FCS3-554: Family Mealtime: Using MyPlate for Our Plates

Ingrid Adams, Anna Cason | May. 23, 2024 (Minor Revision)

Family mealtime gives us the opportunity to communicate, strengthen relationships, and introduce healthy eating habits. MyPlate gives a guideline for building nutritious meals. Small changes over time add up. Here are some simple steps to begin.

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FCS3-553: Family Mealtime: A How-To Guide

Ingrid Adams, Anna Cason | Apr. 25, 2024 (Minor Revision)

Do you ever wish you had more time to talk, laugh and have fun with your family? There is a simple solution - the family meal. Everyone needs to eat. Why not find a time that all of you can sit down for a family meal? It is a perfect time to talk.

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FCS3-609: Shaking Down on Sodium

Sandra Bastin, Heather Norman-Burgdolf | Mar. 27, 2024 (Minor Revision)

Sodium is an important mineral to the body. It helps keep body fluids in balance, helps the body absorb certain nutrients, aids in muscle performance, and contributes to nerve activity. Excessive sodium in the diet is linked to high blood pressure or hypertension. Hypertension can contribute to diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure, and stroke.

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FCS3-544: Diabetes and Cholesterol

Ingrid Adams, Anna Cason | Mar. 22, 2024 (Minor Revision)

People living with diabetes are at a greater risk of heart disease than people who do not have diabetes. This increased risk is linked to higher levels of blood cholesterol.

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FCS3-538: Understanding the Food Label

Ingrid Adams, Anna Carson | Mar. 13, 2024 (Major Revision)

On the packaging of food and beverage items you'll find a few different mandatory labels. Typically, on the back or side of the packages are the Nutrition Facts label and ingredients lists. These together make the food label.

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FCS3-549: Diabetes and the Health Care Team

Ingrid Adams, Anna Cason | Feb. 1, 2024 (Minor Revision)

Diabetes is a disease that affects many parts of the body, such as the eyes, kidneys, blood vessels, heart, legs, and feet. As a result, a team approach to taking care of the disease can be helpful. When a team of individuals works together problems are identified earlier, and it is easier to reduce or prevent diabetes complications.

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FCS3-626: Vitamins, Minerals, and Athletic Performance

Kyle Flack, Harry Hays, Jack Moreland | Dec. 15, 2023 (Minor Revision)

There are many sources of vitamins and minerals in our diet from both animal and plant sources. Certain vitamins and minerals are especially important for athletic performance. These include B-vitamins, iron, zinc, selenium, and electrolytes - sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus. We are going to focus on the vitamins and minerals present in fruits and vegetables and their impact on athletic performance.

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FCS1-411: Be a Table Etiquette Superstar!

Sandra Bastin, Debbie Clouthier | Aug. 2, 2023 (Major Revision)

Your resume may get you the interview, but your personal skills will get you the job. One set of personal skills is table manners or etiquette. Etiquette is simply a set of rules to add enjoyment to any meal or social occasion. Table manners play a vital role in making a favorable impression on those around you.

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FCS3-642: Savor the Flavor: Using Kitchen Tools and Appliances

Janet Mullins, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Annhall Norris | Apr. 25, 2023 (New)

When adding flavor to a meal, what is the first thing you think of? Is it herbs and spices? Or the cooking method, such as sauteing or braising? There are several kitchen appliances and food preparation tools that can also take the flavor of your meal to the next level. Are these tools and appliances organized in your kitchen in a way that makes them easy to use? This publication will focus on seven different tools and cooking techniques that add flavor to meals.

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FCS8-128: Understanding Obesity

Emily DeWitt, Heather Norman-Burgdolf | Apr. 7, 2023 (New)

Obesity affects both adults and youths in the United States. More than one in three adults and one in five youths have obesity. Experts define being overweight or having obesity as increased body fat that may play a role in health risk.