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Healthy and Homemade
(Posted on 11/16/2009)
Our nutrition and fitness calendar features easy-to-prepare recipes with additional menu ideas each month with full-color photos throughout. Nutritious recipes include such things as: Zucchini Pie, Jicama & Black Bean Dip, Mexican Frittatas, and Guiltless Pumpkin Pie. Also included are fitness facts and tips to increase daily physical activity at work and at home. You can even track your daily fitness activities in the space provided within each month.

Holiday Resources Just a Click Away
(Posted on 11/5/2009)
Cooking turkey, ham and other holiday meats, preparing for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday meals and preserving wild game are all food concerns that are part of the fall and winter season. Check here for recipes, food safety and holiday preparation guidelines.

Let's Talk Turkey!
(Posted on 11/5/2009)
Learn how to store, handle, and cook your holiday turkey safelty this year with helpful tips from the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline.

Wild Side of the Menu
(Posted on 11/5/2009)
Each year, hunting of animals and birds is increasingly popular, but often the game is wasted because of improper handling in the field.
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Staff
Carolyn Maschino-
Family Nutrition Program AssistantPhone:
515-576-2119 Fax:
515-576-6447Email:
maschino@iastate.edu Paulelda Gilbert-
Nutrition & Health Field SpecialistPhone:
515-576-2119 Fax:
515-576-6447Email:
pgilbert@iastate.edu
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