Nutrition Know How

CSA short for Community Supported Agriculture

Nancy Urbanec — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:20:22 +0000

Community Supported Agriculture or CSA for short, is a way for city dwellers to support small scale, local farmers and reap a share of their harvest. Investors or “partners,” buy a share of the produce before the season begins. These partners then receive a share (a basket, box, or bag) of produce each week throughout [...]

Cooking is a Lost Art!

Cindy Brison MS RD LMNT — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:33:34 +0000

I have been attending the most terrific Dairy Symposium today and looking forward to tomorrow! This afternoon, everyone visited a local family dairy farm and learned all about what it takes to get milk from the farm to your glass. Pretty interesting stuff! Tonight, we all got to go to The Culinary Center in [...]

Recipe ReDux – Cupcake Conundrum

Nancy Urbanec — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:48:50 +0000

The call this month for Recipe ReDux was asking the question if people were over the cupcake trend, I can tell you there are several television shows, bakeries, and eating establishments that hope people answer NO to that question. A standard cupcake uses the same ingredients as a standard sized cake: butter, sugar, eggs, and [...]

Spring Fever!

Cindy Brison MS RD LMNT — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:02:18 +0000

It’s April 11, and by this time my lettuce, carrots and beets are usually in my garden beds. So are some of my herb seeds. Yep—fresh produce growing in the spring sun. NOT! It’s 32 degrees out and is snowing. Spring forgot to come to Nebraska this year. I am still hopeful. I have planted [...]

The Week of the Egg

Carrie Schneider-Miller MS RD — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:01:13 +0000

This post was written by Kimberly Wolfer, an UNL Dietetic Intern: I hope everyone had an EGGcellent Easter! I spent the day with family and friends. As expected, we participated in all of the customary activities typical of Easter Sunday. We ate too much candy and dyed too many eggs. But now the egg hunt [...]

Wenninghoff CSA–Join Now!!!!

Cindy Brison MS RD LMNT — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:31:07 +0000

Guest blog by Molly Hofker, for Wenninghoff Farm. Last year, we participated in a local CSA with Wenninghoff Farm. It was a wonderful experience, and we blogged about it all summer. We received over 30,000 hits for these blogs alone! Well–spring is here, and we are joining again this year. We thought you might be [...]

YEAH!! Spring Has Sprung

Nancy Urbanec — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:32:07 +0000

A sure sign of spring, is the emergence of fresh asparagus. Asparagus is an excellent source of folacin and vitamin C, thiamine and vitamin B-6. It is also low in calories, and is a source of fiber and potassium. A cup of asparagus only contains 35 calories. When you buy asparagus choose spears with firm, green stalks [...]

Recipe Redux – Green With Herb Envy

Nancy Urbanec — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:26:44 +0000

I have been cooking with herbs for several years to enhance the flavor of our dishes without the added sodium. So when Recipe Redux sent out what this months topic, I had to do some major mind bending to think of a way to use a fresh herb in a non-traditional way. So instead of [...]

The Life of a “Dumper”

Cindy Brison MS RD LMNT — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:13:21 +0000

Guest blog by Rachel Wright I follow recipes, sort-of, but then I “dump” a few goodies in there. I followed recipes like the basic pancake recipe found in the red and white Better Homes and Garden cookbook I got when we first got married. It is complete with written notes and stained/spills, but it is [...]

Roasted Chickpeas – A snack worth trying!

Carrie Schneider-Miller MS RD — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:33:00 +0000

Chickpeas which are also known as garbanzo beans are gaining popularity in the U.S. India is the largest producer of chickpeas, with the U.S. being the 11th leading producer. Leading producers in the U.S. is Idaho, Washington, California and North Dakota. In Nebraska, there is a concentrated area of growers in Alliance, Box Butte County. [...]