Nutrition, Family and Consumer Science

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Food Blog

Where is food grown in your community?
Posted 4/10/2014 - Nutritious food is an essential part of healthy growth and a healthy lifestyle. What we eat greatly influences how we feel and how happy we are. Nearly every community in California contributes in some way to food production, from large farms to backyard...

Lemons are the zucchini of winter - take 2
Posted 4/8/2014 - It's early spring, and that means one thing: I am once again drowning in lemons.  This year with our tree well established, we had a bumper crop.  Even as an espalier, our tree produces more lemons than we can use.  And as anyone with a...

An energetic musical reinforces nutrition education
Posted 4/1/2014 - It would be hard to forget a couple of kidneys singing the blues, or a disembodied heart demanding more exercise. That's what UC Cooperative Extension nutrition educators are banking on. The educators are pilot-testing a curriculum called “The...

Ornamental landscape date palm: An overlooked urban fruit tree
Posted 3/31/2014 - From lemons to loquats, it's common to see fruit trees with an abundant, but unpicked, harvest. Urban fruit often goes to waste, whether on a neglected backyard tree or in a public setting. Under-utilized urban fruit trees have gotten some attention in...

Choosing healthy foods might be easier than you think
Posted 3/25/2014 - Doctors say we'll live longer if we exercise and eat right. Okay, but what does that mean, exactly? You hear so much about super foods and super diets that knowing how to “eat right” can be super confusing. It doesn't have to be. Liz...