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Dining with Diabetes

Event date: April 3, 2023 - April 24, 2023

Platte City, MO

Dining with Diabetes was created by The Ohio State University and was adapted (with permission) for use by University of Missouri Extension. This 4-session course helps participants build food skills through cooking while learning strategies to ...

Diabetes Self-Management Program - St. Louis County

Event date: April 4, 2023 - May 9, 2023

The Diabetes Self-Management Program is an online evidence-based six-week program for individuals living with type 2 diabetes and their caregivers. It is designed to help individuals better manage their symptoms by learning important self-management ...

Dining with Diabetes - Food 4 Morgan County, April 2023

Event date: April 5, 2023 - April 26, 2023

Versailles, MO

Dining with Diabetes is a program led by University of Missouri Extension Nutrition Specialists for adults with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes or people who take care of those with diabetes. This 4-session course helps participants to build food ...

Living a Healthy Life with Diabetes - MU Family Impact Center

Event date: April 17, 2023 - May 22, 2023

Columbia, MO

The Diabetes Self-Management Program is an evidence-based six-week program for individuals living with type 2 diabetes and their caregivers. It is designed to help individuals better manage their symptoms by learning important self-management skills ...

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Keep your eyes peeled for colorful St. Patrick's Day spuds

Published: Thursday, March 2, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. – It’s no blarney, potatoes are a staple for St. Patrick’s Day meals, along with corned beef, cabbage and soda bread.The Irish (white) potato has long been associated with the potato famine in Ireland during the 1840s, says ...

Eggs still offer good nutritional value amid high prices

Published: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The nutritional value of eggs remains high despite the steep rise in prices.“When considering the protein content of eggs in the diet, eggs are still pretty affordable compared to other animal protein sources,” said Sarah Wood, ...

Spices fill the holidays with aroma and memories

Published: Monday, Dec. 19, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – While the holidays are filled with familiar sights and sounds, it’s the aromas of the season that often conjure up our most vivid memories of the past. This should come as no surprise since our sense of smell is keener than our ...

How to buy meat directly from the farm

Published: Thursday, July 7, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – One option for consumers buying meat is to purchase directly from the producer. A new University of Missouri Extension publication offers guidelines for buying all or part of animal from a livestock producer and having the meat ...

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Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2023, No. 2 (March/April)

Publication date: March 1, 2023

Types of CannersWhether you are a new or life-long home food preserver; you may have noticed that there are a variety of canners available. It is important to recognize the pH of the food being processed will indicate what type of canner can be used. ...

Healthy Celebrations Poster

Publication date: March 1, 2023

$31.00

Sarah WoodAssistant Extension Professor, Department of Health SciencesTammy RobertsNutrition and Health Extension SpecialistThis poster addresses the importance of healthy celebrations for children. Risks of using food as a reward are discussed. ...

Why Eat Breakfast poster

Publication date: Feb. 1, 2023

$31.00

Sarah WoodAssistant Extension Professor, Department of Health SciencesTammy RobertsNutrition and Health Extension SpecialistThis poster addresses the importance of breakfast, the role breakfast plays, overcoming breakfast barriers and provides tips ...

Eating Smart, Being Active - Make a Change

Publication date: Jan. 1, 2023

$11.15

Sarah WoodAssistant Extension Professor, Department of Health SciencesTammy RobertsNutrition and Health Extension SpecialistThis handout is part of the Eating Smart Being Active curriculumPublications numbers for Easting Smart Being Active handouts ...

Eating Smart, Being Active - Strong Bones

Publication date: Jan. 1, 2023

$11.15

Eating Smart, Being Active - StretchYourFoodBudget

Publication date: Jan. 1, 2023

$11.15

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Choose MyPlate: Healthy Eating on a Budget

Tips for shopping and eating healthfully on a limited budget.

Cooking Matters

Resources provided by the Cooking Matters program to help families shop for and cook healthy meals on a budget.

Dine out / Take out

Tips for building healthy food habits both at home and while eating out.

Food and Nutrition Information Center

Provides access to a wide range of trustworthy food and nutrition resources.

Health and affordability are priorities in Cooking Matters classes

Cooking Matters in the news — The free class is called Cooking Matters, taught each Wednesday evening for six weeks. By the end of the six-week session, the group will have learned about nutrition, budgeting and choosing healthy options at the ...

Meeting Your MyPlate Goals on a Budget

Download a guide with tips and recipes for meeting MyPlate healthy eating goals on a budget.

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Family Nutrition Education Program

Providing nutrition education that promotes lifelong health and fitness for individuals and families.

Cooking Matters

Helps families learn how to shop for and prepare healthy, low-cost meals.

Food Preservation

MU Extension provides up-to-date, research-based procedural recommendations, tested recipes, and hands-on workshops that assist the consumer in safely preserving produce and other products.

Food Safety

Consumer education on safe food handling with food preparation, food preservation, food service and more. Learn how to safely handle food from the farm to your table.

Food Systems

Information, resources and partners about food supply and growing regional food and farm economy

Strength in Numbers

Community-based program that helps participants achieve healthy lifestyle goals.

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