Category Archives: Nutrition

Cutting Back on Salt

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If you've paid attention to the news lately, you have probably heard that that we need to cut back on the amount of salt we eat. If you're not sure how to realistically reduce your sodium intake, here are a few resources to get you started. Below is a link to a video from the American Dietetic Association explaining how to cut back on the salt in your family's diet. Cutting Back on Salt in
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Are Canned Foods Nutritious for My Family?

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by Roberta Duyff, MS RD FADA Quick and convenient: more than 1500 varieties of canned foods appear on today's supermarket shelves: traditional fare, along with a variety of nutritionally positioned products – for example, sodium-free, low-fat, no-added-sugar and others. Some benefits:
  • Long shelf life. Canned fruits and vegetables are preservative-free; the canning process (high temperatures and sterile containers) destroys organisms that would cause spoilage. Canned food remains safe as long as the container remains intact. Although most canned foods are coded
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Ending Hunger – One Breakfast at a Time

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One in six children in Nebraska and Iowa is food insecure, meaning they don’t always know where their next meal is coming from. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension joined the Hunger Free Heartland (HFH) Initiative which began in 2009.  This initiative consists of a group of agencies, local business, organizations and government entities that have come together to end childhood hunger in the Omaha and Council Bluffs area. HFH is
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