet describes the benefits and drawbacks of including smoothies in the diet.

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Hidden Vegetables, Chelsea Feller, Carrie Durward Feb 2018

Hidden Vegetables, Chelsea Feller, Carrie Durward

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It can be difficult to get children to eat enough vegetables, especially if they are picky eaters. Hiding vegetables in other dishes is one way to avoid any disliked flavors or textures. However, there are pros and cons to consider when taking this approach.

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Learning To Listen To Hunger And Fullness Cues, Brittany Bingeman, Jaqueline Neid-Avila Feb 2018

Learning To Listen To Hunger And Fullness Cues, Brittany Bingeman, Jaqueline Neid-Avila

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This fact sheet explains how learning to listen to internal cues, such as hunger and fullness signals, may encourage people to consume less calories and develop a healthier relationship with food .

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Create Myplate Youth Curriculum, Gaelynn Peterson, Sharmi Crowther, Suzanne Prevedel Jan 2018

Create Myplate Youth Curriculum, Gaelynn Peterson, Sharmi Crowther, Suzanne Prevedel

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This curriculum is divided into two sections: kindergarten through second grade and third grade through sixth grade. This curriculum was adopted by Utah’s Food $ense Program as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) and was introduced and delivered to all Nutrition Education assistants and Extension agents in Utah.

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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Rearing And Nutrition, James Withers, Loren Linford Nov 2017

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Rearing And Nutrition, James Withers, Loren Linford

Biology Posters

The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys, is an invasive insect from Asia. It has caused millions of dollars in damage to fruit, vegetable, ornamental, and field crops since its arrival in North America, and can be a severe nuisance pest when it congregates on human structures to overwinter. The BMSB caused $37 million of apple crop damage in the Mid-Atlantic Area in 2007. To study the insect, effective rearing methods are needed. Previous research (Funayama 2004 & 2006; Medal et al. 2012) showed that carrot, raw peanut and soybean increased rearing efficiency. Recent lab experience has found good …

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Healthy Beginnings - Infant And Toddler Feeding, Chelsea Feller, Carrie Durward Sep 2017

Healthy Beginnings - Infant And Toddler Feeding, Chelsea Feller, Carrie Durward

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Having a hard time understanding what, when, and how to feed your infant or toddler? Or maybe you’re looking for some additional tips and tricks to add to what you already know. We provide research-based answers to those tough questions, plus more in this fact sheet.

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Mindful Eating: Benefits, Challenges, And Strategies, Cindy Nelson, Shannon Cromwell Aug 2017

Mindful Eating: Benefits, Challenges, And Strategies, Cindy Nelson, Shannon Cromwell

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Mindful eating focuses on wellness and how we eat, not what we eat. This fact sheet describes the benefits of mindful eating, the challenges, and strategies for incorporating mindful eating into our daily lives.

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Jicama, Gaelynn Peterson, Shannon Cromwell Aug 2017

Jicama, Gaelynn Peterson, Shannon Cromwell

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This fact sheet describes Jicama, a crispy, sweet, mild, bulbous root vegetable. It includes a description, nutrition highlights, availability, eating, selecting, cleaning and preparing, storing, and some recipes.

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Helping Your Children Love Vegetables, Carrie Durward, Chelsea Feller Apr 2017

Helping Your Children Love Vegetables, Carrie Durward, Chelsea Feller

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This fact sheet gives tips on how to get children to eat more vegetables.

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Brand Comparison For Electric Programmable Pressure Cookers, Susan Haws, Teresa Hunsaker, Debra Proctor, Ellen Serfustini, Karin Allen Jul 2015

Brand Comparison For Electric Programmable Pressure Cookers, Susan Haws, Teresa Hunsaker, Debra Proctor, Ellen Serfustini, Karin Allen

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This fact sheet shows results of a brand comparisons for four different electric programmable pressure cookers. Cuisinart, Deni, Fagor, and Nesco were tested using five different foods, at four different altitudes.

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Partially Hydrogenated Oils And Trans Fats Information For Consumers, Karin Allen Jun 2015

Partially Hydrogenated Oils And Trans Fats Information For Consumers, Karin Allen

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Companies have been given until June 2018 to remove PHOs from the foods they produce, or to petition the FDA to allow specific uses for trans fats. The FDA has not banned trans fats. But what does that mean? And how will it change the foods we eat? To help consumers understand the FDA's actions, this fact sheet looks at three questions: What is trans fat? What are PHOs? What will replace PHOs?

