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 Food Reflections is a FREE monthly email newsletter. Each issue provides a "how-to" message on food, nutrition, or food safety for health professionals, educators, and consumers. Past newsletters are archived, see the link below. |
Archive of Past Newsletters
2012
- January: Your Super Bowl Game Plan for Healthy Eating
- February: Cooking for 1 or 2
- March: How Should You Spent Your Calorie Salary?
- April: Prevent Portion Distortion
- May: 30 MyPlate Steps to a Healthier You
- December: Staying Active over the Holidays
2011
- January / February: Test Your Salt Savvy
- March/April: What You Should Know about the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010
- May/June: Test Your Summer Food Safety Savvy
- July/August: No newsletter
- September/October: Promoting & Learning about Nutrition and Food Safety through Social Media
- November: Avoid Guessing about Holiday Food Safety
2010
No newsletters were published this year as the original Food website was being expanded, redesigned and moved to this location.
2009
- January: Wishing You a Healthy, Happy New Year
- February: 13 Fun Ways to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
- March: Sorghum and Celiac Disease (includes recipes)
- April: Flavor that Food! (Spice/Herb/Food Combinations Chart)
2008
- January: Save Some Green by Going Green with Your Grocery Shopping
- February: Name that Food!
- May/June: Supermarket Savings: 16 Tips that Can Total Big Bucks
- July/August: 9 "Bites" for Better-Tasting Fruits & Veggies
2007
- January: - Special: Article providing links to all new materials on FOOD Website - "10 New or Updated Handouts PLUS 9 Updated PowerPoints"
- February: Food Safety: What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You!
- March: Let's Play -- FOOD: Keep or Toss
- April/May: The Garden Grocery: Food Safety & Selection at the Farmers' Market (slide show, PowerPoint, handouts, links)
- June/July: Walking off the Midway Munchies
- August/September: Do You REALLY Know How Much You Eat? (Quiz)
- October/November: Healthy (and FUN!) Holiday Gifts for YOU!
- December: Tiny Tastes Can Total Big Calories over Winter Holidays
2006
- January: Special : Meet the Grain Group: Tips for Using MyPyramid
- February: Picture This: Taste AND Nutrition!
- May: Walk, and Enjoy the View!
- July: Are You Winning the "Fruit & Vegetable Bowl Game"?
- August/September: Food for Thought - Food Quotes
- October: Hitting for Home Plate
- November/December: Let's Play "FOOD"Ball!
2005
- January: Decoding Food Product Dates
- February: Spending Your Calorie Salary: Tips for Using the 2005 Dietary Guidelines
- March: Making the Most of Our Dessert Calories
- April: Singing the Praises of Beans
- May: Avoid Portion Distortion with MyPyramid's Specific Guidelines
- June/July: Special: Foodborne Illness Can Cause More than a Stomach Ache!
- September/October: Home Refrigerator Savvy
- November/December: 30 MyPyramid Steps to a Healthier You
Features
Currently featuring ...
(Updated May 20, 2013)
Newsletters:
- Healthy Bites Newsletter
May: Beef Month - Cook It Quick Newsletter
June Issue - Food Reflections Newsletter
December Issue: 9 Tips for Staying Active over the Winter Holidays - Walk Nebraska Newsletter
May 2013: Healthy Recipes Easy to Find
Blogs:
- Making HealthierRDecisions
- Nutrition Know How Blog
(A new tip posted weekly) - Discover Foods Blog
(a new tip posted weekly) - Cook It Quick Blog
(published 1 -2 times/month) - A Runner Eats
(Written by a dietitian/former Univ. of Nebraska All-American runner)
Other:
- Food, Nutrition & Health by the Month Calendar
(March Issue)
- Food Fun for Young Kids (Pinterest)
- Easy (& Healthy!) Everyday Recipes (Pinterest)
- "Choose MyPlate" Update (video)
- 4-Day Throw Away (food safety app)
- Choose MYPlate: Selected Consumer Messages (free PowerPoint and online slide show)
- Test Your Salt Savvy (quiz)