Category Archives: Food Safety

The Week of the Egg

This post was written by Kimberly Wolfer, a 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 is over, and my refrigerator is loaded with hard-boiled eggs.  Here are a few recipes that will be on the menu at my house this week! 
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The BOLD Study – Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet

by Guest Blogger, Susan Coe, MPH, RD, Hy-Vee Dietitian February is American Heart Month!  With heart disease affecting one in three Americans, heart healthy diets are on the rise.  If you are one of the many people who have been avoiding beef in an attempt to eat more heart-healthy, then check out the BOLD study! The BOLD (Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet) study compared the consumption of 4 ounces of lean beef daily to the gold standard of heart-healthy eating, the
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7 Ways to Create a Diabetes-Friendly Holiday

Those with diabetes face a food balancing act, especially during the holidays.  Having diabetes doesn’t have to keep people from enjoying the “foods” of the holidays, says Nancy Hughes, author of the 15-Minute Diabetic Meals cookbook.  Below are my favorite tips from a recent article in the American Profile that will benefit everyone during the holidays.

  1. “The way people with diabetes should eat is the way we should all eat.”  says Linda Gassenheimer, author of Fast and Flavorful; Great
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