Food, Nutrition and Health

Local Highlights

January 15, 2021

Online Training Helps Local Food Producers Keep Up with Iowa Food Regulations, Licensing and Food Safety for Home Food Production

The Home-based Food Safety Operators Regulations and Food Safety Course is available 24/7 from Iowa State Extension and Outreach.

December 2, 2020

Experts Give Perspective on Confronting Iowa's Child Care Crisis

Learn about child care issues and solutions discussed during recent podcasts with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

November 3, 2020

State 4-H Council Embarks on Statewide Donation Effort

Iowans are invited to join the State 4-H Council in a community effort to donate nonperishable food items throughout November. Food items will then be donated to local food pantries, churches, etc., in their respective counties following then end of the month.

September 16, 2020

Special Offering: Totally Tomatoes and All About Apples

Have more tomatoes or apples than you can eat? Preserve them!

September 2, 2020

Understand Food Safety Facts As Pandemic Continues

September is National Food Safety Education Month

More County News

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/13/2004 - 00:00

Montgomery County Extension has 3 Different Healthy Eating Demonstration kits available for checkout to the public at no charge. these kits are excellent ways to teach healthy eating to your community group, class or club.

Food pyramid
Food Portions (serving size demonstrations)
Super Size Sugar (How much sugar is in your pop?)

Contact the extension office for more information on these kits.

Statewide Resources

Child Care Nutrition Training

Participate in these classes for child care providers focused on healthy, affordable food choices and physical activities for children. Department of Human Services-approved credit is available for those attending.
Nutrition Education

EFNEP and SNAP-Ed are free programs that help parents provide nutritious food for their families, leading to healthy children and strong families
Connect with Human Sciences!

Human Sciences Extension and Outreach is all over the social media networks. Stay in touch with us through our blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest!
AnswerLine

Get answers to your home and family questions from the specialists at AnswerLine. Connect with them on the phone, email, or Facebook for information about cleaning, food preparation, preservation, and safety, home, equipment, nutrition, and laundry. 1-800-262-3804 or - answer@iastate.edu
Food Safety

Keep your family or your customers safe by following these food safety tips for foodservice operators, consumers, and educators.
Preserve the Taste of Summer

Interested in canning, freezing, and dehydrating foods? Join our hands-on workshops to learn and practice safe food preservation techniques.
Spend Smart. Eat Smart.

Spending less on food often means investing time and effort in planning, shopping and preparing food. Check out our blog, website, and Facebook page to learn skills and adopt habits to feed your family nutritious meals for less money.