Signup to receive email updates
Recent Posts
Categories
- almond
- amaranth
- apples
- applesauce
- asparagus
- avocado
- bagel
- barley
- barley
- black beans
- black eyed peas
- blackberry
- blueberries
- broccoli
- bulgur
- cabbage
- carrots
- celery
- cherries
- chicken
- chili / chile
- chocolate
- cinnamon
- citrus
- cocoa
- corn
- cranberry
- cucumber
- garlic
- ginger
- grapes
- kale
- ketchup
- kiwi
- leeks
- lemon
- lettuce
- lime
- mango
- melon
- mushrooms
- nuts
- oats
- olive
- onion
- peaches
- pears
- peas
- pineapple
- pumpkin
- quinoa
- raisin
- raspberry
- rice
- sleep
- strawberries
- sweet potato
- tomatillos
- tomatoes
- turkey
- turnip
- vinegar
- water
- white potato
- winter squash
- zucchini
Blog Archives
- April 2018 (1)
- March 2018 (1)
- February 2018 (1)
- January 2018 (1)
- December 2017 (1)
- November 2017 (1)
- October 2017 (1)
- September 2017 (1)
- August 2017 (1)
- July 2017 (1)
- June 2017 (5)
- May 2017 (1)
- April 2017 (1)
- March 2017 (1)
- February 2017 (1)
- January 2017 (1)
- December 2016 (4)
- November 2016 (3)
- October 2016 (1)
- September 2016 (1)
- August 2016 (5)
- July 2016 (5)
- June 2016 (2)
- May 2016 (2)
- April 2016 (1)
- March 2016 (1)
- February 2016 (1)
- January 2016 (1)
- December 2015 (1)
- November 2015 (1)
- October 2015 (1)
- September 2015 (1)
- August 2015 (1)
- July 2015 (1)
- June 2015 (1)
- May 2015 (1)
- April 2015 (1)
- March 2015 (1)
- February 2015 (1)
- January 2015 (1)
- December 2014 (1)
- November 2014 (1)
- October 2014 (1)
- September 2014 (1)
- August 2014 (1)
- July 2014 (1)
- June 2014 (1)
- May 2014 (1)
- April 2014 (1)
- March 2014 (1)
- February 2014 (1)
- January 2014 (1)
- December 2013 (1)
- November 2013 (1)
- October 2013 (1)
- September 2013 (1)
- August 2013 (1)
- July 2013 (1)
- June 2013 (1)
- May 2013 (1)
- April 2013 (1)
- March 2013 (1)
81 Total Posts
follow our RSS feed
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
On Today's Menu: Confidence
"I've got confidence on today's menu" is an announcement I heard somewhere. I have a suspicion this sentence originally had nothing to do with a menu or with food, but I think it perfectly reflects the sentiments I want to express through this blog: to give you the confidence to try new foods and new recipes so that you too can say you have confidence on your menu today and every day. (I like this concept so much it might become a slogan we come back to now and again!)
Let me now say "hi" and introduce myself: I am Caitlin Huth, Nutrition & Wellness Educator with the University of Illinois Extension serving DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt counties. I teach multiple programs focused around nutrition and wellness, including disease prevention and management and food safety. As an educator and a soon-to-be registered dietitian, I am enthusiastic about providing people with information and skills to take up and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
I am sure there are many times you have heard about a new "hot" food that suddenly everyone is eating. Or you read about a "super food" that yesterday was just something ordinary. It is natural to wonder what the food is, how you should eat it (or if you should eat it), and what it all means for your daily diet and health. Well, wonder no more! In this blog, I will explore many different foods, along with their nutritional and health qualities, and explain how you can prepare them – recipes included!
So let's travel across food country and have fun, learn, taste, and build confidence to try new foods and recipes. Stay tuned for information, advice, and recipes!
WEB HIGHLIGHT: While I am not leaving you a recipe for this first posting, let me introduce a March celebration: National Nutrition Month! Check out NNM 2013 to learn more and play games. Incidentally, March 13 is Registered Dietitian Day, so today is a great day to learn what a registered dietitian can do for you.
Please share this article with your friends!
Will you be telling about your upcoming classes and events also? Thanks so much! Sam
by Sam Lindsey on Wednesday 3/13/2013