Nutrition

News

• Crockpot tips for tasty family meals
  Monday, November 16, 2009
  BLUE SPRINGS, Mo.– Something about colder weather makes us long for a warm meal as we come through the door at night. Crockpots are a great way to prepare those family favorites and have them ready by the time you get home, said Susan Mills-Gray, nutrition and health specialist with University of Missouri Extension.
• 10 healthy fall fruits and vegetables
  Tuesday, November 10, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Fruits and vegetables are easier to come by in the summer than in the fall and winter. But to stay healthy and ward off diseases, it’s important to include fruits and vegetables in your diet year-round, notes a University of Missouri Extension specialist.

Web Sites

Browse these University of Missouri Web sites:

• 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
• Healthy Start
  A comprehensive preschool health education curriculum that helps children learn how to make important decisions about nutrition and other health-related issues.
• MissouriFamilies: Health for Every Body
• Nutriteach
  A nutrition and health Web site where teachers and parents can connect.
• Nutritional Sciences
• Rural Safety and Health Home Page
• Socializing Healthy Habits

You may be interested in these external Web sites:

• eXtension Family Caregiving Resources

Publications

• N987, Two Meals for $10 (I)
• N992, Two Meals for $10 (III)
• NS987, ¡Dos comidas por $10! (I)