Numbered Publications: Family and Consumer Sciences
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.
FCS3-530: Water is the Liquid of Life
Kim Henken | Mar. 27, 2024 (Major Revision)
Water is truly the liquid of life. Often, we don't think about the many ways it affects our lives. We use water each day for things like drinking, cooking, cleaning, manufacturing, irrigation, transportation, power generation, and recreation. We must understand our part in protecting our water supplies. It is also important for us to know how water affects our lives and wellness.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
NEP-233: Growing Your Own: Composting
Daniel Bowen, Rick Durham, Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph | Nov. 16, 2023 (New)
Composting is the controlled breakdown of materials such as leaves, grass clippings, and food scraps, also called organic matter. During composting, tiny microorganisms feed on these leftovers. Once the microorganisms are done eating, compost will be all that remains.
FCS4-411: Healthy Homes: Indoor Air Quality Managing Asthma Triggers in the Home
Linda Adler | Nov. 9, 2023 (Major Revision)
Asthma, a serious lung disease, is a leading cause of long-term illness in children. In Kentucky, 10.6% of children 11 years old and younger, 13.6% of middle school students, 11.8% of high school students and 18.6% of adults have asthma. While asthma can affect anyone at any age, it is more common among black people. In Kentucky, 13.9% of black people have asthma compared to 8.2% of white people.
Additionally, black people are twice as likely to die from asthma-related illness as white people.
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.
