I feel like a hoarder. I have rhubarb in my freezer. I didn’t realize how special this was until I posted on my Facebook timeline that while visiting family in Ohio I picked rhubarb with my uncle. Many people expressed an interest in finding some of their own, several wanted to know how they could [...]
Tags: rhubarb, vegetables
Awards: 7 knives from William’s Sonoma for 7 lucky winners Grand Prize Winner of Henkel’s Santoku Knife: Rosemary Briggs, MS, RD, LDN Rosemary encourages her hospital staff to try new vegetables and have fun growing their own. Vegetables seeds were distributed, along with recipes and tips to stay healthy. They expanded their horizons with new [...]
Tags: wellness fair contest
People that teach about healthful eating (me included) are always encouraging people to eat more fruit. I admit that after a while there’s not much excitement in eating another banana or apple—although I like them both. Sometimes I just need a change, so last week I treated myself to a package of Apple Pears. [...]
Tags: Asian Pears, children's nutrition, family cooking, fruit, kids in the kitchen
A couple of years ago, my husband and I were fortunate to be visiting southern Germany in late May. It was Spargel season. I have a limited vocabulary in German, I can usually have great conversations with 3-year olds. So this was a new word for me, but one that I became very familiar with [...]
Tags: asparagus, vegetables
The craze on Pinterest and Facebook this week seems to be roasting eggs. I’ve had several friends post instructions on how to hard cook eggs in the oven. Linnette Goard, Extension Field Specialist in Food Safety and Assistant Professor with Ohio State University has concerns with this latest rage. She says the eggs could easily explode when [...]
Tags: egg cooking, eggs, hard cooked eggs
It’s strawberry time! It’s hard for this Ohio girl to say this in May. No, I don’t have special strawberries that ripen early, I’ve moved south and I’m just getting accustomed to having foods ripen earlier than I’ve known my whole life. Needless to say, no matter what the date, when they’re ripe I like [...]
Tags: family meals, fruit, kids kitchen, strawberries
Whenever it’s discussed the conversation is always the same….Greek yogurt. …it’s so good…but so expensive. I guess I’m not a good yogurt eater. I buy it and I eat it, but don’t necessarily like it. I know it’s good for me, it’s a good snack when I want something healthful, low fat and a good [...]
Tags: budget, Greek yogurt, milk, yogurt
A couple articles ago I wrote about no carb noodles http://nutritioneducationstore.com/blog/shirataki/. It seems that people are always looking for something new or different to satisfy that pasta craving or provide a low calorie “vehicle” to carry a sauce. Here is a not-so-new option: spaghetti squash. If you have never had a spaghetti squash, you’re [...]
Tags: squash, vegetables
Emails are at it again, telling me what I shouldn’t eat because of something dreadful. This time they were warning me not to eat carrots. What did these cute little baby carrots ever do to someone to be so maligned? The first premise of this email was that these little carrots are really larger carrots that were [...]
Tags: baby carrots, children's nutrition, choking hazard
One of the most important steps in cooking is planning ahead. That goes the same for your Easter eggs. This is a simple suggestion: buy your eggs this week. For easier peeling, eggs should be 7-10 days old. This isn’t rocket science. When an egg is fresh the white is very attached to the shell. [...]
Tags: cooking, eggs, family cooking
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