Nutrition

News

• Find local, in-season produce with new app from MU Extension
  Wednesday, June 19, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Finding fresh, locally grown produce can be at your fingertips when you are traveling in Missouri this summer.
  
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• Women over 50 most at risk of heart disease
  Wednesday, March 20, 2013
  HARRISONVILLE, Mo. – While we’ve all seen the image of a gray-haired, overweight man clenching his heart and gasping for breath, just as many women as men have heart attacks, notes a University of Missouri Extension nutrition specialist.
• Which oils and fats are healthy and why?
  Friday, February 1, 2013
  BETHANY, Mo. – Judging from all the fat-free and low-fat foods available, you might consider fat a dietary evil. However, the body needs a certain amount of fatty acids to function properly. Choosing the right type of dietary fat can mean the difference between health and disease.
  
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• Let's cook turkey
  Tuesday, November 20, 2012
  BUTLER, Mo. – The Thanksgiving turkey isn’t just a dish, it’s an event. Carving the holiday turkey before a table full of guests is an eagerly anticipated holiday tradition. Someone, however, has to prepare that large bird before the festivities can begin.
• Award-winning MU Extension video shows kids how fresh food travels from the farm to the table
  Friday, October 12, 2012
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – An animated talking tomato stars in an award-winning University of Missouri Extension video that follows the journey of fresh vegetables from the farm to dinner tables and school lunchrooms.
  
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• Serving up salad
  Friday, June 1, 2012
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – “Joel and the Garden Goddesses” had more than 37 ingredients to choose from and almost two hours to toss a salad together.
  
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• Plan to grow enough to preserve
  Tuesday, May 3, 2011
  BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. – Instead of tending to a garden that will only provide fruits and vegetables during the season, consider growing enough to preserve, suggests a University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist.
  
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• Workshops aim to bring local foods to local schools
  Friday, February 11, 2011
  KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The local food movement is going back to school.
• Grocery co-op ends fresh food drought in inner city
  Thursday, August 5, 2010
  ST. LOUIS – It used to require a car trip or a bus ride, but now shopping for fresh produce in the inner city only requires a short walk for Nadia Russell and her children.
  
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Websites

Browse these University of Missouri websites:

• Family Nutrition Education Programs
• Food Power
  Elementary school students travel the path food takes and learn how it gives them the energy to grow and play.
• Healthy Lifestyle Initiative
  Creates healthy communities that support the availability of healthy, affordable, locally produced food and safe, accessible physical activity.
• Healthy Start
  A comprehensive preschool health education curriculum that helps children learn how to make important decisions about nutrition and other health-related issues.
• Nutriteach
  A nutrition and health Web site where teachers and parents can connect.
• Nutritional Sciences
• Rural Safety and Health Home Page
• Socializing Healthy Habits
  A course in nutrition and physical activity education.

You may be interested in these external websites:

• eXtension Family Caregiving Resources
• eXtension Family Caregiving Resources

Publications

• N121, Food Group Express — Newsletter for Second Grade Curriculum Lesson 2: Oats, Wheat and Rice
• N122, Food Group Express — Newsletter for Second Grade Curriculum Lesson 3: Vegetables Coming Down the Tracks
• N574, FNEP Food Label Cards
• N987, Two Meals for $10 (I)
• N991, Three Holiday Dishes for $10
• N992, Two Meals for $10 (III)
• NS987, ¡Dos comidas por $10! (I)

You may be interested in these related publications:

• MP908, Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables Poster
• N761, From the Farm to You
• N924, MyPlate for Adults — What's on Your Plate?

Courses

• An Ounce of Prevention: Self-Study Course for Students
• An Ounce of Prevention: Teacher Tutorial and Resources