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NEP-245: Growing Your Own: Onions

Erika Olsen, Rick Durham, Rachel Rudolph | Apr. 18, 2025 (New)

Onions are a popular garden vegetable used in countless recipes. They are planted early in spring and harvested in mid to late summer.


FSHE-17: Asparagus: Choosing, Storing, Preparing, and Enjoying

Anna Cason, Sandra Bastin | Apr. 17, 2025 (Minor Revision)

Asparagus is nutritious and delicious. It is available fresh, frozen, and canned meeting budget, preference, and accessibility needs. Asparagus supports our health in many ways. Consider the points below when choosing, storing, and preparing your asparagus so you can enjoy it in a variety of ways all year-long.


FSHE-12: Potatoes: Choosing, Storing, Preparing, and Enjoying

Anna Cason, Sandra Bastin | Apr. 15, 2025 (Revised)

Potatoes are nutritious and versatile. They can be prepared in a variety of ways. Potatoes also support our health. They are often found fresh, frozen, and canned. Consider the points below when choosing, storing, and preparing your potatoes so you can enjoy them and reap the benefits.


4NF-1OLP: Adopt-a-Kentucky-Tree

Ashley Osborne | Apr. 8, 2025 (New)

This lesson focuses on the importance of community trees. Using the Urban Forest Initiative’s (UFI) Adopt-a-Kentucky-Tree program youth will learn about the basics of tree identification, tree measurement, environmental and social benefits of trees, and creative writing skills relating to trees.


FSHE-11: Cucumbers: Choosing, Storing, Preparing, and Enjoying

Anna Cason, Sandra Bastin | Mar. 31, 2025 (Minor Revision)

Cucumbers are refreshing and delicious. They support our health by providing hydration, fiber, and some nutrients to our eating patterns. Cucumbers generally fall into three groups: slicing cucumbers, pickling cucumbers, or seedless cucumbers. Consider the points below when choosing, storing, and preparing cucumbers so they can be enjoyed in a variety of ways.


FSHE-10: Tomato: Choosing, Storing, Preparing, and Enjoying

Anna Cason, Sandra Bastin | Mar. 24, 2025 (Minor Revision)

Tomatoes are nutritious and delicious. They are available fresh, jarred, and canned, meeting budget, preference, and accessibility needs. Tomatoes also support health in many ways. Consider the points below when choosing, storing, and preparing tomatoes to enjoy them in a variety of ways.


FSHE-7: Broccoli: Choosing, Storing, Preparing, and Enjoying

Anna Cason, Sandra Bastin | Mar. 17, 2025 (Minor Revision)

Broccoli is nutritious and delicious. It is often available fresh and frozen, meeting budget, preference, and accessibility needs. Broccoli supports health in many ways. Consider the points below when choosing, storing, and preparing broccoli so it can be enjoyed in a variety of ways.


FCS3-551: Monitoring Blood Glucose

Anna Cason, Ingrid Adams | Mar. 13, 2025 (Minor Revision)

Checking your blood glucose tells you what your blood sugar level is at the time of testing. Keeping your blood-glucose level within the target range set by you and your doctor reduces the risk of diabetes complications. It is important to check your blood glucose regularly so you can see how certain foods, activities, and medicine affect your blood-glucose level and address it if necessary.


FCS3-546: Carbohydrate Counting

Anna Cason, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Ingrid Adams | Mar. 13, 2025 (Minor Revision)

Carbohydrate (carb) counting is one way to identify the amount of carbohydrates you get from the foods you eat. Carbohydrate counting can help you manage your blood-glucose levels in different ways, depending on what type of diabetes you have and your treatment plan.


FCS3-550: Diabetes and Foot Care

Anna Cason, Ingrid Adams | Mar. 13, 2025 (Minor Revision)

Taking good care of your feet is important for maintaining good health, especially for those who have diabetes. When blood-glucose levels stay high for a long time, it can cause problems for your feet in particular, by reducing sensitivity and limiting the blood flow that your body uses to heal itself.

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