Provides research-based up-to-date information on a variety of topics about food safety, nutrition, and wellness for a healthy lifestyle. Programs cover many food aspects, from nutrition and food safety to seasonal tidbits. Most of us can benefit from learning more about food and nutrition so get started by clicking on the links below and then sit back, turn up the volume and listen.
Pickling More Than Just Cucumbers
12-08-2020
Fruits and vegetables can be home preserved by pickling. Pickling is a form of canning. It is a skillful blending of spices, sugar, and vinegar with a fruit or vegetable.
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Choosing Healthy Recipes
12-08-2020
Learn how to tell if a recipe is healthy.
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Hot Diggity Dog
12-08-2020
With lots of hot dogs out there, it should be easy to choose a relatively healthy one, right? Not necessarily.
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Peach Perfection
12-08-2020
A peach is just a peach, or is it? There are hundreds of varieties, of peaches. Peaches have the characteristic fuzz on the skin, while nectarines are a variety of peaches with smooth skin.
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Plan Ahead When Home Canning
12-08-2020
If you are considering home-canning for the first time, or it has been a while since you pulled out that pressure canner, let me give you a few tips from the food safety experts at the University of Wyoming Extension.
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Farmer's Market Food Safety
12-08-2020
Shopping at a farmer’s markets is a great way to get locally-grown fresh fruit, vegetables, and other foods for you and your family. As these markets have become popular it is important to consider the safety of the foods purchased.
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Rethink Your Radishes
12-08-2020
Cooked radishes are an entirely different taste experience that is more palatable to individuals who may not like the sharp, crunchy raw radishes.
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Blue Frenzy Blueberries
12-08-2020
Blueberries are plump, juicy, orbs of tart sweetness, with vibrant colors ranging from deep purple-blue to blue-black and highlighted by a silvery sheen called a bloom. Blueberries are one of nature’s great treasures.
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Its All In The Thump Watermelon Basics
12-08-2020
No other produce screams summer quite like watermelon. It could be its refreshing sweetness or even the burst of color that adds a bit of brightness to your plate. Fortunately, as it turns out, watermelon is incredibly healthy too!
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Vicki Hayman, MS
Nutrition & Food Safety Educator
Northeast Area (Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Sheridan, and Weston Counties)
University of Wyoming Extension
204 West Main Street
Newcastle, WY 82701
(307) 746-3531
vhayman@uwyo.edu
