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Blue running shoes and assorted healthy foods—bananas, berries, avocado, yogurt on wooden table

Food and Working Out

If your New Year’s resolution is to add some (or more) fitness to your life,it’s important to keep in mind that you can start slow and build. The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAG)…

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Add Healthy to Your Holiday Meal

I know you would think I was a real humbug if I gave you a nutrition lecture just before the holidays. So, I will not tell you to stop eating your traditional or favorite holiday foods. But I am…

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Holiday Challenge 2022

Once again, North Carolina State University and N.C. Cooperative Extension are offering the Holiday Challenge. This is an online program to help prevent holiday weight gain.Each year many Americans…

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Cranberry Salsa

Salsas add spice and intense flavors and colors to meals or snacks. Traditionally, we think of them as a combination of tomatoes, onions, and peppers that are eaten with chips. But fruit salsas with…

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Celebrating Food Heroes

A couple of weeks ago I was pleased to take part in a celebration of Food Heroes here in Brunswick County. These Food Heroes are the food pantry and giving garden volunteers and staff that worked…

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Homegrown Looks at Packing Lunches

Kids are back in school and everyone’s settling back into a schedule. One of the daily tasks that can get hectic is packing that school lunch or providing healthy after-school snacks. The latest…

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Reducing Peanut Allergies

I recently attended the National Extension Association for Family andConsumer Sciences (NEAFCS) annual week-long conference. This association is for professionals in Family and Consumer Sciences…