From border to border in Nebraska, UNL Extension is making an incredible impact on the success of our state — its youth, its families, its farms and ranches, its communities, its economy. Please check these websites for more "know how, know now" information.
Food Reflections (Provides "how-to" information on a current food, nutrition, or food safety topic)*
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UNL Extension Creating Balance with Food & Fitness Class
UNL Extension's Food, Nutrition, and Health team is currently offering a "Creating Balance with Food and Fitness" health and wellness program. Participants are partipcating in a seven-week series of interactive sessions that focus on helping them eat healtier and incorporating physical activity into their lives. Here's a video clip of a 10-minute exercise video from one of the course instructors that was included ias part of a class.
Few other states “have it all” when it comes to agriculture — Nebraska is richly endowed with more than 45 million acres of farmland that is contributing to unprecedented economic success at the moment for the entire state of Nebraska and its citizens.
Research faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are making the most of these natural resources, working to assure a safe, abundant supply of food for Nebraskans and people across the globe, and extending their knowledge and techniques, for the benefit of the nation and the world. Continue reading ...
Where do hot dogs come from? Milk? Hamburgers? Eggs? Most youngsters likely will say the grocery store. “We Grow It, Do You Know It” is a lively free app that gives kids their first lessons in how agriculture produces the things they love to eat. From the University of Nebraska’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
UNL Extension and Educational Media have teamed up to create "Snack Planet," a new, free iPad app available online through the Apple Store.
Snack Planet is a game developed to promote the benefits of healthy snacking and exercise. Help Optimis the robot move quickly thorough a maze, grab healthy foods and reach the exit before the time runs out. Beware of the unhealthy snacks — they reduce both time and score. Continue reading ...
The USDA unveiled ChooseMyPlate as the new food guideline to replace MyPyramid. The USDA's updated website states that, "MyPlate illustrates the five food groups using a familiar mealtime visual, a place setting. Here's a short (1 minute) overview, "Choose MyPlate Update," of the new food guideline.
A blog written by moms. Nutrition Know How gives practical tips from 5 University of Nebraska experts who know nutrition. A new tip is posted weekly. Find a link to this blog and to other newsletters, blogs and podcasts offered on food.unl.edu in our Food, Nutrition, and Health Section.
Written by a "food scientist by training and a foodie by practice." Learn something new each week!
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Few other states “have it all” when it comes to agriculture — Nebraska is richly endowed with more than 45 million acres of farmland that is contributing to unprecedented economic success at the moment for the entire state of Nebraska and its citizens.
'Snack Planet' app promotes healthy snacking, exercise
Dry edible beans have been called a nearly perfect food. 
