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Cooking Matters at Home - YWCA Head Start Educare

Event date: Oct. 16, 2023 - Oct. 30, 2023

Cooking Matters at Home is a 3-week virtual series of weekly classes during which participants learn how to prepare healthy, delicious meals and stretch their food dollars. Each class consists of a nutrition lesson, group discussion, and hands-on ...

Diabetes Self-Management Program - Fall 2023

Event date: Oct. 20, 2023 - Dec. 1, 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 ...

Chronic Disease Self-Management Leader Training

Event date: Nov. 1, 2023 - Dec. 15, 2023

This 6-week course is designed to train community leaders in the Stanford Model of Chronic Disease Self-Management. The course will be led by three Master Trainers from the University of Missouri Extension. To register online click the ...

Serv Safe Food Protection Management Certification - Union MO

Event date: Nov. 9, 2023 - Nov. 11, 2023

Union, MO

The University of Missouri Extension is holding a class for the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification exam. ServSafe training and certification is the most widely recognized food safety certification in all jurisdictions.The cost is $125 to ...

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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. 5 (September/October)

Publication date: Sept. 1, 2023

Vinegar with 5% Acidity: It MattersVinegar is a key flavor component in home-preserved pickles, salsa and other acidified foods and is critical for food safety too. Research tested recipes specify vinegar with 5% acidity. For example, a family ...

Aprendiendo Nutrición con el Chef — Boletín de educación nutricional para niños en preescolar — Lección 8

Publication date: Sept. 1, 2023

Sarah WoodCoordinadora del Programa de Comida, Nutrición y Educación Familiar (FNEP)Este boletín es una guía para animar a los niños a crear el hábito de comer y disfrutar comidas con granos enteros. Da ideas para incluir a los niños al ...

Aprendiendo Nutrición con el Chef — Boletín de educación nutricional para niños en preescolar — Lección 7

Publication date: Sept. 1, 2023

Sarah WoodCoordinadora del Programa de Comida, Nutrición y Educación Familiar (FNEP)En este boletín se presentan ideas para incluir a los niños en la preparación de recetas fáciles, rápidas y saludables. Y el uso de MiPlato para animar y ...

Aprendiendo Nutrición con el Chef — Boletín de educación nutricional para niños en preescolar — Lección 3

Publication date: Sept. 1, 2023

Sarah WoodCoordinadora del Programa de Comida, Nutrición y Educación Familiar (FNEP)Este boletín anima a los niños a elegir vegetales para comer en las meriendas y comidas. A que los niños preparen vegetales en casa, y a que les elijan en el ...

Aprendiendo Nutrición con el Chef — Boletín de educación nutricional para niños en preescolar — Lección 4

Publication date: Sept. 22, 2023

Sarah WoodCoordinadora del Programa de Comida, Nutrición y Educación Familiar (FNEP)Este boletín incluye dos recetas saludables que niños y adultos pueden preparar juntos. También, incluye consejos sobre cómo involucrar los niños en decisiones ...

Aprendiendo Nutrición con el Chef — Boletín de educación nutricional para niños en preescolar — Lección 2

Publication date: Sept. 1, 2023

Sarah WoodCoordinadora del Programa de Comida, Nutrición y Educación Familiar (FNEP)Este boletín anima a los niños a probar comidas con granos enteros, nuevas y saludables, como pan de trigo integral. Además le da ideas para que sus niños se ...

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Meeting Your MyPlate Goals on a Budget

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

Dietary guidance and nutrition information to promote American well-being.

Dine out / Take out

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

A consumer gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity and food safety, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Food and Nutrition Information Center

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

Choose MyPlate: Healthy Eating on a Budget

Tips for shopping and eating healthfully on a limited budget.

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Family Nutrition Education Program

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

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.

Cooking Matters

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

Strength in Numbers

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

Food Systems

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

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