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Nutritional Needs And Attitudes Towards Having A Training Table: Insight From Players From A Division 1 Football Team, Katie Nicole Brown, Katelyn Imthurn, Samantha A. Ramsay Jan 2015

Nutritional Needs And Attitudes Towards Having A Training Table: Insight From Players From A Division 1 Football Team, Katie Nicole Brown, Katelyn Imthurn, Samantha A. Ramsay

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Objective: Assess the nutritional needs of, and attitude towards expanding the provision of nutrition services to a division 1 football team who does not have a sports dietitian or a training table. Methods: A 26-item questionnaire was developed by two sports dietitians and administered to a football team from a small division 1 school. Demographic information, dietary fueling practices, and football players’ attitudes towards the provision of additional nutrition services was assessed. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize athlete demographic characteristics, and Chi squared analysis assessed differences in responses based on grade in school, position, and residence. Results: Seventy-six football …

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Killer Kidney Beans?, Karin Allen, Debra Proctor Oct 2014

Killer Kidney Beans?, Karin Allen, Debra Proctor

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This fact sheet describes how to safely cook dry beans.

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Integrating Teff Into Livestock Operations, Allen Young, Earl Creech, Dale Zobell, Clark Israelsen, Jong-Su Eun Feb 2014

Integrating Teff Into Livestock Operations, Allen Young, Earl Creech, Dale Zobell, Clark Israelsen, Jong-Su Eun

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This fact sheet describes teff, a relatively new forage crop that is attracting interest. Teff can be harvested multiple times during a growing season, used as emergency forage, has potential for double cropping and grazing.

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Sugar Substitutes: Artificial Sweeteners And Sugar Alcohols, Carolyn Washburn, Nedra Christensen Jun 2012

Sugar Substitutes: Artificial Sweeteners And Sugar Alcohols, Carolyn Washburn, Nedra Christensen

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Most people enjoy the sweet taste of food. Artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols can provide the sweet flavor and be beneficial for people with diabetes or those choosing to avoid sugars because they contain lower calories and carbohydrates than regular sugars. These products are also beneficial in that they do not cause tooth decay.

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Grapefruit, Marie Stosich, Emily Morales, Heidi Leblanc Feb 2012

Grapefruit, Marie Stosich, Emily Morales, Heidi Leblanc

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This publication guide to eating, selecting, cooking, and storing grapefruit.

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Winter Squash, Susan Haws Jul 2011

Winter Squash, Susan Haws

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This publication is a guide to eating, selecting, cooking, and storing winter squash.

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Cantaloupe, Susan Haws Jul 2011

Cantaloupe, Susan Haws

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This publication is a guide to eating, selecting, cooking, and storing cantaloupe melons.

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Mushrooms, Susan Haws Jul 2011

Mushrooms, Susan Haws

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This publication is a guide to eating, selecting, cooking, and storing mushrooms.

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Lemons, Susan Haws Jul 2011

Lemons, Susan Haws

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This publication is a guide to eating, selecting, cooking, and storing lemons.

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Potatoes, Melanie Jewkes Apr 2011

Potatoes, Melanie Jewkes

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Potatoes are a wonderful staple food that are versatile and store well. Learn how to select, cook, prepare, and store potatoes.

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Tomatoes, Carolyn Washburn Mar 2011

Tomatoes, Carolyn Washburn

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This publication is part of the Food Sense Guide to Eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing tomatoes.

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Carrots, Ellen Serfustini Mar 2011

Carrots, Ellen Serfustini

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This publication is part of the Food Sense Guide to Eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and includes information on selecting, cleaning, preparing, eating, and cooking carrots.

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Sweet Potatoes, Carolyn Washburn Mar 2011

Sweet Potatoes, Carolyn Washburn

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This publication is part of the Food Sense Guide to Eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing sweet potatoes.

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Prickly Pear Cactus, Carolyn Washburn Mar 2011

Prickly Pear Cactus, Carolyn Washburn

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This publication is part of the Food Sense Guide to Eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing prickly pear cactus.

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