Food

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:

• 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
• Missouri Farmer's Market Directory
• MissouriFamilies: Food and Fitness
• Nutritional Sciences
• Rural Safety and Health Home Page

Publications

• MP740, Food Power Classroom Activities
• MP905, Squeezed by Rising Food Prices?
• N989, Two Meals for $10 (II)

You may be interested in these related publications:

• AF1010, Growing Shiitake Mushrooms in an Agroforestry Practice
• EC941, Consumer Co-ops: Introduction to Consumer Food Cooperatives
• EC942, Consumer Co-ops: Steps in Organizing a New Pre-Order Food Cooperative
• EC943, Consumer Co-ops: Managing a Pre-Order Food Cooperative
• EC944, Consumer Co-ops: Essential Elements of Managing a Food Cooperative
• EC945, Consumer Co-ops: Orienting New Members
• NCR259, Selling Food Products: A Business From Your Home