Food, Nutrition and Health Information

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Extension's Spend Smart Eat Smart website
(Posted on 2/10/2009)
features dollar-saving tips, interactive activities, recipe videos and blogs hosted by ISU Extension nutrition specialists

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Spend Smart Eat Smart
(Posted on 1/20/2009)
Interactive webpage now operational

Cooking Ahead for Holiday Meals
(Posted on 10/31/2008)
Cooking late into the night before the meal can greatly diminish the pleasures of the table.

Food Safety from Farm to Table
(Posted on 9/10/2008)
The ultimate food-safety webpage, covering everything from foodborne pathogens to food recalls and temperature for leftovers. This site has a great deal of advice for consumers on how to preserve foods by almost any way possible. The recipes are all scientifically valid with food safety risks evaluated and addressed.

Plant a Garden for Health
(Posted on 3/18/2008)
Vegetables are a colorful and a low-calorie part of meals. All those colors signal special health benefits.

Answer Line

Answer Line
(Posted on 1/10/2008)
Families Extension Answer Line provides information and resources for Iowa consumers with home and family questions.

Events


Nutrition: Choices for Health
More Nutrition: Choices for Health events

View the complete ISU Extension events Calendar

Staff

Susan Klein-Field Specialist, Nutrition and Health
Phone: (515)261-4213
Fax: (515)263-2704
Email: sklein@iastate.edu

News From Iowa State University Extension

Healthy Holiday Meal To Please the Family and the Budget
(Posted on 11/18/2009)
It is possible to serve a Thanksgiving dinner for eight that tastes great and costs just under $30.
Implementation of Food & Fitness Community Action Plan Awarded Grant
(Posted on 11/17/2009)
Northeast Iowa group receives funding to continue promoting healthy, locally grown food and abundant opportunities for physical activity and play.
Healthy Homemade Calendar Puts Nutrition and Fitness on Same Page
(Posted on 11/4/2009)
A 2010 calendar now available from ISU Extension promotes healthy homemade meals and physical activity. Low cost, easy recipes and activities fill the pages.

Resources from ISU Extension

  • 1445 Lake Drive
    Knoxville, IA 50138
  • Knoxville, IA 50138
  • (641) 842-2014
  • dmill@iastate.edu