A critical part of healthy eating is keeping food safe. Here are some tips to help us reduce the risk of foodborne illness. For more tips, check out www.myplate.gov
Community Nutrition
Eating Healthy using MyPlate
Eating Healthy does not have to be hard. When we use MyPlate and shop smart, we can make healthy choices and still enjoy our food! By choosing fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, and low-fat dairy we can provide healthy meals for our family. Check out this tip sheet that can help us shop smart using MyPlate. 
IPM Summer Break Mobile Food Pantries
Save the date! Inter Parish Ministries will be offering mobile food pantries all summer long!
If you or someone you know is in need of food this summer, swing on by one of these mobiles. They are here to serve you!
Inter Parish Ministry Food Pantry
IPM Food Pantry is bringing their mobile food pantry to Goshen Library next Friday! See the flyer below for details.
New Dates for Dining with Diabetes
Virtual Dining with Diabetes
With 30 Million diabetics in America, you are not alone!
You will learn how to incorporate good, healthy cooking techniques and other practices to help control your blood sugar through our cooking school and nutrition education program designed for people diabetes and their family members or caregivers.
Dates:
- February 14, 2022 10:00 a.m. – Noon
- February 21, 2022 10:00 a.m. – Noon
- February 28, 2022 10:00 a.m. – Noon
- March 7, 2022 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Cost: Free
Registration: go.osu.edu/dwd2022
Zoom link will be sent to your email address 24 hours before the class.
Questions: Please contact Beth Stefura RD,LD, FCS Extension Educator, Mahoning County, stefura.2@osu.edu, Marie Economos, FCS Extension Educator, Trumbull County, economos.2@osu.edu or call (330)638-6783 or Margaret Jenkins, jenkins.188@osu.edu, FCS Educator, Clermont County.
5-Way Cincinnati Chili
Are you looking for new recipes to try this winter? Are you still planning your menu for Sunday’s football game? Look no further than this healthier take on Cincinnati chili. This recipe uses whole wheat spaghetti and beans to add additional vitamins, minerals, and fiber to your meal. For other healthy recipes see www.celebrateyourplate.org.
Turkey, Mashed Cauliflower and “Turkey” Chocolate Strawberries
Clermont County September Food Preservation Workshop
Do you enjoy food preservation?
Your last opportunity to attend a Food Preservation workshop with Clermont County Family Consumer Science Educator, Margaret Jenkins, is September 15, 2021 at 10AM. The last Food Preservation workshop will be held on the Clermont County Fairgrounds in the 4-H hall kitchen and will cover several different Food Preservation techniques. A photo from last weeks Food Preservation Workshop is posted above. Don’t miss out on the opportunity for this last workshop of the 2021 Food Preservation Season! See the flyer below for registration details.
Virtual Dining with Diabetes
Do you or someone you love have diabetes? With 30 million diabetics in America, you are not alone!
The Ohio State University, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences will be offering a free Virtual Dining with Diabetes class. The class will be offered several different dates in September and October. You will learn how to incorporate good, healthy cooking techniques and other practices to help control your blood sugar through our cooking school and nutrition education program designed for people with diabetes and their family members or caregivers. See below for dates, times, and registration information:
Dates:
September 22 10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
September 29 10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
October 6 10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
October 13 10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Cost: Free
Registration: https://go.osu.edu/septemberdwd2021
Zoom link will be sent to your email address 24 hours before the class.
Questions: Any questions please contact Beth Stefura RD,LD, FCS Extension Educator, Mahoning County,
stefura.2@osu.edu, Marie Economos, FCS Extension Educator, Trumbull County, economos.2@osu.edu or call
(330)638-6783 or Margaret Jenkins, jenkins.188@osu.edu, FCS Educator, Clermont County.
Clermont County Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden Update
It’s time for Clermont County Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden weekly update. Last week brought high humidity with temperatures in the 80’s and 90’s all week. The pollinators in the gardens were busy. There were many varieties of butterflies spotted in the gardens as well. Lots of produce was harvested from the gardens last week. Last weeks produce was used for OSU canning classes and the rest is being donated to the Owensville Senior Center. The following is as list of produce and their weights harvested from the gardens last week and updated pictures of the gardens:
8/23/2021
Yellow tomatoes – 3 lbs. 7oz.
Red Tomatoes – 4 lbs.
Cherry Tomatoes – 1 lb. 8.9 oz.
Cucumbers – 8.6 oz.
String beans – 4.7 oz.
8/25/2021
1 little zucchini – 4.2 oz.
3 small cucumbers – 7.6 oz.
9 small Mangos – 1 lb. 14.4 oz.
15 Dark green peppers – 11.6 oz.
16 Banana peppers – 5.6 oz.
16 jalapeños – 9.4 oz.
Pepperoncini – 7.3 oz.
37 Tomatoes – 10.lbs 11.8 oz.
Cherry Tomatoes – 3lbs. 6.3 oz.
3 Pumpkins – 9.lbs 8.5 oz. (Pumpkin 1) 8.11 oz. (Pumpkin 2) 20 lbs. (Pumpkin 3)
8/27/2021
Tomatoes – 3lbs 6.4 oz.
